Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-11-11

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 11
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
793 head
2 vs last sale 795 183 vs year ago 610 · +30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
1 vs last sale 203 43 vs year ago 247 · 17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
16 vs last sale 8 10 vs year ago 14 · +71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

28 head Goats: 55.00- 200.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $203.07/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 165.78 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$203.07
75 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.13
vs NC average
62.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552207.221,14467
Medium and Large 2556178.319916thin
Medium and Large 3560138.507762thin
One grade step is worth $68.72/cwt here — about $368 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 sale75 hd
203.07
NC average9 barns · 314 hd
201.94
+1.13
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−62.03
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−165.78
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
BullsLow1,502131.391,97328
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,388121.671,68980
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,503119.471,79612
CowsLean 85-90%High1,073102.381,09881

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)1,051$1,4838
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$1,4453thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)998$1,4438
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$1,8014thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 3300–350315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1331
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,030172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,7721
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516250.39/cwt230.00–267.001,29219
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900850175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820190.44/cwt185.00–200.001,5624
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579241.51/cwt227.00–260.001,3989
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750729225.99/cwt215.00–233.001,64711
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700679152.28/cwt140.00–165.001,0344
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450417150.98/cwt145.00–155.006305
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500490155.00/cwt155.00–155.007601
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800771229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7663
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300282311.93/cwt265.00–340.008805
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900868165.29/cwt160.00–170.001,4353
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350313150.00/cwt150.00–150.004702
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325220.55/cwt200.00–235.0071712
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400376147.81/cwt125.00–160.005567
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550525127.00/cwt127.00–127.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450413190.03/cwt180.00–200.007854
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624198.89/cwt182.00–210.001,24119
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374201.71/cwt185.00–220.0075410
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585170.06/cwt160.00–180.009953
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471183.93/cwt165.00–200.008665
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300277170.72/cwt155.00–185.004733
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521214.69/cwt195.00–227.001,11927
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573202.17/cwt182.00–214.001,15840
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900883125.07/cwt120.00–132.001,1044
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300282258.16/cwt240.00–280.007285
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800776163.48/cwt140.00–180.001,2696
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670184.58/cwt170.00–197.001,23711
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350332304.13/cwt270.00–350.001,0107
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650612242.52/cwt210.00–250.001,48418
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400369287.04/cwt260.00–305.001,0597
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471266.48/cwt250.00–280.001,25511
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270220.06/cwt210.00–230.005943
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575171.01/cwt170.00–172.009832
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650611195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1914
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300245.00/cwt245.00–245.007351
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450418233.77/cwt230.00–235.009774
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700666222.59/cwt215.00–235.001,4825
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250215185.00/cwt185.00–185.003981
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450420135.18/cwt130.00–140.005682
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423266.44/cwt250.00–275.001,1276
Dairy SteersLarge 31000–10501,020137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3971
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600570194.50/cwt192.00–197.001,1092
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650628189.90/cwt185.00–195.001,1932
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450400127.00/cwt127.00–127.005081
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478174.92/cwt170.00–180.008362
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400355240.14/cwt230.00–250.008522
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600578132.47/cwt130.00–135.007662
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700677209.27/cwt190.00–224.001,41715
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515145.15/cwt130.00–160.007482
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600585165.00/cwt165.00–165.009651
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450410152.50/cwt135.00–170.006252
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250235161.97/cwt150.00–175.003812
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650616146.09/cwt140.00–160.009004
CowsLean 85-90%1,150117.25/cwt116.00–118.001,3485
CowsLean 85-90%93987.38/cwt80.00–99.0082014
Bulls977112.79/cwt110.00–117.001,1023
CowsLean 85-90%1,122108.78/cwt100.00–115.001,22155
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,503119.47/cwt114.00–124.001,79612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6591
CowsBoner 80-85%1,391121.40/cwt115.00–132.001,68979
CowsLean 85-90%90071.49/cwt65.00–78.006437
Bulls1,593150.62/cwt148.00–154.002,3994
Bulls1,559130.39/cwt120.00–140.002,03321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29981,442.97/head875.00–1,725.001,4438
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0511,483.46/head1,225.00–1,725.001,4838
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0231,445.40/head1,375.00–1,575.001,4453
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0831,713.91/head1,625.00–1,800.001,7142
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423226.55/cwt215.00–235.0095811
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800766182.95/cwt172.00–192.001,4015
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569234.59/cwt220.00–252.001,33519
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527245.44/cwt220.00–262.001,29329
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471251.39/cwt230.00–267.001,18430
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380291.80/cwt260.00–335.001,10921
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513187.32/cwt175.00–200.009612
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850818142.62/cwt128.00–155.001,1675
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000975130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2681
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300268286.80/cwt260.00–305.007698
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950936147.25/cwt142.00–152.001,3784
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321294.39/cwt260.00–330.0094517
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850810112.00/cwt112.00–112.009071
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365227.67/cwt210.00–250.008314
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750731197.82/cwt180.00–210.001,4468
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527186.55/cwt180.00–190.009833
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473225.24/cwt210.00–240.001,06532
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425231.48/cwt220.00–255.0098442
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850819164.84/cwt152.00–175.001,3506
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750728145.28/cwt130.00–157.001,0585
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750721175.96/cwt170.00–190.001,2695
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375244.04/cwt230.00–270.0091525
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000955142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3561
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250226239.82/cwt230.00–250.005425
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332273.60/cwt240.00–290.0090816
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250223201.06/cwt200.00–202.004482
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700680127.54/cwt125.00–130.008672
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700695211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4662
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750719162.96/cwt152.00–170.001,1724
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465209.06/cwt192.00–225.009723
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700671176.19/cwt162.00–187.001,1825
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568186.19/cwt170.00–207.001,05810
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500473185.24/cwt180.00–190.008762
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700658130.00/cwt130.00–130.008552
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900880162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4261
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650619176.15/cwt162.00–192.001,0904
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250236289.37/cwt270.00–312.006834
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800783142.48/cwt135.00–150.001,1162
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,010125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2631
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423266.59/cwt242.00–302.001,12821
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650614211.33/cwt200.00–220.001,29810

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.