Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-06-05

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 5
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
837 head
▲ 632 vs last sale 205▲ 230 vs year ago 607 · +37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 123▲ 96 vs year ago 180 · +53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 4▲ 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $176.65/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$176.65
302 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$884
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.37
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504185.47935224
Medium and Large 2482157.4675962
Medium and Large 3518127.5166116thin
One grade step is worth $57.95/cwt here — about $274 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 sale302 hd
176.65
—
NC average8 barns · 1,273 hd
184.02
−7.37
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—Average1,520117.971,79322
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280111.741,43087
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,629103.911,69321
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08488.05955114

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,2463thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)934$1,0457
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)788$1,4705

Every lot, as filed

148 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
BullsMedium and Large 3—560150.84/cwt145.00–157.508453
BullsMedium and Large 3—523153.33/cwt145.00–160.008023
BullsMedium and Large 2—722161.24/cwt153.00–170.001,1643
BullsMedium and Large 2—424192.73/cwt177.00–202.508175
BullsMedium and Large 1—522215.17/cwt202.00–227.501,12328
BullsMedium and Large 2—321186.59/cwt175.00–195.005996
BullsMedium and Large 1—426218.09/cwt207.50–230.0092913
BullsMedium and Large 3—418137.57/cwt135.00–140.005752
BullsMedium and Large 2—571190.47/cwt182.50–200.001,0886
BullsMedium and Large 1—724188.25/cwt178.00–197.501,3637
HeifersMedium and Large 1—382185.72/cwt170.00–197.5070913
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524186.77/cwt172.00–195.0097925
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—518198.25/cwt197.50–199.001,0272
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—673184.70/cwt182.00–187.501,2432
HeifersMedium and Large 2—519158.03/cwt144.00–167.0082013
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420160.72/cwt145.00–169.0067511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—554196.88/cwt195.00–198.001,09116
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—610194.04/cwt192.00–197.001,1843
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—380211.21/cwt205.00–215.008033
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—415202.41/cwt197.50–207.508405
HeifersMedium and Large 1—580186.21/cwt170.00–193.001,08027
HeifersMedium and Large 1—276181.35/cwt172.50–195.005018
SteersMedium and Large 2—688196.24/cwt192.50–200.001,3502
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—464248.89/cwt248.00–250.001,15511
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—534246.86/cwt246.00–247.001,3187
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—339213.40/cwt210.00–217.507234
HeifersMedium and Large 1—723168.71/cwt162.50–175.001,2204
HeifersMedium and Large 1—872129.67/cwt125.00–134.001,1313
SteersMedium and Large 2—565191.33/cwt182.50–200.001,0812
SteersMedium and Large 3—420145.12/cwt140.00–150.006102
SteersMedium and Large 3—660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
SteersMedium and Large 3—515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616182.06/cwt170.00–188.001,1218
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425181.12/cwt170.00–195.0077025
SteersMedium and Large 1—340242.32/cwt230.00–255.008242
SteersMedium and Large 1—905150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3581
SteersMedium and Large 1—579220.87/cwt209.00–231.001,27912
SteersMedium and Large 1—529225.82/cwt210.00–235.001,19512
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—465200.31/cwt197.50–205.009318
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—835162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3571
SteersMedium and Large 1—825149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2291
SteersMedium and Large 2—730179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3071
SteersMedium and Large 2—474191.68/cwt176.00–199.0090915
SteersMedium and Large 1—630217.70/cwt204.00–227.501,37234
SteersMedium and Large 3—205155.00/cwt155.00–155.003181
SteersMedium and Large 3—480156.67/cwt140.00–167.507527
SteersMedium and Large 2—760148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1—663215.49/cwt210.00–221.001,4296
SteersMedium and Large 1—371233.58/cwt225.00–245.008676
SteersMedium and Large 2—368188.10/cwt186.00–190.006922
SteersMedium and Large 2—517182.03/cwt176.00–190.009413
SteersMedium and Large 2—624186.92/cwt170.00–195.001,1664
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—773190.26/cwt188.00–192.501,4712
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—603235.02/cwt230.00–240.001,4172
SteersMedium and Large 1—414229.13/cwt212.00–236.0094911
SteersMedium and Large 1—732202.48/cwt182.50–207.001,4829
SteersMedium and Large 1—488223.27/cwt213.00–232.501,09014
SteersMedium and Large 1—271241.31/cwt235.00–252.506544
Dairy SteersLarge 3—790146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1532
SteersMedium and Large 1—205250.00/cwt250.00–250.005132
SteersMedium and Large 1—760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—565238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3451
