Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-05-15

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 15
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
562 head
282 vs last sale 844 68 vs year ago 630 · 10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
144 vs last sale 341 91 vs year ago 288 · 31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
7 vs last sale 14 17 vs year ago 38 · 44.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Bred Cows- Medium 2

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.22/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$163.22
236 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.80
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501172.46864179
Medium and Large 2522141.6774042
Medium and Large 3560113.3863515thin
One grade step is worth $59.08/cwt here — about $229 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 sale236 hd
163.22
NC average8 barns · 1,213 hd
171.03
−7.80
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
BullsHigh1,473111.331,64025
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19697.381,16586
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38490.251,24919
CowsLean 85-90%Average97379.1177063

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)1,078$1,1493thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$9614thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)843$86211
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,3382thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1628185.16/cwt177.50–193.001,1636
SteersMedium and Large 2423189.22/cwt185.00–192.008004
SteersMedium and Large 2605165.00/cwt165.00–165.009981
SteersMedium and Large 1930165.01/cwt164.00–166.001,5352
SteersMedium and Large 11,000134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3401
SteersMedium and Large 2270187.50/cwt187.50–187.505061
HeifersMedium and Large 1624166.35/cwt150.00–174.001,03810
SteersMedium and Large 3575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
SteersMedium and Large 2890132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1751
SteersMedium and Large 1700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 11,055132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3931
SteersMedium and Large 1520207.10/cwt190.00–217.501,0776
HeifersMedium and Large 1432177.80/cwt162.50–187.5076838
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added513226.99/cwt224.00–228.001,1644
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added370226.00/cwt226.00–226.008361
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added780184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4356
HeifersMedium and Large 11,135141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 11,020126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2851
HeifersMedium and Large 1469176.75/cwt162.50–192.0082927
HeifersMedium and Large 1371185.25/cwt170.00–199.0068715
HeifersMedium and Large 1282181.45/cwt170.00–195.005128
HeifersMedium and Large 1321175.98/cwt165.00–192.505659
HeifersMedium and Large 1562170.31/cwt160.00–177.0095713
HeifersMedium and Large 1895146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3072
HeifersMedium and Large 2533145.84/cwt130.00–152.507774
HeifersMedium and Large 1983122.53/cwt110.00–135.001,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 1727160.21/cwt142.50–166.001,1656
HeifersMedium and Large 1680168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1421
HeifersMedium and Large 1236182.79/cwt170.00–196.004315
HeifersMedium and Large 1927116.05/cwt110.00–122.001,0763
SteersMedium and Large 2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
SteersMedium and Large 2595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
SteersMedium and Large 1417207.00/cwt196.00–218.008636
SteersMedium and Large 1474201.86/cwt192.00–218.009579
SteersMedium and Large 1278217.45/cwt213.00–222.506052
SteersMedium and Large 3520123.77/cwt122.50–125.006442
SteersMedium and Large 2365167.40/cwt160.00–175.006112
SteersMedium and Large 2523177.00/cwt162.50–185.009263
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2451
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added487221.24/cwt221.00–222.001,0774
SteersMedium and Large 1675181.98/cwt168.00–190.001,2283
SteersMedium and Large 1567214.87/cwt210.00–220.001,2189
Dairy SteersLarge 3490142.50/cwt142.50–142.506981
Dairy SteersLarge 31,01094.00/cwt94.00–94.009491
SteersMedium and Large 1955128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2221
SteersMedium and Large 1895167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4951
