Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-10-14

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 14
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
697 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 627▲ 85 vs year ago 612 · +13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 213▼ 2 vs year ago 179 · −1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 16▲ 10 vs year ago 6 · +166.7%
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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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

11 head Goats: 95.00 - 170.00; 10 head Sheep: 10.00 - 110.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.40/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −154.97 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$208.40
94 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,138
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$451
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$84.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.04
vs NC average
−49.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547226.431,23862
Medium and Large 2543182.1798825
Medium and Large 3552142.347867thin
One grade step is worth $84.09/cwt here — about $451 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale94 hd
208.40
—
NC average8 barns · 350 hd
201.36
+7.04
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−49.41
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−154.97
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—High1,583145.092,29727
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,293132.161,70895
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,707121.012,0665thin
CowsLean 85-90%High91594.9686926

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,5763thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,4463thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,052$1,3798
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)798$1,1712thin

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 1210260.00/cwt260.00–260.005461
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323308.57/cwt300.00–317.009972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372226.95/cwt220.00–250.0084410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373284.91/cwt270.00–315.001,0639
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3393191.69/cwt185.00–200.007533
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426268.26/cwt254.00–297.001,14317
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3458184.01/cwt170.00–200.008435
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477310.80/cwt307.00–312.001,4834
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479271.38/cwt250.00–290.001,30011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480229.25/cwt220.00–235.001,1006
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514252.97/cwt240.00–272.001,3008
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3517172.02/cwt150.00–185.008893
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518225.02/cwt220.00–230.001,1662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564282.43/cwt265.00–285.001,5938
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571246.38/cwt230.00–250.001,40735
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575216.00/cwt207.00–225.001,2422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3576165.37/cwt145.00–177.009534
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619220.26/cwt200.00–230.001,3634
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668221.67/cwt215.00–230.001,4813
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716227.89/cwt208.00–239.001,6327
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778222.05/cwt220.00–224.001,7282
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230242.34/cwt235.00–250.005572
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268206.77/cwt205.00–210.005543
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276232.19/cwt225.00–245.006415
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3288167.48/cwt165.00–170.004822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318224.93/cwt220.00–240.007159
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334206.33/cwt200.00–210.006894
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3334144.03/cwt130.00–155.004815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3352159.00/cwt142.00–175.005603
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372179.28/cwt170.00–200.006678
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380231.47/cwt220.00–247.008809
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420138.43/cwt130.00–150.005819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423225.52/cwt212.00–244.0095434
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1904
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436171.75/cwt170.00–177.007497
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465243.98/cwt242.00–246.001,1352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466152.31/cwt145.00–169.007106
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474181.75/cwt170.00–200.008619
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476224.52/cwt210.00–235.001,06928
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,27416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519223.26/cwt210.00–233.001,15914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521185.50/cwt170.00–200.0096616
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528144.02/cwt125.00–150.007604
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573218.03/cwt200.00–230.001,24932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581176.26/cwt152.00–197.001,0249
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585140.09/cwt135.00–150.008203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621222.05/cwt210.00–232.001,3797
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623157.59/cwt150.00–180.009824
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680201.71/cwt190.00–222.001,3728
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718186.23/cwt177.00–192.001,3373
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1031
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5841
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1838160.73/cwt150.00–177.001,3473
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873157.63/cwt140.00–173.001,3763
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1932152.27/cwt146.00–157.001,4193
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980151.74/cwt136.00–167.001,4872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2262216.43/cwt200.00–230.005673
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270244.35/cwt230.00–260.006603
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325266.76/cwt240.00–285.0086714
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005533
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328215.03/cwt200.00–230.007055
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365222.01/cwt205.00–230.008103
Bulls350–400Medium 2370187.84/cwt175.00–200.006952
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3376167.66/cwt150.00–180.006305
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378264.32/cwt240.00–287.0099919
Bulls400–450Medium 2410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418154.24/cwt142.00–170.006453
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420260.05/cwt237.00–277.001,09227
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422224.03/cwt220.00–230.009455
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467153.50/cwt135.00–170.007177
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472213.60/cwt195.00–230.001,0086
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473258.51/cwt245.00–270.001,22318
Bulls500–550Medium 2505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523209.97/cwt200.00–220.001,0983
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525171.62/cwt170.00–175.009013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528240.64/cwt230.00–255.001,27121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565150.13/cwt135.00–165.008482
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573223.19/cwt210.00–236.001,27913
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582181.75/cwt170.00–207.001,0585
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623221.68/cwt202.00–237.001,38114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,1992
Bulls600–650Medium 2635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674207.22/cwt200.00–225.001,3978
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720202.74/cwt182.00–212.001,4607
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730172.53/cwt170.00–175.001,2592
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778194.38/cwt187.00–202.001,5122
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823179.62/cwt175.00–184.001,4782
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1883164.39/cwt157.00–172.001,4522
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3490172.00/cwt172.00–172.008431
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006161
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3934159.83/cwt130.00–174.001,4934
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3980132.47/cwt130.00–135.001,2982
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,015156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545144.02/cwt132.00–157.002,22522
Bulls——1,705104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7731
Bulls——1,761161.25/cwt160.00–164.002,8404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%68066.67/cwt60.00–70.004533
Cows—Lean 85-90%915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
Cows—Lean 85-90%92282.78/cwt76.00–90.007639
Cows—Lean 85-90%964108.00/cwt97.00–115.001,04113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282131.14/cwt120.00–140.001,68187
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,409143.21/cwt141.00–145.002,0188
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,707121.01/cwt109.00–127.002,0665
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29731,445.98/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,576.08/head1,525.00–1,675.001,5763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,378.88/head650.00–1,800.001,3798
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27981,171.10/head1,100.00–1,235.001,1712

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.