Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-11-18

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 18
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
764 head
29 vs last sale 793 764 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
15 vs last sale 204 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
19 vs last sale 24 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle 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.

11 head Goats: 30.00- 120.00; 4head Sheep: 60.00- 295.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 375.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $206.85/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 162.00 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$206.85
82 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,119
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$447
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$88.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.43
vs NC average
60.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537222.041,19354
Medium and Large 2542198.521,07619thin
Medium and Large 3560133.317469thin
One grade step is worth $88.72/cwt here — about $447 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 sale82 hd
206.85
NC average10 barns · 439 hd
218.28
−11.43
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−60.20
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−162.00
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
BullsLow1,449133.861,94031
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,380123.611,70689
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535119.031,82711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,044101.681,06269

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)1,171$1,63615
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,5786
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,4692thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,039$1,97816

Every lot, as filed

121 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 2700–750705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700671229.45/cwt222.00–240.001,5406
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650628137.45/cwt135.00–140.008632
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350313171.39/cwt155.00–185.005365
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600578133.29/cwt120.00–150.007706
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600576197.12/cwt187.00–205.001,1357
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570247.15/cwt230.00–258.001,40915
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621240.18/cwt220.00–253.001,49217
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950935136.48/cwt135.00–138.001,2762
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250238137.11/cwt125.00–150.003262
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522199.34/cwt175.00–208.001,04112
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331306.89/cwt290.00–330.001,0165
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800774139.28/cwt120.00–150.001,0786
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278247.88/cwt230.00–275.006899
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375210.64/cwt202.00–220.007902
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526248.30/cwt225.00–269.001,30610
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425189.22/cwt170.00–210.0080411
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610157.18/cwt150.00–175.009597
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518224.36/cwt210.00–243.001,16234
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665157.37/cwt150.00–167.001,0473
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840160.53/cwt155.00–166.001,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220225.00/cwt225.00–225.004951
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474239.99/cwt220.00–255.001,13829
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570218.09/cwt210.00–247.001,24320
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424240.42/cwt225.00–257.001,01917
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865134.84/cwt125.00–150.001,1663
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235261.11/cwt250.00–275.006145
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755199.66/cwt199.00–200.001,5073
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481255.96/cwt237.00–270.001,23110
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422266.87/cwt250.00–312.001,12610
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730204.24/cwt190.00–215.001,4916
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565204.91/cwt200.00–210.001,1582
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4351
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384296.47/cwt275.00–315.001,1385
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250230286.68/cwt275.00–300.006592
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6101
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600568124.18/cwt116.00–132.007052
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400385170.00/cwt150.00–190.006552
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423208.43/cwt200.00–220.008824
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478206.21/cwt200.00–220.009866
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800785179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4051
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500464170.08/cwt145.00–190.007897
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250210160.00/cwt160.00–160.003361
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500465163.79/cwt150.00–177.007622
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600565169.55/cwt160.00–180.009583
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550540165.09/cwt155.00–185.008913
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850815120.50/cwt120.00–121.009822
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521233.67/cwt220.00–255.001,21730
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550510147.00/cwt147.00–147.007501
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250230175.00/cwt175.00–175.004031
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400366173.20/cwt150.00–197.006344
CowsLean 85-90%1,077107.04/cwt100.00–115.001,15346
CowsLean 85-90%90789.54/cwt82.00–96.0081211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535119.03/cwt112.00–127.001,82711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,380123.61/cwt114.00–133.001,70689
CowsLean 85-90%1,02074.31/cwt60.00–80.007587
Bulls1,120104.35/cwt96.00–110.001,1693
CowsLean 85-90%1,080117.43/cwt116.00–120.001,2685
Bulls1,495134.22/cwt121.00–147.002,00724
Bulls1,423153.85/cwt150.00–160.002,1894
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0381,468.73/head1,000.00–1,775.001,4692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1711,636.01/head1,175.00–2,050.001,63615
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,0252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0031,959.25/head1,300.00–2,300.001,9599
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0481,577.88/head825.00–2,150.001,5786
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0611,911.47/head1,275.00–2,300.001,9116
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750734127.52/cwt125.00–135.009364
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700661201.48/cwt183.00–217.001,33216
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570229.91/cwt208.00–245.001,31024
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330288.05/cwt250.00–320.0095121
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900893136.99/cwt135.00–139.001,2232
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422270.38/cwt255.00–289.001,14113
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422212.27/cwt200.00–230.008965
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750711157.20/cwt150.00–167.001,1186
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950921138.04/cwt130.00–157.001,2714
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380269.79/cwt247.00–290.001,02515
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620215.34/cwt200.00–234.001,33514
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850812151.10/cwt140.00–162.001,2277
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470199.43/cwt175.00–212.0093711
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376254.00/cwt235.00–272.0095529
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328228.58/cwt204.00–239.007505
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450426152.30/cwt145.00–165.006494
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500486137.99/cwt130.00–150.006714
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400371147.21/cwt135.00–160.005467
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718186.68/cwt180.00–195.001,3404
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328281.29/cwt250.00–305.0092310
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700673161.85/cwt125.00–222.001,0895
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450424141.04/cwt125.00–155.005985
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670187.78/cwt180.00–200.001,2585
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619210.77/cwt195.00–222.001,30510
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550523133.36/cwt125.00–150.006973
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700672148.18/cwt135.00–155.009965
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521188.68/cwt175.00–210.009838
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469209.60/cwt200.00–230.0098312
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300278232.66/cwt230.00–235.006472
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300267164.54/cwt150.00–175.004393
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500464152.96/cwt135.00–175.007105
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650626168.27/cwt150.00–189.001,05312
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323187.21/cwt175.00–200.006052
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368242.14/cwt235.00–249.008912
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573187.60/cwt177.00–195.001,0755
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800763114.98/cwt110.00–120.008772
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350335127.50/cwt120.00–135.004272
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278286.59/cwt275.00–300.007974
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800763147.46/cwt135.00–160.001,1252
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473251.61/cwt230.00–275.001,19034
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250233268.92/cwt250.00–290.006272
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000975137.59/cwt120.00–155.001,3422

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.