Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-05-02

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 2
● Final158 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
807 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 840▼ 5 vs year ago 812 · −0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 445 vs last sale 463▼ 197 vs year ago 215 · −91.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
243 head
▲ 209 vs last sale 34▲ 198 vs year ago 45 · +440.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 39.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder heifers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.97/cwt on 281 head.
Average price
$135.97
281 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$41.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.86
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2430145.63626170
Medium 2415128.5353470
Medium and Large 3555111.2461726
Small 1-2485104.0950415thin
One grade step is worth $41.54/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale281 hd
135.97
—
NC average8 barns · 1,083 hd
132.11
+3.86
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—High1,467101.731,49225
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52874.621,14064
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20471.1685746
CowsLean 85-90%Average92763.5458968

Every lot, as filed

158 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3—623116.45/cwt115.00–118.007252
SteersMedium and Large 3—443119.26/cwt117.50–121.005282
SteersMedium 2—478134.82/cwt130.00–140.006442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—521138.51/cwt133.00–145.0072214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—476171.25/cwt170.00–175.008157
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—476166.23/cwt162.50–172.0079118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—423180.52/cwt177.50–183.007643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—332155.48/cwt150.00–160.005167
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—458156.00/cwt156.00–156.007144
HeifersMedium 2—680124.56/cwt122.00–128.008477
HeifersSmall 1-2—323112.24/cwt107.50–115.003633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—421146.33/cwt142.00–152.0061630
HeifersSmall 1-2—370114.22/cwt110.00–118.004232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—373146.94/cwt142.50–152.5054815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—462144.88/cwt139.00–152.0066917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—569140.44/cwt137.00–142.5079911
HeifersMedium 2—366130.28/cwt130.00–132.004777
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—325151.00/cwt150.00–157.004917
HeifersMedium 2—514124.71/cwt122.00–127.006417
HeifersSmall 1-2—585104.03/cwt100.00–108.006092
HeifersMedium 2—218134.83/cwt130.00–140.002942
HeifersMedium and Large 3—735112.50/cwt110.00–115.008272
HeifersMedium 2—337129.73/cwt124.00–134.0043710
HeifersMedium 2—564125.38/cwt120.00–130.007074
HeifersMedium 2—273130.00/cwt127.50–135.003556
HeifersMedium 2—185142.43/cwt140.00–145.002632
HeifersMedium 2—468129.22/cwt125.00–132.506057
HeifersMedium and Large 3—522114.97/cwt110.00–118.006006
HeifersMedium and Large 3—583119.49/cwt119.00–120.006972
HeifersMedium and Large 3—410116.66/cwt116.00–118.004783
HeifersMedium and Large 3—830109.00/cwt109.00–109.009052
HeifersMedium 2—424129.47/cwt127.00–132.505498
HeifersMedium and Large 3—663115.00/cwt115.00–115.007623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—227150.00/cwt150.00–150.003413
HeifersSmall 1-2—710102.46/cwt100.00–105.007272
HeifersSmall 1-2—480107.05/cwt105.00–110.005144
HeifersSmall 1-2Full—52577.52/cwt75.00–80.004072
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370113.60/cwt110.00–117.504202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—479133.57/cwt130.00–138.006405
SteersMedium and Large 3—468114.26/cwt112.50–116.005352
SteersMedium and Large 3—718110.27/cwt108.00–112.507922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—370154.49/cwt154.00–155.005722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—428154.33/cwt150.00–157.506614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—378166.88/cwt162.50–169.006318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—669143.91/cwt140.00–147.009635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—811137.88/cwt132.50–141.001,1186
SteersMedium 2—428135.15/cwt130.00–140.005782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—715142.64/cwt136.00–149.001,0202
SteersMedium 2—510141.21/cwt137.50–145.007202
SteersMedium 2—623134.86/cwt130.00–140.008402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—524155.02/cwt150.00–159.0081210
Dairy SteersLarge 3—87097.00/cwt97.00–97.008441
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Full—56030.00/cwt30.00–30.001681
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Full—53540.00/cwt40.00–40.002141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—631155.84/cwt150.00–159.0098312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—439168.88/cwt162.50–174.007417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—587161.41/cwt160.00–167.0094718
Dairy SteersLarge 3Full—309112.50/cwt112.50–112.503481
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,41575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0611
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Full—64056.00/cwt56.00–56.003581
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Full—98574.00/cwt74.00–74.007291
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Full—70552.00/cwt52.00–52.003671
Dairy SteersLarge 3—45092.50/cwt92.50–92.504161
Dairy SteersLarge 3Full—250100.00/cwt100.00–100.002501
Dairy SteersLarge 3Full—96566.00/cwt66.00–66.006371
Dairy SteersLarge 3—377124.23/cwt122.50–127.504683
Dairy SteersLarge 3—325135.00/cwt135.00–135.004391
Dairy SteersLarge 3—420127.72/cwt124.00–129.005364
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added—400145.00/cwt145.00–145.005803
Dairy SteersLarge 3—200127.50/cwt127.50–127.502551
Dairy SteersLarge 3—505121.00/cwt121.00–121.006111
Dairy SteersLarge 3Full—54073.00/cwt73.00–73.003941
Dairy SteersLarge 3Full—1,12066.00/cwt66.00–66.007391
