Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 14
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
735 head
262 vs last sale 473 13 vs year ago 722 · +1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
320 head
87 vs last sale 233 105 vs year ago 215 · +48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
5 vs last sale 17 7 vs year ago 15 · +46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.24/cwt on 281 head.
Average price
$115.24
281 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$27.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.29
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532124.06660160
Medium 2533107.4257380
Medium 347796.0845941
One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $201 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 sale281 hd
115.24
NC average8 barns · 1,224 hd
118.53
−3.29
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
BullsHigh1,70997.771,67020
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38475.521,045124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40171.691,00425
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04357.4459966

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)1,055$7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)898$7592thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$96018
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$8251thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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
BullsMedium 2627115.55/cwt110.00–118.007246
BullsMedium 2279115.92/cwt110.00–125.003237
BullsMedium 272596.68/cwt95.00–100.007013
BullsMedium 2425130.96/cwt130.00–132.005572
SteersMedium 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
SteersMedium 3435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
SteersMedium 2250117.50/cwt117.50–117.502941
SteersMedium 2395132.50/cwt132.50–132.505231
SteersMedium 2485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326121.43/cwt115.00–135.003969
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905104.00/cwt104.00–104.009411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626123.00/cwt115.00–127.0077019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531128.39/cwt120.00–136.0068231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,273106.61/cwt100.00–113.001,3572
HeifersMedium 2418109.82/cwt105.00–116.004596
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377122.93/cwt117.00–130.0046310
HeifersMedium 2572110.35/cwt110.00–116.0063117
HeifersMedium 2328109.37/cwt107.50–112.503596
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471130.35/cwt117.00–138.0061435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2727116.33/cwt114.00–119.008463
HeifersMedium 299082.00/cwt82.00–82.008121
HeifersMedium 2218113.82/cwt112.50–115.002482
HeifersMedium 287592.25/cwt92.00–92.508072
HeifersMedium 2469110.69/cwt105.00–115.005198
HeifersMedium 2524109.42/cwt105.00–115.005738
HeifersMedium 2370110.41/cwt110.00–112.504096
HeifersMedium 382080.00/cwt80.00–80.006561
HeifersMedium 326899.46/cwt95.00–102.502674
HeifersMedium 2623105.87/cwt100.00–110.0066012
HeifersMedium 337598.80/cwt90.00–102.503718
HeifersMedium 2740107.00/cwt107.00–107.007921
SteersMedium 3475108.70/cwt107.50–110.005162
SteersMedium 2730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008471
SteersMedium 2795107.00/cwt107.00–107.008511
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,135115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0841
SteersMedium 2608122.02/cwt118.00–126.007422
SteersMedium 2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614154.85/cwt130.00–157.5095120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515161.73/cwt148.00–172.0083317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360173.00/cwt173.00–173.006231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577145.09/cwt135.00–159.0083711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469149.60/cwt140.00–160.0070211
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,235114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417165.48/cwt142.50–174.0069012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671134.53/cwt128.00–142.5090311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320172.00/cwt172.00–172.005502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2721129.27/cwt120.00–139.009325
Dairy SteersLarge 367084.00/cwt84.00–84.005631
Dairy HeifersLarge 381052.00/cwt52.00–52.004211
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,16573.00/cwt73.00–73.008501
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,280110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463143.13/cwt132.50–156.0066314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2724112.64/cwt106.00–120.0081611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324153.68/cwt150.00–165.004986
BullsMedium and Large 1-2782104.31/cwt102.50–108.008165
BullsMedium and Large 1-2818105.60/cwt102.00–108.008644
BullsMedium and Large 1-2922100.67/cwt100.00–102.009283
CowsLean 85-90%93348.13/cwt41.00–54.0044923
CowsLean 85-90%1,10262.42/cwt55.00–68.0068843
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40171.69/cwt66.00–78.001,00425
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42783.17/cwt82.00–86.001,18711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38074.77/cwt67.00–81.001,032113
Bulls2,030108.43/cwt108.00–109.002,2012
Bulls1,71799.70/cwt92.00–105.001,71214
Bulls1,51885.69/cwt80.00–88.001,3014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2898759.26/head575.00–925.007592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2924885.67/head675.00–1,200.008869
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,057940.85/head800.00–1,075.009413
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29651,080.10/head950.00–1,300.001,0806
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2885825.00/head825.00–825.008251
BullsMedium 357394.01/cwt87.50–100.005395
BullsMedium 2578108.57/cwt100.00–122.506288
BullsMedium 2478119.38/cwt110.00–130.005713
BullsMedium 372584.99/cwt80.00–90.006163
BullsMedium 382582.50/cwt82.50–82.506811
BullsMedium 361794.85/cwt87.50–100.005853
BullsMedium 2240120.00/cwt120.00–120.002881
BullsMedium 2518117.83/cwt110.00–122.506108
BullsMedium 278197.36/cwt95.00–100.007604
BullsMedium 342588.62/cwt85.00–92.503772
BullsMedium 2378124.93/cwt120.00–130.004723
BullsMedium 367989.03/cwt84.00–95.006056
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,040100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0401
BullsMedium 282096.07/cwt93.00–99.007882
HeifersMedium 294580.00/cwt80.00–80.007561
HeifersMedium 282091.99/cwt90.00–95.007543
HeifersMedium 375085.00/cwt85.00–85.006381
HeifersMedium 366485.77/cwt83.00–87.505704
HeifersMedium 346898.53/cwt87.50–102.504616
HeifersMedium 2277110.89/cwt110.00–112.503073
HeifersMedium 2670104.72/cwt102.50–108.007024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673117.05/cwt110.00–120.007888
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568121.17/cwt115.00–130.0068812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426125.56/cwt117.50–139.0053517
HeifersMedium 353498.44/cwt85.00–102.505266
HeifersMedium 343494.99/cwt85.00–100.004127
HeifersMedium 355699.08/cwt92.50–102.505514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523140.72/cwt125.00–155.0073627
BullsMedium and Large 1-2672119.77/cwt110.00–130.0080514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382154.41/cwt140.00–168.0059015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765111.63/cwt110.00–115.008543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2279121.48/cwt117.50–123.003394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2824105.15/cwt100.00–110.008665
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860104.32/cwt103.00–106.008973
BullsMedium 2673110.61/cwt108.00–115.007443
BullsMedium 2321114.03/cwt102.50–122.503664
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624132.73/cwt125.00–146.0082816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422151.76/cwt135.00–168.0064021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570139.85/cwt127.00–150.0079724

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.