Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-07-10

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 10
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
568 head
75 vs last sale 643 56 vs year ago 624 · 9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
12 vs last sale 265 57 vs year ago 310 · 18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
15 vs last sale 27 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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 $171.60/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$171.60
245 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.88
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496180.90898173
Medium and Large 2477153.9973461
Medium and Large 3483122.9459411thin
One grade step is worth $57.97/cwt here — about $303 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 sale245 hd
171.60
NC average4 barns · 592 hd
178.48
−6.88
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
BullsAverage1,563114.951,79714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46699.221,45513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26898.841,253111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09082.0389480

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)1,208$1,3192thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,006$1,1025
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$1,3715

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1530225.80/cwt224.00–227.501,1972
SteersMedium and Large 1367213.02/cwt212.50–214.007823
SteersMedium and Large 2467183.59/cwt175.00–195.008573
SteersMedium and Large 2572191.59/cwt180.00–200.001,0963
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added639189.40/cwt189.00–191.001,2105
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added487202.78/cwt198.00–209.0098813
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added440204.00/cwt204.00–204.008981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added653185.52/cwt184.00–190.001,2114
SteersMedium and Large 1318213.21/cwt200.00–227.506782
SteersMedium and Large 1634210.66/cwt200.00–221.001,3368
HeifersMedium and Large 1767154.70/cwt150.00–158.001,1873
HeifersMedium and Large 1718166.34/cwt160.00–175.001,1948
HeifersMedium and Large 1330183.28/cwt175.00–195.0060510
HeifersMedium and Large 11,005135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3571
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added810173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4011
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added525198.14/cwt196.00–200.001,0404
HeifersMedium and Large 1372177.28/cwt170.00–200.0065922
HeifersMedium and Large 1235178.80/cwt177.50–180.004202
HeifersMedium and Large 1422182.15/cwt170.00–197.5076927
HeifersMedium and Large 1281193.27/cwt185.00–210.005435
HeifersMedium and Large 1621174.44/cwt167.00–187.001,0837
HeifersMedium and Large 1671163.66/cwt160.00–174.001,0984
HeifersMedium and Large 2720134.52/cwt131.00–138.009692
HeifersMedium and Large 2573146.19/cwt141.00–150.008383
HeifersMedium and Large 2524158.28/cwt138.00–169.0082911
HeifersMedium and Large 2381154.71/cwt140.00–167.5058912
HeifersMedium and Large 1527183.88/cwt172.00–192.5096921
SteersMedium and Large 3685162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1101
SteersMedium and Large 1580233.73/cwt212.00–238.001,35618
SteersMedium and Large 2370192.00/cwt192.00–192.007101
SteersMedium and Large 1471215.63/cwt201.00–222.501,0168
SteersMedium and Large 1910184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6741
SteersMedium and Large 2520177.21/cwt170.00–185.009212
SteersMedium and Large 1950169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6061
SteersMedium and Large 2668185.79/cwt180.00–195.001,2413
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added446255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1376
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added508250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2706
SteersMedium and Large 1710187.87/cwt184.00–192.001,3343
SteersMedium and Large 1660217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4361
SteersMedium and Large 1410203.00/cwt203.00–203.008321
SteersMedium and Large 1780194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5131
Dairy SteersLarge 3225125.00/cwt125.00–125.002811
Dairy SteersLarge 3372130.80/cwt129.00–140.004876
Dairy SteersLarge 3330106.57/cwt100.00–110.003523
Dairy SteersLarge 3450135.75/cwt127.50–144.006112
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added396244.00/cwt244.00–244.009663
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added705209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4731
Dairy SteersLarge 3438123.07/cwt110.00–136.005392
BullsMedium and Large 1421212.11/cwt205.00–232.5089312
BullsMedium and Large 1661193.01/cwt187.50–210.001,2765
BullsMedium and Large 1277213.37/cwt210.00–215.005913
BullsMedium and Large 1813167.54/cwt165.00–170.001,3622
BullsMedium and Large 1324229.47/cwt220.00–242.507436
BullsMedium and Large 1795154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229109.40/cwt106.00–118.001,34516
CowsLean 85-90%91968.79/cwt59.00–72.0063212
CowsLean 85-90%1,12084.37/cwt74.00–91.0094568
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46699.22/cwt94.00–103.001,45513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27497.06/cwt89.00–105.001,23795
Bulls1,534113.79/cwt105.00–123.001,74613
Bulls1,945130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5291
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0061,102.06/head800.00–1,475.001,1025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2081,318.84/head900.00–1,600.001,3192
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27851,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0381,319.94/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3204
BullsMedium and Large 2200168.00/cwt168.00–168.003361
BullsMedium and Large 2471190.14/cwt180.00–200.0089614
BullsMedium and Large 3565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007801
BullsMedium and Large 3622141.14/cwt126.00–152.508783
BullsMedium and Large 3240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
BullsMedium and Large 3415157.50/cwt157.50–157.506541
BullsMedium and Large 2790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
BullsMedium and Large 2668161.72/cwt150.00–170.001,0804
BullsMedium and Large 3685132.98/cwt130.00–136.009112
BullsMedium and Large 3465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
BullsMedium and Large 3375132.43/cwt130.00–135.004972
BullsMedium and Large 3333147.78/cwt140.00–155.004922
BullsMedium and Large 1935137.00/cwt132.00–142.001,2812
BullsMedium and Large 1724181.35/cwt170.00–195.001,3137
BullsMedium and Large 2628182.49/cwt180.00–185.001,1462
BullsMedium and Large 2428193.42/cwt176.00–202.0082810
HeifersMedium and Large 2626150.80/cwt140.00–159.009445
HeifersMedium and Large 3437120.04/cwt110.00–130.005253
HeifersMedium and Large 2417156.58/cwt140.00–167.5065313
HeifersMedium and Large 2295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
HeifersMedium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 2308149.92/cwt140.00–160.004622
HeifersMedium and Large 2663123.03/cwt120.00–126.008162
HeifersMedium and Large 1873138.98/cwt130.00–147.501,2132
HeifersMedium and Large 3518127.44/cwt125.00–130.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 3470129.11/cwt123.00–134.006073
HeifersMedium and Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 2481158.53/cwt150.00–167.0076310
BullsMedium and Large 1235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
BullsMedium and Large 1619209.48/cwt204.00–218.001,2977
BullsMedium and Large 1375214.72/cwt207.50–230.0080513
BullsMedium and Large 1570203.42/cwt194.00–220.001,15913
HeifersMedium and Large 1562180.66/cwt170.00–193.001,01513
HeifersMedium and Large 1470176.66/cwt167.50–189.0083020
BullsMedium and Large 2329198.81/cwt190.00–206.006544
BullsMedium and Large 2717137.56/cwt130.00–142.509863
BullsMedium and Large 2512187.55/cwt180.00–193.009607
BullsMedium and Large 2385193.95/cwt185.00–199.007473
BullsMedium and Large 1471209.47/cwt200.00–221.0098716
BullsMedium and Large 1517207.74/cwt200.00–224.001,07416
BullsMedium and Large 2582178.31/cwt170.00–185.001,0383
BullsMedium and Large 3528151.29/cwt142.50–160.007992

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.