Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-07-29

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 29
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 499▲ 61 vs year ago 495 · +12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 274▼ 76 vs year ago 220 · −34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 19▲ 21 vs year ago 14 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

5 head Goats: 165.00 - 195.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 325.00 - 450.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.46/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −139.91 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$223.46
51 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,210
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$483
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$90.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.42
vs NC average
−35.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541235.561,27540
Medium and Large 2541199.121,0787thin
Medium and Large 3546145.057914thin
One grade step is worth $90.51/cwt here — about $483 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale51 hd
223.46
—
NC average9 barns · 308 hd
223.03
+0.42
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
−35.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−139.91
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—Average1,575149.152,34910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,311136.711,79281
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,526132.722,0255thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,180113.701,34141

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$1,42110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)957$1,4146
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,90317
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,4501thin

Every lot

127 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230305.00/cwt305.00–305.007021
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260225.00/cwt225.00–225.005851
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285325.00/cwt325.00–325.009261
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3363175.52/cwt150.00–200.006372
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368220.07/cwt210.00–230.008102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375296.90/cwt290.00–302.001,1137
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415242.95/cwt230.00–255.001,0082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3416188.44/cwt170.00–205.007844
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423288.73/cwt280.00–297.001,22110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460280.00/cwt275.00–285.001,2882
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480188.30/cwt170.00–200.009043
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519261.94/cwt250.00–277.001,3598
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2691
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563235.99/cwt235.00–237.001,3292
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569259.66/cwt250.00–272.001,4778
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3583157.55/cwt145.00–170.009192
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624256.37/cwt252.00–260.001,60012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633198.51/cwt195.00–202.001,2572
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679239.40/cwt227.00–252.001,6266
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720230.64/cwt222.00–240.001,6613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4731
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768211.26/cwt201.00–222.001,6222
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3820135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1071
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6111
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223209.85/cwt200.00–215.004683
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3223162.53/cwt160.00–165.003622
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293237.39/cwt225.00–250.006962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3324186.88/cwt170.00–195.006054
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335213.51/cwt205.00–225.007153
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336259.47/cwt240.00–275.0087210
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365173.77/cwt165.00–185.006344
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376217.27/cwt205.00–225.008177
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383253.36/cwt240.00–270.009705
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418210.95/cwt200.00–227.008826
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424263.09/cwt250.00–275.001,11614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432183.08/cwt170.00–195.007916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3467143.45/cwt125.00–160.006703
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473242.15/cwt225.00–259.001,14525
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476208.77/cwt200.00–220.009947
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518152.32/cwt145.00–160.007892
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525236.16/cwt220.00–248.001,24025
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526200.45/cwt190.00–212.001,0544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562197.34/cwt192.00–200.001,1093
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568234.55/cwt220.00–248.001,33215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573137.77/cwt125.00–150.007892
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622231.79/cwt220.00–257.001,44214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628131.70/cwt130.00–135.008273
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672209.30/cwt200.00–224.001,4067
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3261
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683148.71/cwt130.00–160.001,0164
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723200.59/cwt192.00–209.001,4502
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768184.98/cwt180.00–190.001,4212
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2838148.38/cwt135.00–162.001,2432
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7911
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3341
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240280.00/cwt280.00–280.006721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290290.00/cwt290.00–290.008411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305235.00/cwt235.00–235.007171
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332257.69/cwt240.00–275.008566
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3367152.25/cwt140.00–175.005593
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376256.41/cwt240.00–270.009648
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390228.80/cwt215.00–240.008924
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3408188.39/cwt170.00–200.007693
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424273.48/cwt260.00–290.001,16013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424230.32/cwt215.00–250.0097711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3472174.38/cwt150.00–195.008233
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473220.37/cwt200.00–230.001,0428
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479261.80/cwt235.00–277.001,25418
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524246.76/cwt230.00–266.001,29333
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525212.57/cwt205.00–220.001,1162
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525182.50/cwt170.00–195.009582
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568162.44/cwt150.00–175.009232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575241.89/cwt227.00–255.001,39115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576205.49/cwt200.00–210.001,1844
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620230.83/cwt220.00–245.001,43114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626180.18/cwt170.00–200.001,1284
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670153.76/cwt140.00–172.001,0303
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673219.24/cwt207.00–232.001,4756
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2707184.37/cwt175.00–190.001,3033
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1729213.99/cwt200.00–229.001,5604
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4871
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835176.92/cwt170.00–184.001,4772
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873173.45/cwt170.00–177.001,5142
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3251
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3423135.00/cwt135.00–135.005712
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3530136.92/cwt120.00–152.007264
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3570124.14/cwt120.00–128.007082
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3622118.24/cwt110.00–125.007353
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3693166.02/cwt160.00–172.001,1512
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008541
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3763117.54/cwt105.00–130.008972
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3925173.00/cwt172.00–174.001,6002
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3950155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4731
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,479149.20/cwt140.00–160.002,2077
Bulls——1,745134.03/cwt130.00–138.002,3392
Bulls——1,910179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,4191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85070.00/cwt70.00–70.005951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12197.14/cwt90.00–100.001,0898
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,185117.15/cwt102.00–124.001,38825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275126.57/cwt126.00–127.001,6147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284135.11/cwt126.00–142.001,73570
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,480146.86/cwt144.00–151.002,17411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526132.72/cwt127.00–138.002,0255
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29041,781.90/head1,175.00–2,175.001,78211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0662,030.09/head1,650.00–2,450.002,0305
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29531,421.07/head875.00–1,700.001,42110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29571,413.96/head1,025.00–2,175.001,4146

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.