Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 24
● Final152 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
970 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 985▲ 130 vs year ago 840 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 388▼ 182 vs year ago 463 · −39.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.47/cwt on 375 head.
Average price
$162.47
375 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$796
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$385
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.05
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500172.84865268
Medium and Large 2476143.1968283
Medium and Large 3423113.4448024
One grade step is worth $59.39/cwt here — about $385 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 sale375 hd
162.47
—
NC average7 barns · 1,289 hd
170.52
−8.05
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—Average1,575112.281,76931
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,270100.391,275103
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55992.081,43528
CowsLean 85-90%Low96077.74746105

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)954$1,0094thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)863$7532thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)682$52115
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)842$1,25016

Every lot, as filed

152 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 2—390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007802
SteersMedium and Large 2—525185.10/cwt180.00–190.009722
SteersMedium and Large 2—815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
SteersMedium and Large 2—685156.09/cwt150.00–162.001,0692
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,295122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5801
SteersMedium and Large 2—485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009461
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—517192.13/cwt190.00–195.009935
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
SteersMedium and Large 1—330225.24/cwt210.00–240.007434
SteersMedium and Large 3—605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
SteersMedium and Large 1—865157.50/cwt155.00–160.001,3622
SteersMedium and Large 3—578152.60/cwt145.00–160.008823
HeifersMedium and Large 1—280159.65/cwt152.50–171.0044716
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570144.25/cwt137.50–157.5082212
HeifersMedium and Large 1—918147.38/cwt140.00–152.001,3533
HeifersMedium and Large 1—323170.75/cwt160.00–190.0055210
SteersMedium and Large 2—328179.71/cwt177.50–180.005899
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—418191.61/cwt190.00–195.008013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—374175.63/cwt162.50–189.0065738
HeifersMedium and Large 1—855138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624169.55/cwt150.00–176.001,05817
HeifersMedium and Large 1—810153.04/cwt145.00–158.001,2403
SteersMedium and Large 3—530157.00/cwt157.00–157.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 2—319141.91/cwt127.50–152.504537
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523148.21/cwt135.00–157.507758
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625133.94/cwt126.00–141.008375
HeifersMedium and Large 2—725108.36/cwt105.00–110.007863
HeifersMedium and Large 1—659165.58/cwt150.00–176.001,09118
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—623177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1062
HeifersMedium and Large 1—210170.00/cwt162.00–178.003572
HeifersMedium and Large 2—220143.82/cwt140.00–148.003162
HeifersMedium and Large 2—770104.00/cwt104.00–104.008011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—664137.73/cwt131.00–145.009155
HeifersMedium and Large 2—277140.57/cwt127.50–145.0038911
HeifersMedium and Large 2—963115.55/cwt112.00–119.001,1132
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523172.98/cwt160.00–187.5090537
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320104.52/cwt104.00–105.003342
HeifersMedium and Large 2—473151.92/cwt136.00–160.007199
SteersMedium and Large 1—665197.42/cwt190.00–208.001,3134
SteersMedium and Large 1—625219.42/cwt212.50–225.001,3713
SteersMedium and Large 2—586199.38/cwt197.50–200.001,1684
SteersMedium and Large 2—718144.64/cwt130.00–152.501,0393
SteersMedium and Large 2—401174.00/cwt174.00–174.006988
SteersMedium and Large 2—260197.50/cwt197.50–197.505141
SteersMedium and Large 1—775135.41/cwt131.00–140.001,0492
SteersMedium and Large 1—831159.32/cwt154.00–170.001,3243
SteersMedium and Large 1—482230.22/cwt220.00–242.001,11010
SteersMedium and Large 1—516216.67/cwt210.00–234.001,11821
SteersMedium and Large 1—426225.95/cwt210.00–240.0096312
SteersMedium and Large 1—373224.82/cwt203.00–236.008394
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3205
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—415242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0041
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—662217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4377
SteersMedium and Large 1—727187.84/cwt175.00–193.001,3669
SteersMedium and Large 1—579221.07/cwt203.00–232.501,28012
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,080115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2421
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—46590.00/cwt90.00–90.004191
Dairy SteersLarge 3—390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Dairy SteersLarge 3—285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Dairy SteersLarge 3—725132.49/cwt132.00–133.009612
Dairy SteersLarge 3—508123.81/cwt112.50–135.006292
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,025147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5071
