Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-01-08

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 8
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
575 head
304 vs last sale 271 146 vs year ago 429 · +34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
52 vs last sale 156 37 vs year ago 245 · 15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
2 vs last sale 5 4 vs year ago 11 · 36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

14 head Sheep: 185.00- 345.00, 13 head Goats: 100.00- 235.00, 11 head Baby Calves: 75.00- 145.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.96/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$168.96
215 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$872
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$386
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.79
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553178.24985133
Medium and Large 2459161.2473961
Medium and Large 3452132.5959921
One grade step is worth $45.65/cwt here — about $386 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 sale215 hd
168.96
NC average5 barns · 572 hd
177.75
−8.79
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
BullsAverage1,509111.151,67720
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40794.581,33180
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58492.211,46113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02679.2581390

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)1,035$1,1593thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)863$8673thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
SteersMedium and Large 1319275.09/cwt260.00–285.008785
SteersMedium and Large 3660128.54/cwt115.00–145.008483
SteersMedium and Large 3723123.71/cwt120.00–126.008943
SteersMedium and Large 1460235.00/cwt220.00–250.001,0812
SteersMedium and Large 2470199.95/cwt190.00–210.009404
SteersMedium and Large 1850160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3601
SteersMedium and Large 1815174.87/cwt168.00–182.001,4252
HeifersMedium and Large 2378167.03/cwt157.00–177.006315
HeifersMedium and Large 3577117.36/cwt115.00–120.006773
HeifersMedium and Large 3255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
SteersMedium and Large 1775173.54/cwt167.00–180.001,3452
HeifersMedium and Large 3426129.05/cwt115.00–145.005505
HeifersMedium and Large 2278171.59/cwt165.00–175.004773
HeifersMedium and Large 1245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 2612129.01/cwt120.00–140.007903
HeifersMedium and Large 2324167.61/cwt155.00–177.005438
SteersMedium and Large 1712176.44/cwt170.00–187.001,2563
HeifersMedium and Large 2722120.29/cwt107.00–130.008683
HeifersMedium and Large 2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 1970125.75/cwt110.00–142.001,2202
HeifersMedium and Large 1471189.08/cwt180.00–210.0089116
HeifersMedium and Large 1729168.60/cwt160.00–180.001,2297
HeifersMedium and Large 3690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 2569144.57/cwt135.00–157.008235
HeifersMedium and Large 2474167.82/cwt150.00–175.007957
HeifersMedium and Large 1570178.07/cwt167.00–195.001,01518
HeifersMedium and Large 1621177.10/cwt170.00–183.001,10019
HeifersMedium and Large 11,015120.73/cwt110.00–136.001,2253
HeifersMedium and Large 2523169.88/cwt160.00–175.008888
SteersMedium and Large 2630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1625224.37/cwt212.00–234.001,40219
SteersMedium and Large 1525242.29/cwt235.00–250.001,2723
SteersMedium and Large 1367260.13/cwt242.00–275.009555
SteersMedium and Large 2225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1666207.81/cwt200.00–214.001,3845
SteersMedium and Large 2265179.72/cwt175.00–185.004762
SteersMedium and Large 1983152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4942
SteersMedium and Large 1425245.89/cwt237.00–255.001,0452
SteersMedium and Large 2330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
SteersMedium and Large 2595208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2381
SteersMedium and Large 2685182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2471
SteersMedium and Large 2433200.09/cwt185.00–215.008662
SteersMedium and Large 3470165.16/cwt150.00–180.007762
SteersMedium and Large 2518205.37/cwt200.00–211.001,0642
SteersMedium and Large 1573229.74/cwt218.00–242.001,3162
SteersMedium and Large 3610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
