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
BullsAverage1,575112.281,76931
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 2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007802
SteersMedium and Large 2525185.10/cwt180.00–190.009722
SteersMedium and Large 2815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
SteersMedium and Large 2685156.09/cwt150.00–162.001,0692
SteersMedium and Large 11,295122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5801
SteersMedium and Large 2485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009461
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added517192.13/cwt190.00–195.009935
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
SteersMedium and Large 1330225.24/cwt210.00–240.007434
SteersMedium and Large 3605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
SteersMedium and Large 1865157.50/cwt155.00–160.001,3622
SteersMedium and Large 3578152.60/cwt145.00–160.008823
HeifersMedium and Large 1280159.65/cwt152.50–171.0044716
HeifersMedium and Large 2570144.25/cwt137.50–157.5082212
HeifersMedium and Large 1918147.38/cwt140.00–152.001,3533
HeifersMedium and Large 1323170.75/cwt160.00–190.0055210
SteersMedium and Large 2328179.71/cwt177.50–180.005899
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added418191.61/cwt190.00–195.008013
HeifersMedium and Large 1374175.63/cwt162.50–189.0065738
HeifersMedium and Large 1855138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 1624169.55/cwt150.00–176.001,05817
HeifersMedium and Large 1810153.04/cwt145.00–158.001,2403
SteersMedium and Large 3530157.00/cwt157.00–157.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 2319141.91/cwt127.50–152.504537
HeifersMedium and Large 2523148.21/cwt135.00–157.507758
HeifersMedium and Large 2625133.94/cwt126.00–141.008375
HeifersMedium and Large 2725108.36/cwt105.00–110.007863
HeifersMedium and Large 1659165.58/cwt150.00–176.001,09118
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added623177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1062
HeifersMedium and Large 1210170.00/cwt162.00–178.003572
HeifersMedium and Large 2220143.82/cwt140.00–148.003162
HeifersMedium and Large 2770104.00/cwt104.00–104.008011
HeifersMedium and Large 2664137.73/cwt131.00–145.009155
HeifersMedium and Large 2277140.57/cwt127.50–145.0038911
HeifersMedium and Large 2963115.55/cwt112.00–119.001,1132
HeifersMedium and Large 1523172.98/cwt160.00–187.5090537
HeifersMedium and Large 3320104.52/cwt104.00–105.003342
HeifersMedium and Large 2473151.92/cwt136.00–160.007199
SteersMedium and Large 1665197.42/cwt190.00–208.001,3134
SteersMedium and Large 1625219.42/cwt212.50–225.001,3713
SteersMedium and Large 2586199.38/cwt197.50–200.001,1684
SteersMedium and Large 2718144.64/cwt130.00–152.501,0393
SteersMedium and Large 2401174.00/cwt174.00–174.006988
SteersMedium and Large 2260197.50/cwt197.50–197.505141
SteersMedium and Large 1775135.41/cwt131.00–140.001,0492
SteersMedium and Large 1831159.32/cwt154.00–170.001,3243
SteersMedium and Large 1482230.22/cwt220.00–242.001,11010
SteersMedium and Large 1516216.67/cwt210.00–234.001,11821
SteersMedium and Large 1426225.95/cwt210.00–240.0096312
SteersMedium and Large 1373224.82/cwt203.00–236.008394
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3205
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added415242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0041
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added662217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4377
SteersMedium and Large 1727187.84/cwt175.00–193.001,3669
SteersMedium and Large 1579221.07/cwt203.00–232.501,28012
SteersMedium and Large 11,080115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2421
Dairy HeifersLarge 346590.00/cwt90.00–90.004191
Dairy SteersLarge 3390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Dairy SteersLarge 3285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Dairy SteersLarge 3725132.49/cwt132.00–133.009612
Dairy SteersLarge 3508123.81/cwt112.50–135.006292
SteersMedium and Large 11,025147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5071
Dairy SteersLarge 3315133.79/cwt132.50–135.004212
Dairy SteersLarge 3225108.94/cwt100.00–117.502452
Dairy SteersLarge 3815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
Dairy SteersLarge 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Dairy SteersLarge 3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Dairy HeifersLarge 340572.50/cwt72.50–72.502941
Dairy SteersLarge 3783129.27/cwt127.50–131.001,0122
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added410244.30/cwt242.00–247.001,0023
