Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 24
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
690 head
17 vs last sale 673 48 vs year ago 738 · 6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
28 vs last sale 216 16 vs year ago 260 · 6.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
15 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 13 · +15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady while slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.91/cwt on 240 head.
Average price
$129.91
240 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.80
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514134.63693178
Medium and Large 2-3433116.3650462
One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $188 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 sale240 hd
129.91
NC average7 barns · 1,093 hd
124.11
+5.80
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
BullsAverage1,42192.551,31530
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30673.5896180
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39467.0993541
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08357.2562083

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$8423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,089$79310
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$9751thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2384137.58/cwt130.00–147.5052813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3484116.20/cwt105.00–126.005625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332136.55/cwt127.50–149.004538
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720107.00/cwt107.00–107.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3519119.10/cwt110.00–128.0061810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825116.00/cwt116.00–116.009571
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3328118.34/cwt110.00–122.503888
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718118.56/cwt110.00–124.008516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571128.89/cwt122.50–136.0073632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477141.54/cwt130.00–149.0067530
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621127.54/cwt124.00–131.0079220
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3427113.91/cwt105.00–126.0048610
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370119.19/cwt112.50–125.0044110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430142.20/cwt130.00–149.0061119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278133.69/cwt132.50–135.003722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225130.99/cwt125.00–136.002952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517136.36/cwt131.00–143.0070519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2795124.00/cwt124.00–124.009861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3367126.70/cwt122.50–130.004653
SteersMedium and Large 2-3473127.46/cwt125.00–130.006032
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678141.26/cwt135.00–144.0095810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328157.98/cwt152.00–162.505186
SteersMedium and Large 1-2279162.38/cwt150.00–168.004535
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473157.84/cwt149.00–163.0074715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430160.42/cwt152.00–168.0069012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372160.88/cwt152.50–167.005989
SteersMedium and Large 2-3268117.29/cwt110.00–125.003142
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330115.00/cwt115.00–115.003801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3523124.17/cwt118.00–130.006494
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580140.70/cwt135.00–148.008168
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522153.95/cwt150.00–159.008048
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715134.24/cwt130.00–137.009603
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612142.24/cwt138.00–146.0087115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2767110.50/cwt109.00–112.508485
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523139.06/cwt128.00–149.0072727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2564136.66/cwt125.00–146.0077124
BullsMedium and Large 1-2828116.68/cwt115.00–119.009663
BullsMedium and Large 1-2235131.63/cwt130.00–135.003093
BullsMedium and Large 1-2279136.26/cwt130.00–145.003805
CowsLean 85-90%96847.30/cwt42.00–54.0045820
CowsLean 85-90%1,11960.41/cwt52.00–66.0067663
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63373.99/cwt73.00–75.001,2082
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38266.74/cwt62.00–72.0092239
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42680.05/cwt78.00–85.001,14217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27371.84/cwt66.00–77.0091563
Bulls1,50993.65/cwt88.00–100.001,41320
Bulls99884.93/cwt82.00–88.008487
Bulls1,825102.98/cwt102.00–105.001,8793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,089792.63/head625.00–925.0079310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030841.95/head775.00–925.008423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,090975.00/head975.00–975.009751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3635119.00/cwt119.00–119.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585121.98/cwt120.00–124.007142
BullsMedium and Large 2-3865107.50/cwt107.50–107.509301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3705108.00/cwt108.00–108.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3414129.31/cwt122.50–134.005357
BullsMedium and Large 2-3820107.00/cwt107.00–107.008771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3385117.49/cwt110.00–125.004525
BullsMedium and Large 2-3511116.80/cwt107.50–122.005974
BullsMedium and Large 2-3318113.46/cwt110.00–120.003613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622129.76/cwt120.00–136.0080719
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474140.82/cwt130.00–152.0066717
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373147.37/cwt138.00–158.0055012
BullsMedium and Large 2-3260112.50/cwt110.00–117.502933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669129.31/cwt125.00–134.008659
BullsMedium and Large 1-2326140.20/cwt130.00–147.504578
BullsMedium and Large 1-2714127.56/cwt120.00–134.009117
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470122.98/cwt110.00–128.005785
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy712129.02/cwt128.00–130.009193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy465150.84/cwt150.00–152.507013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy313152.64/cwt150.00–158.004783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy655142.00/cwt142.00–142.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy396150.99/cwt150.00–155.005985
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421147.89/cwt138.00–157.5062315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3576112.94/cwt108.00–120.006517
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3279115.32/cwt107.50–120.003226
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3612117.51/cwt117.00–118.007193
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3203111.20/cwt107.50–115.002262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666121.46/cwt110.00–126.008099

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.