Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-09-25

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 25
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
98 vs last sale 604 180 vs year ago 686 · 26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
23 vs last sale 197 33 vs year ago 253 · 13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
5 vs last sale 16 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

11 head Sheep: 15.00 to 125.00, 10 head Goats: 20.00 to 140.00, 9 head Baby Calves: 65.00 to 110.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.61/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$187.61
202 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$976
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$478
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.96
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549198.531,090136
Medium and Large 2478171.6282148
Medium and Large 3414147.8061218thin
One grade step is worth $50.73/cwt here — about $478 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 sale202 hd
187.61
NC average8 barns · 1,243 hd
186.65
+0.96
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
BullsLow1,614112.091,81026
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38698.841,37072
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49793.141,39416
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07084.8990892

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)1,133$1,3382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$1,0804thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,039$1,07512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,3213thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 2335207.00/cwt207.00–207.006931
SteersMedium and Large 2490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0051
SteersMedium and Large 1670232.44/cwt225.00–240.001,5572
HeifersMedium and Large 1418207.60/cwt197.00–220.0086812
HeifersMedium and Large 1524194.86/cwt183.00–207.001,02114
SteersMedium and Large 1614234.23/cwt225.00–241.001,4388
SteersMedium and Large 11,010174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7571
SteersMedium and Large 1527232.07/cwt220.00–243.001,2239
SteersMedium and Large 3610145.00/cwt145.00–145.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 2407182.98/cwt182.00–185.007453
HeifersMedium and Large 2661165.67/cwt165.00–166.001,0953
HeifersMedium and Large 1630187.80/cwt180.00–197.001,18310
HeifersMedium and Large 1770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added560221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,23817
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2901
HeifersMedium and Large 2740138.49/cwt137.00–140.001,0252
HeifersMedium and Large 2225175.00/cwt175.00–175.003941
HeifersMedium and Large 1880162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4261
HeifersMedium and Large 1719181.29/cwt170.00–194.001,3037
HeifersMedium and Large 1376213.14/cwt200.00–220.0080112
HeifersMedium and Large 1813164.52/cwt157.00–172.001,3382
HeifersMedium and Large 3225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
HeifersMedium and Large 3417154.94/cwt150.00–160.006463
HeifersMedium and Large 2468174.21/cwt165.00–185.008156
HeifersMedium and Large 2331177.66/cwt167.00–190.005888
HeifersMedium and Large 2788122.52/cwt120.00–125.009652
HeifersMedium and Large 1278196.57/cwt187.00–205.005462
HeifersMedium and Large 3323136.05/cwt130.00–142.004392
SteersMedium and Large 3550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 1320220.80/cwt215.00–230.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added845178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5044
SteersMedium and Large 1390235.68/cwt232.00–240.009193
SteersMedium and Large 1965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
SteersMedium and Large 2605197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1921
SteersMedium and Large 2265205.00/cwt205.00–205.005431
HeifersMedium and Large 1673179.71/cwt172.00–187.001,20910
HeifersMedium and Large 1569195.27/cwt185.00–208.001,11116
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added515256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3181
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added453254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1513
SteersMedium and Large 1477234.13/cwt227.00–240.001,1173
SteersMedium and Large 1573242.37/cwt232.00–250.001,38910
SteersMedium and Large 3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
SteersMedium and Large 3525172.00/cwt172.00–172.009031
Dairy SteersLarge 3605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Dairy SteersLarge 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
SteersMedium and Large 1735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
SteersMedium and Large 1255235.00/cwt235.00–235.005991
SteersMedium and Large 1418255.08/cwt245.00–265.001,0663
SteersMedium and Large 1320236.99/cwt230.00–252.007583
Dairy SteersLarge 3355107.00/cwt107.00–107.003801
BullsMedium and Large 1235208.69/cwt200.00–225.004903
BullsMedium and Large 1375230.76/cwt217.00–240.0086515
BullsMedium and Large 1975150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4631
BullsMedium and Large 1765202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5451
BullsMedium and Large 1863186.98/cwt184.00–191.001,6144
BullsMedium and Large 1920157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4441
CowsLean 85-90%99074.43/cwt65.00–79.0073718
CowsLean 85-90%1,08987.44/cwt80.00–95.0095274
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49793.14/cwt87.00–99.001,39416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38697.93/cwt92.00–106.001,35768
CowsBoner 80-85%1,378114.38/cwt110.00–118.001,5764
Bulls1,378103.56/cwt103.00–104.001,4272
Bulls1,403124.74/cwt124.00–126.001,7502
Bulls1,655111.72/cwt106.00–119.001,84922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29681,219.06/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2192
Bred CowsMedium 2813634.62/head450.00–790.006353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,140.32/head1,125.00–1,150.001,1403
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1141,222.07/head975.00–1,425.001,2229
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,338.41/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3382
Bred CowsMedium 21,030900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsMedium and Large 2860133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1441
BullsMedium and Large 3430180.97/cwt180.00–182.007782
BullsMedium and Large 3370172.00/cwt172.00–172.006361
BullsMedium and Large 3672144.74/cwt137.00–150.009733
BullsMedium and Large 3471165.01/cwt150.00–180.007774
BullsMedium and Large 3578167.47/cwt160.00–175.009682
BullsMedium and Large 2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
BullsMedium and Large 2373207.62/cwt205.00–210.007742
BullsMedium and Large 2527190.67/cwt182.00–200.001,0059
BullsMedium and Large 2718148.70/cwt137.00–160.001,0682
BullsMedium and Large 3285137.00/cwt137.00–137.003901
BullsMedium and Large 2313199.92/cwt190.00–210.006262
BullsMedium and Large 3518165.06/cwt160.00–170.008553
HeifersMedium and Large 1468203.95/cwt190.00–213.0095422
HeifersMedium and Large 2370180.27/cwt170.00–195.006673
HeifersMedium and Large 2568174.49/cwt170.00–180.009916
HeifersMedium and Large 2633170.03/cwt165.00–175.001,0764
HeifersMedium and Large 2275178.16/cwt167.00–187.004905
HeifersMedium and Large 3520142.07/cwt135.00–155.007395
BullsMedium and Large 1282212.67/cwt207.00–220.006003
BullsMedium and Large 1628210.97/cwt202.00–220.001,3254
HeifersMedium and Large 3477150.54/cwt142.00–160.007183
HeifersMedium and Large 2520173.90/cwt165.00–180.009045
HeifersMedium and Large 3278154.68/cwt150.00–160.004302
BullsMedium and Large 2663179.63/cwt172.00–190.001,1916
BullsMedium and Large 2626190.95/cwt175.00–200.001,1955
BullsMedium and Large 2566195.94/cwt185.00–200.001,1099
HeifersMedium and Large 1980124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 11,050128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3441
HeifersMedium and Large 3370161.04/cwt160.00–162.005962
BullsMedium and Large 3310153.44/cwt150.00–157.004762
BullsMedium and Large 1423235.85/cwt220.00–245.0099818
BullsMedium and Large 1465223.24/cwt210.00–238.001,03813
BullsMedium and Large 1325235.46/cwt222.00–252.0076512
BullsMedium and Large 1517217.23/cwt207.00–227.001,12316
BullsMedium and Large 2436201.15/cwt190.00–215.008776
BullsMedium and Large 3618160.65/cwt150.00–170.009934
BullsMedium and Large 1667203.12/cwt192.00–217.001,3555
BullsMedium and Large 1716180.26/cwt170.00–192.001,2915
BullsMedium and Large 1575212.01/cwt205.00–217.001,2199
BullsMedium and Large 2490196.75/cwt190.00–205.009644

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.