Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-04-03

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 3
● Final157 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
966 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 943▲ 6 vs year ago 960 · +0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
407 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 393▲ 82 vs year ago 325 · +25.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 46▲ 39 vs year ago 17 · +229.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $193.75/cwt on 373 head. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −8.78 against this barn's trailing median of $202.53.
Average price
$193.75
373 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$75.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.99
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467206.13962256
Medium and Large 2459172.84793100
Medium and Large 3483130.2662917thin
One grade step is worth $75.87/cwt here — about $334 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

32 sales
231210189167median 202.5301/1203/2305/1807/2709/14
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $216.84, low $181.50, median $202.53 across 32 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 sale373 hd
193.75
—
NC average8 barns · 1,217 hd
174.76
+18.99
This barn, trailing median32 sales
202.53
−8.78
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—High1,512111.761,69051
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242103.321,283119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50494.511,42139
CowsLean 85-90%Average96679.39767175

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)935$8803thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)878$87910
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)854$8299
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,5382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)936$1,34132

Every lot, as filed

157 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—316203.40/cwt195.00–220.006436
SteersMedium and Large 3—425131.95/cwt130.00–134.005612
SteersMedium and Large 3—580121.00/cwt120.00–122.007022
SteersMedium and Large 3—465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
SteersMedium and Large 2—270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
SteersMedium and Large 2—518179.99/cwt160.00–198.009325
SteersMedium and Large 1—678168.85/cwt161.00–180.001,1453
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—795145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—815152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2431
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—620179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1102
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—250240.00/cwt240.00–240.006001
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—313234.50/cwt234.00–235.007342
SteersMedium and Large 1—225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—457192.62/cwt191.00–199.008809
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—567182.70/cwt180.00–183.001,03610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—660167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1022
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—709169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,20210
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—435199.70/cwt194.00–215.0086915
SteersMedium and Large 2—375174.89/cwt155.00–190.006565
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472175.66/cwt160.00–190.0082933
HeifersMedium and Large 1—800139.00/cwt138.00–140.001,1122
HeifersMedium and Large 1—667152.35/cwt140.00–164.001,0168
HeifersMedium and Large 1—611163.13/cwt152.50–171.009979
HeifersMedium and Large 1—273179.83/cwt162.50–192.0049118
SteersMedium and Large 3—375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 2—326151.40/cwt137.50–167.504949
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524169.46/cwt155.00–186.0088834
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566161.22/cwt150.00–178.0091316
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426177.65/cwt160.00–190.0075734
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373175.56/cwt160.00–189.0065540
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,000122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2201
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425146.87/cwt125.00–159.0062412
HeifersMedium and Large 2—755107.50/cwt107.50–107.508121
HeifersMedium and Large 2—564133.39/cwt120.00–144.007525
HeifersMedium and Large 2—285145.24/cwt130.00–157.504147
HeifersMedium and Large 2—715109.72/cwt107.50–112.007842
HeifersMedium and Large 1—885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 2—476139.86/cwt120.00–152.006664
SteersMedium and Large 2—463180.71/cwt170.00–197.008374
SteersMedium and Large 2—633166.24/cwt165.00–167.501,0522
SteersMedium and Large 2—428185.07/cwt182.50–187.507922
SteersMedium and Large 2—340187.50/cwt187.50–187.506381
SteersMedium and Large 2—565172.88/cwt157.50–188.009772
SteersMedium and Large 1—273200.00/cwt189.00–220.005468
SteersMedium and Large 1—418203.35/cwt200.00–210.008503
SteersMedium and Large 1—945120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 1—780167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3071
SteersMedium and Large 1—560222.00/cwt213.00–231.001,2432
SteersMedium and Large 2—215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
SteersMedium and Large 1—364217.05/cwt210.00–238.007907
SteersMedium and Large 1—528227.52/cwt220.00–233.001,2016
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
SteersMedium and Large 1—728146.16/cwt134.00–155.001,0643
SteersMedium and Large 1—615215.33/cwt195.00–223.001,32412
SteersMedium and Large 1—480213.03/cwt200.00–232.001,02315
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—260110.00/cwt110.00–110.002861
Dairy SteersLarge 3—385108.26/cwt90.00–127.504172
Dairy SteersLarge 3—478114.72/cwt85.00–134.005486
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—713181.27/cwt180.00–182.501,2922
