Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-05-08

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 8
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
844 head
▲ 345 vs last sale 499▲ 531 vs year ago 313 · +169.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 249▲ 197 vs year ago 144 · +136.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 19▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $190.94/cwt on 343 head. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −13.04 against this barn's trailing median of $203.98.
Average price
$190.94
343 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$921
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.25
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482199.75964258
Medium and Large 2487172.0283866
Medium and Large 3463136.9963419thin
One grade step is worth $62.76/cwt here — about $330 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

31 sales
231209187165median 203.9802/0903/3005/2508/0309/21
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $216.84, low $179.14, median $203.98 across 31 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 sale343 hd
190.94
—
NC average8 barns · 1,234 hd
181.69
+9.25
This barn, trailing median31 sales
203.98
−13.04
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—Average1,386111.881,55132
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22998.451,210162
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50289.691,34729
CowsLean 85-90%Low92576.03703103

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)1,025$1,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$9492thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$9455
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)718$9616

Every lot, as filed

132 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 3—405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
SteersMedium and Large 2—570176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—533191.64/cwt190.00–198.001,02110
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—345189.00/cwt189.00–189.006521
SteersMedium and Large 1—385221.18/cwt210.00–227.508528
SteersMedium and Large 1—479204.81/cwt192.50–218.009819
SteersMedium and Large 1—565198.92/cwt187.00–217.001,12410
SteersMedium and Large 1—519214.65/cwt196.00–226.001,11411
HeifersMedium and Large 1—574175.07/cwt160.00–185.001,00514
HeifersMedium and Large 1—825126.07/cwt114.00–138.001,0402
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326172.60/cwt160.00–180.0056326
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—483195.09/cwt190.00–202.009424
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—762166.74/cwt166.00–167.001,2714
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—417197.24/cwt195.00–201.008227
HeifersMedium and Large 1—663163.97/cwt150.00–175.001,0874
HeifersMedium and Large 1—276175.74/cwt165.00–185.004857
HeifersMedium and Large 1—773148.90/cwt140.00–157.001,1513
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625172.19/cwt164.00–182.501,07613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—718163.01/cwt148.00–178.001,17013
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—850162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—282154.36/cwt150.00–162.504353
HeifersMedium and Large 1—530175.73/cwt160.00–188.0093129
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373177.37/cwt165.00–190.0066233
HeifersMedium and Large 1—230174.40/cwt166.00–185.004014
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422172.82/cwt160.00–189.0072942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472174.52/cwt160.00–184.0082437
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330147.21/cwt140.00–157.504867
HeifersMedium and Large 3—577121.19/cwt110.00–127.506995
SteersMedium and Large 2—480185.16/cwt180.00–190.008892
SteersMedium and Large 2—689160.11/cwt140.00–170.001,1034
SteersMedium and Large 2—530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009541
SteersMedium and Large 2—320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
SteersMedium and Large 2—617168.34/cwt157.50–174.001,0393
SteersMedium and Large 1—265230.00/cwt230.00–230.006101
SteersMedium and Large 1—790181.50/cwt179.00–184.001,4342
SteersMedium and Large 2—940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
SteersMedium and Large 1—728166.54/cwt163.00–177.001,2124
SteersMedium and Large 1—669194.38/cwt180.00–202.501,3004
SteersMedium and Large 1—923166.01/cwt165.00–167.001,5322
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—715196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4011
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—516239.27/cwt238.00–240.001,2358
SteersMedium and Large 1—425205.59/cwt192.50–217.508742
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,090128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3951
SteersMedium and Large 1—885155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3721
HeifersMedium and Large 1—920141.08/cwt134.00–148.001,2982
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625118.00/cwt118.00–118.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 3—680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373123.57/cwt115.00–132.504612
HeifersMedium and Large 3—220118.00/cwt118.00–118.002601
BullsMedium and Large 1—334207.70/cwt200.00–219.0069427
