Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-07-11

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 11
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
3 vs last sale 627 289 vs year ago 913 · 31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
310 head
78 vs last sale 388 15 vs year ago 295 · +5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
11 vs last sale 22 20 vs year ago 31 · 64.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Current goat receipts 17.

Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were sharply lower. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder bulls were 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Demand, market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.25/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$128.25
196 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.23
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518135.64702134
Medium and Large 3452119.4954032
Small 1-2444104.6146530
One grade step is worth $31.03/cwt here — about $238 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 sale196 hd
128.25
NC average5 barns · 552 hd
126.02
+2.23
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
BullsHigh1,549100.271,55324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55278.791,22392
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14178.6989887
CowsLean 85-90%Average95265.0161952

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)1,273$1,1132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)868$6382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,0576

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1-2758125.48/cwt120.00–131.009512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617128.08/cwt122.00–135.0079011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577135.43/cwt128.00–140.0078128
HeifersSmall 1-2808106.23/cwt100.00–112.508582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added514178.17/cwt177.00–180.009166
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added445178.00/cwt178.00–178.007922
HeifersSmall 1-2573100.87/cwt95.00–107.005782
HeifersSmall 1-2426108.81/cwt100.00–117.004645
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471136.83/cwt130.00–144.0064418
HeifersMedium and Large 3469123.05/cwt120.00–127.005774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240131.22/cwt130.00–132.503152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2683133.54/cwt130.00–135.0091210
HeifersSmall 1-2222112.55/cwt110.00–117.502505
HeifersSmall 1-2465102.85/cwt98.00–107.504782
HeifersSmall 1-2675101.52/cwt100.00–103.006852
HeifersSmall 1-2164109.87/cwt100.00–117.501804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2319136.15/cwt130.00–140.004345
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528136.76/cwt129.00–143.0072231
HeifersMedium and Large 3282124.14/cwt122.50–125.003503
HeifersSmall 1-263098.32/cwt95.00–100.006193
HeifersMedium and Large 3325122.57/cwt117.50–125.003984
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy47883.54/cwt82.00–85.003992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2953102.49/cwt100.00–105.009772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383134.46/cwt130.00–142.505155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy382155.50/cwt150.00–160.005946
HeifersMedium and Large 3520117.42/cwt115.00–121.006116
HeifersMedium and Large 3570123.95/cwt120.00–126.007074
HeifersSmall 1-2513102.34/cwt100.00–107.005253
SteersMedium and Large 3438137.40/cwt130.00–142.006023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy527147.67/cwt147.50–148.007783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424137.55/cwt132.50–142.505835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583161.13/cwt155.00–167.009392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy380156.33/cwt150.00–162.505942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added468185.00/cwt185.00–185.008662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521161.37/cwt152.00–168.008414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added577171.27/cwt170.00–175.009887
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy470174.31/cwt170.00–179.008192
SteersSmall 1-2520130.49/cwt130.00–131.006792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621165.05/cwt155.00–168.001,02514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2441172.02/cwt167.50–177.507594
Dairy HeifersLarge 385560.00/cwt60.00–60.005131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725148.00/cwt140.00–156.001,0732
Dairy HeifersLarge 375077.00/cwt77.00–77.005781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy488148.98/cwt148.00–150.007272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677154.78/cwt152.00–157.001,0489
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478160.46/cwt153.00–167.507676
Dairy SteersLarge 349784.00/cwt84.00–84.004173
Dairy SteersLarge 319585.00/cwt85.00–85.001661
Dairy SteersLarge 364097.50/cwt97.50–97.506241
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Full27030.00/cwt30.00–30.00811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623151.79/cwt146.00–159.009465
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527158.69/cwt152.50–165.0083611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy363181.76/cwt180.00–187.006604
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy555165.52/cwt164.00–167.509193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy530167.25/cwt167.00–167.508862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy460179.32/cwt177.50–182.508253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16870.27/cwt66.00–72.0082112
CowsLean 85-90%95770.81/cwt67.00–74.0067820
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57580.14/cwt75.00–83.001,26244
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57585.88/cwt84.00–90.001,35321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50172.83/cwt70.00–74.001,09322
CowsLean 85-90%81056.38/cwt56.00–57.004573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47263.42/cwt60.00–66.009345
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17186.03/cwt83.00–91.001,00721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12477.70/cwt74.00–82.0087354
CowsLean 85-90%96361.90/cwt58.00–65.0059629
Bulls1,670107.87/cwt103.00–113.001,80111
Bulls1,49897.33/cwt92.00–102.001,45810
Bulls1,27882.19/cwt78.00–84.001,0503
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28781,030.34/head900.00–1,150.001,0304
Bred CowsSmall 1-2845700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,100900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2731,113.02/head1,075.00–1,150.001,1132
Bred CowsSmall 2890575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28701,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1102
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007152
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy603105.02/cwt100.00–110.006332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy321179.97/cwt177.50–182.505784
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy443173.35/cwt170.00–177.507684
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy473146.74/cwt140.00–153.006948
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy419148.46/cwt145.00–152.006227
BullsMedium and Large 3270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy321151.47/cwt150.00–155.004865
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy512147.14/cwt145.00–149.007533
HeifersMedium and Large 3424125.09/cwt118.00–128.005307
HeifersMedium and Large 3375123.48/cwt122.00–125.004632
BullsSmall 1-2210120.00/cwt117.50–122.502522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375170.65/cwt165.00–176.006408
BullsMedium and Large 1-2417162.66/cwt157.50–167.506788
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430151.15/cwt147.00–157.506503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2276131.78/cwt130.00–138.003646
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full66372.97/cwt70.00–76.004842
BullsMedium and Large 3655135.50/cwt132.00–139.008882
BullsMedium and Large 3430128.42/cwt125.00–132.505526
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571153.33/cwt149.00–159.0087616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472162.56/cwt160.00–165.007678
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663148.50/cwt145.00–150.009854
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324165.33/cwt160.00–171.005365
BullsMedium and Large 3470134.26/cwt130.00–138.006314
BullsMedium and Large 3526137.95/cwt134.00–146.007269
BullsMedium and Large 3320139.45/cwt132.50–145.004463
BullsMedium and Large 3368141.82/cwt135.00–145.005227
BullsSmall 1-2718115.61/cwt111.00–120.008302
BullsMedium and Large 3638130.00/cwt130.00–130.008292
BullsSmall 1-2585129.02/cwt126.00–134.007553
BullsSmall 1-2376125.68/cwt120.00–130.004734
BullsMedium and Large 3770134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0321
BullsMedium and Large 3240135.00/cwt130.00–140.003242
BullsSmall 1-2812112.02/cwt110.00–116.009103
BullsMedium and Large 3583140.35/cwt139.00–142.008183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy381153.63/cwt150.00–160.005855
BullsMedium and Large 3Full478115.18/cwt110.00–120.005512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy272150.00/cwt150.00–150.004083

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.