Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 19
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
614 head
188 vs last sale 802 25 vs year ago 639 · 3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
102 vs last sale 284 49 vs year ago 231 · 21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
31 vs last sale 41 25 vs year ago 35 · 71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 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 $183.15/cwt on 239 head.
Average price
$183.15
239 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$892
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.68
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491190.34935180
Medium and Large 2472168.2479444
Medium and Large 3484140.5968015thin
One grade step is worth $49.75/cwt here — about $255 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 sale239 hd
183.15
NC average8 barns · 1,221 hd
187.83
−4.68
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
BullsHigh1,347116.541,56917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40098.341,37714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32998.021,30366
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03880.6383764

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)1,098$1,1573thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$8702thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)755$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)758$1,0844thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1858177.48/cwt175.00–180.001,5232
SteersMedium and Large 1980162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,5931
SteersMedium and Large 1520230.83/cwt218.00–240.001,20015
SteersMedium and Large 2678194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3155
SteersMedium and Large 1775186.61/cwt170.00–195.001,4463
SteersMedium and Large 1710202.50/cwt195.00–210.001,4385
SteersMedium and Large 1420223.33/cwt212.00–240.009386
SteersMedium and Large 1378230.99/cwt215.00–242.008734
HeifersMedium and Large 1624178.19/cwt167.50–188.001,1129
HeifersMedium and Large 2655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 2720177.78/cwt170.00–186.001,2802
SteersMedium and Large 1669206.77/cwt198.00–217.501,3837
SteersMedium and Large 2633179.87/cwt172.00–190.001,1393
SteersMedium and Large 1235235.00/cwt235.00–235.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 1281203.57/cwt192.50–215.005726
HeifersMedium and Large 2770145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1171
SteersMedium and Large 3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
SteersMedium and Large 2445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
SteersMedium and Large 3510165.00/cwt165.00–165.008421
SteersMedium and Large 3260147.50/cwt147.50–147.503841
HeifersMedium and Large 1572185.45/cwt172.50–195.001,06119
HeifersMedium and Large 1424195.96/cwt185.00–210.0083125
HeifersMedium and Large 1720155.76/cwt147.50–165.001,1213
HeifersMedium and Large 1225244.93/cwt235.00–255.005513
SteersMedium and Large 1618215.85/cwt202.00–227.501,3348
SteersMedium and Large 1473227.59/cwt210.00–240.001,07715
HeifersMedium and Large 3575140.01/cwt137.50–142.508053
HeifersMedium and Large 3370137.50/cwt137.50–137.505091
HeifersMedium and Large 2574161.52/cwt150.00–170.0092711
SteersMedium and Large 1278248.02/cwt246.00–250.006892
SteersMedium and Large 1305230.00/cwt230.00–230.007021
SteersMedium and Large 2475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
SteersMedium and Large 2560197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1061
Dairy SteersMedium 356090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Dairy SteersMedium 345090.00/cwt90.00–90.004051
SteersMedium and Large 1840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
SteersMedium and Large 1563225.99/cwt219.00–236.001,2725
SteersMedium and Large 1925166.30/cwt157.50–175.001,5382
SteersMedium and Large 2506196.73/cwt190.00–202.009954
Dairy SteersLarge 31,055116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2241
Dairy SteersLarge 31,005118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1861
Dairy SteersLarge 3300177.50/cwt177.50–177.505331
Dairy SteersLarge 3270172.50/cwt172.50–172.504661
Dairy SteersMedium 334577.50/cwt77.50–77.502671
Dairy SteersLarge 3475117.50/cwt117.50–117.505581