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—620147.35/cwt142.50–153.0091410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—680140.34/cwt140.00–141.009543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—276159.29/cwt155.00–165.004406
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—328172.53/cwt169.00–176.005662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—528165.48/cwt165.00–166.008742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—425175.69/cwt174.00–177.507472
CowsLean 85-90%—95165.97/cwt63.00–69.0062732
CowsLean 85-90%—83045.36/cwt44.00–47.003765
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49867.62/cwt64.00–69.001,0137
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15858.97/cwt58.00–62.006838
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22277.56/cwt76.00–81.0094811
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21072.16/cwt68.00–75.0087327
CowsLean 85-90%—91356.99/cwt54.00–60.0052018
CowsLean 85-90%—92773.62/cwt70.00–77.0068213
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49473.58/cwt70.00–77.001,09939
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61379.58/cwt78.00–82.001,28418
Bulls——1,552109.13/cwt106.00–113.001,69411
Bulls——1,49991.92/cwt90.00–94.001,3786
Bulls——1,32598.90/cwt98.00–101.001,3108
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,120801.56/cwt750.00–850.008,9772
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,045875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1441
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—724561.18/cwt500.00–600.004,0634
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—990875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,6631
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—815845.55/cwt750.00–925.006,8912
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,165830.34/cwt725.00–925.009,6734
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,285975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,5291
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—1,0501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3331,612.85/cwt1,600.00–1,625.0021,4992
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—467124.63/cwt120.00–129.005823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—380172.05/cwt170.00–178.006544
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—321150.65/cwt150.00–152.504844
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—529147.10/cwt146.00–148.007785
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—480148.04/cwt145.00–150.007119
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—563127.07/cwt121.00–130.007153
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—220154.36/cwt150.00–160.003404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—467171.61/cwt168.00–177.008013
BullsSmall 1-2—330121.55/cwt118.00–125.004012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—515155.01/cwt150.00–160.0079817
BullsMedium and Large 3Fleshy—88386.70/cwt80.00–90.007663
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—527125.74/cwt122.50–130.006633
BullsMedium 2—227145.68/cwt145.00–147.003313
BullsSmall 1-2—530110.24/cwt105.00–114.005843
BullsMedium 2Fleshy—443120.00/cwt120.00–120.005322
BullsMedium and Large 3—670110.34/cwt108.00–113.007393
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—426149.13/cwt147.00–155.006356
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—565130.41/cwt130.00–132.007375
HeifersMedium 2Fleshy—378120.00/cwt120.00–120.004542
HeifersMedium 2Fleshy—440120.51/cwt120.00–121.005302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—373137.43/cwt135.00–140.0051312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—421138.78/cwt136.00–140.005848
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—326163.63/cwt160.00–169.005335
HeifersMedium 2Fancy—278141.16/cwt140.00–142.503923
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy—46387.57/cwt85.00–90.004052
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy—43395.07/cwt92.50–97.504122
HeifersMedium 2Fleshy—313120.81/cwt120.00–122.503783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—538132.25/cwt132.00–132.507122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—512149.95/cwt148.00–154.007683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—423159.57/cwt155.00–164.0067512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—185161.35/cwt157.50–165.002982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—322140.53/cwt140.00–142.504535
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—177169.25/cwt165.00–172.503003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—328161.82/cwt156.00–166.005318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—464156.74/cwt156.00–159.007274
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—567157.60/cwt152.50–165.0089413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—620130.48/cwt130.00–131.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—382158.68/cwt155.00–162.506068
BullsMedium and Large 3—778109.99/cwt106.00–114.008562
BullsMedium 2—333130.00/cwt130.00–130.004332
BullsMedium 2—770125.01/cwt124.00–126.009633
BullsMedium 2—667133.67/cwt131.00–135.008923
BullsMedium 2—475136.37/cwt130.00–143.0064816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—469159.86/cwt152.50–167.5075041
BullsMedium 2—432133.24/cwt128.00–139.005767
BullsMedium 2—371133.67/cwt130.00–140.004965
BullsMedium 2—810115.84/cwt115.00–117.509383
BullsMedium and Large 3—628107.85/cwt105.00–112.006774
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—429163.89/cwt157.50–170.0070314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—372160.12/cwt154.00–167.5059616
BullsMedium 2—603136.99/cwt135.00–139.008262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—565147.35/cwt145.00–149.008333
BullsMedium 2—737128.65/cwt126.00–133.009483
BullsMedium 2—288140.81/cwt140.00–142.504063
BullsMedium and Large 3—315119.00/cwt115.00–123.003752
BullsMedium 2—528138.32/cwt132.50–145.007307
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—360151.25/cwt150.00–152.505452

How this sale compares

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.