Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-09-23

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 23
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
524 head
175 vs last sale 699 18 vs year ago 506 · +3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
23 vs last sale 161 82 vs year ago 220 · 37.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
2 vs last sale 9 14 vs year ago 21 · 66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

13 head Goats: 70.00 - 280.00; 3 head Sheep: 140.00 - 270.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 250.00 - 350.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.67/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 160.18 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$208.67
47 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,159
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$397
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$72.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.71
vs NC average
31.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555219.711,22037
Medium and Large 2555176.659817thin
Medium and Large 3559147.308233thin
One grade step is worth $72.41/cwt here — about $397 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd
208.67
NC average9 barns · 254 hd
200.96
+7.71
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−31.42
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−160.18
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
BullsLow1,547148.582,29917
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,326127.961,69768
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,638119.131,95110
CowsLean 85-90%High97399.8897246

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)1,258$1,7993thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,9632thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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 1600–650615226.87/cwt210.00–232.001,3956
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725186.54/cwt180.00–193.001,3522
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800785183.05/cwt179.00–187.001,4372
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850807179.35/cwt175.00–183.001,4473
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435247.43/cwt230.00–269.001,0763
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485220.41/cwt212.00–229.001,0692
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300274265.36/cwt255.00–275.007274
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474261.99/cwt250.00–276.001,2424
HeifersMedium 3250–300280130.27/cwt125.00–135.003652
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700678240.96/cwt240.00–243.001,6343
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333304.15/cwt295.00–314.001,0133
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450423287.51/cwt285.00–290.001,2162
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400387289.81/cwt275.00–297.001,1225
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600568145.95/cwt142.00–150.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450427176.78/cwt170.00–185.007553
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700686232.63/cwt224.00–237.001,5968
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600570249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4191
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250230175.00/cwt175.00–175.004031
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450421202.18/cwt190.00–220.008515
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400383171.46/cwt150.00–185.006573
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500467290.54/cwt285.00–295.001,3575
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720146.17/cwt140.00–152.001,0522
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008051
HeifersSmall 2250–300295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568172.79/cwt165.00–189.009814
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550538181.80/cwt165.00–190.009783
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500472249.35/cwt248.00–251.001,1776
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900875136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900870206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7921
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725224.12/cwt211.00–233.001,6254
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524250.50/cwt235.00–267.001,31315
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450407212.51/cwt200.00–220.008655
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900855135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1541
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569248.60/cwt225.00–264.001,41516
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385218.33/cwt205.00–240.008413
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350335130.07/cwt125.00–135.004362
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650638251.51/cwt249.00–252.001,6056
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–45042582.53/cwt80.00–85.003512
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–40037389.26/cwt88.00–91.003334
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530214.84/cwt200.00–225.001,1395
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–30028570.00/cwt70.00–70.002001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350345107.00/cwt107.00–107.003691
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800780177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3811
Dairy SteersMedium 3550–600595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Dairy SteersMedium 3300–350300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550535273.30/cwt270.00–275.001,4623
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850815176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4341
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–50046570.00/cwt70.00–70.003261
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750740176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3021
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450415167.00/cwt167.00–167.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300277263.36/cwt242.00–282.007303
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418256.26/cwt232.00–277.001,07113
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850828172.30/cwt163.00–188.001,4275
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450419180.96/cwt175.00–187.007584
BullsMedium 3450–500465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
CowsLean 85-90%1,046117.49/cwt117.00–119.001,2294
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,638119.13/cwt110.00–124.001,95110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,7591
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328127.69/cwt118.00–138.001,69667
CowsLean 85-90%1,106109.43/cwt100.00–116.001,21025
CowsLean 85-90%67965.63/cwt55.00–75.004466
CowsLean 85-90%80490.45/cwt79.00–99.0072711
Bulls1,333124.27/cwt115.00–130.001,6574
Bulls1,346164.20/cwt161.00–166.002,2104
Bulls1,732152.45/cwt140.00–159.002,6409
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2581,798.91/head1,525.00–1,950.001,7993
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650626222.42/cwt199.00–233.001,3929
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472251.22/cwt230.00–270.001,18621
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323265.36/cwt245.00–295.0085710
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950903152.53/cwt143.00–162.001,3772
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400384247.53/cwt240.00–265.009515
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900875169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4791
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600578230.74/cwt210.00–240.001,33420
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710200.91/cwt185.00–212.001,4266
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800771171.16/cwt157.00–180.001,3204
BullsSmall 2550–600580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526235.31/cwt220.00–250.001,23817
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350343225.04/cwt220.00–230.007722
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477216.45/cwt210.00–229.001,0325
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668205.78/cwt189.00–232.001,3757
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250236260.71/cwt240.00–280.006154
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422217.00/cwt200.00–230.009168
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618173.24/cwt160.00–189.001,0715
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
BullsSmall 2500–55050595.00/cwt95.00–95.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380210.00/cwt200.00–220.007982
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624211.13/cwt200.00–229.001,31712
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615180.44/cwt170.00–192.001,1105
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700667155.03/cwt150.00–165.001,0343
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850812158.33/cwt150.00–165.001,2863
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900868171.57/cwt162.00–186.001,4893
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373251.19/cwt229.00–267.009376
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475230.06/cwt210.00–238.001,09313
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350319235.44/cwt227.00–249.007514
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422241.91/cwt225.00–257.001,02112
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520214.33/cwt200.00–230.001,11514
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270206.70/cwt195.00–220.005583
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325216.00/cwt216.00–216.007021
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577221.80/cwt200.00–232.001,28022
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950930146.61/cwt141.00–154.001,3633
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800759188.16/cwt175.00–199.001,4284
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685204.61/cwt190.00–219.001,40210
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530198.16/cwt181.00–215.001,0502
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570184.87/cwt170.00–200.001,0544
BullsMedium 3250–300295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
HeifersMedium 3400–450430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450433264.07/cwt264.00–265.001,14314
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718191.64/cwt177.00–204.001,3765
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525137.26/cwt125.00–150.007212
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500487181.56/cwt175.00–190.008843
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1181
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380213.73/cwt200.00–230.008123

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.