Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-08-22

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 22
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
2 vs last sale 719 62 vs year ago 655 · +9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
95 vs last sale 117 12 vs year ago 200 · +6.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 22 vs year ago 28 · 78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher, there were limited comparable sales for slaughter bulls, however a higher undertone was noted. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and

buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.06/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$143.06
145 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$755
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.93
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547146.1580090
Medium and Large 2495138.1968454
Medium and Large 2-3475127.506061thin
One grade step is worth $18.65/cwt here — about $195 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 sale145 hd
143.06
NC average8 barns · 1,257 hd
139.13
+3.93
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
BullsAverage1,573108.701,71021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40585.501,20123
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34982.931,11856
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03671.4874116

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)1,065$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)855$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,0502thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619140.10/cwt136.00–145.0086712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530143.12/cwt137.50–151.0075910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574145.28/cwt136.00–155.008348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added631144.50/cwt144.50–144.509125
SteersMedium and Large 2483158.77/cwt150.00–176.007678
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2719131.12/cwt128.00–135.009438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420162.65/cwt154.00–167.5068310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379167.06/cwt162.50–171.006335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471152.18/cwt145.00–165.007178
SteersMedium and Large 1-2871141.41/cwt135.00–143.001,2325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628159.79/cwt150.00–168.001,0038
SteersMedium and Large 2580162.54/cwt157.50–169.009435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2776158.88/cwt149.00–162.001,2335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added401194.00/cwt194.00–194.007781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665141.17/cwt135.00–150.009394
SteersMedium and Large 1-2985130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2651
SteersMedium and Large 2675148.00/cwt148.00–148.009991
SteersMedium and Large 2377171.30/cwt167.50–179.006465
SteersMedium and Large 2520159.29/cwt145.00–169.008284
SteersMedium and Large 2723156.02/cwt154.00–158.001,1282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2679157.56/cwt150.00–168.001,0707
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462180.34/cwt177.00–186.008339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729158.48/cwt151.00–167.001,1557
SteersMedium and Large 1-2512171.40/cwt164.00–178.008786
SteersMedium and Large 2437170.24/cwt166.00–177.507443
SteersMedium and Large 2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2840149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395202.50/cwt202.50–202.508001
Dairy SteersLarge 3228110.00/cwt110.00–110.002512
Dairy SteersLarge 3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,010129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432184.75/cwt170.00–195.507985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315191.29/cwt182.00–200.006032
Dairy SteersLarge 3680109.00/cwt109.00–109.007411
Dairy SteersLarge 3253110.00/cwt110.00–110.002783
Dairy SteersLarge 3188110.00/cwt110.00–110.002073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed710169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450192.50/cwt192.50–192.508661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570163.38/cwt152.00–178.0093116
Dairy SteersLarge 31,095114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664154.07/cwt147.00–162.501,0234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2366187.52/cwt182.50–192.506864
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275197.50/cwt197.50–197.505431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480169.10/cwt155.00–177.008127
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718146.96/cwt142.00–151.001,0553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy547167.00/cwt167.00–167.009133
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18974.86/cwt72.00–76.008905
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46977.12/cwt74.00–80.001,1334
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39187.27/cwt80.00–93.001,21419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36483.47/cwt78.00–91.001,13950
CowsLean 85-90%1,07176.10/cwt72.00–83.0081510
CowsLean 85-90%97863.78/cwt56.00–70.006246
Bulls1,544107.24/cwt96.00–116.001,65619
Bulls1,850122.56/cwt121.00–124.002,2672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2855800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575154.77/cwt148.00–165.0089013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521159.27/cwt142.50–168.0083013
BullsMedium and Large 2715152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0871
BullsMedium and Large 2600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423178.54/cwt167.50–187.5075514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2335188.43/cwt180.00–195.006313
BullsMedium and Large 2345178.00/cwt178.00–178.006141
BullsMedium and Large 2420146.69/cwt140.00–155.006163
BullsMedium and Large 1-2613152.54/cwt150.00–156.009356
BullsMedium and Large 2673140.12/cwt120.00–152.009438
BullsMedium and Large 2358176.98/cwt174.00–180.006342
BullsMedium and Large 2760132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy620132.00/cwt132.00–132.008181
BullsMedium and Large 2518151.01/cwt137.50–160.007823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2788142.58/cwt134.00–151.001,1242
BullsMedium and Large 2481154.92/cwt137.00–169.007458
BullsMedium and Large 2563144.22/cwt138.00–153.008125
HeifersMedium and Large 2532139.09/cwt134.00–143.0074011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy468140.35/cwt140.00–142.006576
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy560137.00/cwt137.00–137.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy510138.00/cwt138.00–138.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 2625134.28/cwt125.00–139.008395
HeifersMedium and Large 2429137.17/cwt130.00–147.005884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 2685129.45/cwt123.00–136.008872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475127.50/cwt127.50–127.506061
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007411
HeifersMedium and Large 2325143.51/cwt130.00–150.004667
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775125.46/cwt124.00–127.009722
HeifersMedium and Large 2474137.87/cwt130.00–147.006549
HeifersMedium and Large 2578135.78/cwt132.00–141.007856
HeifersMedium and Large 2715128.57/cwt125.00–132.009192
HeifersMedium and Large 2380145.87/cwt137.50–150.005546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2331165.15/cwt150.00–180.005476

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.