Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2019-10-14

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 14
● Final157 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
911 head
134 vs last sale 1,045 911 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
45 vs last sale 270 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
0 vs last sale 30 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Calves mostly steady to $3 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 3 to 4 lower, with bulls mostly 4 lower. Baby calves 5 to 12.5 and 2 goats. Good calves in demand !Buyers focusing on quality. A few more quality calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.72/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$111.72
246 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.19
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2432119.1951468
Medium and Large 2320119.003811thin
Medium 1-2545115.016273thin
Medium 2510113.8158187
Small 1-2533105.6156364
Medium and Large 362697.9461323
One grade step is worth $21.25/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale246 hd
111.72
NC average8 barns · 1,351 hd
103.52
+8.19
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
BullsAverage1,52468.691,04717
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28351.3565927
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,16745.875356thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98138.6738025

Every lot, as filed

157 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3360105.00/cwt105.00–105.003781
HeifersMedium and Large 3490111.00/cwt111.00–111.005441
HeifersMedium 2480113.48/cwt111.00–120.0054513
SteersMedium and Large 3635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426132.00/cwt125.00–143.005627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2756130.97/cwt127.00–135.009904
SteersMedium and Large 1-2278139.75/cwt130.00–150.003898
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522131.75/cwt126.00–139.0068811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2334139.93/cwt135.00–146.0046712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,032643.46/cwt600.00–700.006,6413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2870275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3931
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,3311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2913546.95/cwt525.00–570.004,9942
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,440850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,2401
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2810575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,6581
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2625500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,1251
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2780725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,6551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,083599.48/cwt575.00–625.006,4922
SteersMedium 2628116.75/cwt115.00–122.007335
SteersMedium 2364119.56/cwt110.00–126.004357
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0251
SteersMedium and Large 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
SteersMedium and Large 3820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008611
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2815425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,4641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2245137.50/cwt135.00–140.003372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675132.00/cwt132.00–132.008912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471131.18/cwt128.00–135.006184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2711134.00/cwt134.00–134.009534
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623126.27/cwt123.00–132.0078714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370138.41/cwt127.00–146.0051222
SteersMedium 2437121.42/cwt115.00–125.005313
SteersMedium 2578117.96/cwt114.00–120.006823
SteersMedium 2664117.53/cwt116.00–120.007804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574128.68/cwt125.00–134.0073915
SteersMedium and Large 3205100.00/cwt100.00–100.002051
SteersMedium and Large 3335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
SteersSmall 1-2340103.69/cwt100.00–107.503532
SteersSmall 1-2487106.47/cwt100.00–112.005193
SteersSmall 1-2715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007511
SteersSmall 1-2370112.50/cwt112.50–112.504161
SteersSmall 1-2660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
SteersSmall 1-2223106.12/cwt102.50–110.002372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2923290.04/cwt225.00–350.002,6772
Bred CowsSmall 1-2870374.00/cwt374.00–374.003,2541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950480.00/cwt480.00–480.004,5601
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 387469.23/cwt66.00–71.006054
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 392571.00/cwt71.00–71.006571
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 384568.00/cwt68.00–68.005751
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 366566.00/cwt66.00–66.004391
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 373571.00/cwt71.00–71.005221
BullsMedium 2608113.26/cwt112.00–114.006894
BullsMedium 1-2645103.00/cwt103.00–103.006641
BullsMedium 1-2465116.00/cwt116.00–116.005391
BullsMedium 1-2445123.00/cwt123.00–123.005471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630122.00/cwt122.00–122.007691
BullsMedium 2526120.25/cwt115.00–123.0063310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full530123.00/cwt123.00–123.006521
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full66891.03/cwt90.00–92.006082
