Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-12-02

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 2
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
601 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 764▲ 601 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 219▲ 229 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 43▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

25 head Goats: 60.00- 240.00; 5 head Sheep: 140.00- 320.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 50.00 - 450.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $242.63/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.82 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$242.63
66 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,313
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$578
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$108.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.03
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542252.231,36657
Medium and Large 2534212.001,1325thin
Medium and Large 3547144.097874thin
One grade step is worth $108.13/cwt here — about $578 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 sale66 hd
242.63
—
NC average4 barns · 91 hd
240.60
+2.03
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−132.82
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—Average1,717132.072,26820
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,387116.601,61774
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600112.381,79817
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,198104.591,253127

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)1,251$1,5574thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$1,5359
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$1,38210
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,072$2,00411

Every lot

114 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 1236343.52/cwt320.00–365.008114
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260345.00/cwt345.00–345.008971
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323260.08/cwt250.00–270.008402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325336.00/cwt300.00–372.001,0922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376357.08/cwt330.00–385.001,3436
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385255.00/cwt255.00–255.009821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405217.59/cwt210.00–225.008812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423304.48/cwt285.00–350.001,2886
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465167.00/cwt167.00–167.007771
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471281.56/cwt260.00–297.001,3269
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480217.58/cwt210.00–225.001,0442
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527268.39/cwt260.00–287.001,4149
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576252.22/cwt247.00–263.001,4537
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617239.86/cwt230.00–248.001,4803
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666231.81/cwt220.00–242.001,5446
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723225.45/cwt220.00–233.001,6304
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3481
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772224.64/cwt222.00–227.001,7343
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923178.62/cwt172.00–185.001,6492
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018164.64/cwt145.00–184.001,6762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227266.19/cwt245.00–280.006045
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271252.38/cwt235.00–275.006846
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328245.93/cwt220.00–265.008078
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366209.10/cwt195.00–225.007654
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370168.24/cwt155.00–185.006225
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371239.63/cwt220.00–264.0088916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419201.31/cwt195.00–205.008434
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421237.41/cwt217.00–250.0099928
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440165.00/cwt165.00–165.007261
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470186.47/cwt170.00–200.008765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475237.85/cwt215.00–257.001,13040
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481148.95/cwt135.00–165.007165
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518132.46/cwt112.00–147.006863
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521233.50/cwt207.00–244.001,21722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560180.67/cwt165.00–190.001,0123
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570153.38/cwt140.00–167.008742
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576223.02/cwt200.00–236.001,28519
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618122.14/cwt117.00–127.007552
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619213.10/cwt200.00–223.001,31912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635187.50/cwt187.00–188.001,1912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667187.65/cwt165.00–200.001,2526
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711150.31/cwt137.00–170.001,0695
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764176.39/cwt150.00–183.001,3485
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818159.96/cwt150.00–180.001,3083
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0861
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880147.92/cwt135.00–165.001,3024
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223247.69/cwt220.00–265.005523
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1236307.10/cwt285.00–340.007254
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275306.38/cwt280.00–335.008437
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005781
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2277243.10/cwt225.00–270.006733
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322257.01/cwt235.00–280.008287
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325336.05/cwt280.00–355.001,09211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363255.96/cwt250.00–262.009292
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372297.88/cwt275.00–345.001,10812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3382177.36/cwt162.00–200.006783
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418169.28/cwt150.00–187.007082
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419303.79/cwt280.00–340.001,27320
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422238.59/cwt210.00–265.001,0075
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465173.21/cwt150.00–185.008053
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475272.08/cwt250.00–297.001,29220
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476215.10/cwt200.00–235.001,0244
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2507211.66/cwt200.00–220.001,0733
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515254.79/cwt230.00–276.001,31230
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515127.00/cwt127.00–127.006541
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3557149.79/cwt125.00–170.008343
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571249.38/cwt220.00–268.001,42427
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575212.50/cwt210.00–215.001,2222
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617234.79/cwt210.00–251.001,44923
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669230.76/cwt212.00–242.001,54423
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680138.33/cwt127.00–150.009412
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683184.57/cwt170.00–200.001,2615
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710158.45/cwt152.00–165.001,1252
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723215.01/cwt210.00–222.001,5554
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770207.97/cwt200.00–216.001,6013
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805169.71/cwt160.00–177.001,3663
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2721
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863167.32/cwt155.00–185.001,4443
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1912165.49/cwt142.00–185.001,5093
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2935145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3561
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7431
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3350170.00/cwt170.00–170.005951
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3780145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1311
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3875173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,5141
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3918150.83/cwt130.00–172.001,3852
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,487115.83/cwt114.00–120.001,7223
Bulls——1,758134.94/cwt124.00–146.002,37217
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86788.08/cwt79.00–94.0076412
Cows—Lean 85-90%94967.59/cwt60.00–75.006417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,251108.82/cwt98.00–115.001,361108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350139.21/cwt136.00–142.001,8792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388115.97/cwt110.00–123.001,61072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600112.38/cwt105.00–117.001,79817
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0791,382.35/head1,025.00–1,875.001,38210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,535.22/head1,200.00–1,925.001,5359
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2511,556.74/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5574
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29531,515.77/head1,350.00–1,775.001,5165
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1362,207.70/head1,900.00–2,500.002,2084
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,814.69/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8152

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.