Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-09-09

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 9
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
396 vs last sale 184 80 vs year ago 500 · +16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
85 vs last sale 86 12 vs year ago 159 · +7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
6 vs last sale 2 2 vs year ago 10 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

13 head Goats: 25.00 - 215.00; 36 head Sheep: 50.00 - 260.00; 10 head Baby Calves: 100.00 - 340.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $217.53/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 170.09 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.
Average price
$217.53
61 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$361
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.10
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548225.531,23647
Medium and Large 2539195.201,05112thin
Medium and Large 3535163.498752thin
One grade step is worth $62.04/cwt here — about $361 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
437405373341median 387.6212/1503/0204/2706/1508/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $355.29, median $387.62 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 sale61 hd
217.53
NC average9 barns · 278 hd
213.43
+4.10
This barn, trailing median30 sales
387.62
−170.09
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
BullsHigh1,634158.292,58626
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528134.932,0625thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,363134.091,82873
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,093111.481,21950

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)1,120$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,385$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,034$1,9825

Every lot, as filed

131 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 1550–600561232.13/cwt221.00–240.001,3025
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518191.30/cwt182.00–200.009912
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275305.00/cwt305.00–305.008391
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815206.00/cwt192.00–216.001,6793
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618233.35/cwt210.00–240.001,4428
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000980175.10/cwt165.00–185.001,7162
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471238.76/cwt227.00–252.001,1254
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368264.67/cwt259.00–275.009746
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350331159.38/cwt150.00–167.005285
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680198.47/cwt197.00–200.001,3502
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768187.54/cwt175.00–200.001,4402
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423242.00/cwt237.00–249.001,0244
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350329271.68/cwt265.00–279.008945
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523243.77/cwt232.00–262.001,27511
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520195.71/cwt185.00–208.001,0183
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008182
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650630251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5811
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600570256.96/cwt250.00–265.001,46513
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750715232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6591
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700658175.84/cwt162.00–190.001,1572
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600595177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550508175.00/cwt175.00–175.008892
HeifersMedium 2350–400380133.28/cwt125.00–142.005062
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450415260.49/cwt260.00–261.001,0812
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377236.71/cwt230.00–245.0089213
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600579199.61/cwt187.00–207.001,1564
HeifersMedium 2300–350300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
HeifersMedium 2400–450435147.00/cwt147.00–147.006391
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4051
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823179.62/cwt172.00–187.001,4783
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400368222.10/cwt200.00–240.008173
SteersMedium 2600–650640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625188.55/cwt187.00–190.001,1782
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410227.00/cwt227.00–227.009311
SteersMedium 2550–600575117.52/cwt115.00–120.006762
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580195.30/cwt177.00–204.001,1334
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708177.49/cwt175.00–180.001,2572
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000950143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3591
Dairy HeifersLarge 3200–250215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475214.95/cwt210.00–220.001,0212
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425190.00/cwt190.00–190.008081
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700684241.81/cwt231.00–246.001,65414
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,033169.52/cwt160.00–179.001,7512
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006741
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300265155.09/cwt150.00–160.004112
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800774225.44/cwt225.00–229.001,7459
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3521
Dairy SteersMedium 3400–450423142.57/cwt140.00–145.006032
Dairy SteersMedium 3300–350328132.63/cwt130.00–135.004352
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621223.42/cwt210.00–235.001,38716
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715185.32/cwt173.00–200.001,3257
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500463177.51/cwt175.00–180.008222
BullsMedium 3250–300268128.60/cwt125.00–132.003452
BullsMedium 3450–500475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700675133.50/cwt125.00–142.009012
CowsLean 85-90%79871.70/cwt70.00–75.005723
CowsLean 85-90%1,120115.30/cwt100.00–124.001,29135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,528134.93/cwt130.00–140.002,0625
CowsBoner 80-85%1,371133.40/cwt124.00–141.001,82969
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230145.94/cwt144.00–149.001,7954
CowsLean 85-90%93788.79/cwt84.00–94.008325
CowsLean 85-90%1,199125.62/cwt125.00–127.001,5067
Bulls1,934171.78/cwt170.00–176.003,3224
Bulls1,607158.00/cwt150.00–167.002,53920
Bulls1,298134.26/cwt130.00–137.001,7432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28402,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0831,934.06/head1,500.00–2,100.001,9344
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400379258.19/cwt240.00–270.0097915
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571225.99/cwt210.00–240.001,29025
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471234.82/cwt225.00–245.001,10617
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522225.00/cwt210.00–235.001,17522
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324260.99/cwt250.00–277.0084614
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900157.50/cwt150.00–165.001,4182
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800764175.51/cwt170.00–185.001,3414
BullsMedium 2400–450417147.88/cwt139.00–165.006173
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300282270.97/cwt255.00–285.0076410
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900890160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4241
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678215.00/cwt200.00–229.001,4589
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300278221.65/cwt220.00–225.006163
BullsMedium 2200–250223167.30/cwt150.00–185.003732
BullsMedium 2600–650625137.00/cwt137.00–137.008561
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450421218.26/cwt212.00–225.009194
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422244.57/cwt229.00–260.001,03216
BullsMedium 2250–300260175.10/cwt170.00–180.004552
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650627190.44/cwt185.00–197.001,1943
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573197.52/cwt190.00–202.001,1325
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328206.65/cwt200.00–210.006783
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350314235.31/cwt220.00–250.007397
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482209.87/cwt200.00–216.001,0123
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550523242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2665
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750718144.95/cwt140.00–150.001,0412
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718200.61/cwt192.00–210.001,4403
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425214.33/cwt200.00–220.009115
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225235.00/cwt235.00–235.005291
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625177.79/cwt165.00–185.001,1115
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421241.95/cwt227.00–252.001,01922
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950920165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000970145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4071
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275223.45/cwt210.00–237.0061410
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471232.39/cwt220.00–250.001,09519
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673209.00/cwt200.00–225.001,4077
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280191.63/cwt185.00–199.005372
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400365183.85/cwt175.00–192.006712
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524226.95/cwt210.00–238.001,18923
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572227.19/cwt214.00–237.001,30022
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900875184.95/cwt181.00–189.001,6182
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621221.78/cwt210.00–236.001,37714
BullsMedium 2450–500460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
BullsMedium 2350–400393170.12/cwt151.00–189.006692
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550514193.54/cwt185.00–202.009957
BullsMedium 2300–350310142.00/cwt142.00–142.004401
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675178.90/cwt175.00–189.001,2084
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350343213.94/cwt205.00–227.007343
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250210225.00/cwt225.00–225.004731
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380222.69/cwt200.00–232.008466
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820178.96/cwt173.00–185.001,4672
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550535163.49/cwt162.00–165.008752
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470213.04/cwt200.00–220.001,0015

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.