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added358245.00/cwt245.00–245.008772
BullsMedium and Large 1920136.01/cwt130.00–140.001,2513
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added650216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4041
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy305249.02/cwt248.00–250.007602
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy288250.00/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
Bulls1,570111.74/cwt103.00–120.001,75427
Bulls1,12090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0081
Bulls1,775124.54/cwt121.00–126.002,2113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995864.38/head825.00–900.008642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium 2813561.20/head550.00–570.005612
Bred CowsMedium 2745580.00/head580.00–580.005801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 3615575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28231,290.43/head975.00–1,625.001,2904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29541,008.94/head725.00–1,350.001,0094
Bred CowsMedium 3601451.49/head250.00–540.0045111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29141,401.31/head800.00–1,975.001,4017
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27911,115.17/head800.00–1,400.001,1154
BullsMedium and Large 2417188.52/cwt175.00–200.0078618
BullsMedium and Large 3575129.74/cwt120.00–140.007462
BullsMedium and Large 2623174.79/cwt165.00–187.501,0894
BullsMedium and Large 3228150.00/cwt150.00–150.003422
BullsMedium and Large 3372152.29/cwt135.00–165.0056710
BullsMedium and Large 1815149.22/cwt135.00–157.501,2163
BullsMedium and Large 2470189.64/cwt170.00–200.0089111
BullsMedium and Large 3340139.85/cwt130.00–150.004752
BullsMedium and Large 3266148.75/cwt139.00–162.503965
BullsMedium and Large 3423157.22/cwt132.50–168.006656
BullsMedium and Large 3467156.75/cwt147.50–165.007323
BullsMedium and Large 2233167.37/cwt160.00–172.003903
BullsMedium and Large 2575177.35/cwt160.00–190.001,02011
BullsMedium and Large 2519188.25/cwt180.00–200.009777
BullsMedium and Large 3634139.38/cwt132.50–145.008844
BullsMedium and Large 3522155.08/cwt150.00–165.008103
BullsMedium and Large 3685128.73/cwt127.50–130.008822
BullsMedium and Large 1864128.85/cwt125.00–135.001,1134
BullsMedium and Large 1952131.68/cwt120.00–138.001,2543
HeifersMedium and Large 2361152.24/cwt145.00–157.005506
HeifersMedium and Large 3232108.45/cwt100.00–125.002523
HeifersMedium and Large 1955143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3661
HeifersMedium and Large 2420153.45/cwt147.50–160.0064412
HeifersMedium and Large 3428119.54/cwt115.00–125.005124
HeifersMedium and Large 1738154.36/cwt140.00–163.501,1398
HeifersMedium and Large 3570111.33/cwt102.50–120.006352
HeifersMedium and Large 3613110.29/cwt102.50–118.006763
HeifersMedium and Large 1422176.44/cwt162.50–188.0074530
HeifersMedium and Large 3380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
HeifersMedium and Large 1472178.28/cwt163.00–190.0084126
HeifersMedium and Large 1776151.80/cwt140.00–162.501,1789
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added463196.73/cwt192.00–201.0091118
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added378195.00/cwt195.00–195.007372
HeifersMedium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005832
BullsMedium and Large 1710153.26/cwt145.00–165.001,0883
BullsMedium and Large 1425224.41/cwt204.00–240.0095427
BullsMedium and Large 1519218.69/cwt204.00–230.001,13525
HeifersMedium and Large 3473130.96/cwt130.00–132.006192
HeifersMedium and Large 3273109.91/cwt100.00–118.003004
HeifersMedium and Large 3650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
BullsMedium and Large 1669189.50/cwt180.00–208.001,2685
BullsMedium and Large 11,163122.52/cwt120.00–125.001,4252
BullsMedium and Large 1238193.87/cwt190.00–197.504612
BullsMedium and Large 1571217.73/cwt205.00–226.001,24321
HeifersMedium and Large 1575170.92/cwt160.00–185.0098319
BullsMedium and Large 1625207.38/cwt190.00–220.001,29615
BullsMedium and Large 1280215.04/cwt200.00–237.506028
BullsMedium and Large 1372225.68/cwt202.50–240.0084017
BullsMedium and Large 1327227.26/cwt210.00–246.0074318
BullsMedium and Large 2720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 2875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
BullsMedium and Large 1771142.68/cwt130.00–160.001,10012
BullsMedium and Large 1473222.19/cwt202.50–237.501,05134
BullsMedium and Large 2668161.71/cwt150.00–168.001,0805
BullsMedium and Large 2372188.94/cwt177.50–200.0070320
BullsMedium and Large 2336188.71/cwt175.00–200.006348
BullsMedium and Large 2269182.13/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.