Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-11-18

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 18
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
764 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 793▲ 764 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 204▲ 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 24▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

11 head Goats: 30.00- 120.00; 4head Sheep: 60.00- 295.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 375.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $206.85/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −156.52 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$206.85
82 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,119
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$447
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$88.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.43
vs NC average
−60.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537222.041,19354
Medium and Large 2542198.521,07619thin
Medium and Large 3560133.317469thin
One grade step is worth $88.72/cwt here — about $447 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 sale82 hd
206.85
—
NC average10 barns · 439 hd
218.28
−11.43
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−60.20
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−156.52
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—Low1,449133.861,94031
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,380123.611,70689
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535119.031,82711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,044101.681,06269

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)1,171$1,63615
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,5786
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,4692thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,039$1,97816

Every lot

121 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230286.68/cwt275.00–300.006592
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331306.89/cwt290.00–330.001,0165
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384296.47/cwt275.00–315.001,1385
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385170.00/cwt150.00–190.006552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422266.87/cwt250.00–312.001,12610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423208.43/cwt200.00–220.008824
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465163.79/cwt150.00–177.007622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478206.21/cwt200.00–220.009866
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481255.96/cwt237.00–270.001,23110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526248.30/cwt225.00–269.001,30610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565204.91/cwt200.00–210.001,1582
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568124.18/cwt116.00–132.007052
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570247.15/cwt230.00–258.001,40915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621240.18/cwt220.00–253.001,49217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671229.45/cwt222.00–240.001,5406
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730204.24/cwt190.00–215.001,4916
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755199.66/cwt199.00–200.001,5073
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4351
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220225.00/cwt225.00–225.004951
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235261.11/cwt250.00–275.006145
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3238137.11/cwt125.00–150.003262
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3267164.54/cwt150.00–175.004393
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278247.88/cwt230.00–275.006899
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3313171.39/cwt155.00–185.005365
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328281.29/cwt250.00–305.0092310
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328228.58/cwt204.00–239.007505
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371147.21/cwt135.00–160.005467
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375210.64/cwt202.00–220.007902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376254.00/cwt235.00–272.0095529
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424240.42/cwt225.00–257.001,01917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425189.22/cwt170.00–210.0080411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426152.30/cwt145.00–165.006494
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470199.43/cwt175.00–212.0093711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474239.99/cwt220.00–255.001,13829
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3486137.99/cwt130.00–150.006714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518224.36/cwt210.00–243.001,16234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522199.34/cwt175.00–208.001,04112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523133.36/cwt125.00–150.006973
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570218.09/cwt210.00–247.001,24320
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576197.12/cwt187.00–205.001,1357
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578133.29/cwt120.00–150.007706
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610157.18/cwt150.00–175.009597
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619210.77/cwt195.00–222.001,30510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628137.45/cwt135.00–140.008632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665157.37/cwt150.00–167.001,0473
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670187.78/cwt180.00–200.001,2585
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718186.68/cwt180.00–195.001,3404
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774139.28/cwt120.00–150.001,0786
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840160.53/cwt155.00–166.001,3482
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865134.84/cwt125.00–150.001,1663
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935136.48/cwt135.00–138.001,2762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230175.00/cwt175.00–175.004031
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233268.92/cwt250.00–290.006272
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278286.59/cwt275.00–300.007974
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278232.66/cwt230.00–235.006472
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323187.21/cwt175.00–200.006052
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330288.05/cwt250.00–320.0095121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335127.50/cwt120.00–135.004272
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3366173.20/cwt150.00–197.006344
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368242.14/cwt235.00–249.008912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380269.79/cwt247.00–290.001,02515
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422270.38/cwt255.00–289.001,14113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422212.27/cwt200.00–230.008965
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424141.04/cwt125.00–155.005985
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3464152.96/cwt135.00–175.007105
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469209.60/cwt200.00–230.0098312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473251.61/cwt230.00–275.001,19034
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510147.00/cwt147.00–147.007501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521233.67/cwt220.00–255.001,21730
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521188.68/cwt175.00–210.009838
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570229.91/cwt208.00–245.001,31024
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573187.60/cwt177.00–195.001,0755
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620215.34/cwt200.00–234.001,33514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626168.27/cwt150.00–189.001,05312
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1661201.48/cwt183.00–217.001,33216
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672148.18/cwt135.00–155.009965
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3673161.85/cwt125.00–222.001,0895
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1711157.20/cwt150.00–167.001,1186
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2734127.52/cwt125.00–135.009364
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763147.46/cwt135.00–160.001,1252
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2763114.98/cwt110.00–120.008772
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1812151.10/cwt140.00–162.001,2277
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815120.50/cwt120.00–121.009822
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1893136.99/cwt135.00–139.001,2232
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1921138.04/cwt130.00–157.001,2714
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975137.59/cwt120.00–155.001,3422
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3210160.00/cwt160.00–160.003361
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3464170.08/cwt145.00–190.007897
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3540165.09/cwt155.00–185.008913
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3565169.55/cwt160.00–180.009583
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3785179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,120104.35/cwt96.00–110.001,1693
Bulls——1,423153.85/cwt150.00–160.002,1894
Bulls——1,495134.22/cwt121.00–147.002,00724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90789.54/cwt82.00–96.0081211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02074.31/cwt60.00–80.007587
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077107.04/cwt100.00–115.001,15346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080117.43/cwt116.00–120.001,2685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380123.61/cwt114.00–133.001,70689
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535119.03/cwt112.00–127.001,82711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,468.73/head1,000.00–1,775.001,4692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,577.88/head825.00–2,150.001,5786
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1711,636.01/head1,175.00–2,050.001,63615
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,959.25/head1,300.00–2,300.001,9599
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,0252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,911.47/head1,275.00–2,300.001,9116
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.