Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-08-19

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 19
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 341▼ 303 vs year ago 698 · −43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 125▼ 56 vs year ago 192 · −29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 18▼ 7 vs year ago 14 · −50.0%
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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 mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

21 head Hogs; 14 head Goats: 25.00 - 245.00; 19 head Sheep: 35.00 - 150.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 200.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $233.59/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.86 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$233.59
49 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,294
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$402
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$72.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.41
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554240.971,33439
Medium and Large 2555220.411,2237thin
Medium and Large 3554168.319323thin
One grade step is worth $72.67/cwt here — about $402 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 sale49 hd
233.59
—
NC average8 barns · 199 hd
236.00
−2.41
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−141.86
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
437389342294median 375.4503/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $307.90, median $375.45 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—Average1,574164.432,58922
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,387148.202,05561
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500134.402,0163thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,068122.891,31248

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)1,080$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$2,8032thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)942$1,9963thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008991
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331309.74/cwt305.00–320.001,0254
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364314.76/cwt302.00–332.001,1466
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3412173.32/cwt170.00–180.007143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420293.09/cwt270.00–329.001,2315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473283.65/cwt270.00–300.001,3426
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475259.50/cwt257.00–262.001,2332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523189.49/cwt189.00–190.009912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526268.94/cwt250.00–280.001,4157
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576256.58/cwt240.00–262.001,4786
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623259.18/cwt252.00–265.001,6153
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6281
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716227.79/cwt220.00–230.001,6316
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7251
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210250.00/cwt250.00–250.005251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265218.00/cwt218.00–218.005781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275254.74/cwt230.00–270.007014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328257.39/cwt245.00–270.008446
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367255.79/cwt240.00–277.009397
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380227.70/cwt220.00–235.008652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383182.45/cwt175.00–190.006992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415284.00/cwt281.00–287.001,1792
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424247.42/cwt237.00–272.001,0497
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428218.86/cwt210.00–235.009374
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475240.49/cwt230.00–257.001,14221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475213.16/cwt200.00–220.001,0135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3503172.49/cwt170.00–175.008682
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518237.97/cwt225.00–250.001,23323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533210.75/cwt199.00–220.001,1235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578230.45/cwt209.00–241.001,33222
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585200.75/cwt195.00–207.001,1743
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626220.17/cwt210.00–225.001,37812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628163.26/cwt150.00–170.001,0253
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685196.63/cwt187.00–210.001,3475
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718198.47/cwt197.00–200.001,4252
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775159.81/cwt150.00–170.001,2392
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5082
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905162.00/cwt152.00–172.001,4662
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3671
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968164.36/cwt157.00–172.001,5912
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228312.69/cwt310.00–315.007132
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270273.43/cwt260.00–285.007382
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325299.28/cwt285.00–307.009735
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325270.00/cwt270.00–270.008782
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364284.88/cwt270.00–302.001,0377
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368245.51/cwt230.00–260.009032
Bulls350–400Small 2390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419284.86/cwt270.00–310.001,1947
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422248.01/cwt230.00–260.001,04710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469256.36/cwt247.00–279.001,20211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470224.96/cwt210.00–242.001,0578
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3482184.86/cwt175.00–200.008913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519250.54/cwt239.00–267.001,30013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534225.74/cwt218.00–235.001,2054
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571236.19/cwt227.00–255.001,34926
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578164.96/cwt155.00–175.009532
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583213.31/cwt202.00–220.001,2443
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624227.11/cwt218.00–240.001,4179
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630199.35/cwt182.00–210.001,2565
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655227.36/cwt214.00–242.001,48910
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1551
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4391
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1711213.31/cwt200.00–233.001,5176
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783189.61/cwt175.00–200.001,4855
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830182.55/cwt175.00–190.001,5152
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5911
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1973170.48/cwt169.00–172.001,6592
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3514166.23/cwt150.00–195.008544
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3623154.90/cwt150.00–160.009652
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3671174.84/cwt149.00–192.001,1734
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3735182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3381
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3813169.46/cwt157.00–182.001,3782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,058120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2702
Bulls——1,594166.15/cwt150.00–176.002,64817
Bulls——1,808184.29/cwt184.00–185.003,3323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98196.79/cwt82.00–104.009505
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072122.41/cwt110.00–134.001,31233
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098137.52/cwt135.00–140.001,51010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252159.93/cwt158.00–162.002,0025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,399147.15/cwt138.00–157.002,05956
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500134.40/cwt131.00–136.002,0163
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29802,018.81/head1,600.00–2,425.002,0192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,803.02/head2,150.00–3,200.002,8032

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.