SteersMedium and Large 1343207.57/cwt197.50–217.507122
SteersMedium and Large 1390192.50/cwt192.50–192.507511
Dairy HeifersLarge 3335102.00/cwt102.00–102.003421
Dairy SteersLarge 3560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Dairy SteersMedium 376582.00/cwt82.00–82.006271
Dairy SteersLarge 3370147.50/cwt147.50–147.505461
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added425226.00/cwt226.00–226.009611
Dairy SteersLarge 3518137.32/cwt125.00–150.007112
Dairy SteersMedium 3560117.50/cwt117.50–117.506581
BullsMedium and Large 1616193.55/cwt187.50–200.001,1925
BullsMedium and Large 1522203.60/cwt190.00–214.001,06321
BullsMedium and Large 1374203.40/cwt192.50–216.0076126
BullsMedium and Large 1670171.44/cwt160.00–183.001,14911
BullsMedium and Large 1230199.31/cwt192.50–207.504583
BullsMedium and Large 1855144.83/cwt132.50–154.001,2387
CowsLean 85-90%99081.71/cwt70.00–90.0080956
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38490.25/cwt85.00–94.001,24919
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197107.93/cwt106.00–110.001,2927
CowsLean 85-90%83858.28/cwt50.00–66.004887
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19696.45/cwt90.00–105.001,15479
Bulls1,844123.33/cwt122.00–126.002,2745
Bulls1,382112.32/cwt100.00–120.001,55217
Bulls1,36885.73/cwt80.00–94.001,1733
Bred CowsMedium 2725575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29901,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2855890.84/head725.00–1,125.0089110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,018960.81/head650.00–1,175.009614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0781,149.27/head800.00–1,425.001,1493
BullsMedium and Large 3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
BullsMedium and Large 3518125.51/cwt110.00–140.006502
BullsMedium and Large 1965135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3031
BullsMedium and Large 3318142.05/cwt130.00–157.504523
BullsMedium and Large 3620127.70/cwt115.00–140.007922
BullsMedium and Large 2785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
BullsMedium and Large 3460157.39/cwt152.50–162.507242
BullsMedium and Large 2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
BullsMedium and Large 2338172.44/cwt165.00–180.005832
BullsMedium and Large 1282197.90/cwt190.00–205.005588
BullsMedium and Large 2424187.05/cwt180.00–192.507935
BullsMedium and Large 1910135.25/cwt133.00–137.501,2312
BullsMedium and Large 2530185.49/cwt180.00–187.5098310
BullsMedium and Large 2609178.85/cwt174.00–182.501,0894
BullsMedium and Large 2666138.83/cwt125.00–150.009254
BullsMedium and Large 1811147.16/cwt137.50–152.501,1934
BullsMedium and Large 2575168.03/cwt164.00–175.009663
HeifersMedium and Large 2622138.03/cwt125.00–148.008596
HeifersMedium and Large 1524174.19/cwt160.00–185.0091328
HeifersMedium and Large 1823134.55/cwt122.00–149.001,1073
HeifersMedium and Large 1763147.01/cwt135.00–157.001,1223
HeifersMedium and Large 2417149.28/cwt142.50–157.506226
HeifersMedium and Large 2368154.08/cwt140.00–162.505673
HeifersMedium and Large 3667106.65/cwt100.00–110.007113
HeifersMedium and Large 2215142.50/cwt142.50–142.503061
HeifersMedium and Large 2573148.06/cwt142.50–157.508486
HeifersMedium and Large 2270162.50/cwt162.50–162.504391
HeifersMedium and Large 2835102.00/cwt102.00–102.008521
HeifersMedium and Large 2718114.40/cwt106.00–124.008213
HeifersMedium and Large 2750107.50/cwt107.50–107.508061
HeifersMedium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005942
HeifersMedium and Large 2492147.48/cwt142.50–155.007263
HeifersMedium and Large 2667128.19/cwt120.00–132.508553
HeifersMedium and Large 3630112.54/cwt110.00–115.007092
HeifersMedium and Large 3425126.55/cwt125.00–128.005382
HeifersMedium and Large 3563115.01/cwt108.00–124.006484
BullsMedium and Large 1759161.89/cwt150.00–167.501,2294
BullsMedium and Large 1419201.22/cwt194.00–210.0084319
BullsMedium and Large 1705175.16/cwt173.00–177.501,2353
HeifersMedium and Large 2330151.86/cwt147.50–155.005014
HeifersMedium and Large 3480111.26/cwt110.00–112.505342
BullsMedium and Large 1571191.72/cwt183.00–200.001,09516
BullsMedium and Large 11,000124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2401
BullsMedium and Large 1325204.02/cwt197.50–212.0066313
BullsMedium and Large 1474202.56/cwt192.50–217.5096016
BullsMedium and Large 2469186.24/cwt180.00–191.008734
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy328200.00/cwt200.00–200.006563
BullsMedium and Large 2371182.14/cwt170.00–190.006765

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.