Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-11-13

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 13
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
610 head
38 vs last sale 648 125 vs year ago 735 · 17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
38 vs last sale 285 73 vs year ago 320 · 22.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
9 vs last sale 23 8 vs year ago 22 · 36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

17 head Goats: 65.00 -205.00, 33 head Sheep: 60.00- 150.00, 6 head Baby Calves: 10.00 to 85.00

No sale on 11/20/23 for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.53/cwt on 238 head.
Average price
$171.53
238 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$911
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.20
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537179.55965187
Medium and Large 2510149.1276137
Medium and Large 3502123.6162114thin
One grade step is worth $55.94/cwt here — about $344 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 sale238 hd
171.53
NC average8 barns · 1,190 hd
167.33
+4.20
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
BullsAverage1,497110.411,65331
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42393.301,328101
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44988.291,27912
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07873.72795104

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)957$9203thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$9142thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$8805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$1,5454thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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 2562137.22/cwt125.00–150.007715
SteersMedium and Large 1805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 1285242.00/cwt242.00–242.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 2528157.56/cwt145.00–165.008326
HeifersMedium and Large 3433115.00/cwt115.00–115.004982
HeifersMedium and Large 3470115.11/cwt110.00–120.005412
HeifersMedium and Large 3528135.00/cwt135.00–135.007133
SteersMedium and Large 1420220.35/cwt205.00–232.009255
SteersMedium and Large 11,080174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8791
HeifersMedium and Large 2419158.81/cwt150.00–165.006654
HeifersMedium and Large 2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 2468154.53/cwt140.00–167.007233
HeifersMedium and Large 3630109.96/cwt105.00–115.006932
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009602
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added608216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3133
HeifersMedium and Large 2733126.65/cwt125.00–130.009283
HeifersMedium and Large 2320162.48/cwt155.00–170.005204
HeifersMedium and Large 2673128.36/cwt117.00–135.008644
HeifersMedium and Large 3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 3595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added895151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3511
HeifersMedium and Large 11,018119.49/cwt118.00–121.001,2162
HeifersMedium and Large 1719153.41/cwt140.00–172.001,1034
HeifersMedium and Large 1374182.83/cwt170.00–200.0068415
HeifersMedium and Large 1235185.00/cwt180.00–190.004352
HeifersMedium and Large 3372136.82/cwt130.00–140.005093
HeifersMedium and Large 2613141.00/cwt137.00–145.008644
HeifersMedium and Large 1530181.13/cwt170.00–195.0096039
HeifersMedium and Large 1574174.57/cwt160.00–185.001,00223
HeifersMedium and Large 1880122.46/cwt120.00–125.001,0782
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added604193.76/cwt193.00–195.001,1708
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added582220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2807
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added445202.59/cwt200.00–203.009027
SteersMedium and Large 2533182.68/cwt170.00–195.009742
SteersMedium and Large 1465217.13/cwt210.00–224.001,0103
SteersMedium and Large 1380228.92/cwt217.00–235.008703
SteersMedium and Large 1521217.62/cwt202.00–227.001,1348
SteersMedium and Large 1766189.81/cwt185.00–191.001,4545
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added742230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7073
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added475237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1261
SteersMedium and Large 3730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
SteersMedium and Large 1668195.26/cwt190.00–202.001,3047
SteersMedium and Large 1320212.77/cwt205.00–237.006815
SteersMedium and Large 1566217.04/cwt202.00–222.001,2287
SteersMedium and Large 1632205.04/cwt200.00–208.001,2966