Dairy SteersLarge 3235167.50/cwt167.50–167.503941
Dairy SteersLarge 3558127.47/cwt120.00–135.007112
Dairy SteersMedium 3865114.00/cwt114.00–114.009861
Dairy SteersMedium 3935119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1131
Dairy SteersMedium 31,075110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1831
Dairy SteersMedium 3965119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1481
Dairy SteersMedium 3435107.50/cwt107.50–107.504681
Dairy SteersMedium 338592.50/cwt92.50–92.503561
BullsMedium and Large 2566183.44/cwt172.50–195.001,0389
BullsMedium and Large 1423212.70/cwt197.50–223.0090021
BullsMedium and Large 1233221.46/cwt210.00–238.005163
BullsMedium and Large 1711185.55/cwt172.50–197.501,3197
BullsMedium and Large 1634210.53/cwt197.50–218.001,3357
BullsMedium and Large 1676196.35/cwt187.50–212.501,3278
CowsLean 85-90%96071.25/cwt62.00–77.0068420
CowsLean 85-90%1,07484.89/cwt78.00–95.0091244
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40098.34/cwt92.00–102.001,37714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33097.51/cwt90.00–106.001,29763
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305108.67/cwt108.00–109.001,4183
Bulls1,698125.79/cwt124.00–128.002,1363
Bulls1,282117.10/cwt110.00–122.001,50111
Bulls1,233105.21/cwt102.00–107.001,2973
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27751,070.97/head900.00–1,200.001,0713
Bred CowsMedium 2695640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0981,156.93/head950.00–1,350.001,1573
Bred CowsMedium 2755675.00/head675.00–675.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1567207.97/cwt200.00–223.001,17913
BullsMedium and Large 1317221.93/cwt210.00–235.007047
BullsMedium and Large 3668145.13/cwt140.00–150.009692
BullsMedium and Large 2668171.03/cwt160.00–180.001,1424
BullsMedium and Large 2366198.32/cwt185.00–205.007264
BullsMedium and Large 3533160.15/cwt152.50–167.508546
BullsMedium and Large 3469162.62/cwt150.00–172.507638
BullsMedium and Large 1805157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2681
BullsMedium and Large 3555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
BullsMedium and Large 3275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504331
BullsMedium and Large 3332160.70/cwt150.00–170.005343
BullsMedium and Large 1478214.31/cwt202.00–227.501,02414
BullsMedium and Large 2527186.96/cwt176.00–197.5098510
BullsMedium and Large 1523209.09/cwt200.00–222.001,09419
BullsMedium and Large 1371218.15/cwt210.00–232.0080912
HeifersMedium and Large 2275176.25/cwt162.50–182.504854
HeifersMedium and Large 1329206.75/cwt193.00–223.0068010
HeifersMedium and Large 1523186.60/cwt177.50–202.5097646
HeifersMedium and Large 3240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
HeifersMedium and Large 3663125.49/cwt122.50–130.008323
HeifersMedium and Large 1755175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3211
HeifersMedium and Large 2385178.02/cwt170.00–185.006855
HeifersMedium and Large 2230196.49/cwt192.50–200.004522
HeifersMedium and Large 2610152.09/cwt142.50–162.009282
HeifersMedium and Large 3280157.50/cwt157.50–157.504411
HeifersMedium and Large 3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 1800160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2801
HeifersMedium and Large 2437170.65/cwt165.00–177.007463
HeifersMedium and Large 2528165.36/cwt150.00–176.008736
HeifersMedium and Large 1669171.43/cwt160.00–185.001,14711
HeifersMedium and Large 3476141.85/cwt140.00–147.506754
BullsMedium and Large 2475188.24/cwt180.00–200.0089412
BullsMedium and Large 2610175.35/cwt167.50–180.001,0707
HeifersMedium and Large 2480163.67/cwt155.00–175.007866
HeifersMedium and Large 2318182.47/cwt175.00–187.505803
BullsMedium and Large 3430146.25/cwt140.00–152.506292
BullsMedium and Large 2431181.44/cwt172.50–190.007828
BullsMedium and Large 1860157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3551
BullsMedium and Large 2328190.52/cwt180.00–202.506254
HeifersMedium and Large 1376204.82/cwt195.00–214.0077014
HeifersMedium and Large 1478189.76/cwt180.00–197.5090732
BullsMedium and Large 2730155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1321
BullsMedium and Large 1779183.96/cwt170.00–190.001,4335
BullsMedium and Large 1288203.70/cwt197.50–212.505874

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.