Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 26
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
29 vs last sale 614 16 vs year ago 627 · +2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
83 vs last sale 182 123 vs year ago 388 · 31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
17 vs last sale 10 5 vs year ago 22 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 $181.19/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$181.19
224 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.32
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485189.82922172
Medium and Large 2488159.4677840
Medium and Large 3517129.9067112thin
One grade step is worth $59.92/cwt here — about $250 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 sale224 hd
181.19
NC average9 barns · 1,590 hd
196.51
−15.32
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
BullsLow1,443111.651,61127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440102.771,48012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,346100.411,352114
CowsLean 85-90%Low98480.9579772

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)830$1,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$1,1728
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)936$1,0789
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)902$1,3139

Every lot, as filed

126 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 3520168.04/cwt160.00–174.008743
SteersMedium and Large 2670174.10/cwt170.00–182.501,1663
SteersMedium and Large 2568185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0512
SteersMedium and Large 3678151.27/cwt145.00–157.501,0262
SteersMedium and Large 3335152.50/cwt152.50–152.505111
SteersMedium and Large 3383166.24/cwt165.00–167.506372
HeifersMedium and Large 1517186.07/cwt172.50–195.0096225
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added532205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0914
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added556195.26/cwt194.00–199.001,0864
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added428213.19/cwt207.50–215.009127
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added573234.51/cwt233.00–237.501,3443
SteersMedium and Large 2458186.27/cwt182.50–190.008532
HeifersMedium and Large 1830164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3611
HeifersMedium and Large 1568185.54/cwt170.00–190.001,05413
HeifersMedium and Large 1422188.62/cwt177.50–200.0079619
HeifersMedium and Large 1375192.67/cwt180.00–209.0072312
HeifersMedium and Large 1940125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 1477191.61/cwt180.00–208.0091432
HeifersMedium and Large 2377169.08/cwt165.00–175.006375
HeifersMedium and Large 2220172.50/cwt172.50–172.503801
HeifersMedium and Large 2568150.92/cwt140.00–160.008577
HeifersMedium and Large 1614187.43/cwt170.00–191.001,15119
HeifersMedium and Large 1271187.85/cwt180.00–202.505094
HeifersMedium and Large 1657170.16/cwt157.50–179.001,1185
HeifersMedium and Large 3483122.46/cwt120.00–125.005912
HeifersMedium and Large 3523127.39/cwt120.00–135.006662
HeifersMedium and Large 2533153.63/cwt145.00–162.508192
HeifersMedium and Large 2326170.64/cwt160.00–177.505564
HeifersMedium and Large 2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
HeifersMedium and Large 2260162.50/cwt162.50–162.504231
HeifersMedium and Large 2463163.12/cwt155.00–177.507554
SteersMedium and Large 2620177.39/cwt165.00–189.001,1002
SteersMedium and Large 2740162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2031
SteersMedium and Large 1621210.97/cwt197.50–220.001,31010
SteersMedium and Large 2290182.50/cwt182.50–182.505291
SteersMedium and Large 2325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
SteersMedium and Large 1385215.00/cwt215.00–215.008281
SteersMedium and Large 1983158.72/cwt155.00–162.501,5602
SteersMedium and Large 2436186.28/cwt180.00–202.008125
SteersMedium and Large 1275232.50/cwt232.50–232.506391
SteersMedium and Large 1895135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2081
SteersMedium and Large 1472215.39/cwt205.00–225.001,0179
SteersMedium and Large 2526189.25/cwt185.00–197.5099510
SteersMedium and Large 1230207.50/cwt207.50–207.504771
SteersMedium and Large 1668211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,4093
SteersMedium and Large 1580208.77/cwt200.00–222.501,2116
SteersMedium and Large 1335207.97/cwt207.00–209.006972
SteersMedium and Large 1842128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0786
SteersMedium and Large 1426221.31/cwt212.00–232.0094312
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added707211.97/cwt209.00–218.001,4993
SteersMedium and Large 1527214.56/cwt205.00–226.001,1316
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8621
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added340247.50/cwt247.50–247.508421