Dairy SteersLarge 3—315133.79/cwt132.50–135.004212
Dairy SteersLarge 3—225108.94/cwt100.00–117.502452
Dairy SteersLarge 3—815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
Dairy SteersLarge 3—450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Dairy SteersLarge 3—435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—40572.50/cwt72.50–72.502941
Dairy SteersLarge 3—783129.27/cwt127.50–131.001,0122
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—410244.30/cwt242.00–247.001,0023
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—358245.00/cwt245.00–245.008772
BullsMedium and Large 1—920136.01/cwt130.00–140.001,2513
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—650216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4041
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—305249.02/cwt248.00–250.007602
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—288250.00/cwt250.00–250.007202
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,55692.53/cwt88.00–100.001,44027
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,229112.27/cwt110.00–117.001,38014
CowsLean 85-90%—85860.38/cwt48.00–68.0051823
CowsLean 85-90%—98882.61/cwt70.00–92.0081682
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,63080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3041
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27698.52/cwt91.00–108.001,25789
Bulls——1,570111.74/cwt103.00–120.001,75427
Bulls——1,12090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0081
Bulls——1,775124.54/cwt121.00–126.002,2113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—995864.38/head825.00–900.008642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—980925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium 2—813561.20/head550.00–570.005612
Bred CowsMedium 2—745580.00/head580.00–580.005801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 3—615575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8231,290.43/head975.00–1,625.001,2904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9541,008.94/head725.00–1,350.001,0094
Bred CowsMedium 3—601451.49/head250.00–540.0045111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9141,401.31/head800.00–1,975.001,4017
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—7911,115.17/head800.00–1,400.001,1154
BullsMedium and Large 2—417188.52/cwt175.00–200.0078618
BullsMedium and Large 3—575129.74/cwt120.00–140.007462
BullsMedium and Large 2—623174.79/cwt165.00–187.501,0894
BullsMedium and Large 3—228150.00/cwt150.00–150.003422
BullsMedium and Large 3—372152.29/cwt135.00–165.0056710
BullsMedium and Large 1—815149.22/cwt135.00–157.501,2163
BullsMedium and Large 2—470189.64/cwt170.00–200.0089111
BullsMedium and Large 3—340139.85/cwt130.00–150.004752
BullsMedium and Large 3—266148.75/cwt139.00–162.503965
BullsMedium and Large 3—423157.22/cwt132.50–168.006656
BullsMedium and Large 3—467156.75/cwt147.50–165.007323
BullsMedium and Large 2—233167.37/cwt160.00–172.003903
BullsMedium and Large 2—575177.35/cwt160.00–190.001,02011
BullsMedium and Large 2—519188.25/cwt180.00–200.009777
BullsMedium and Large 3—634139.38/cwt132.50–145.008844
BullsMedium and Large 3—522155.08/cwt150.00–165.008103
BullsMedium and Large 3—685128.73/cwt127.50–130.008822
BullsMedium and Large 1—864128.85/cwt125.00–135.001,1134
BullsMedium and Large 1—952131.68/cwt120.00–138.001,2543
HeifersMedium and Large 2—361152.24/cwt145.00–157.005506
HeifersMedium and Large 3—232108.45/cwt100.00–125.002523
HeifersMedium and Large 1—955143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3661
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420153.45/cwt147.50–160.0064412
HeifersMedium and Large 3—428119.54/cwt115.00–125.005124
HeifersMedium and Large 1—738154.36/cwt140.00–163.501,1398
HeifersMedium and Large 3—570111.33/cwt102.50–120.006352
HeifersMedium and Large 3—613110.29/cwt102.50–118.006763
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422176.44/cwt162.50–188.0074530
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472178.28/cwt163.00–190.0084126
HeifersMedium and Large 1—776151.80/cwt140.00–162.501,1789
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—463196.73/cwt192.00–201.0091118
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—378195.00/cwt195.00–195.007372
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005832
BullsMedium and Large 1—710153.26/cwt145.00–165.001,0883
BullsMedium and Large 1—425224.41/cwt204.00–240.0095427
BullsMedium and Large 1—519218.69/cwt204.00–230.001,13525
HeifersMedium and Large 3—473130.96/cwt130.00–132.006192
HeifersMedium and Large 3—273109.91/cwt100.00–118.003004
HeifersMedium and Large 3—650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
BullsMedium and Large 1—669189.50/cwt180.00–208.001,2685
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,163122.52/cwt120.00–125.001,4252
BullsMedium and Large 1—238193.87/cwt190.00–197.504612
BullsMedium and Large 1—571217.73/cwt205.00–226.001,24321
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575170.92/cwt160.00–185.0098319
BullsMedium and Large 1—625207.38/cwt190.00–220.001,29615
BullsMedium and Large 1—280215.04/cwt200.00–237.506028
BullsMedium and Large 1—372225.68/cwt202.50–240.0084017
BullsMedium and Large 1—327227.26/cwt210.00–246.0074318
BullsMedium and Large 2—720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 2—875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
BullsMedium and Large 1—771142.68/cwt130.00–160.001,10012
BullsMedium and Large 1—473222.19/cwt202.50–237.501,05134
BullsMedium and Large 2—668161.71/cwt150.00–168.001,0805
BullsMedium and Large 2—372188.94/cwt177.50–200.0070320
BullsMedium and Large 2—336188.71/cwt175.00–200.006348
BullsMedium and Large 2—269182.13/cwt167.50–197.5049013

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.