Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-01-15

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 15
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
55 vs last sale 575 91 vs year ago 429 · +21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
23 vs last sale 208 60 vs year ago 245 · 24.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
32 vs last sale 7 28 vs year ago 11 · +254.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Goats: 55.00- 145.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.31/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$172.31
213 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$393
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.84
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503186.66939139
Medium and Large 2485154.2074848
Medium and Large 3423129.0454626
One grade step is worth $57.62/cwt here — about $393 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 sale213 hd
172.31
NC average8 barns · 605 hd
176.15
−3.84
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
BullsAverage1,438115.621,66216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,322105.071,389111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,574101.591,59910
CowsLean 85-90%High99381.7181255

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)1,138$1,20515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,1474thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,006$1,04114
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,3565

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2780108.00/cwt108.00–108.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 3565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007182
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added710216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5345
SteersMedium and Large 2375183.93/cwt175.00–190.006903
SteersMedium and Large 3528136.13/cwt132.00–140.007192
HeifersMedium and Large 3445112.00/cwt112.00–112.004981
HeifersMedium and Large 3314135.84/cwt125.00–150.004275
HeifersMedium and Large 3477132.50/cwt120.00–140.006325
HeifersMedium and Large 3230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
SteersMedium and Large 1523220.42/cwt206.00–236.001,15315
SteersMedium and Large 2571192.10/cwt180.00–200.001,0976
HeifersMedium and Large 2374165.15/cwt155.00–172.006188
HeifersMedium and Large 1685159.07/cwt154.00–164.001,0902
HeifersMedium and Large 3377133.87/cwt117.00–145.005053
HeifersMedium and Large 1805131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0551
SteersMedium and Large 1635208.40/cwt202.00–210.001,3235
SteersMedium and Large 1830178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4771
HeifersMedium and Large 1733140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0262
HeifersMedium and Large 1425191.83/cwt180.00–212.0081521
HeifersMedium and Large 2526166.47/cwt150.00–177.008769
HeifersMedium and Large 1863142.52/cwt135.00–150.001,2302
HeifersMedium and Large 3521126.22/cwt125.00–130.006584
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added373218.00/cwt218.00–218.008136
HeifersMedium and Large 1373190.89/cwt180.00–210.0071216
HeifersMedium and Large 2318170.76/cwt165.00–180.005433
HeifersMedium and Large 1223180.17/cwt175.00–185.004022
HeifersMedium and Large 2623134.25/cwt120.00–147.008365
HeifersMedium and Large 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 3262128.60/cwt120.00–145.003373
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added636194.59/cwt192.00–196.001,2389
SteersMedium and Large 3390135.00/cwt125.00–145.005272
SteersMedium and Large 2524174.41/cwt162.00–182.009144
SteersMedium and Large 1321238.70/cwt225.00–280.007664
SteersMedium and Large 1480220.45/cwt210.00–230.001,0583
SteersMedium and Large 1420223.99/cwt220.00–225.009415
SteersMedium and Large 1370205.07/cwt200.00–215.007593
SteersMedium and Large 2810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
SteersMedium and Large 3555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
SteersMedium and Large 1576218.19/cwt207.00–235.001,2577
SteersMedium and Large 2690165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1391
SteersMedium and Large 2645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0971
SteersMedium and Large 1674194.63/cwt180.00–211.001,3125
SteersMedium and Large 2768123.56/cwt120.00–127.009492