BullsMedium and Large 1—473204.14/cwt187.50–222.0096646
SteersMedium and Large 1—820134.46/cwt131.00–138.001,1032
SteersMedium and Large 3—383151.01/cwt150.00–152.005782
SteersMedium and Large 3—465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
SteersMedium and Large 1—619190.41/cwt180.00–198.001,17912
SteersMedium and Large 3—623130.00/cwt130.00–130.008102
SteersMedium and Large 1—345228.00/cwt228.00–228.007871
Dairy SteersLarge 3—415128.75/cwt120.00–137.505342
Dairy SteersLarge 3—371144.96/cwt130.00–158.005385
Dairy HeifersMedium 3—57065.00/cwt65.00–65.003711
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—656210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3784
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—475236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—571230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3134
Dairy SteersLarge 3—76090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Dairy SteersMedium 3—41595.00/cwt95.00–95.003941
Dairy SteersLarge 3—705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009241
Dairy SteersLarge 3—210125.00/cwt125.00–125.002631
BullsMedium and Large 1—918131.04/cwt129.00–133.001,2032
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,075130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—378233.97/cwt230.00–238.008842
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—565218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2321
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—440228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0031
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—300236.00/cwt236.00–236.007081
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22896.37/cwt90.00–105.001,183137
CowsLean 85-90%—80457.95/cwt40.00–68.0046626
CowsLean 85-90%—96682.13/cwt70.00–90.0079377
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50289.69/cwt80.00–95.001,34729
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,234109.83/cwt106.00–116.001,35525
Bulls——1,309111.25/cwt103.00–120.001,45624
Bulls——1,14591.47/cwt88.00–95.001,0473
Bulls——1,901127.13/cwt121.00–134.002,4175
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—890949.16/head925.00–975.009492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,000944.63/head675.00–1,200.009455
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—520450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—670970.99/head800.00–1,125.009712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8151,125.05/head975.00–1,250.001,1253
BullsMedium and Large 3—670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
BullsMedium and Large 2—221166.27/cwt160.00–170.003674
BullsMedium and Large 3—425126.57/cwt112.50–140.005382
BullsMedium and Large 3—330156.14/cwt152.50–160.005152
BullsMedium and Large 3—283151.75/cwt140.00–162.504292
BullsMedium and Large 3—573141.95/cwt130.00–150.008134
BullsMedium and Large 2—525176.97/cwt170.00–184.009293
BullsMedium and Large 2—705127.45/cwt120.00–135.008992
BullsMedium and Large 3—625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
BullsMedium and Large 3—465127.50/cwt127.50–127.505931
BullsMedium and Large 3—512140.61/cwt130.00–150.007203
BullsMedium and Large 3—375120.60/cwt110.00–132.504523
BullsMedium and Large 1—424206.63/cwt192.00–219.0087635
BullsMedium and Large 2—573178.98/cwt170.00–184.001,0264
BullsMedium and Large 2—627173.09/cwt160.00–180.001,08514
BullsMedium and Large 2—423179.09/cwt160.00–190.0075811
BullsMedium and Large 2—369175.30/cwt162.50–188.006478
BullsMedium and Large 2—276173.94/cwt167.50–185.004804
BullsMedium and Large 1—523198.28/cwt185.00–222.001,03740
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470142.79/cwt130.00–154.006719
HeifersMedium and Large 2—220155.68/cwt150.00–162.503422
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670137.61/cwt130.00–145.009222
HeifersMedium and Large 2—369152.67/cwt142.50–162.505639
HeifersMedium and Large 2—728140.51/cwt140.00–141.001,0232
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524147.72/cwt132.50–157.5077410
HeifersMedium and Large 2—558144.26/cwt132.50–157.508055
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428142.21/cwt132.50–152.506096
HeifersMedium and Large 2—639133.88/cwt125.00–142.508556
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435123.11/cwt118.00–128.005362
HeifersMedium and Large 3—300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
BullsMedium and Large 1—275211.93/cwt197.50–220.0058312
BullsMedium and Large 1—808139.72/cwt120.00–150.001,1295
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—245202.50/cwt202.50–202.504961
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—255199.43/cwt196.00–202.505093
BullsMedium and Large 1—571195.19/cwt185.00–212.001,11532
BullsMedium and Large 1—783148.50/cwt147.00–150.001,1632
BullsMedium and Large 1—721160.85/cwt148.00–170.001,1605
BullsMedium and Large 1—672181.83/cwt170.00–195.001,2228
BullsMedium and Large 1—619195.84/cwt185.00–210.001,21213
BullsMedium and Large 1—373209.30/cwt195.00–222.5078121
BullsMedium and Large 2—320181.25/cwt175.00–190.005804
BullsMedium and Large 2—683160.21/cwt154.00–167.501,0946
BullsMedium and Large 2—470176.24/cwt165.00–185.008285
BullsMedium and Large 2—765127.50/cwt127.50–127.509751
BullsMedium and Large 1—231211.70/cwt197.50–228.004894

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.