Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-10-31

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 31
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
165 vs last sale 690 278 vs year ago 803 · 34.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
209 head
35 vs last sale 244 21 vs year ago 230 · 9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
10 vs last sale 15 13 vs year ago 18 · 72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.43/cwt on 184 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 65.10 against this barn's trailing median of $202.53.
Average price
$137.43
184 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.17
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487143.35699143
Medium and Large 2-3535116.7662541
One grade step is worth $26.59/cwt here — about $74 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales
231208184161median 202.5312/1503/0204/2706/1508/17
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $216.84, low $174.89, median $202.53 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale184 hd
137.43
NC average8 barns · 951 hd
122.26
+15.17
This barn, trailing median30 sales
202.53
−65.10
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
BullsAverage1,43893.631,34728
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32572.6596360
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52366.401,01133
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08656.4061268

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)1,158$8522thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,244$1,1833thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2564134.56/cwt125.00–138.0075911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670121.44/cwt115.00–127.508142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381140.22/cwt130.00–147.5053418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619123.06/cwt116.00–134.007629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721112.72/cwt105.00–121.008137
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333175.00/cwt175.00–175.005832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2656140.09/cwt135.00–142.009197
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577150.35/cwt144.00–151.508687
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2920115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2777108.73/cwt105.00–115.008453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2253129.73/cwt127.50–132.003282
SteersMedium and Large 2-3860102.50/cwt102.50–102.508821
SteersMedium and Large 2-3590112.00/cwt112.00–112.006611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410127.50/cwt127.50–127.505231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523132.89/cwt122.00–137.0069516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2283166.47/cwt155.00–179.004712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2920131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2411170.89/cwt167.50–174.007024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470167.74/cwt163.00–170.007883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2891138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,2349
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473138.38/cwt130.00–149.0065520
Dairy SteersLarge 348079.00/cwt79.00–79.003791
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640127.50/cwt127.00–128.008162
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485118.93/cwt110.00–127.505772
SteersMedium and Large 2-3815102.50/cwt102.50–102.508351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376166.86/cwt150.00–173.006276
Dairy SteersLarge 358691.80/cwt85.00–97.0053810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530158.00/cwt158.00–158.008371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731147.11/cwt140.00–149.501,0754
Dairy SteersLarge 362565.90/cwt55.00–79.004123
Dairy SteersLarge 376049.44/cwt40.00–59.003762
Dairy HeifersLarge 328562.50/cwt62.50–62.501781
Dairy HeifersLarge 366050.00/cwt50.00–50.003301
Dairy SteersLarge 353565.00/cwt65.00–65.003481
Dairy SteersLarge 391070.00/cwt70.00–70.006371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423154.77/cwt139.00–166.0065510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673124.35/cwt118.00–135.008376
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709118.46/cwt110.00–127.008404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2880105.00/cwt105.00–105.009241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2840116.00/cwt116.00–116.009741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570135.23/cwt122.50–144.0077122
CowsLean 85-90%1,09458.51/cwt50.00–66.0064056
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32171.98/cwt64.00–77.0095155
CowsLean 85-90%1,04746.55/cwt41.00–50.0048712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52366.40/cwt62.00–72.001,01133
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37379.96/cwt78.00–83.001,0985
Bulls1,43994.91/cwt87.00–101.001,36622
Bulls1,23681.39/cwt80.00–82.001,0064
Bulls1,833104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,158851.89/head825.00–875.008522
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2981,262.28/head1,125.00–1,375.001,2622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3725103.70/cwt98.00–109.007524
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423122.31/cwt117.50–130.005173
BullsMedium and Large 2-3643107.00/cwt106.00–108.006882
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578118.76/cwt115.00–120.006864
BullsMedium and Large 2-3328122.27/cwt115.00–130.004013
BullsMedium and Large 2-3285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3667109.08/cwt100.00–115.0072810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270143.52/cwt140.00–150.003883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521140.33/cwt130.00–151.0073125
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476153.52/cwt139.00–161.0073124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-295599.00/cwt99.00–99.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3521119.28/cwt117.50–120.006217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426139.89/cwt132.00–151.0059613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3710102.99/cwt102.00–104.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3660107.27/cwt101.00–110.007084
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2878113.00/cwt113.00–113.009922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245134.00/cwt134.00–134.003281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3329114.66/cwt112.50–120.003777
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3620105.82/cwt102.00–114.006564
BullsMedium and Large 1-2617127.10/cwt117.00–134.0078410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369151.91/cwt139.00–165.0056123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333130.36/cwt122.50–135.004344
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3220112.50/cwt112.50–112.502481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428109.50/cwt109.00–110.004692
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3479118.55/cwt110.00–125.005685
BullsMedium and Large 2-3528121.03/cwt110.00–127.506393
BullsMedium and Large 2-3476126.95/cwt117.00–135.006048
BullsMedium and Large 1-2316153.40/cwt140.00–163.0048514
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3368118.84/cwt110.00–125.004375
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275109.73/cwt108.00–112.503026
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578110.85/cwt110.00–115.006416
BullsMedium and Large 2-3238115.05/cwt110.00–120.002742

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.