SteersMedium and Large 3403142.09/cwt127.00–157.005732
Dairy SteersLarge 3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
SteersMedium and Large 2465184.42/cwt170.00–197.008584
SteersMedium and Large 3230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
SteersMedium and Large 2423178.37/cwt170.00–185.007553
Dairy SteersLarge 3513120.60/cwt117.00–125.006193
Dairy SteersLarge 3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
SteersMedium and Large 3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
SteersMedium and Large 3488132.56/cwt120.00–145.006472
BullsMedium and Large 1428217.88/cwt210.00–240.0093314
BullsMedium and Large 3480142.42/cwt130.00–155.006843
BullsMedium and Large 3519139.17/cwt125.00–150.007225
BullsMedium and Large 3630117.97/cwt112.00–122.007433
BullsMedium and Large 3419138.03/cwt122.00–150.005786
BullsMedium and Large 3575138.46/cwt137.00–140.007962
CowsLean 85-90%1,23993.03/cwt92.00–95.001,15312
CowsLean 85-90%95285.92/cwt80.00–91.0081825
CowsBoner 80-85%1,357113.58/cwt110.00–122.001,54126
CowsBoner 80-85%1,311102.47/cwt94.00–109.001,34385
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,574101.59/cwt95.00–108.001,59910
Bulls1,500116.65/cwt110.00–122.001,75010
Bulls954103.57/cwt100.00–107.009884
CowsLean 85-90%84861.03/cwt54.00–66.005188
CowsLean 85-90%91974.12/cwt70.00–78.0068110
Bulls2,093134.56/cwt133.00–136.002,8162
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0931,147.17/head1,050.00–1,275.001,1474
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0571,129.07/head750.00–1,500.001,12912
Bred CowsMedium 2698512.81/head500.00–525.005132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29331,376.54/head1,175.00–1,525.001,3774
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1381,204.79/head950.00–1,475.001,20515
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1572192.02/cwt180.00–210.001,0986
BullsMedium and Large 1708147.63/cwt137.00–160.001,0453
BullsMedium and Large 1624188.16/cwt178.00–200.001,1744
BullsMedium and Large 1470212.22/cwt200.00–225.0099719
BullsMedium and Large 2715122.50/cwt120.00–125.008762
BullsMedium and Large 1328263.75/cwt245.00–290.008658
BullsMedium and Large 1525202.86/cwt190.00–217.001,06516
BullsMedium and Large 1263261.43/cwt240.00–285.006882
BullsMedium and Large 1658165.02/cwt160.00–170.001,0862
BullsMedium and Large 2585164.96/cwt160.00–170.009652
BullsMedium and Large 2770107.00/cwt107.00–107.008241
BullsMedium and Large 1366244.76/cwt220.00–265.0089613
BullsMedium and Large 2472171.48/cwt165.00–180.008093
HeifersMedium and Large 1572175.72/cwt167.00–185.001,00512
HeifersMedium and Large 1777126.98/cwt125.00–130.009873
HeifersMedium and Large 1280183.51/cwt182.00–185.005144
HeifersMedium and Large 2468161.44/cwt150.00–170.007566
HeifersMedium and Large 2690116.00/cwt107.00–125.008002
HeifersMedium and Large 2569142.33/cwt132.00–155.008106
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added745181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3481
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added418224.85/cwt220.00–230.009402
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added768174.98/cwt170.00–180.001,3442
HeifersMedium and Large 1317183.32/cwt180.00–192.005815
HeifersMedium and Large 2423160.16/cwt150.00–170.006773
HeifersMedium and Large 2281161.42/cwt150.00–175.004544
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0081
BullsMedium and Large 2658139.63/cwt135.00–147.009193
HeifersMedium and Large 1476199.33/cwt180.00–212.0094918
HeifersMedium and Large 1614168.15/cwt160.00–184.001,0329
HeifersMedium and Large 1514196.04/cwt180.00–210.001,00819
HeifersMedium and Large 1963129.01/cwt128.00–130.001,2422
BullsMedium and Large 3330128.63/cwt120.00–137.004242
BullsMedium and Large 2280196.34/cwt190.00–205.005503
BullsMedium and Large 1758128.52/cwt122.00–135.009742
BullsMedium and Large 2520172.58/cwt160.00–185.008977
BullsMedium and Large 2428183.95/cwt175.00–200.007874
HeifersMedium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006822
BullsMedium and Large 2315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
BullsMedium and Large 3283142.61/cwt140.00–145.004042
BullsMedium and Large 3365135.49/cwt120.00–155.004954
BullsMedium and Large 2640160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0241
BullsMedium and Large 2368203.17/cwt200.00–210.007483

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.