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,220137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,6781
SteersMedium and Large 1—975153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4921
Dairy SteersLarge 3—408130.04/cwt120.00–135.005313
Dairy SteersLarge 3—387141.22/cwt131.00–157.505474
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—419243.86/cwt240.00–250.001,0224
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—810180.67/cwt170.00–187.001,4633
Dairy SteersLarge 3—710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Dairy SteersLarge 3—930107.58/cwt100.00–115.001,0002
Dairy SteersLarge 3—300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
Dairy SteersLarge 3—815127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0391
Dairy SteersLarge 3—570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Dairy SteersLarge 3—470114.89/cwt110.00–120.005402
Dairy SteersLarge 3—855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
Dairy SteersLarge 3—606162.00/cwt162.00–162.009825
Dairy SteersLarge 3—668133.74/cwt120.00–148.008932
Dairy SteersLarge 3—535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—650222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4431
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—755192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4531
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—337233.68/cwt230.00–240.007886
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—419237.11/cwt235.00–241.009934
BullsMedium and Large 1—975144.21/cwt142.50–146.001,4062
BullsMedium and Large 1—283205.99/cwt205.00–207.005832
CowsLean 85-90%—89071.67/cwt55.00–78.0063825
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13992.65/cwt80.00–102.001,05589
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,629103.91/cwt100.00–113.001,69321
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,281123.55/cwt120.00–130.001,58314
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,280109.47/cwt102.00–119.001,40173
Bulls——1,709122.81/cwt111.00–128.002,09915
Bulls——1,043102.52/cwt97.00–108.001,0696
Bulls——1,550138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1391
Bred CowsMedium 2—635510.43/head475.00–550.005102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0541,259.37/head850.00–1,425.001,2595
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0551,246.25/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2463
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—5801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8401,555.73/head1,150.00–1,850.001,5564
BullsMedium and Large 2—520194.41/cwt190.00–200.001,0114
BullsMedium and Large 2—774129.74/cwt125.00–136.001,0045
BullsMedium and Large 3—685127.50/cwt127.50–127.508731
BullsMedium and Large 3—377158.99/cwt150.00–167.505993
BullsMedium and Large 3—210152.50/cwt152.50–152.503201
BullsMedium and Large 3—461136.42/cwt122.50–155.006295
BullsMedium and Large 2—210204.00/cwt204.00–204.004281
BullsMedium and Large 2—610183.52/cwt179.00–190.001,1194
BullsMedium and Large 2—382190.39/cwt171.00–200.007279
BullsMedium and Large 2—270191.18/cwt187.50–195.005162
BullsMedium and Large 1—479213.51/cwt205.00–228.001,02317
BullsMedium and Large 1—763163.76/cwt149.00–176.001,2494
BullsMedium and Large 1—922136.64/cwt132.50–140.001,2603
HeifersMedium and Large 3—340141.25/cwt137.50–145.004802
HeifersMedium and Large 3—423132.82/cwt123.00–143.005622
HeifersMedium and Large 1—233187.42/cwt180.00–195.004372
HeifersMedium and Large 1—970142.95/cwt138.00–148.001,3872
HeifersMedium and Large 1—760170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2923
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320192.60/cwt185.00–200.006168
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560133.49/cwt132.00–135.007482
HeifersMedium and Large 3—517118.68/cwt110.00–126.006143
HeifersMedium and Large 2—235162.00/cwt162.00–162.003811
HeifersMedium and Large 2—305170.50/cwt170.00–171.005202
HeifersMedium and Large 2—668156.27/cwt155.00–157.501,0442
HeifersMedium and Large 2—795145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 2—720136.42/cwt130.00–142.509822
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,025139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 3—623121.78/cwt110.00–132.507594
HeifersMedium and Large 2—270156.98/cwt145.00–167.504244
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373160.79/cwt152.00–170.006006
HeifersMedium and Large 2—618156.99/cwt154.00–165.009707
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470130.97/cwt122.50–140.006162
BullsMedium and Large 1—222231.22/cwt220.00–240.005133
BullsMedium and Large 1—382226.17/cwt212.00–238.0086410
HeifersMedium and Large 2—476155.79/cwt145.00–167.5074210
HeifersMedium and Large 3—660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 2—560152.51/cwt140.00–160.008543
BullsMedium and Large 1—325215.86/cwt204.00–225.007027
BullsMedium and Large 1—576213.15/cwt202.00–230.001,22821
BullsMedium and Large 1—675199.57/cwt192.50–210.001,3477
HeifersMedium and Large 1—845137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1621
HeifersMedium and Large 1—661173.42/cwt160.00–179.001,1466
HeifersMedium and Large 1—469185.07/cwt170.00–195.0086844
BullsMedium and Large 3—295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—473231.85/cwt230.00–232.501,0974
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—375242.43/cwt240.00–247.509094
BullsMedium and Large 1—622209.37/cwt201.00–225.001,30213
BullsMedium and Large 1—840157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3231
BullsMedium and Large 2—471189.64/cwt170.00–200.008937
BullsMedium and Large 2—663173.17/cwt157.50–185.001,1483

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.