Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-07-24

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 24
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
684 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 509▲ 261 vs year ago 423 · +61.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 178▲ 172 vs year ago 93 · +184.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 2▼ 7 vs year ago 16 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $175.67/cwt on 272 head.
Average price
$175.67
272 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$360
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.27
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518186.12964185
Medium and Large 2465158.3273772
Medium and Large 3464130.0460415thin
One grade step is worth $56.08/cwt here — about $360 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 sale272 hd
175.67
—
NC average8 barns · 1,028 hd
181.94
−6.27
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—Average1,618119.081,92624
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53099.551,5236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30598.951,292125
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06083.9088989

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)1,200$1,2882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$1,2295
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,4882thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—430207.81/cwt202.50–211.008943
SteersMedium and Large 1—700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3301
SteersMedium and Large 2—795160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2721
SteersMedium and Large 2—830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0791
SteersMedium and Large 1—280216.00/cwt216.00–216.006051
SteersMedium and Large 3—450126.25/cwt125.00–127.505682
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472187.81/cwt174.00–203.0088620
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372182.82/cwt172.50–200.0068021
SteersMedium and Large 2—420175.95/cwt167.50–184.007392
SteersMedium and Large 2—460175.20/cwt166.00–184.008062
SteersMedium and Large 2—523173.40/cwt167.50–180.009074
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—510205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525186.68/cwt170.00–200.0098026
HeifersMedium and Large 1—726161.30/cwt154.00–170.001,1714
SteersMedium and Large 1—855160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3681
SteersMedium and Large 3—525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008141
SteersMedium and Large 3—595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008331
HeifersMedium and Large 1—666168.20/cwt160.00–180.001,1208
HeifersMedium and Large 2—235147.50/cwt147.50–147.503471
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 1—278180.38/cwt170.00–194.005013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326191.43/cwt177.50–205.006244
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775165.73/cwt155.00–173.001,2844
HeifersMedium and Large 1—422183.14/cwt170.00–200.0077327
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375161.95/cwt150.00–172.0060710
HeifersMedium and Large 2—422160.18/cwt150.00–170.0067611
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572183.47/cwt170.00–198.001,04924
HeifersMedium and Large 1—803171.50/cwt170.00–173.001,3772
HeifersMedium and Large 1—850172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4621
SteersMedium and Large 2—595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009521
SteersMedium and Large 1—650232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5081
SteersMedium and Large 1—822187.33/cwt186.00–188.001,5403
SteersMedium and Large 1—430238.75/cwt220.00–247.001,0277
SteersMedium and Large 3—660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
SteersMedium and Large 3—423142.49/cwt140.00–145.006032
SteersMedium and Large 1—220202.50/cwt202.50–202.504461
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—725227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6469
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—588243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,4328
SteersMedium and Large 1—765195.23/cwt190.00–200.001,4943
SteersMedium and Large 2—365180.72/cwt170.00–197.506603
SteersMedium and Large 2—725134.00/cwt134.00–134.009721
SteersMedium and Large 1—384228.07/cwt210.00–240.008764
SteersMedium and Large 1—320235.85/cwt233.00–240.007553
Dairy SteersLarge 3—900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Dairy SteersLarge 3—775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
SteersMedium and Large 1—621227.36/cwt218.00–236.001,4127
SteersMedium and Large 1—576211.57/cwt200.00–220.001,2194
SteersMedium and Large 1—478220.10/cwt206.00–235.001,05215
Dairy SteersLarge 3—728127.13/cwt114.00–140.009262
Dairy SteersLarge 3—665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008111
Dairy SteersLarge 3—483121.72/cwt112.50–137.505883
Dairy SteersLarge 3—628118.10/cwt110.00–126.007422
SteersMedium and Large 1—522229.07/cwt210.00–240.001,19611
BullsMedium and Large 1—970152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4741
BullsMedium and Large 1—873142.48/cwt135.00–150.001,2442
BullsMedium and Large 1—417211.67/cwt200.00–228.0088326
BullsMedium and Large 1—671200.11/cwt190.00–212.501,34316
BullsMedium and Large 1—378218.94/cwt207.50–230.0082815
BullsMedium and Large 1—576211.02/cwt200.00–226.001,21532
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30098.41/cwt90.00–106.001,279118
CowsLean 85-90%—87268.88/cwt58.00–74.0060111
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08686.02/cwt75.00–92.0093478
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53099.55/cwt95.00–104.001,5236
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,395108.04/cwt107.00–110.001,5077
Bulls——1,524115.84/cwt107.00–124.001,76519
Bulls——1,973131.39/cwt127.00–135.002,5925
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2001,287.71/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1081,228.96/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2295
BullsMedium and Large 2—427190.18/cwt177.50–198.008126
BullsMedium and Large 2—329182.06/cwt172.50–197.505995
BullsMedium and Large 3—615122.56/cwt120.00–125.007542
BullsMedium and Large 3—415157.56/cwt155.00–160.006542
BullsMedium and Large 3—655152.00/cwt152.00–152.009961
BullsMedium and Large 3—535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
BullsMedium and Large 1—336222.76/cwt205.00–235.007489
BullsMedium and Large 1—827169.01/cwt160.00–188.001,3988
BullsMedium and Large 1—713189.16/cwt175.00–199.001,3496
BullsMedium and Large 2—378197.52/cwt192.50–200.007473
BullsMedium and Large 3—372136.47/cwt127.50–142.505083
BullsMedium and Large 2—517189.37/cwt180.00–198.009797
BullsMedium and Large 1—522210.27/cwt200.00–227.001,09825
BullsMedium and Large 1—618213.64/cwt200.00–224.001,32017
BullsMedium and Large 1—276223.53/cwt212.00–240.006178
BullsMedium and Large 2—705147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0401
BullsMedium and Large 3—570128.36/cwt124.00–132.507322
BullsMedium and Large 3—483163.98/cwt160.00–168.007922
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323163.76/cwt150.00–172.505299
HeifersMedium and Large 3—578120.48/cwt115.00–126.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 3—277129.65/cwt112.50–137.503593
HeifersMedium and Large 1—908156.94/cwt150.00–164.001,4252
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625182.16/cwt172.00–196.001,1397
HeifersMedium and Large 1—985120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1821
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478162.45/cwt150.00–170.007779
HeifersMedium and Large 3—520125.40/cwt120.00–130.006523
HeifersMedium and Large 3—330148.00/cwt148.00–148.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 2—820125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—664143.31/cwt126.00–150.009525
HeifersMedium and Large 2—576162.40/cwt152.50–166.009356
HeifersMedium and Large 3—472130.04/cwt120.00–145.006143
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523158.57/cwt150.00–170.008299
HeifersMedium and Large 3—633133.20/cwt129.00–137.508432
HeifersMedium and Large 2—775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 2—629162.64/cwt150.00–170.001,0234
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275158.09/cwt147.50–162.504355
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—466210.63/cwt206.00–217.509825
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—588212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2479
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—678198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3428
BullsMedium and Large 2—625188.54/cwt170.00–198.001,17810
BullsMedium and Large 1—769170.46/cwt164.00–176.001,3115
HeifersMedium and Large 3—405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
BullsMedium and Large 2—581187.22/cwt170.00–197.501,0888
BullsMedium and Large 2—283181.67/cwt175.00–188.005142
BullsMedium and Large 1—472214.23/cwt205.00–229.001,01127
BullsMedium and Large 2—481189.98/cwt180.00–200.009146
BullsMedium and Large 2—680176.80/cwt161.00–187.001,2026
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—371215.53/cwt207.50–220.008005

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.