Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-05-16

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 16
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
630 head
317 vs last sale 313 48 vs year ago 678 · 7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
288 head
144 vs last sale 144 82 vs year ago 206 · +39.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
22 vs last sale 16 19 vs year ago 19 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 6.

Current goat receipts 5.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher and boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. "By the head" calves brought 80.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.19/cwt on 216 head.
Average price
$132.19
216 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$39.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.89
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473140.70665138
Medium 2503124.9062849
Medium and Large 3498106.3353015thin
Small 1-2549101.5555814thin
One grade step is worth $39.15/cwt here — about $108 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 sale216 hd
132.19
NC average8 barns · 1,179 hd
136.08
−3.89
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
BullsHigh1,519103.261,56922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45781.661,18949
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,19974.5489456
CowsLean 85-90%High94668.9065279

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1-2Fleshy513133.51/cwt133.00–134.006852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy470148.52/cwt148.00–149.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519141.73/cwt135.00–148.0073624
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full47581.20/cwt80.00–82.503862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy223135.00/cwt135.00–135.003012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy470132.50/cwt132.50–132.506233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy355155.87/cwt150.00–160.005533
BullsMedium 2473141.41/cwt135.00–147.5066911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371163.45/cwt157.50–167.506066
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323154.22/cwt150.00–157.504986
BullsMedium 2611131.53/cwt128.00–135.008044
BullsSmall 1-2570110.33/cwt108.00–112.506292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy415152.05/cwt148.00–156.006312
BullsMedium 2316143.12/cwt140.00–145.004524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573152.10/cwt150.00–154.008725
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610158.00/cwt158.00–158.009642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520155.15/cwt150.00–161.0080712
BullsMedium 2672130.65/cwt130.00–132.008783
BullsMedium 2576140.51/cwt135.00–143.008095
BullsMedium 2Fancy623143.73/cwt142.50–145.008952
BullsMedium 2433140.69/cwt135.00–147.506094
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709143.99/cwt143.00–145.001,0214
BullsMedium 2368140.32/cwt136.00–142.505166
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470140.46/cwt135.00–147.0066026
HeifersMedium 2677124.71/cwt121.00–130.008449
HeifersSmall 1-2Full42370.88/cwt70.00–72.503003
HeifersMedium 2Fleshy267123.44/cwt120.00–125.003303
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy523151.33/cwt150.00–153.007913
HeifersSmall 1-2375108.80/cwt107.50–110.004082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy371133.20/cwt131.00–136.004944
HeifersMedium 2418126.60/cwt122.50–130.0052911
HeifersMedium and Large 3663108.82/cwt105.00–112.507212
HeifersMedium and Large 3483113.77/cwt110.00–117.505502
HeifersSmall 1-2Fancy685115.98/cwt114.00–118.007943
HeifersMedium and Large 3603109.48/cwt105.00–114.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 3323109.73/cwt105.00–115.003542
HeifersMedium 2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008642
HeifersMedium and Large 3518108.77/cwt105.00–115.005633
HeifersMedium 2368122.86/cwt120.00–126.004522
HeifersSmall 1-2530108.60/cwt105.00–112.005762
HeifersMedium 2573123.82/cwt120.00–130.007096
HeifersMedium 2319123.77/cwt120.00–127.503954
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567137.18/cwt132.00–143.0077821
HeifersSmall 1-2625106.16/cwt102.50–110.006642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421141.36/cwt135.00–147.0059522
HeifersMedium and Large 3413111.29/cwt110.00–112.504602
HeifersMedium 2474124.87/cwt120.00–130.005927
CowsLean 85-90%96676.28/cwt73.00–80.0073730
CowsLean 85-90%76043.29/cwt42.00–44.003293
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15058.02/cwt56.00–60.006676
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21682.85/cwt80.00–86.001,00719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18876.61/cwt72.00–79.0091020
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21765.42/cwt62.00–68.0079611
CowsLean 85-90%92361.82/cwt57.00–64.0057119
CowsLean 85-90%96168.53/cwt65.00–72.0065927
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43373.57/cwt70.00–76.001,0549
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44987.76/cwt86.00–92.001,27213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46881.42/cwt77.00–85.001,19527
Bulls1,586111.29/cwt107.00–116.001,7659
Bulls1,40099.71/cwt97.00–103.001,3968
Bulls1,59094.50/cwt94.00–96.001,5035
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,170950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,1151
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28351,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,7681
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 19601,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0011,2801
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2850925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,8631
Bred CowsSmall 1-2840814.06/cwt775.00–850.006,8382
Bred CowsSmall 1-2955815.71/cwt725.00–900.007,7902
Bred CowsLarge 11,6551,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0020,6881
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1851,039.56/cwt1,000.00–1,075.0012,3192
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,112966.83/cwt925.00–1,000.0010,7513
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2642693.05/cwt675.00–725.004,4493
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2635530.00/cwt530.00–530.003,3661
Bred HeifersSmall 2645410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,6451
Bred CowsMedium 21,050875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1881
Bred CowsSmall 2795575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,5711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 11,0651,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0013,5791
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007,8501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 19651,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0012,3041
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,085855.88/cwt775.00–925.009,2862
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2928879.78/cwt825.00–950.008,1644
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007352
BullsSmall 1-2820100.00/cwt100.00–100.008202
BullsSmall 1-2467109.43/cwt107.50–112.505113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425176.51/cwt175.00–180.007506
BullsMedium 2Fleshy430124.97/cwt122.50–127.505372
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy433151.95/cwt150.00–155.006585
BullsMedium 2Fancy665142.65/cwt141.00–144.009493
BullsMedium 2519138.44/cwt135.00–142.507196
BullsMedium and Large 3470107.34/cwt102.50–112.505042
BullsMedium 2265142.44/cwt140.00–147.503776
BullsMedium 2Fleshy632122.98/cwt122.00–125.007773
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005553
BullsMedium 2Fleshy535125.72/cwt124.00–127.506732
BullsMedium 2Fleshy453127.47/cwt122.50–132.505772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy373172.65/cwt170.00–175.006442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy463175.45/cwt173.00–177.508123
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668147.49/cwt147.00–148.009852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270153.25/cwt150.00–157.504144
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478164.18/cwt157.50–170.007858
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422165.29/cwt159.00–172.506987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615157.90/cwt152.00–164.009712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385171.46/cwt170.00–173.006602
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,02595.00/cwt95.00–95.009741
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Full76055.00/cwt55.00–55.004181
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Full42065.00/cwt65.00–65.002731
Dairy SteersLarge 3805108.00/cwt108.00–108.008691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375143.85/cwt140.00–147.5053911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580157.35/cwt152.00–165.0091310
SteersSmall 1-2295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426167.47/cwt160.00–172.007134
SteersMedium 2488144.28/cwt142.50–146.007042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535168.82/cwt168.50–172.0090312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612136.92/cwt132.50–139.008388
SteersMedium 2640136.98/cwt134.00–140.008772
SteersMedium 2378143.71/cwt142.50–145.005432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469169.45/cwt163.00–177.507958
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326141.00/cwt137.00–142.504605
HeifersSmall 1-2653107.00/cwt106.00–108.006992
HeifersMedium 2627129.67/cwt129.00–130.008133
SteersMedium 2Fleshy383122.58/cwt120.00–125.004692
SteersMedium 2Fleshy320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy522155.93/cwt151.00–159.008143
HeifersMedium 2525124.04/cwt120.00–128.006512

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.