Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-07-31

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 31
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
189 vs last sale 684 181 vs year ago 314 · +57.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
45 vs last sale 265 12 vs year ago 208 · +5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
5 vs last sale 9 3 vs year ago 17 · 17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $185.44/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$185.44
186 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$949
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.20
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522191.52999143
Medium and Large 2472171.7281035
Medium and Large 3508136.676948thin
One grade step is worth $54.85/cwt here — about $305 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 sale186 hd
185.44
NC average8 barns · 687 hd
184.24
+1.20
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
BullsAverage1,618122.741,98621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,534106.901,6409thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,333103.861,384119
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01786.7288256

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)1,330$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)854$1,35512

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1668178.98/cwt170.00–188.001,1968
HeifersMedium and Large 1422197.27/cwt186.00–211.0083219
HeifersMedium and Large 3540142.00/cwt142.00–142.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 2565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0172
HeifersMedium and Large 2369159.77/cwt150.00–170.005906
HeifersMedium and Large 1478196.78/cwt190.00–210.0094122
HeifersMedium and Large 1285192.68/cwt184.00–202.005492
HeifersMedium and Large 1713168.48/cwt160.00–176.001,2016
HeifersMedium and Large 2405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 1882155.05/cwt150.00–165.001,3683
HeifersMedium and Large 1772171.17/cwt160.00–178.001,3213
SteersMedium and Large 1675215.40/cwt206.00–220.001,4543
HeifersMedium and Large 1519199.82/cwt188.00–214.001,03718
HeifersMedium and Large 1945132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2471
HeifersMedium and Large 1372191.86/cwt180.00–200.0071415
HeifersMedium and Large 1573194.85/cwt182.00–211.001,11618
HeifersMedium and Large 1225188.00/cwt188.00–188.004231
SteersMedium and Large 3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
SteersMedium and Large 1318243.95/cwt242.00–246.007763
SteersMedium and Large 3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1808160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2932
SteersMedium and Large 1265248.00/cwt248.00–248.006571
SteersMedium and Large 1366230.79/cwt222.00–240.008454
SteersMedium and Large 2370183.03/cwt182.00–184.006772
SteersMedium and Large 1220245.00/cwt245.00–245.005391
SteersMedium and Large 2565193.27/cwt180.00–200.001,0923
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added425217.00/cwt217.00–217.009221
SteersMedium and Large 3495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
SteersMedium and Large 3500156.00/cwt156.00–156.007801
SteersMedium and Large 2530176.10/cwt172.00–178.009333
SteersMedium and Large 2710149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0581
SteersMedium and Large 1738212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5652
SteersMedium and Large 3278152.86/cwt150.00–156.004252
SteersMedium and Large 1880190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6721
SteersMedium and Large 1828199.99/cwt196.00–204.001,6562
SteersMedium and Large 1432241.37/cwt234.00–246.001,0435
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added565244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3791
SteersMedium and Large 1616232.65/cwt217.00–238.001,43316
SteersMedium and Large 2484199.46/cwt196.00–202.009654
Dairy SteersLarge 3830102.00/cwt102.00–102.008471
Dairy SteersLarge 3670134.09/cwt130.00–138.008982
SteersMedium and Large 1579224.73/cwt216.00–235.001,3016
SteersMedium and Large 1775198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5351
SteersMedium and Large 1474230.65/cwt220.00–238.001,0935
SteersMedium and Large 1528235.90/cwt226.00–247.001,24611
Dairy SteersLarge 3613103.98/cwt98.00–110.006372
BullsMedium and Large 1383224.96/cwt214.00–234.008628
BullsMedium and Large 1321225.27/cwt210.00–238.007236
BullsMedium and Large 1523219.39/cwt209.00–232.001,14712
BullsMedium and Large 1676195.69/cwt180.00–204.001,32311
BullsMedium and Large 1769175.98/cwt170.00–180.001,3535
BullsMedium and Large 1820167.55/cwt165.00–170.001,3742
CowsLean 85-90%1,06092.85/cwt89.00–95.0098425
CowsLean 85-90%68368.37/cwt60.00–73.004674
CowsBoner 80-85%1,336102.19/cwt94.00–109.001,365102
CowsLean 85-90%1,02783.77/cwt78.00–89.0086027
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,534106.90/cwt100.00–110.001,6409
CowsBoner 80-85%1,314113.91/cwt110.00–121.001,49717
Bulls1,620121.18/cwt114.00–128.001,96318
Bulls1,607132.11/cwt131.00–134.002,1233
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29091,391.19/head1,225.00–1,600.001,3917
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2415600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28121,515.45/head1,375.00–1,625.001,5153
BullsMedium and Large 3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
BullsMedium and Large 2492197.03/cwt180.00–200.0096913
BullsMedium and Large 2530184.65/cwt170.00–196.009795
BullsMedium and Large 3570140.35/cwt130.00–150.008002
BullsMedium and Large 2835154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2861
BullsMedium and Large 2770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
BullsMedium and Large 2300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
BullsMedium and Large 2371198.51/cwt194.00–200.007364
BullsMedium and Large 2685164.67/cwt150.00–174.001,1283
BullsMedium and Large 3735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
BullsMedium and Large 3230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
HeifersMedium and Large 1623186.11/cwt170.00–198.001,15912
HeifersMedium and Large 3407139.31/cwt130.00–150.005673
HeifersMedium and Large 3590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added478215.03/cwt214.00–216.001,0282
HeifersMedium and Large 2511175.26/cwt162.00–184.008968
HeifersMedium and Large 1323187.55/cwt179.00–200.006064
HeifersMedium and Large 2795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 2310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 3623126.22/cwt120.00–132.007862
HeifersMedium and Large 3465151.00/cwt151.00–151.007021
BullsMedium and Large 1466220.32/cwt210.00–236.001,02712
BullsMedium and Large 1627213.28/cwt202.00–222.001,3377
HeifersMedium and Large 2290168.00/cwt168.00–168.004871
HeifersMedium and Large 2680155.07/cwt150.00–160.001,0542
HeifersMedium and Large 2465177.41/cwt170.00–180.0082511
BullsMedium and Large 1230230.78/cwt226.00–236.005312
BullsMedium and Large 2728163.59/cwt150.00–170.001,1915
BullsMedium and Large 2425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008502
BullsMedium and Large 1721189.03/cwt175.00–200.001,3638
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added383209.31/cwt207.00–214.008024
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added610207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2632
BullsMedium and Large 2635180.16/cwt170.00–190.001,1442
BullsMedium and Large 1295227.00/cwt218.00–236.006702
BullsMedium and Large 1576217.53/cwt208.00–234.001,25314
BullsMedium and Large 1416220.27/cwt208.00–230.0091621
BullsMedium and Large 2560184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0301
BullsMedium and Large 3523145.12/cwt140.00–150.007592

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.