Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2019-09-23

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 23
● Final165 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
920 head
920 vs last sale 0 920 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
220 vs last sale 0 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
11 vs last sale 0 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder Steers and Bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Feeder Heifers were steady. Light demand with slow buyer activity. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.94/cwt on 321 head.
Average price
$108.94
321 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.95
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2447124.0355553
Medium 1-2475114.6054483
Medium and Large 3422103.3143634
Small 1-2485101.80493151
One grade step is worth $22.23/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale321 hd
108.94
NC average5 barns · 1,349 hd
107.99
+0.95
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
BullsLow1,64974.041,22116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42955.1178730
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24353.5266595
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03143.8345262

Every lot, as filed

165 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
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy67595.34/cwt95.00–96.006443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy485121.02/cwt120.00–122.005872
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy58590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 3469110.87/cwt107.00–115.005205
HeifersMedium and Large 3370111.08/cwt105.00–113.0041110
HeifersMedium 1-2374116.91/cwt115.00–119.004377
HeifersMedium 1-2430114.34/cwt111.00–118.0049215
HeifersMedium 1-2524113.69/cwt111.00–115.0059616
HeifersSmall 1-2273104.86/cwt100.00–110.002862
HeifersMedium 1-2245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
HeifersMedium 1-2270126.00/cwt126.00–126.003401
HeifersSmall 1-2671100.76/cwt96.00–109.006765
HeifersSmall 1-2626103.96/cwt93.00–110.006518
HeifersSmall 1-2322106.29/cwt100.00–112.0034211
CowsLean 85-90%1,37555.00/cwt55.00–55.007561
HeifersMedium 1-2673112.99/cwt110.00–116.007602
HeifersMedium 1-2622112.62/cwt110.00–113.007008
HeifersMedium 1-2323116.57/cwt113.00–119.003779
HeifersMedium 1-2553116.20/cwt114.00–117.0064310
HeifersMedium 1-2476114.05/cwt112.50–116.0054312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27247.91/cwt44.00–51.006093
CowsLean 85-90%89835.80/cwt29.00–42.0032126
CowsLean 85-90%1,12049.47/cwt42.00–54.0055435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39158.23/cwt53.00–60.008107
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68461.42/cwt60.00–64.001,0346
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37854.34/cwt50.00–59.0074921
BullsMedium and Large 3230108.00/cwt108.00–108.002481
BullsMedium and Large 3560111.52/cwt109.00–114.006252
BullsMedium 1-2523115.80/cwt112.00–119.0060610
BullsMedium 1-2421121.24/cwt114.00–125.005105
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10447.87/cwt41.00–50.0052820
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26854.69/cwt50.00–60.0069368
BullsMedium and Large 3445105.00/cwt105.00–105.004671
BullsMedium 1-2573112.19/cwt104.00–116.006437
BullsMedium 1-2478118.83/cwt115.00–125.0056810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325136.00/cwt136.00–136.004421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Bulls1,64967.48/cwt63.00–70.001,1136
BullsSmall 1-267589.00/cwt89.00–89.006011
BullsSmall 1-272097.25/cwt88.00–106.007003
BullsMedium and Large 3615106.00/cwt106.00–106.006521
Bulls1,64977.98/cwt65.00–88.001,28610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519113.19/cwt110.00–117.005876
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424136.11/cwt125.00–143.0057736
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565133.39/cwt131.00–137.007545
SteersMedium and Large 1-2281137.61/cwt130.00–142.003874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509120.78/cwt115.00–136.006158
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630132.24/cwt120.00–134.0083310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2329135.40/cwt132.50–142.004459
SteersSmall 1-2479103.77/cwt100.00–106.004974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465129.35/cwt127.00–132.006013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2377136.15/cwt129.00–144.0051320
SteersSmall 1-2420111.21/cwt110.00–112.504672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658130.50/cwt130.00–131.008592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2238131.21/cwt130.00–132.503122
SteersSmall 1-2570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
SteersSmall 1-2225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
SteersSmall 1-2680109.00/cwt109.00–109.007411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538130.83/cwt128.00–133.0070412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765128.00/cwt128.00–128.009791
SteersMedium 1-2372125.44/cwt124.00–128.004677
SteersMedium 1-2432119.11/cwt114.00–125.005154
SteersMedium 1-2568122.96/cwt121.00–125.006982
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419133.03/cwt129.00–142.005577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720128.60/cwt126.00–131.009268
SteersSmall 1-2375108.72/cwt107.50–110.004082
HeifersMedium and Large 382091.00/cwt91.00–91.007461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675138.00/cwt138.00–138.009321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278145.26/cwt134.00–156.004043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338133.15/cwt121.00–143.004506
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2416131.33/cwt121.00–144.005467
HeifersMedium and Large 3425105.06/cwt100.00–110.004473