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added419258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,08114
SteersMedium and Large 1718176.25/cwt170.00–186.001,2653
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added454264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1995
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added515241.94/cwt240.00–244.001,2462
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added515230.25/cwt227.50–233.001,1862
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added755187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4161
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added460235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0811
BullsMedium and Large 1975147.08/cwt139.00–155.001,4342
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300242.50/cwt242.50–242.507281
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy294261.18/cwt260.00–266.007685
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34899.83/cwt90.00–108.001,346110
CowsLean 85-90%90671.50/cwt62.00–76.0064828
CowsLean 85-90%1,03486.96/cwt80.00–95.0089944
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440102.77/cwt96.00–111.001,48012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300116.27/cwt112.00–121.001,5124
Bulls1,08492.70/cwt89.00–100.001,0057
Bulls1,323133.76/cwt130.00–137.501,7702
Bulls1,596116.56/cwt107.00–124.001,86018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29771,172.13/head910.00–1,275.001,1728
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium 2900925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29411,097.20/head775.00–1,300.001,0978
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2675975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29121,344.56/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3456
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
BullsMedium and Large 2880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
BullsMedium and Large 3565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
BullsMedium and Large 2667168.37/cwt162.50–172.501,1233
BullsMedium and Large 1774163.80/cwt150.00–172.501,2684
BullsMedium and Large 3420127.50/cwt127.50–127.505361
BullsMedium and Large 3290152.50/cwt152.50–152.504421
BullsMedium and Large 2263183.45/cwt177.50–190.004822
BullsMedium and Large 2225186.17/cwt185.00–187.504192
BullsMedium and Large 1673188.82/cwt181.00–206.001,27110
BullsMedium and Large 2750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0881
BullsMedium and Large 3618144.97/cwt142.50–147.508962
BullsMedium and Large 3335142.69/cwt130.00–155.004782
BullsMedium and Large 2500186.50/cwt178.00–195.009332
BullsMedium and Large 2467191.17/cwt180.00–195.008937
BullsMedium and Large 11,020146.25/cwt140.00–152.501,4922
HeifersMedium and Large 3625134.49/cwt134.00–135.008412
HeifersMedium and Large 3427135.04/cwt127.50–140.005773
HeifersMedium and Large 2414162.76/cwt150.00–172.506746
HeifersMedium and Large 2617157.94/cwt150.00–160.009746
HeifersMedium and Large 3695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added324221.67/cwt220.00–225.007183
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added384214.86/cwt212.50–216.008254
HeifersMedium and Large 3375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
HeifersMedium and Large 3590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 1783143.94/cwt140.00–148.001,1272
HeifersMedium and Large 2682146.65/cwt140.00–150.001,0003
BullsMedium and Large 1473211.93/cwt202.50–227.501,00217
BullsMedium and Large 1821159.24/cwt152.50–167.501,3074
BullsMedium and Large 1863157.44/cwt150.00–170.001,3593
HeifersMedium and Large 1727174.00/cwt169.00–178.001,2653
HeifersMedium and Large 1226188.74/cwt182.50–197.504274
HeifersMedium and Large 1310192.36/cwt180.00–205.0059610
BullsMedium and Large 1523210.30/cwt200.00–215.001,10031
BullsMedium and Large 2578183.20/cwt180.00–190.001,0593
BullsMedium and Large 1321216.85/cwt205.00–227.506966
BullsMedium and Large 1233212.10/cwt205.00–222.504945
BullsMedium and Large 1729175.24/cwt165.00–180.001,2775
BullsMedium and Large 1621200.58/cwt195.00–207.001,24615
BullsMedium and Large 1570207.57/cwt200.00–217.001,18318
BullsMedium and Large 1278203.78/cwt195.00–207.505674
BullsMedium and Large 2330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006112
BullsMedium and Large 1920143.71/cwt135.00–149.001,3223
BullsMedium and Large 1416215.62/cwt205.00–225.0089711
BullsMedium and Large 1376222.27/cwt210.00–237.0083613
BullsMedium and Large 2429195.88/cwt190.00–200.008404
BullsMedium and Large 2384190.03/cwt180.00–202.507306
BullsMedium and Large 2605188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1371

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.