Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-08-05

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 5
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
527 head
29 vs last sale 556 58 vs year ago 585 · 9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
61 vs last sale 144 20 vs year ago 185 · +10.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
10 vs last sale 35 16 vs year ago 9 · +177.8%
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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 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Hogs; 24 head Goats: 20.00 - 245.00; 34 head Sheep: 10.00 - 250.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 325.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $200.39/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 168.46 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$200.39
52 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.66
vs NC average
44.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543219.591,19230
Medium and Large 2556188.701,04911thin
Medium and Large 3545159.7187111thin
One grade step is worth $59.87/cwt here — about $321 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale52 hd
200.39
NC average9 barns · 263 hd
219.05
−18.66
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
−44.68
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−168.46
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
BullsHigh1,602160.862,57619
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232143.031,762106
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,693132.382,2417thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low971109.541,06455

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)1,046$1,57611
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,4775
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,3613thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$1,7173thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710185.03/cwt170.00–192.001,3144
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960155.50/cwt149.00–162.001,4932
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250218263.51/cwt250.00–275.005743
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6123
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,476.89/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4775
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615235.33/cwt229.00–240.001,4474
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750740230.95/cwt220.00–232.501,70913
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950900162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4581
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300279259.78/cwt250.00–262.007256
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531223.42/cwt210.00–250.001,1865
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500458203.27/cwt200.00–210.009313
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322239.06/cwt220.00–250.0077014
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450406257.82/cwt230.00–282.001,0474
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250223258.26/cwt250.00–265.005762
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29731,361.30/head1,025.00–1,700.001,3613
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500487195.81/cwt187.00–210.009545
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0461,576.04/head1,025.00–2,200.001,57611
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365267.21/cwt240.00–279.009754
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424203.15/cwt200.00–220.0086111
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635155.00/cwt155.00–155.009841
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700671161.32/cwt150.00–179.001,0827
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400364205.86/cwt190.00–214.007494
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350336206.90/cwt200.00–225.006958
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600583187.40/cwt165.00–197.001,0934
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750723150.89/cwt140.00–162.001,0912
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750707155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0963
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525188.72/cwt180.00–202.009919
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619209.54/cwt201.00–220.001,2977
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571219.40/cwt209.00–227.001,25313
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428235.84/cwt220.00–247.001,00924
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521219.73/cwt210.00–232.001,14517
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700671196.39/cwt180.00–207.001,3187
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373251.36/cwt235.00–267.009389
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300269258.49/cwt245.00–275.006957
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676188.38/cwt170.00–201.001,2736
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318260.88/cwt230.00–277.0083011
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470226.80/cwt210.00–239.001,06632
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415233.80/cwt220.00–252.0097012
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476224.25/cwt212.00–237.001,06712
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250228253.56/cwt250.00–256.005783
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850838186.85/cwt170.00–204.001,5662
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300283241.55/cwt230.00–250.006847
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374235.38/cwt220.00–255.0088014
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475237.56/cwt220.00–250.001,1287
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950920135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2421
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750728187.38/cwt172.00–199.001,36410
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527222.66/cwt210.00–235.001,17311
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630200.17/cwt187.00–210.001,26110
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820155.54/cwt152.00–159.001,2752
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000953143.02/cwt136.00–150.001,3632
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,018164.41/cwt152.00–177.001,6742
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600582241.20/cwt229.00–245.001,4045
CowsLean 85-90%1,03773.24/cwt69.00–81.007596
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,693132.38/cwt120.00–142.002,2417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255149.66/cwt147.00–156.001,87837
CowsLean 85-90%983114.75/cwt102.00–126.001,12834
Bulls1,785171.79/cwt170.00–179.003,0665
Bulls1,250135.84/cwt130.00–140.001,6982
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700670152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0181
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700665191.94/cwt187.00–197.001,2763
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220139.48/cwt130.00–146.001,70269
CowsLean 85-90%88592.27/cwt85.00–100.008177
CowsLean 85-90%949129.74/cwt128.00–130.001,2318
Bulls1,584160.47/cwt150.00–167.002,54212
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000963142.53/cwt140.00–145.001,3732
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950928143.54/cwt139.00–148.001,3322
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650610173.89/cwt160.00–200.001,0613
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900878138.48/cwt137.00–140.001,2162
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900885140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2391
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600573128.44/cwt127.00–130.007362
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550540122.50/cwt120.00–125.006622
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566225.24/cwt220.00–240.001,27513
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900870179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5571
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350317279.79/cwt275.00–289.008873
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700672232.20/cwt225.00–241.001,5608
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004701
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450435118.30/cwt110.00–127.005152
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450414167.08/cwt140.00–180.006927
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350333174.70/cwt155.00–195.005824
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280159.46/cwt145.00–175.004462
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770184.27/cwt171.00–192.001,4193
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850835169.04/cwt165.00–175.001,4113
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570150.13/cwt145.00–155.008562
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400360210.37/cwt182.00–225.007575
BullsMedium and Large 2Gaunt400–450430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340217.61/cwt210.00–225.007402
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600588175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0292
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515184.85/cwt170.00–200.009522
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300274213.84/cwt205.00–225.005864
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300255230.00/cwt230.00–230.005871
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420199.64/cwt190.00–210.008382
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400383214.04/cwt205.00–230.008203
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335230.00/cwt230.00–230.007711
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550531190.17/cwt185.00–200.001,0105
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475204.12/cwt197.00–210.009703
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340170.00/cwt165.00–175.005782
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400360157.50/cwt145.00–170.005672
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400385172.56/cwt170.00–175.006642
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420194.49/cwt182.00–210.008174
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650630132.50/cwt125.00–140.008352
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008751
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550523160.04/cwt150.00–170.008377
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577187.48/cwt175.00–200.001,0826
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623181.88/cwt170.00–190.001,1336
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350325195.00/cwt180.00–205.006343
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600584159.14/cwt150.00–167.009294
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500467152.21/cwt147.00–160.007113
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525159.32/cwt150.00–169.008362

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.