Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-09-16

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 16
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 580▲ 95 vs year ago 604 · +15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 171▼ 36 vs year ago 197 · −18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 7 vs year ago 16 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

7 head Goats: 25.00 - 175.00; 5 head Sheep: 140.00 - 200.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 100.00 - 300.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.04/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −151.33 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$212.04
82 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,149
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$441
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$81.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.21
vs NC average
−24.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543220.411,19772
Medium and Large 2522180.779443thin
Medium and Large 3542139.347567thin
One grade step is worth $81.07/cwt here — about $441 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 sale82 hd
212.04
—
NC average9 barns · 370 hd
209.83
+2.21
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−24.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−151.33
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—High1,362133.511,81823
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,326126.671,68077
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,573121.361,90910
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,117108.431,21150

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)1,211$1,6904thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)812$1,6675

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320125.00/cwt125.00–125.004002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328255.79/cwt247.00–265.008392
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366241.92/cwt230.00–265.008856
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415204.11/cwt200.00–210.008475
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426235.43/cwt220.00–255.001,00312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455135.00/cwt120.00–150.006142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473231.97/cwt220.00–255.001,09714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487193.92/cwt170.00–210.0094410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522250.53/cwt247.00–257.001,30820
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525223.34/cwt200.00–235.001,17312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528142.61/cwt135.00–150.007532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531183.52/cwt170.00–202.009745
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567240.35/cwt238.00–245.001,3633
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578220.97/cwt200.00–235.001,27714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585170.00/cwt170.00–170.009951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628226.02/cwt220.00–232.001,4194
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added643250.22/cwt243.00–251.001,60925
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added666230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5324
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672223.34/cwt220.00–225.001,5013
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720207.28/cwt190.00–222.001,4924
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added754231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,7469
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5711
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878181.10/cwt157.00–192.001,5904
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225253.11/cwt245.00–260.005693
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1254235.80/cwt230.00–250.005996
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Heifers250–300Medium 2275125.00/cwt125.00–125.003441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290215.00/cwt215.00–215.006241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323224.17/cwt215.00–235.007247
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3326126.09/cwt115.00–140.004114
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340195.00/cwt180.00–210.006632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363193.09/cwt175.00–200.0070114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373154.82/cwt135.00–170.005773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375220.62/cwt210.00–235.0082710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427174.31/cwt160.00–195.007446
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429217.78/cwt200.00–235.0093438
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463174.10/cwt160.00–180.008065
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3467140.25/cwt120.00–150.006553
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476218.09/cwt200.00–227.001,03830
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477245.59/cwt242.00–247.001,1715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510237.77/cwt237.00–242.001,21313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515214.34/cwt200.00–222.001,10428
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522180.77/cwt172.00–190.009443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3524143.74/cwt125.00–150.007534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3567133.47/cwt120.00–150.007573
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569205.32/cwt190.00–217.001,16812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added590227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,33919
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added611222.73/cwt218.00–230.001,36110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620198.66/cwt185.00–210.001,2327
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633162.55/cwt150.00–175.001,0292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653140.04/cwt130.00–150.009142
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added654221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,4498
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670191.95/cwt180.00–208.001,2865
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added768203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5592
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3212
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820179.76/cwt170.00–190.001,4742
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added835220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8371
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1859161.51/cwt152.00–170.001,3874
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1751
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1908153.47/cwt142.00–165.001,3942
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added931181.42/cwt177.00–185.001,6899
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,019182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8557
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222261.54/cwt250.00–270.005813
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268263.94/cwt245.00–275.007073
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270215.00/cwt215.00–215.005811
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316262.61/cwt245.00–280.008307
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2341186.33/cwt180.00–230.0063510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365161.69/cwt150.00–167.005904
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366208.87/cwt195.00–215.007644
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378235.63/cwt225.00–260.0089113
Bulls350–400Medium 2390185.00/cwt185.00–185.007221
Bulls350–400Medium 3395142.00/cwt142.00–142.005611
Bulls400–450Medium 3410135.00/cwt135.00–135.005541
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422226.82/cwt220.00–247.0095714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427208.98/cwt200.00–215.008925
Bulls400–450Medium 2430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430144.91/cwt130.00–165.006234
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476219.51/cwt210.00–230.001,04519
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493176.28/cwt170.00–180.008694
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512179.10/cwt170.00–190.009175
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526212.37/cwt200.00–230.001,11725
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545117.00/cwt117.00–117.006381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569214.39/cwt200.00–227.001,22018
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570142.30/cwt135.00–150.008112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578186.70/cwt175.00–195.001,0794
Bulls550–600Medium 2595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610156.61/cwt150.00–170.009553
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619209.65/cwt200.00–222.001,2986
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681186.79/cwt180.00–200.001,2727
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685153.38/cwt150.00–160.001,0513
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718192.66/cwt182.00–213.001,3836
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2672
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778173.50/cwt172.00–175.001,3502
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1808173.50/cwt172.00–175.001,4022
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870124.91/cwt120.00–130.001,0872
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2991
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Medium 3360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
Dairy Heifers400–450Medium 3415102.00/cwt102.00–102.004231
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3905128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1581
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Medium 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,121119.87/cwt110.00–126.001,3447
Bulls——1,418136.61/cwt130.00–145.001,93713
Bulls——1,678151.89/cwt150.00–155.002,5493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93065.97/cwt60.00–70.006142
Cows—Lean 85-90%94891.23/cwt80.00–98.008655
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145112.41/cwt100.00–120.001,28743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,7671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328126.42/cwt120.00–140.001,67976
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573121.36/cwt110.00–134.001,90910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,689.58/head1,500.00–2,075.001,6904
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,608.47/head1,225.00–1,975.001,6084

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.