SteersMedium and Large 3555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
SteersMedium and Large 3421159.55/cwt150.00–170.006724
Dairy SteersLarge 3285121.19/cwt110.00–132.003452
Dairy SteersLarge 3358130.87/cwt125.00–137.004692
Dairy SteersLarge 3480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
SteersMedium and Large 2775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1011
SteersMedium and Large 3375143.39/cwt127.00–155.005383
SteersMedium and Large 3345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
BullsMedium and Large 1514216.09/cwt200.00–235.001,11122
BullsMedium and Large 3518151.59/cwt130.00–160.007855
BullsMedium and Large 3378167.35/cwt160.00–175.006332
BullsMedium and Large 3340159.78/cwt145.00–175.005432
BullsMedium and Large 3572135.73/cwt125.00–152.007763
BullsMedium and Large 3243155.00/cwt155.00–155.003772
CowsLean 85-90%1,04681.35/cwt75.00–86.0085147
CowsLean 85-90%85266.97/cwt60.00–72.0057118
CowsLean 85-90%1,17589.67/cwt87.00–92.001,05421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40593.69/cwt89.00–100.001,31673
Bulls1,842115.22/cwt110.00–124.002,1228
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58492.21/cwt85.00–96.001,46113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,429103.83/cwt101.00–107.001,4847
CowsLean 85-90%79855.21/cwt50.00–59.004414
Bulls1,853132.25/cwt129.00–135.002,4512
Bulls1,173103.68/cwt100.00–107.001,21610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2935988.37/head975.00–1,000.009882
Bred CowsMedium 2720625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,158.94/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1593
BullsMedium and Large 1960136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3061
BullsMedium and Large 2521180.25/cwt170.00–192.009398
BullsMedium and Large 1577204.16/cwt190.00–220.001,17810
BullsMedium and Large 1662184.61/cwt170.00–192.001,2226
BullsMedium and Large 11,040132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3731
BullsMedium and Large 1619208.48/cwt195.00–219.001,2906
BullsMedium and Large 1321271.34/cwt265.00–275.008714
BullsMedium and Large 1820138.50/cwt130.00–157.001,1364
BullsMedium and Large 1728170.32/cwt150.00–180.001,2404
BullsMedium and Large 2576170.83/cwt160.00–182.009845
BullsMedium and Large 1870132.33/cwt125.00–140.001,1512
BullsMedium and Large 1379238.67/cwt225.00–260.0090510
BullsMedium and Large 1773148.40/cwt140.00–165.001,1475
BullsMedium and Large 2417206.03/cwt190.00–220.008596
BullsMedium and Large 1915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
BullsMedium and Large 1295265.00/cwt265.00–265.007821
BullsMedium and Large 1210225.00/cwt225.00–225.004731
BullsMedium and Large 1426245.89/cwt232.00–265.001,0479
BullsMedium and Large 3420173.13/cwt155.00–185.007277
BullsMedium and Large 2478207.81/cwt190.00–220.0099315
BullsMedium and Large 3468165.40/cwt150.00–180.007744
BullsMedium and Large 2322219.84/cwt205.00–230.007086
BullsMedium and Large 2823119.31/cwt115.00–123.009823
BullsMedium and Large 1465244.79/cwt225.00–260.001,1386
BullsMedium and Large 2622183.36/cwt180.00–185.001,1403
BullsMedium and Large 3676126.20/cwt115.00–130.008534
BullsMedium and Large 2713136.36/cwt134.00–140.009723
BullsMedium and Large 2273191.99/cwt185.00–205.005243
BullsMedium and Large 2760132.99/cwt130.00–137.001,0113
BullsMedium and Large 2388217.50/cwt217.00–218.008442
HeifersMedium and Large 1275189.57/cwt180.00–207.005216
HeifersMedium and Large 3470142.45/cwt135.00–146.006703
HeifersMedium and Large 3339145.56/cwt140.00–152.004934
BullsMedium and Large 3273165.64/cwt155.00–175.004522
BullsMedium and Large 3626134.33/cwt125.00–145.008418
BullsMedium and Large 2679153.33/cwt140.00–165.001,0415
HeifersMedium and Large 2421168.83/cwt150.00–172.0071116
HeifersMedium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
HeifersMedium and Large 3515130.81/cwt125.00–137.006743
HeifersMedium and Large 1810124.32/cwt115.00–142.001,0074
HeifersMedium and Large 1670166.28/cwt160.00–175.001,1144
HeifersMedium and Large 1431192.37/cwt180.00–212.0082912
HeifersMedium and Large 2665132.15/cwt122.00–142.008792
HeifersMedium and Large 1377195.28/cwt188.00–215.0073610
HeifersMedium and Large 1905133.58/cwt118.00–145.001,2093
HeifersMedium and Large 1330190.15/cwt180.00–205.006274
HeifersMedium and Large 1758137.88/cwt126.00–150.001,0452
HeifersMedium and Large 1524187.66/cwt177.00–207.0098322

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.