Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 17
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
509 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 568▲ 35 vs year ago 474 · +7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 253▼ 43 vs year ago 221 · −19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 13 vs year ago 15 · −86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 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 $183.68/cwt on 209 head.
Average price
$183.68
209 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.16
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516188.82974169
Medium and Large 2453165.7275035
Medium and Large 3503135.706835thin
One grade step is worth $53.12/cwt here — about $291 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 sale209 hd
183.68
—
NC average8 barns · 1,088 hd
183.53
+0.16
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—Average1,498115.761,73426
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30299.341,29376
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39997.441,3636thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06180.7785748

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)1,120$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$8501thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 3—705138.00/cwt138.00–138.009731
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,065102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0861
BullsMedium and Large 2—513187.70/cwt178.00–197.509632
BullsMedium and Large 3—523151.38/cwt144.00–160.007923
BullsMedium and Large 2—425186.46/cwt172.50–200.007926
BullsMedium and Large 1—932142.68/cwt135.00–148.001,3303
BullsMedium and Large 3—470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006821
BullsMedium and Large 2—481188.77/cwt175.00–202.509086
BullsMedium and Large 2—728140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0194
BullsMedium and Large 1—526212.08/cwt200.00–227.501,11617
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620172.95/cwt160.00–182.501,07214
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—523207.31/cwt205.00–213.001,0849
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—553200.88/cwt199.00–214.001,1118
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—410218.02/cwt216.00–220.008942
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665148.00/cwt148.00–148.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—470216.66/cwt215.00–219.001,0183
HeifersMedium and Large 1—327193.21/cwt185.00–205.006329
SteersMedium and Large 3—673144.83/cwt140.00–150.009752
SteersMedium and Large 3—525136.00/cwt136.00–136.007141
SteersMedium and Large 1—633214.62/cwt205.00–231.001,35914
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375199.75/cwt182.50–212.5074913
SteersMedium and Large 1—475237.48/cwt225.00–249.001,1288
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523185.42/cwt174.00–200.0097018
SteersMedium and Large 1—522225.01/cwt210.00–238.001,17510
SteersMedium and Large 2—785176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3821
SteersMedium and Large 3—430148.65/cwt140.00–157.506392
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285195.91/cwt180.00–210.005584
SteersMedium and Large 3—630128.00/cwt128.00–128.008061
SteersMedium and Large 3—495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
SteersMedium and Large 1—677200.44/cwt189.00–211.001,3575
SteersMedium and Large 1—709195.29/cwt185.00–208.001,3854
SteersMedium and Large 2—705168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1841
SteersMedium and Large 1—850172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4621
SteersMedium and Large 1—818192.55/cwt190.00–195.001,5752
SteersMedium and Large 2—568189.05/cwt178.00–200.001,0742
SteersMedium and Large 2—660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 1—423228.92/cwt218.00–238.0096812
SteersMedium and Large 1—245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
SteersMedium and Large 1—563220.80/cwt206.00–232.501,24314
SteersMedium and Large 2—535199.54/cwt195.00–204.001,0682
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—585238.27/cwt238.00–240.001,3947
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—435251.97/cwt249.00–255.001,0962
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—380251.23/cwt250.00–252.509552
SteersMedium and Large 2—483199.01/cwt198.00–200.009612
SteersMedium and Large 1—373221.54/cwt218.00–230.008265
SteersMedium and Large 1—930167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5581
Dairy SteersLarge 3—380134.00/cwt134.00–134.005091
Dairy SteersMedium 3—63076.03/cwt72.00–80.004792
Dairy SteersMedium 3—340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Dairy SteersLarge 3—635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
SteersMedium and Large 1—320237.31/cwt232.50–240.007593
SteersMedium and Large 1—280224.76/cwt210.00–239.006292
BullsMedium and Large 1—855160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3681
BullsMedium and Large 1—710193.56/cwt175.00–201.001,3745
BullsMedium and Large 1—758163.49/cwt162.00–165.001,2392
BullsMedium and Large 1—330242.84/cwt235.00–250.008012
BullsMedium and Large 1—428213.51/cwt210.00–220.009146
BullsMedium and Large 1—661204.27/cwt192.50–213.001,35011
CowsLean 85-90%—84166.11/cwt54.00–74.0055611
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12785.13/cwt75.00–92.0095937
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39997.44/cwt92.00–106.001,3636
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,155115.69/cwt110.00–122.001,3367
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31797.68/cwt90.00–106.001,28669
Bulls——1,493116.46/cwt109.00–126.001,73923
Bulls——1,388100.14/cwt93.00–105.001,3902
Bulls——1,835131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,4041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—890850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 2—645183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1801
BullsMedium and Large 2—220173.71/cwt165.00–182.503823
BullsMedium and Large 3—322152.51/cwt145.00–166.004913
BullsMedium and Large 3—635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
BullsMedium and Large 3—413150.14/cwt142.50–157.506202
BullsMedium and Large 2—570187.54/cwt185.00–190.001,0692
BullsMedium and Large 1—570211.27/cwt200.00–222.001,20412
BullsMedium and Large 1—270242.50/cwt242.50–242.506551
BullsMedium and Large 1—625211.75/cwt199.00–220.001,32317
BullsMedium and Large 2—255195.00/cwt195.00–195.004971
BullsMedium and Large 2—685178.33/cwt170.00–184.001,2224
BullsMedium and Large 2—333196.68/cwt190.00–208.006553
HeifersMedium and Large 1—783159.01/cwt156.00–162.001,2452
HeifersMedium and Large 1—920148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3621
BullsMedium and Large 2—368197.26/cwt185.00–206.007265
BullsMedium and Large 1—377223.72/cwt215.00–235.0084316
HeifersMedium and Large 3—565134.05/cwt128.00–140.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 2—383162.66/cwt150.00–175.006233
BullsMedium and Large 1—473211.40/cwt197.50–220.001,00011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—583157.49/cwt155.00–160.009182
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470140.21/cwt135.00–145.006592
HeifersMedium and Large 1—863151.10/cwt144.00–158.001,3042
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575183.32/cwt170.00–192.501,05418
HeifersMedium and Large 2—335163.53/cwt155.00–175.005483
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524160.66/cwt155.00–169.008428
HeifersMedium and Large 2—479170.34/cwt160.00–179.008168
HeifersMedium and Large 2—260172.50/cwt172.50–172.504492
HeifersMedium and Large 2—414170.71/cwt160.00–177.507078
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471194.36/cwt180.00–207.5091519
HeifersMedium and Large 1—672167.46/cwt158.00–172.501,12512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—724166.87/cwt155.00–174.001,2088
HeifersMedium and Large 3—445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421198.83/cwt182.50–212.5083727

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.