Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-10-30

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 30
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
26 vs last sale 552 112 vs year ago 690 · 16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
19 vs last sale 187 38 vs year ago 244 · 15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
3 vs last sale 14 4 vs year ago 15 · 26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

5 head Goats: 120.00 -165.00, 1 head Sheep: 140.00, 11 head Baby Calves: 5.00 to 100.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $178.52/cwt on 217 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 24.01 against this barn's trailing median of $202.53.
Average price
$178.52
217 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$921
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.25
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522192.211,004134
Medium and Large 2523164.6686158
Medium and Large 3466137.2564025
One grade step is worth $54.96/cwt here — about $364 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales
231208184161median 202.5312/1503/0204/2706/1508/17
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $216.84, low $174.89, median $202.53 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale217 hd
178.52
NC average7 barns · 920 hd
167.27
+11.25
This barn, trailing median30 sales
202.53
−24.01
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
BullsAverage1,367111.261,52130
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22991.091,11957
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50482.971,24819
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03073.3175595

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)1,408$1,3243thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$1,0042thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$1,4525

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1721167.28/cwt157.00–174.001,2064
HeifersMedium and Large 1525184.63/cwt170.00–197.0096912
SteersMedium and Large 3660127.00/cwt127.00–127.008381
SteersMedium and Large 2505185.00/cwt185.00–185.009341
SteersMedium and Large 2550177.00/cwt177.00–177.009741
SteersMedium and Large 2490202.00/cwt202.00–202.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 2510154.90/cwt150.00–160.007902
SteersMedium and Large 2673149.70/cwt142.00–157.001,0072
SteersMedium and Large 2735145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0661
SteersMedium and Large 1323243.80/cwt240.00–245.007874
HeifersMedium and Large 1219177.60/cwt170.00–190.003894
SteersMedium and Large 3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 2740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 2621129.68/cwt120.00–145.008057
HeifersMedium and Large 3685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
HeifersMedium and Large 1668170.44/cwt152.00–175.001,1398
HeifersMedium and Large 2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
HeifersMedium and Large 1865147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 2475159.86/cwt150.00–170.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 2322150.40/cwt140.00–165.0048410
HeifersMedium and Large 3378127.43/cwt117.00–135.004826
HeifersMedium and Large 2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 2772116.60/cwt110.00–121.009003
HeifersMedium and Large 1815147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1981
HeifersMedium and Large 2275154.64/cwt150.00–165.004253
HeifersMedium and Large 3416117.85/cwt105.00–125.004906
HeifersMedium and Large 1620178.25/cwt170.00–183.001,10511
HeifersMedium and Large 2220145.00/cwt145.00–145.003191
SteersMedium and Large 1465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0461
SteersMedium and Large 1515210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0822
SteersMedium and Large 1945140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 1422184.57/cwt170.00–192.0077915
SteersMedium and Large 1417237.87/cwt230.00–246.009926
SteersMedium and Large 1855187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5991
SteersMedium and Large 1563208.01/cwt206.00–210.001,1712
SteersMedium and Large 1750187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4031
SteersMedium and Large 1675191.66/cwt177.00–202.001,2945
SteersMedium and Large 2925120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1101
SteersMedium and Large 1720189.53/cwt187.00–192.001,3652
