Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-05-29

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 29
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
205 head
392 vs last sale 597 29 vs year ago 234 · 12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
59 vs last sale 182 6 vs year ago 117 · +5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
1 vs last sale 3 6 vs year ago 10 · 60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with light offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.12/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$172.12
77 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$903
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.57
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519178.4092663
Medium and Large 2556146.9981812thin
Medium and Large 3518124.986472thin
One grade step is worth $53.42/cwt here — about $278 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 sale77 hd
172.12
NC average7 barns · 620 hd
173.70
−1.57
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
BullsHigh1,560113.961,77816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,385106.811,48043
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52898.341,50313
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08484.4991656

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 (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,1282thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$1,5251thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1667150.14/cwt145.00–160.001,0016
HeifersMedium and Large 1565182.80/cwt177.50–190.001,0336
HeifersMedium and Large 11,070136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4551
HeifersMedium and Large 1995140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3931
HeifersMedium and Large 1441184.43/cwt177.50–190.008134
HeifersMedium and Large 2350132.50/cwt132.50–132.504641
HeifersMedium and Large 1332191.68/cwt187.50–197.506363
HeifersMedium and Large 1287182.30/cwt172.50–200.005233
HeifersMedium and Large 1700135.00/cwt135.00–135.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 1381187.20/cwt177.50–197.507135
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added368204.98/cwt202.50–207.507542
HeifersMedium and Large 2290142.50/cwt142.50–142.504131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added423201.99/cwt200.00–204.008542
HeifersMedium and Large 1473181.20/cwt177.50–187.5085710
SteersMedium and Large 2420192.50/cwt192.50–192.508091
SteersMedium and Large 2710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
SteersMedium and Large 11,235140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7291
HeifersMedium and Large 1895133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 1618216.78/cwt205.00–227.501,3406
SteersMedium and Large 1512234.12/cwt223.00–240.001,1996
SteersMedium and Large 1358222.48/cwt220.00–225.007962
SteersMedium and Large 1807165.53/cwt157.50–170.001,3363
SteersMedium and Large 1568223.91/cwt220.00–227.501,2723
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added546200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0924
SteersMedium and Large 1320242.00/cwt242.00–242.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1725195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4141
SteersMedium and Large 2470182.23/cwt170.00–195.008562
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750117.50/cwt117.50–117.508811
Dairy HeifersLarge 3690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007521
SteersMedium and Large 1790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
SteersMedium and Large 1450212.00/cwt212.00–212.009541
Dairy SteersLarge 3430161.00/cwt161.00–161.006921
Dairy SteersLarge 3585153.00/cwt153.00–153.008951
Dairy SteersLarge 394090.00/cwt90.00–90.008461
BullsMedium and Large 1850167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4241
BullsMedium and Large 1521201.51/cwt192.50–212.001,0508
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added483227.35/cwt222.50–235.001,0983
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added590216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2741
BullsMedium and Large 1364218.39/cwt202.50–226.007955
BullsMedium and Large 1725186.54/cwt185.00–188.001,3522
CowsLean 85-90%94372.34/cwt59.00–75.0068211
CowsLean 85-90%1,11887.46/cwt77.00–96.0097845
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52898.34/cwt94.00–105.001,50313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,432117.90/cwt115.00–124.001,6889
CowsBoner 80-85%1,373103.87/cwt96.00–114.001,42634
Bulls1,540125.41/cwt122.00–130.001,9316
Bulls1,595116.03/cwt114.00–119.001,8515
Bulls1,55098.16/cwt94.00–103.001,5215
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,128.05/head850.00–1,325.001,1282
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
BullsMedium and Large 2516175.64/cwt167.50–182.509064
BullsMedium and Large 1220210.00/cwt210.00–210.004621
BullsMedium and Large 1810166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3451
BullsMedium and Large 2215187.50/cwt187.50–187.504031
BullsMedium and Large 3530137.50/cwt137.50–137.507291
BullsMedium and Large 3390157.50/cwt157.50–157.506141
BullsMedium and Large 2670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
BullsMedium and Large 2623180.28/cwt175.00–185.001,1235
BullsMedium and Large 1332223.44/cwt215.00–230.007423
BullsMedium and Large 1267216.59/cwt215.00–220.005783
BullsMedium and Large 1419214.30/cwt205.00–220.008987
BullsMedium and Large 3335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
HeifersMedium and Large 3518124.98/cwt120.00–130.006472
HeifersMedium and Large 2415154.73/cwt147.50–162.506422
HeifersMedium and Large 1785135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0601
BullsMedium and Large 2280197.50/cwt197.50–197.505531
BullsMedium and Large 2383177.94/cwt170.00–187.506825
BullsMedium and Large 1770155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1941
HeifersMedium and Large 1521181.14/cwt175.00–187.509446
HeifersMedium and Large 2565167.50/cwt167.50–167.509461
HeifersMedium and Large 2530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008481
BullsMedium and Large 1471192.47/cwt190.00–197.509075
BullsMedium and Large 1577191.79/cwt187.50–200.001,10710
BullsMedium and Large 1611209.15/cwt201.00–217.501,2784
HeifersMedium and Large 2626146.89/cwt140.00–165.009205
HeifersMedium and Large 2980117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1521
HeifersMedium and Large 1230196.78/cwt192.50–200.004533
HeifersMedium and Large 1610180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,1042
HeifersMedium and Large 11,130130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4691
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added670172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1521

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.