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—438240.84/cwt240.00–241.001,0556
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—465238.66/cwt238.00–240.001,1103
Dairy SteersLarge 3—310118.00/cwt118.00–118.003661
Dairy SteersLarge 3—505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006161
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,34580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0761
Dairy SteersLarge 3—66592.50/cwt92.50–92.506151
Dairy SteersLarge 3—275100.36/cwt85.00–117.502762
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—20075.00/cwt75.00–75.001501
Dairy SteersLarge 3—910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Dairy SteersLarge 3—720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009221
Dairy SteersLarge 3—571110.35/cwt87.50–137.506304
Dairy SteersLarge 3—615112.00/cwt112.00–112.006891
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1966
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—850162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3811
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—444246.34/cwt240.00–248.001,0947
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—380247.08/cwt244.00–250.009392
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—305237.50/cwt237.50–237.507242
CowsLean 85-90%—99183.49/cwt70.00–94.00827145
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,222116.06/cwt113.00–119.001,41811
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,244102.02/cwt95.00–112.001,269108
CowsLean 85-90%—84559.56/cwt40.00–69.0050330
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50494.51/cwt90.00–103.001,42139
Bulls——1,841125.45/cwt122.00–129.002,3109
Bulls——1,21294.76/cwt90.00–97.001,1487
Bulls——1,487111.64/cwt100.00–121.001,66035
Bred CowsMedium 2—806688.18/head400.00–825.006884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,015995.63/head850.00–1,125.009962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9261,006.12/head825.00–1,250.001,0066
Bred CowsMedium 2—775650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—828750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—690825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—942940.95/head700.00–1,075.009415
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—660640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9751,470.78/head1,025.00–1,925.001,47122
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9481,093.19/head975.00–1,225.001,0933
Bred CowsMedium 2—745689.81/head600.00–775.006904
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9551,538.29/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8881,441.56/head1,150.00–1,825.001,4423
BullsMedium and Large 2—326184.23/cwt160.00–197.506018
BullsMedium and Large 3—625124.73/cwt122.00–130.007803
BullsMedium and Large 3—533118.11/cwt110.00–126.006302
BullsMedium and Large 1—372215.20/cwt195.00–236.0080137
BullsMedium and Large 1—418211.39/cwt192.50–237.0088432
BullsMedium and Large 3—230125.00/cwt125.00–125.002881
BullsMedium and Large 3—363143.72/cwt140.00–147.505222
BullsMedium and Large 2—373172.02/cwt160.00–190.0064216
BullsMedium and Large 3—303137.44/cwt130.00–145.004162
BullsMedium and Large 2—228168.46/cwt155.00–180.003842
BullsMedium and Large 2—575173.88/cwt150.00–188.001,00013
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
BullsMedium and Large 3—423131.12/cwt128.00–134.005552
BullsMedium and Large 1—724166.39/cwt145.00–180.001,2058
BullsMedium and Large 2—518169.15/cwt150.00–180.0087610
BullsMedium and Large 1—230207.62/cwt195.00–230.0047811
BullsMedium and Large 2—624164.41/cwt160.00–167.501,0264
BullsMedium and Large 3—571130.89/cwt110.00–140.007475
HeifersMedium and Large 3—640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520138.87/cwt130.00–152.5072210
HeifersMedium and Large 2—800114.00/cwt114.00–114.009121
HeifersMedium and Large 1—317175.16/cwt164.00–195.005559
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720133.37/cwt128.00–140.009603
HeifersMedium and Large 3—322126.08/cwt118.00–130.004063
HeifersMedium and Large 3—471118.88/cwt105.00–130.005605
HeifersMedium and Large 3—718100.51/cwt100.00–101.007222
HeifersMedium and Large 2—223147.38/cwt142.00–152.503293
HeifersMedium and Large 1—227186.23/cwt175.00–207.504233
HeifersMedium and Large 1—780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008892
HeifersMedium and Large 1—950114.50/cwt110.00–119.001,0882
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515101.97/cwt92.50–107.005253
HeifersMedium and Large 3—567105.16/cwt100.00–115.005963
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373154.92/cwt142.50–166.005788
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370136.00/cwt136.00–136.005031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—330204.92/cwt200.00–207.506763
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—858139.49/cwt135.00–152.501,1974
HeifersMedium and Large 2—616139.47/cwt126.00–144.008594
BullsMedium and Large 1—950110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0451
BullsMedium and Large 1—663182.29/cwt172.50–190.001,2096
BullsMedium and Large 1—264201.16/cwt192.50–220.0053113
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—508194.02/cwt190.00–198.009862
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,000120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1—925117.46/cwt110.00–126.001,0873
BullsMedium and Large 2—283169.87/cwt165.00–175.004812
BullsMedium and Large 1—768160.17/cwt143.00–174.001,2305
BullsMedium and Large 2—464175.29/cwt157.50–187.5081325
BullsMedium and Large 1—878119.57/cwt116.00–123.001,0502
BullsMedium and Large 1—617188.43/cwt170.00–205.001,16313
BullsMedium and Large 1—563209.72/cwt195.00–227.001,18119
BullsMedium and Large 2—683142.39/cwt135.00–150.009734
BullsMedium and Large 1—820129.82/cwt120.00–140.001,0652
BullsMedium and Large 1—328215.93/cwt199.00–232.5070826
BullsMedium and Large 1—476211.79/cwt195.00–234.001,00832
BullsMedium and Large 1—520211.84/cwt190.00–224.001,10225
BullsMedium and Large 2—424176.26/cwt160.00–187.5074716

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.