SteersMedium and Large 1953157.50/cwt157.00–158.001,5012
Dairy SteersLarge 3213119.96/cwt115.00–125.002563
SteersMedium and Large 1830183.42/cwt177.00–190.001,5222
Dairy SteersLarge 3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Dairy SteersLarge 3435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
SteersMedium and Large 1633205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,29810
SteersMedium and Large 1367239.43/cwt230.00–245.008795
Dairy SteersLarge 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Dairy SteersLarge 3610102.52/cwt100.00–105.006252
Dairy SteersLarge 31,05590.00/cwt90.00–90.009501
Dairy SteersLarge 3385114.00/cwt110.00–117.004393
BullsMedium and Large 1624192.64/cwt180.00–207.001,20215
BullsMedium and Large 1229205.19/cwt200.00–210.004704
BullsMedium and Large 1332209.49/cwt200.00–225.0069610
BullsMedium and Large 11,070133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4231
BullsMedium and Large 1820152.24/cwt145.00–160.001,2483
BullsMedium and Large 1878131.13/cwt122.00–140.001,1512
CowsLean 85-90%1,10384.50/cwt83.00–87.0093212
CowsLean 85-90%85657.16/cwt50.00–65.0048921
CowsLean 85-90%1,07576.62/cwt67.00–82.0082462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50482.97/cwt77.00–90.001,24819
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22991.09/cwt85.00–100.001,11957
Bulls1,370111.00/cwt104.00–117.001,52120
Bulls1,47899.50/cwt97.00–101.001,4715
Bulls1,242124.05/cwt121.00–127.001,5415
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1631,433.92/head1,175.00–1,650.001,4344
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4081,323.79/head1,075.00–1,450.001,3243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0581,003.90/head950.00–1,050.001,0042
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29601,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
BullsMedium and Large 2278172.91/cwt170.00–175.004815
BullsMedium and Large 3358150.23/cwt140.00–160.005383
BullsMedium and Large 2775129.98/cwt125.00–135.001,0073
BullsMedium and Large 3508140.30/cwt122.00–155.007136
BullsMedium and Large 3623118.59/cwt110.00–125.007394
BullsMedium and Large 3467137.25/cwt120.00–150.006416
BullsMedium and Large 2220175.11/cwt170.00–180.003852
BullsMedium and Large 2618171.26/cwt170.00–175.001,0584
BullsMedium and Large 2564174.02/cwt170.00–177.009814
BullsMedium and Large 2525173.57/cwt167.00–185.0091111
BullsMedium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
BullsMedium and Large 3325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
BullsMedium and Large 1573191.20/cwt180.00–202.001,09616
BullsMedium and Large 1429208.85/cwt200.00–222.0089614
BullsMedium and Large 2725129.33/cwt125.00–133.009383
HeifersMedium and Large 2377151.13/cwt140.00–165.005705
HeifersMedium and Large 2570149.82/cwt140.00–160.008542
HeifersMedium and Large 3740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 3316119.11/cwt110.00–135.003767
HeifersMedium and Large 3525134.61/cwt132.00–137.007075
HeifersMedium and Large 3590123.56/cwt117.00–130.007292
HeifersMedium and Large 2411154.42/cwt140.00–162.006354
HeifersMedium and Large 3278135.00/cwt135.00–135.003752
HeifersMedium and Large 1469191.91/cwt177.00–205.0090026
HeifersMedium and Large 1269185.48/cwt180.00–200.004995
HeifersMedium and Large 1328182.18/cwt172.00–192.005989
BullsMedium and Large 1769143.13/cwt137.00–155.001,1017
HeifersMedium and Large 1380178.99/cwt170.00–195.0068012
HeifersMedium and Large 3472134.15/cwt125.00–145.006333
BullsMedium and Large 1719151.87/cwt140.00–162.001,0925
BullsMedium and Large 2333184.81/cwt180.00–190.006152
BullsMedium and Large 1369213.23/cwt205.00–220.007878
BullsMedium and Large 1277203.61/cwt190.00–220.005646
BullsMedium and Large 2671136.64/cwt130.00–140.009176
HeifersMedium and Large 1570183.00/cwt170.00–192.001,04321
BullsMedium and Large 2425175.20/cwt170.00–182.007455
BullsMedium and Large 3273138.66/cwt130.00–150.003793
BullsMedium and Large 2479177.11/cwt170.00–187.008489
BullsMedium and Large 1666168.51/cwt155.00–177.001,1226
BullsMedium and Large 1525200.92/cwt187.00–216.001,05517
BullsMedium and Large 1471200.05/cwt187.00–215.0094220
BullsMedium and Large 2363182.76/cwt175.00–190.006632
BullsMedium and Large 3430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
BullsMedium and Large 2815121.05/cwt117.00–125.009872

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.