BullsMedium 3Full42590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full585116.00/cwt116.00–116.006791
BullsMedium and Large 3Full71092.00/cwt92.00–92.006531
BullsMedium and Large 3Full69090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
BullsMedium and Large 3Full63590.00/cwt90.00–90.005721
BullsSmall 1-2Full61591.00/cwt91.00–91.005601
BullsSmall 1-2Full73591.00/cwt91.00–91.006691
BullsSmall 1-2Full44590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy26090.00/cwt90.00–90.002341
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy68591.00/cwt91.00–91.006231
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy74599.00/cwt99.00–99.007381
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy63595.69/cwt90.00–99.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy518114.17/cwt111.00–115.005915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy57097.00/cwt97.00–97.005531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy670119.54/cwt117.00–122.008012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy645126.00/cwt126.00–126.008131
SteersMedium and Large 3Fleshy620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
BullsMedium and Large 3Fleshy70592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy73090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed84540.00/cwt40.00–40.003381
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed29597.50/cwt97.50–97.502881
SteersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed27090.00/cwt90.00–90.002431
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed75688.00/cwt88.00–88.006659
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed300109.00/cwt109.00–109.003271
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed78593.00/cwt93.00–93.007301
BullsSmall 1-253599.00/cwt99.00–99.005301
BullsMedium and Large 3662106.33/cwt104.00–110.007043
BullsMedium and Large 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
BullsMedium and Large 3563108.33/cwt105.00–110.006103
Bulls1,63674.96/cwt60.00–80.001,2267
Bulls1,44564.30/cwt55.00–70.0092910
BullsSmall 1-2626108.21/cwt105.00–110.006775
BullsSmall 1-2300105.00/cwt105.00–105.003151
BullsSmall 1-2474106.83/cwt100.00–110.0050611
BullsSmall 1-2573107.39/cwt105.00–112.006157
BullsSmall 1-2428107.61/cwt102.50–110.004615
BullsSmall 1-2670104.01/cwt103.00–105.006973
BullsMedium 2413120.80/cwt117.50–125.004999
BullsMedium and Large 1-2469128.37/cwt126.00–135.0060218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2514125.77/cwt122.00–129.0064614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419133.24/cwt127.50–143.0055813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2559124.98/cwt122.00–130.006994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365138.16/cwt128.00–145.005043
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30651.67/cwt46.00–57.0067524
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06544.13/cwt43.00–45.004702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16058.00/cwt58.00–58.006731
CowsLean 85-90%1,09344.52/cwt42.00–46.004877
BullsMedium 2570116.75/cwt111.00–122.0066529
BullsMedium 2478123.73/cwt120.00–126.0059113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
HeifersMedium 2569113.44/cwt110.00–115.0064518
HeifersMedium 2524113.25/cwt111.00–116.0059317
CowsLean 85-90%93836.40/cwt29.00–41.0034118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20242.22/cwt35.00–47.005073
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,13249.52/cwt47.00–53.005613
HeifersSmall 1-2565106.13/cwt100.00–111.0060011
HeifersSmall 1-2521108.48/cwt104.00–111.0056510
SteersMedium 2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
SteersMedium 2850119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0121
SteersMedium 2483119.69/cwt117.50–122.005782
SteersMedium 2278123.41/cwt120.00–125.003433
SteersMedium 2315120.05/cwt115.00–125.003783
SteersMedium 2805117.00/cwt117.00–117.009421
HeifersMedium and Large 3665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324119.09/cwt117.00–124.003867
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463118.12/cwt117.00–121.005478
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373119.83/cwt117.00–124.004479
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420120.18/cwt117.00–130.0050531
SteersMedium 2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
HeifersMedium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006712
HeifersMedium and Large 2320119.00/cwt119.00–119.003811
HeifersMedium and Large 3220102.50/cwt102.50–102.502261
HeifersMedium and Large 3315110.00/cwt110.00–110.003471
HeifersMedium 2685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007741
HeifersMedium 1-2660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
HeifersMedium and Large 3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 3750104.00/cwt104.00–104.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 3568108.51/cwt108.00–109.006162
HeifersMedium 1-2488116.02/cwt112.00–120.005662
HeifersMedium 2845122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0311
HeifersMedium 2317114.51/cwt112.00–117.003635
HeifersMedium 2372114.99/cwt112.50–117.504286
HeifersMedium 2627113.52/cwt111.00–115.0071213
HeifersMedium 2425114.31/cwt112.00–116.0048613
HeifersSmall 1-2170100.00/cwt100.00–100.001701
HeifersSmall 1-2215110.00/cwt110.00–110.002371
HeifersSmall 1-2760104.00/cwt104.00–104.007901
HeifersSmall 1-2428106.22/cwt102.00–110.004555
HeifersSmall 1-2725101.00/cwt101.00–101.007321
HeifersSmall 1-2624106.93/cwt102.00–110.006679
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524119.85/cwt118.50–127.006286
HeifersSmall 1-2670105.64/cwt100.00–110.007085
HeifersSmall 1-2378104.63/cwt100.00–110.003966
HeifersSmall 1-2475107.05/cwt100.00–111.005088

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.