SteersMedium and Large 2435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007611
SteersMedium and Large 2380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
SteersMedium and Large 2810137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1101
SteersMedium and Large 2450182.00/cwt182.00–182.008191
SteersMedium and Large 2665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1312
SteersMedium and Large 1718192.96/cwt182.00–204.001,3852
Dairy SteersLarge 3660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Dairy SteersLarge 3635102.00/cwt102.00–102.006481
SteersMedium and Large 2720158.04/cwt152.00–161.001,1383
SteersMedium and Large 3575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008911
BullsMedium and Large 3482142.57/cwt125.00–150.006876
BullsMedium and Large 3514139.31/cwt122.00–155.007165
BullsMedium and Large 3632130.00/cwt130.00–130.008223
BullsMedium and Large 3373135.27/cwt125.00–145.005053
BullsMedium and Large 3695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
BullsMedium and Large 3430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
CowsLean 85-90%99361.44/cwt60.00–64.0061012
CowsLean 85-90%1,11783.81/cwt82.00–87.0093621
CowsLean 85-90%1,10073.98/cwt65.00–80.0081467
CowsLean 85-90%76453.12/cwt50.00–56.004064
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43591.40/cwt84.00–99.001,31289
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44988.29/cwt85.00–94.001,27912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,338107.36/cwt101.00–113.001,43612
Bulls1,469110.47/cwt105.00–117.001,62321
Bulls1,12197.47/cwt90.00–102.001,0935
Bulls1,990123.11/cwt121.00–126.002,4505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105914.37/head650.00–1,125.009142
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,703.33/head1,175.00–2,000.001,7032
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2955880.39/head800.00–975.008805
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2957919.60/head825.00–975.009203
BullsMedium and Large 1422211.62/cwt200.00–227.0089316
BullsMedium and Large 1620190.93/cwt175.00–205.001,18414
BullsMedium and Large 1785127.35/cwt125.00–130.001,0003
BullsMedium and Large 1719128.59/cwt120.00–143.009255
BullsMedium and Large 1524209.63/cwt190.00–220.001,09819
BullsMedium and Large 1570200.08/cwt190.00–213.001,14019
BullsMedium and Large 1375225.02/cwt215.00–240.0084417
BullsMedium and Large 1900120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1281231.37/cwt220.00–237.006506
BullsMedium and Large 2418188.91/cwt175.00–200.007905
BullsMedium and Large 1885122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1955127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2131
BullsMedium and Large 1660162.13/cwt150.00–175.001,0704
BullsMedium and Large 1470212.56/cwt200.00–227.0099920
HeifersMedium and Large 1473183.80/cwt172.00–193.0086915
HeifersMedium and Large 2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
HeifersMedium and Large 2295167.50/cwt165.00–170.004942
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5292
HeifersMedium and Large 1618173.51/cwt160.00–179.001,0728
HeifersMedium and Large 1671162.41/cwt150.00–174.001,09012
HeifersMedium and Large 1758155.98/cwt150.00–160.001,1823
HeifersMedium and Large 1818134.89/cwt130.00–140.001,1032
HeifersMedium and Large 1905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
BullsMedium and Large 2669135.93/cwt130.00–140.009095
BullsMedium and Large 2627162.84/cwt150.00–170.001,0217
HeifersMedium and Large 1421185.64/cwt170.00–192.0078225
HeifersMedium and Large 1280185.27/cwt180.00–190.005192
HeifersMedium and Large 1990106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0491
HeifersMedium and Large 1318188.32/cwt185.00–190.005993
BullsMedium and Large 3250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
BullsMedium and Large 2320185.94/cwt170.00–200.005952
BullsMedium and Large 3578137.31/cwt125.00–150.007944
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added360207.00/cwt207.00–207.007452
BullsMedium and Large 2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
BullsMedium and Large 2483173.48/cwt172.00–175.008382
BullsMedium and Large 2750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
BullsMedium and Large 2260195.00/cwt195.00–195.005071
BullsMedium and Large 1222211.69/cwt205.00–215.004703
BullsMedium and Large 2529176.58/cwt160.00–187.009348
BullsMedium and Large 2371190.29/cwt175.00–200.007064
BullsMedium and Large 1326228.19/cwt220.00–239.0074418
BullsMedium and Large 2571178.51/cwt170.00–185.001,0195
BullsMedium and Large 2738127.49/cwt125.00–130.009412
BullsMedium and Large 1823127.08/cwt122.00–132.001,0462

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.