Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-07-22

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 22
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
499 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 624▼ 185 vs year ago 684 · −27.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
274 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 213▲ 9 vs year ago 265 · +3.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 10 vs year ago 9 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

40 head Goats: 20.00 - 190.00; 21 head Sheep: 30.00 - 200.00; 9 head Baby Calves: 170.00 - 760.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.16/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −143.20 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$220.16
58 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$518
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$89.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.15
vs NC average
−44.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552231.841,28145
Medium and Large 2556203.231,1298thin
Medium and Large 3537142.177635thin
One grade step is worth $89.67/cwt here — about $518 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale58 hd
220.16
—
NC average9 barns · 266 hd
224.31
−4.15
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−44.47
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−143.20
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
402359316273median 363.3703/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $388.39, low $287.21, median $363.37 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,597158.792,53515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,330136.591,817131
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,609131.372,11411
CowsLean 85-90%High1,111116.631,29697

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,7333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)961$1,4907
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$2,1559

Every lot

117 lots · USDA AMS · Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235269.89/cwt265.00–275.006342
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278306.71/cwt290.00–325.008532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350149.00/cwt149.00–149.005221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373278.67/cwt260.00–290.001,0396
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425265.89/cwt250.00–277.001,1304
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438172.63/cwt165.00–180.007562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482274.28/cwt265.00–285.001,3229
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488205.03/cwt200.00–220.001,0014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2351
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515173.79/cwt150.00–199.008952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525277.80/cwt269.00–289.001,45811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569270.91/cwt261.00–277.001,5416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571227.71/cwt220.00–240.001,3004
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624262.28/cwt250.00–275.001,6379
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659252.88/cwt232.00–261.001,6665
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1738235.47/cwt230.00–242.001,7384
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1822192.98/cwt170.00–220.001,5863
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,8231
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213241.18/cwt220.00–260.005142
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275253.48/cwt250.00–260.006976
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325250.08/cwt225.00–265.008136
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3338162.22/cwt150.00–175.005482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370203.20/cwt200.00–209.007523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373251.98/cwt230.00–270.0094012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3406142.63/cwt125.00–160.005794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422186.04/cwt170.00–199.007853
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423244.51/cwt223.00–259.001,03413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476238.01/cwt220.00–252.001,13320
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476202.20/cwt190.00–210.009628
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3476154.87/cwt145.00–175.007374
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518145.06/cwt125.00–160.007513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523230.08/cwt211.00–245.001,20318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523202.65/cwt200.00–208.001,0603
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565137.83/cwt125.00–150.007792
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572233.01/cwt215.00–249.001,33327
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575203.58/cwt200.00–210.001,1715
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617230.93/cwt215.00–240.001,42513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620190.16/cwt180.00–200.001,1792
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670215.83/cwt200.00–230.001,4466
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722173.71/cwt162.00–190.001,2543
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726223.70/cwt200.00–236.001,62413
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763154.74/cwt150.00–159.001,1813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788192.52/cwt187.00–198.001,5172
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808188.02/cwt170.00–199.001,5195
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865166.64/cwt160.00–175.001,4413
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4931
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6321
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1209306.10/cwt295.00–315.006404
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2222240.68/cwt225.00–250.005343
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2263225.00/cwt225.00–225.005922
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1288319.74/cwt310.00–330.009212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315238.33/cwt225.00–260.007513
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330144.32/cwt130.00–160.004762
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331286.15/cwt270.00–305.009475
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372281.78/cwt270.00–297.001,04811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378233.48/cwt210.00–250.008836
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3379179.98/cwt150.00–200.006824
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413167.42/cwt150.00–200.006914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419274.94/cwt265.00–287.001,15211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427234.64/cwt210.00–250.001,0027
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465257.60/cwt240.00–275.001,19811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473225.63/cwt210.00–242.001,0676
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473162.38/cwt140.00–185.007682
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520255.02/cwt240.00–280.001,32615
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523224.11/cwt202.00–237.001,1726
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3526169.76/cwt150.00–189.008935
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572244.99/cwt230.00–270.001,40111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579192.94/cwt170.00–207.001,1175
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613246.38/cwt230.00–260.001,5106
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616210.39/cwt200.00–222.001,2967
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618157.57/cwt155.00–160.009742
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672221.75/cwt210.00–240.001,4908
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680180.00/cwt175.00–185.001,2242
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720210.26/cwt190.00–227.001,5148
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730167.62/cwt150.00–185.001,2242
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2753163.46/cwt150.00–177.001,2312
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4761
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5731
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7491
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3220205.00/cwt205.00–205.004511
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3470153.78/cwt132.00–177.007232
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3635162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0291
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3835173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4451
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3850177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——900108.00/cwt108.00–108.009721
Bulls——1,494153.16/cwt140.00–160.002,2887
Bulls——1,799171.68/cwt166.00–176.003,0897
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76063.41/cwt57.00–72.004822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03292.37/cwt80.00–100.009539
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099118.71/cwt101.00–126.001,30571
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,264128.46/cwt127.00–130.001,62415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324135.49/cwt129.00–145.001,794121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,407149.95/cwt146.00–157.002,11010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,609131.37/cwt126.00–140.002,11411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28882,029.37/head1,975.00–2,075.002,0292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0642,163.40/head2,100.00–2,275.002,1634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,228.65/head2,075.00–2,400.002,2293
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29611,489.64/head1,175.00–1,725.001,4907
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,732.54/head1,500.00–2,000.001,7333

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.