Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-07-25

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 25
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 474▼ 320 vs year ago 743 · −43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 221▼ 131 vs year ago 224 · −58.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 6 vs year ago 22 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 11.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.15/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$130.15
172 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$33.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.10
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527141.47746101
Medium and Large 3453117.4153246
Small 1-2435107.8146925
One grade step is worth $33.67/cwt here — about $277 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 sale172 hd
130.15
—
NC average8 barns · 691 hd
126.05
+4.10
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—High1,60697.451,56515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49676.411,14321
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15375.2186730
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92263.4058514

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)975$7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$1,08012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)555$8752thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—485177.25/cwt171.00–182.508603
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—576175.19/cwt174.50–180.001,0098
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470124.97/cwt120.00–127.505873
HeifersMedium and Large 3—628124.19/cwt121.00–127.507803
SteersMedium and Large 3—675139.79/cwt137.00–142.509442
SteersMedium and Large 3—563138.83/cwt138.00–143.007826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—376135.23/cwt130.00–140.005089
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—433139.40/cwt134.00–145.006049
HeifersMedium and Large 3—195120.50/cwt120.00–121.002352
HeifersMedium and Large 3—322123.33/cwt120.00–128.003979
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—727142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—643171.00/cwt170.00–172.001,1002
HeifersSmall 1-2—370108.31/cwt105.00–110.004014
HeifersMedium and Large 3—678122.60/cwt117.00–128.008312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—573136.99/cwt134.00–139.007856
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—527137.45/cwt132.00–142.5072410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—716130.30/cwt128.00–135.009337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—283138.81/cwt137.50–140.003932
HeifersMedium and Large 3—417123.63/cwt120.00–130.005165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—467139.97/cwt130.00–144.0065411
HeifersSmall 1-2—316111.19/cwt107.50–115.003514
HeifersMedium and Large 3—566124.00/cwt120.00–127.007024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—622133.97/cwt132.00–135.008333
HeifersMedium and Large 3—364122.49/cwt120.00–127.504467
HeifersSmall 1-2—728104.32/cwt103.00–105.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full—51053.96/cwt52.00–56.002752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—350189.00/cwt189.00–189.006622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—669165.77/cwt160.00–168.001,1095
HeifersSmall 1-2—618112.36/cwt107.50–117.506942
HeifersSmall 1-2—223112.44/cwt107.50–117.502512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—608158.00/cwt158.00–158.009613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—472155.26/cwt150.00–158.007333
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,200102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—708164.49/cwt161.00–168.001,1652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—423155.02/cwt150.00–160.006563
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,080103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1121
SteersMedium and Large 3—420141.76/cwt141.00–142.505952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—390181.68/cwt180.00–184.007093
Dairy SteersLarge 3—323101.30/cwt100.00–102.503272
Dairy SteersLarge 3—450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—32087.00/cwt87.00–87.002781
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,135102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1581
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—39065.00/cwt65.00–65.002541
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—52570.00/cwt70.00–70.003681
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,15595.97/cwt90.00–102.001,1082
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Dairy SteersLarge 3—38082.50/cwt82.50–82.503141
BullsMedium and Large 3—790119.01/cwt118.00–120.009402
BullsSmall 1-2—363108.37/cwt105.00–110.003933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—389182.50/cwt182.50–182.507107
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—309186.89/cwt180.00–202.505774
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—475171.04/cwt169.00–173.008122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—378180.42/cwt170.00–185.006826
CowsLean 85-90%—77544.53/cwt42.00–47.003452
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,28267.82/cwt64.00–71.008695
CowsLean 85-90%—94570.60/cwt68.00–73.006678
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,65083.92/cwt82.00–89.001,3854
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53377.48/cwt73.00–81.001,18812
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12884.64/cwt82.00–90.009556
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17277.45/cwt75.00–81.0090819
CowsLean 85-90%—95158.45/cwt57.00–60.005564
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11155.38/cwt52.00–60.006155
Bulls——1,731106.17/cwt104.00–109.001,8388
Bulls——1,73296.39/cwt94.00–99.001,6693
Bulls——1,26180.79/cwt76.00–84.001,0194
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—898989.21/head900.00–1,075.009894
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—1,1001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—975600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—975700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—555875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1—1,1451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—748926.84/head875.00–975.009274
BullsMedium and Large 3—332140.77/cwt135.00–147.504673
BullsMedium and Large 3—623139.95/cwt135.00–145.008725
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—571153.86/cwt150.00–159.008796
BullsMedium and Large 3Full—510122.50/cwt120.00–125.006252
BullsSmall 1-2—613104.98/cwt100.00–110.006442
BullsMedium and Large 3Full—478124.15/cwt120.00–128.005932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—471159.19/cwt152.50–167.507509
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—36890.00/cwt90.00–90.003312
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full—43278.32/cwt75.00–80.003383
HeifersMedium and Large 3—280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003502
HeifersMedium and Large 3—728123.99/cwt123.00–125.009032
HeifersSmall 1-2—415110.83/cwt102.50–116.004604
HeifersSmall 1-2—470107.83/cwt100.00–118.005074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—522150.63/cwt145.00–155.007868
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—427151.02/cwt149.00–157.006456
HeifersMedium and Large 3—833122.46/cwt120.00–125.001,0202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—667137.01/cwt135.00–139.009143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—662151.06/cwt148.00–155.001,0003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—377159.20/cwt152.50–167.506005
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—466151.55/cwt147.50–157.507067
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—528150.50/cwt150.50–150.507956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—873138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—568145.92/cwt143.00–153.008296
BullsMedium and Large 3—373140.00/cwt140.00–140.005222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—526156.38/cwt150.00–163.008239
BullsSmall 1-2—472115.64/cwt114.00–118.005463
BullsMedium and Large 3—663125.00/cwt125.00–125.008292
BullsMedium and Large 3—565140.61/cwt137.50–147.507945
BullsMedium and Large 3—418146.16/cwt145.00–147.506113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—425165.96/cwt160.00–172.007059
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—633158.74/cwt155.00–162.001,0055
BullsMedium and Large 3—479136.58/cwt130.00–142.506545
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—716150.16/cwt144.00–156.001,0755
BullsSmall 1-2—423103.93/cwt97.50–110.004402

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.