HeifersMedium and Large 3260105.83/cwt105.00–107.502753
HeifersMedium and Large 331890.96/cwt87.00–97.002893
HeifersMedium and Large 321884.99/cwt84.00–86.001852
HeifersMedium and Large 3515105.34/cwt104.00–107.005433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478120.48/cwt116.00–129.005769
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379129.05/cwt122.00–138.004896
HeifersSmall 1-2421104.15/cwt90.00–112.0043814
HeifersSmall 1-2518101.11/cwt91.00–110.0052412
HeifersSmall 1-2371104.31/cwt100.00–112.5038717
HeifersSmall 1-2474106.04/cwt90.00–112.0050321
HeifersSmall 1-2570105.63/cwt96.00–110.0060227
HeifersMedium and Large 356094.96/cwt90.00–102.005323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007321
BullsSmall 1-2Gaunt51094.00/cwt94.00–94.004791
SteersSmall 1-2Full57094.00/cwt94.00–94.005361
HeifersSmall 1-2Full59090.00/cwt90.00–90.005311
HeifersSmall 1-2Full50585.00/cwt85.00–85.004291
HeifersSmall 1-2Full37091.00/cwt91.00–91.003371
HeifersSmall 1-2Full42391.30/cwt90.00–92.503862
HeifersSmall 1-2Full73594.00/cwt94.00–94.006911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full585111.00/cwt111.00–111.006491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full440126.00/cwt126.00–126.005541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full58596.00/cwt96.00–96.005621
BullsSmall 1-2Full43091.21/cwt90.00–92.503922
BullsSmall 1-2Full53592.00/cwt92.00–92.004921
BullsSmall 1-2Full45895.03/cwt90.00–100.004352
BullsSmall 1-2Full56593.96/cwt90.00–98.005312
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy52890.00/cwt90.00–90.004752
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy46590.00/cwt90.00–90.004192
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy41890.00/cwt90.00–90.003762
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy30595.00/cwt95.00–95.002901
HeifersMedium 1-2Fleshy64590.00/cwt90.00–90.005811
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy38093.08/cwt87.50–100.003544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy520114.01/cwt113.00–115.005932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy39092.00/cwt92.00–92.003591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy345115.00/cwt115.00–115.003971
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy80080.00/cwt80.00–80.006401
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy63791.68/cwt90.00–95.005843
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy57392.42/cwt90.00–95.005302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy475122.00/cwt122.00–122.005801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy478115.50/cwt115.00–116.005524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy62398.89/cwt95.00–103.006162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy553114.00/cwt113.00–115.006302
SteersMedium 1-2Fleshy765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009331
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy72394.55/cwt87.00–99.006843
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy60590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy48585.00/cwt85.00–85.004121
BullsSmall 1-2623103.31/cwt100.00–112.006448
BullsSmall 1-2478104.24/cwt93.00–112.0049814
BullsSmall 1-2571105.72/cwt90.00–113.0060414
BullsMedium and Large 3485104.30/cwt95.00–110.005063
BullsSmall 1-2521106.41/cwt90.00–112.5055418
BullsSmall 1-2420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed57597.50/cwt97.50–97.505611
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed51092.51/cwt91.00–94.004722
HeifersMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed325117.00/cwt117.00–117.003801
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed17590.00/cwt90.00–90.001581
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed240100.00/cwt100.00–100.002401
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed29590.00/cwt90.00–90.002661
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed51595.00/cwt95.00–95.004891
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed40590.00/cwt90.00–90.003652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added295153.00/cwt153.00–153.004511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added330154.00/cwt154.00–154.005081
SteersMedium 1-2325124.25/cwt120.00–128.004042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,020950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,6901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,040760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,9041
SteersMedium 1-2260122.50/cwt120.00–125.003192
SteersSmall 1-2640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
SteersMedium 1-2472120.99/cwt114.00–126.005715
SteersMedium 1-2523118.08/cwt114.00–125.006184
Stock CowsSmall 1-2840319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,6801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,410663.00/cwt663.00–663.009,3481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2905489.00/cwt489.00–489.004,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,735850.00/cwt850.00–850.0014,7481
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2735665.00/cwt665.00–665.004,8881
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2845675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,7041
Dairy SteersLarge 359060.00/cwt60.00–60.003541
Dairy SteersLarge 348556.00/cwt56.00–56.002721
Dairy SteersLarge 323565.00/cwt65.00–65.001531
Dairy SteersLarge 365853.25/cwt52.00–54.003504
Dairy SteersLarge 351256.00/cwt55.00–59.002874
Dairy SteersLarge 360552.52/cwt50.00–55.003182
Dairy SteersLarge 343957.19/cwt56.00–62.502517
Dairy SteersLarge 332454.45/cwt50.00–60.001765
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555122.00/cwt122.00–122.006771
BullsMedium 1-2623114.50/cwt114.00–115.007132
BullsMedium 1-2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2453130.00/cwt130.00–130.005892

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.