Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-08-07

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 7
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 495▲ 130 vs year ago 455 · +28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 220▲ 25 vs year ago 160 · +15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 14▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%
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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 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 $177.67/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$177.67
235 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$326
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.96
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524189.23992148
Medium and Large 2479164.0678669
Medium and Large 3495134.7566718thin
One grade step is worth $54.48/cwt here — about $326 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 sale235 hd
177.67
—
NC average9 barns · 1,474 hd
195.63
−17.96
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—High1,660126.332,09819
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,533107.541,6496thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234106.721,317112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05790.4995746

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)1,235$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)942$9443thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)855$9765

Every lot, as filed

112 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—532204.53/cwt202.00–212.001,08812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,010144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4541
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660185.71/cwt180.00–191.001,2265
HeifersMedium and Large 2—663138.10/cwt130.00–144.009163
SteersMedium and Large 3—535156.00/cwt156.00–156.008351
SteersMedium and Large 3—410178.00/cwt178.00–178.007301
SteersMedium and Large 2—565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323162.05/cwt152.50–175.005233
HeifersMedium and Large 2—755135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0191
HeifersMedium and Large 2—215177.50/cwt177.50–177.503821
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—638201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2825
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473188.08/cwt180.00–200.0089017
SteersMedium and Large 3—385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1—626185.30/cwt170.00–196.001,16015
HeifersMedium and Large 1—258194.85/cwt190.00–200.005032
SteersMedium and Large 2—350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
SteersMedium and Large 2—470202.22/cwt200.00–204.009503
SteersMedium and Large 2—625176.62/cwt168.00–185.001,1045
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—578206.50/cwt206.00–207.001,1942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372189.34/cwt180.00–201.0070416
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526189.50/cwt176.00–200.0099722
HeifersMedium and Large 1—803160.97/cwt150.00–172.001,2932
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775170.01/cwt168.00–172.001,3182
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573188.80/cwt174.00–201.001,08218
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427190.32/cwt180.00–200.0081316
HeifersMedium and Large 3—471135.79/cwt125.00–147.506406
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370167.87/cwt152.50–177.506216
HeifersMedium and Large 2—290157.63/cwt150.00–165.004572
SteersMedium and Large 1—760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
SteersMedium and Large 1—718185.86/cwt175.00–196.001,3344
SteersMedium and Large 1—827179.86/cwt170.00–190.001,4873
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—735217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5952
SteersMedium and Large 1—568230.44/cwt216.00–238.001,3097
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,060181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,9191
SteersMedium and Large 1—525222.95/cwt219.00–225.001,1709
SteersMedium and Large 1—677208.08/cwt200.00–215.001,4096
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—569244.53/cwt241.00–247.001,3916
SteersMedium and Large 3—465167.50/cwt167.50–167.507791
SteersMedium and Large 2—695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
SteersMedium and Large 1—633212.45/cwt200.00–225.001,3452
SteersMedium and Large 1—402225.00/cwt225.00–225.009052
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—622231.50/cwt230.00–239.001,4406
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
SteersMedium and Large 1—475221.89/cwt210.00–238.001,0547
SteersMedium and Large 1—365245.44/cwt235.00–255.008963
SteersMedium and Large 1—860175.03/cwt170.00–180.001,5052
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—523243.48/cwt240.00–247.001,2732
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—655222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4571
Dairy SteersLarge 3—440107.50/cwt107.50–107.504731
SteersMedium and Large 1—320247.34/cwt237.00–258.007912
BullsMedium and Large 1—955139.00/cwt136.00–142.001,3272
BullsMedium and Large 1—372230.56/cwt220.00–247.008587
BullsMedium and Large 1—878156.41/cwt150.00–163.001,3732
BullsMedium and Large 1—423219.03/cwt207.50–232.5092618
BullsMedium and Large 1—528217.31/cwt204.00–229.001,14713
BullsMedium and Large 1—808161.01/cwt160.00–162.001,3012
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,184118.02/cwt115.00–122.001,39718
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,244104.56/cwt96.00–114.001,30194
CowsLean 85-90%—87574.18/cwt70.00–76.006493
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07091.63/cwt84.00–98.0098043
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,533107.54/cwt100.00–111.001,6496
Bulls——2,020135.37/cwt132.00–140.002,7343
Bulls——1,593124.64/cwt114.00–130.001,98616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—942943.81/head900.00–1,025.009443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—575700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9131,105.22/head975.00–1,220.001,1052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—938984.80/head900.00–1,050.009852
BullsMedium and Large 3—645162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0451
BullsMedium and Large 2—576189.68/cwt185.00–196.001,0934
BullsMedium and Large 3—280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
BullsMedium and Large 3—575144.35/cwt125.00–150.008307
BullsMedium and Large 3—417172.98/cwt167.50–177.507215
BullsMedium and Large 3—470162.00/cwt162.00–162.007611
BullsMedium and Large 3—395142.50/cwt142.50–142.505631
BullsMedium and Large 2—674167.77/cwt158.00–172.001,1316
BullsMedium and Large 2—473194.61/cwt180.00–202.5092111
BullsMedium and Large 2—225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
BullsMedium and Large 3—520159.27/cwt150.00–170.008286
BullsMedium and Large 3—330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
BullsMedium and Large 2—280162.50/cwt162.50–162.504551
BullsMedium and Large 2—330193.57/cwt182.50–206.006393
BullsMedium and Large 2—360208.72/cwt207.50–210.007512
BullsMedium and Large 2—875134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1731
HeifersMedium and Large 1—940153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4381
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471164.58/cwt150.00–179.0077514
HeifersMedium and Large 3—240142.50/cwt142.50–142.503421
HeifersMedium and Large 1—332184.35/cwt180.00–190.006125
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—315207.50/cwt207.50–207.506541
HeifersMedium and Large 2—574167.92/cwt157.50–175.009645
HeifersMedium and Large 2—740138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420167.52/cwt150.00–177.5070415
HeifersMedium and Large 3—585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 3—385142.50/cwt142.50–142.505491
HeifersMedium and Large 3—623121.28/cwt120.00–122.507562
HeifersMedium and Large 3—518136.18/cwt126.00–145.007057
HeifersMedium and Large 2—621156.23/cwt149.00–164.009704
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523168.93/cwt154.00–177.5088414
BullsMedium and Large 1—331236.16/cwt220.00–249.0078211
BullsMedium and Large 1—475212.24/cwt204.00–230.001,00830
HeifersMedium and Large 1—726172.41/cwt163.00–182.501,2524
BullsMedium and Large 1—767173.71/cwt162.00–180.001,3328
BullsMedium and Large 1—573205.90/cwt192.50–220.001,18015
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—493209.48/cwt206.00–213.001,0332
BullsMedium and Large 2—620183.25/cwt174.00–195.001,1363
BullsMedium and Large 2—427197.83/cwt185.00–204.008458
BullsMedium and Large 1—740177.55/cwt170.00–185.001,3142
BullsMedium and Large 1—673188.92/cwt175.00–202.001,2719
BullsMedium and Large 1—618211.00/cwt205.00–226.001,30418
BullsMedium and Large 1—922143.75/cwt137.50–153.001,3253
BullsMedium and Large 3—205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
BullsMedium and Large 2—506193.67/cwt180.00–200.009806

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.