Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-08-05

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 5
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
527 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 556▼ 58 vs year ago 585 · −9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 144▲ 20 vs year ago 185 · +10.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 35▲ 16 vs year ago 9 · +177.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Hogs; 24 head Goats: 20.00 - 245.00; 34 head Sheep: 10.00 - 250.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 325.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $200.39/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −162.98 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$200.39
52 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.66
vs NC average
−44.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543219.591,19230
Medium and Large 2556188.701,04911thin
Medium and Large 3545159.7187111thin
One grade step is worth $59.87/cwt here — about $321 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale52 hd
200.39
—
NC average9 barns · 263 hd
219.05
−18.66
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
−44.68
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−162.98
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—High1,602160.862,57619
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232143.031,762106
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,693132.382,2417thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low971109.541,06455

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)1,046$1,57611
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,4775
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,3613thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$1,7173thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223258.26/cwt250.00–265.005762
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279259.78/cwt250.00–262.007256
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317279.79/cwt275.00–289.008873
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325195.00/cwt180.00–205.006343
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335230.00/cwt230.00–230.007711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365267.21/cwt240.00–279.009754
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383214.04/cwt205.00–230.008203
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406257.82/cwt230.00–282.001,0474
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424203.15/cwt200.00–220.0086111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458203.27/cwt200.00–210.009313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475237.56/cwt220.00–250.001,1287
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515184.85/cwt170.00–200.009522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531223.42/cwt210.00–250.001,1865
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582241.20/cwt229.00–245.001,4045
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615235.33/cwt229.00–240.001,4474
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635155.00/cwt155.00–155.009841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672232.20/cwt225.00–241.001,5608
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740230.95/cwt220.00–232.501,70913
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838186.85/cwt170.00–204.001,5662
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5571
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018164.41/cwt152.00–177.001,6742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218263.51/cwt250.00–275.005743
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274213.84/cwt205.00–225.005864
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280159.46/cwt145.00–175.004462
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283241.55/cwt230.00–250.006847
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322239.06/cwt220.00–250.0077014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336206.90/cwt200.00–225.006958
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340170.00/cwt165.00–175.005782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360157.50/cwt145.00–170.005672
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364205.86/cwt190.00–214.007494
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374235.38/cwt220.00–255.0088014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420199.64/cwt190.00–210.008382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428235.84/cwt220.00–247.001,00924
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3467152.21/cwt147.00–160.007113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470226.80/cwt210.00–239.001,06632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475204.12/cwt197.00–210.009703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521219.73/cwt210.00–232.001,14517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523160.04/cwt150.00–170.008377
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531190.17/cwt185.00–200.001,0105
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571219.40/cwt209.00–227.001,25313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577187.48/cwt175.00–200.001,0826
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3584159.14/cwt150.00–167.009294
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619209.54/cwt201.00–220.001,2977
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623181.88/cwt170.00–190.001,1336
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676188.38/cwt170.00–201.001,2736
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2707155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0963
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710185.03/cwt170.00–192.001,3144
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6123
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820155.54/cwt152.00–159.001,2752
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4581
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960155.50/cwt149.00–162.001,4932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228253.56/cwt250.00–256.005783
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255230.00/cwt230.00–230.005871
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269258.49/cwt245.00–275.006957
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318260.88/cwt230.00–277.0083011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333174.70/cwt155.00–195.005824
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340217.61/cwt210.00–225.007402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360210.37/cwt182.00–225.007575
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373251.36/cwt235.00–267.009389
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385172.56/cwt170.00–175.006642
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3414167.08/cwt140.00–180.006927
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415233.80/cwt220.00–252.0097012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420194.49/cwt182.00–210.008174
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Gaunt430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476224.25/cwt212.00–237.001,06712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487195.81/cwt187.00–210.009545
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525188.72/cwt180.00–202.009919
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525159.32/cwt150.00–169.008362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527222.66/cwt210.00–235.001,17311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566225.24/cwt220.00–240.001,27513
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570150.13/cwt145.00–155.008562
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583187.40/cwt165.00–197.001,0934
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630200.17/cwt187.00–210.001,26110
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630132.50/cwt125.00–140.008352
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671196.39/cwt180.00–207.001,3187
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671161.32/cwt150.00–179.001,0827
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723150.89/cwt140.00–162.001,0912
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728187.38/cwt172.00–199.001,36410
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770184.27/cwt171.00–192.001,4193
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835169.04/cwt165.00–175.001,4113
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2421
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1953143.02/cwt136.00–150.001,3632
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3540122.50/cwt120.00–125.006622
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3573128.44/cwt127.00–130.007362
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3670152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0181
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3878138.48/cwt137.00–140.001,2162
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3928143.54/cwt139.00–148.001,3322
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3963142.53/cwt140.00–145.001,3732
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004701
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3435118.30/cwt110.00–127.005152
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610173.89/cwt160.00–200.001,0613
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3665191.94/cwt187.00–197.001,2763
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3885140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250135.84/cwt130.00–140.001,6982
Bulls——1,584160.47/cwt150.00–167.002,54212
Bulls——1,785171.79/cwt170.00–179.003,0665
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88592.27/cwt85.00–100.008177
Cows—Lean 85-90%949129.74/cwt128.00–130.001,2318
Cows—Lean 85-90%983114.75/cwt102.00–126.001,12834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03773.24/cwt69.00–81.007596
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220139.48/cwt130.00–146.001,70269
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255149.66/cwt147.00–156.001,87837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,693132.38/cwt120.00–142.002,2417
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29731,361.30/head1,025.00–1,700.001,3613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,576.04/head1,025.00–2,200.001,57611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,476.89/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4775
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.