Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-04-29

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 29
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
42 vs last sale 837 296 vs year ago 499 · +59.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
19 vs last sale 233 35 vs year ago 249 · 14.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
4 vs last sale 25 2 vs year ago 19 · +10.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

16 head Goats: 20.00 - 115.00; 3 head Sheep: 30.00- 50.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.75/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 127.10 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$241.75
85 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,309
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$91.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.04
vs NC average
26.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542249.481,35274
Medium and Large 2534196.911,0519thin
Medium and Large 3563157.508862thin
One grade step is worth $91.98/cwt here — about $466 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
417374331287median 368.8512/1503/0204/2706/1508/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.97, low $301.32, median $368.85 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale85 hd
241.75
NC average7 barns · 313 hd
234.71
+7.04
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−26.63
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−127.10
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
BullsLow1,420141.982,01536
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221118.621,44886
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,480112.831,67012
CowsLean 85-90%High99595.4195068

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,4929
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$1,4884thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$1,4152thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$2,3546

Every lot, as filed

126 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
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800795102.00/cwt102.00–102.008112
Dairy SteersLarge 31000–10501,005137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3771
Bulls1,261119.67/cwt110.00–125.001,5095
Bulls1,454143.18/cwt130.00–159.002,08228
CowsLean 85-90%1,024108.50/cwt107.00–110.001,11115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480112.83/cwt109.00–119.001,67012
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450430162.26/cwt116.00–180.006984
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550510155.15/cwt140.00–170.007912
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400358190.00/cwt190.00–190.006802
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850827213.66/cwt212.00–214.001,7676
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550532300.77/cwt270.00–322.001,60041
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650638265.79/cwt260.00–294.001,69611
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700655165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0811
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500483178.37/cwt170.00–195.008626
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700670139.00/cwt139.00–139.009311
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780212.39/cwt187.00–221.001,6574
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620222.10/cwt210.00–235.001,3772
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300255270.78/cwt267.50–275.006903
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419249.24/cwt220.00–265.001,0447
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600586228.38/cwt222.00–230.001,3385
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1582
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250225275.00/cwt275.00–275.006191
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350328256.29/cwt232.00–280.008414
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4071
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330285.00/cwt285.00–285.009411
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700688215.01/cwt212.00–218.001,4792
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,015130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375265.00/cwt265.00–265.009941
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0342,435.15/head1,550.00–3,100.002,4355
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,491.84/head1,025.00–1,800.001,4929
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0991,488.00/head950.00–1,800.001,4884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1031,414.63/head1,350.00–1,475.001,4152
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450429297.56/cwt280.00–328.001,27724
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380321.88/cwt292.00–337.001,2236
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,010173.50/cwt167.00–180.001,7522
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700667257.88/cwt239.00–270.001,7208
CowsLean 85-90%1,03298.69/cwt87.00–106.001,01840
Bulls1,362167.93/cwt166.00–170.002,2873
CowsLean 85-90%86578.18/cwt70.00–85.006767
CowsLean 85-90%83260.90/cwt56.00–64.005076
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200132.59/cwt130.00–140.001,5915
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222117.76/cwt109.00–128.001,43981
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374306.19/cwt272.00–330.001,14519
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470284.16/cwt267.00–312.001,33624
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250221344.58/cwt337.50–350.007624
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3771
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800768204.03/cwt195.00–213.001,5672
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900875175.03/cwt170.00–180.001,5322
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823185.56/cwt170.00–206.001,5275
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930178.67/cwt157.00–197.001,6623
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574263.96/cwt239.00–289.001,51518
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750733208.80/cwt200.00–223.001,5314
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521289.99/cwt260.00–322.001,51131
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000970132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2802
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250223296.91/cwt295.00–300.006624
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700672243.71/cwt220.00–262.001,6388
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350329323.43/cwt295.00–357.001,06412
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270330.23/cwt290.00–345.0089210
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616232.61/cwt200.00–249.001,43313
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800782165.09/cwt148.00–185.001,2918
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900895150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3431
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326277.45/cwt250.00–305.0090414
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623252.22/cwt222.00–280.001,57127
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300279278.76/cwt255.00–305.007785
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663215.65/cwt210.00–232.001,4305
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450428295.86/cwt270.00–320.001,26629
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,020175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7851
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525255.26/cwt235.00–268.001,34050
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471258.22/cwt237.00–277.001,21651
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280330.00/cwt330.00–330.009242
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900863212.63/cwt204.00–227.001,8353
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373268.75/cwt245.00–295.001,00218
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577237.43/cwt214.00–262.001,37024
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426261.72/cwt227.50–280.001,11548
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719189.06/cwt170.00–200.001,3594
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565306.85/cwt274.00–324.001,73415
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473307.48/cwt275.00–322.001,45417
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331321.15/cwt300.00–352.001,0634
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730221.57/cwt200.00–247.001,6178
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350328163.02/cwt140.00–185.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450420172.98/cwt150.00–200.007273
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280185.00/cwt185.00–185.005181
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350333167.89/cwt150.00–185.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500453159.27/cwt130.00–177.507213
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008851
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400393169.90/cwt155.00–185.006682
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300258202.33/cwt185.00–220.005222
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450418179.92/cwt155.00–200.007523
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550535165.00/cwt165.00–165.008831
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500488178.68/cwt165.00–192.508722
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650635137.00/cwt137.00–137.008701
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350320183.00/cwt183.00–183.005861
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550508204.51/cwt187.50–220.001,0395
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465210.50/cwt200.00–232.009796
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450421249.24/cwt230.00–260.001,0495
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580222.26/cwt212.00–235.001,2893
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450434214.91/cwt200.00–230.009336
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325220.31/cwt210.00–230.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720123.00/cwt123.00–123.008861
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700676154.17/cwt142.00–165.001,0425
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700657197.66/cwt195.00–201.001,2993
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524237.48/cwt230.00–250.001,2446
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378250.89/cwt235.00–267.009482
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600566187.41/cwt175.00–200.001,0614

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.