Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2019-11-11

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 11
● Final172 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,140 head
7 vs last sale 1,147 1,140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
37 vs last sale 210 247 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
12 vs last sale 39 27 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 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 higher with some lighter calves as much as 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves were 5.00 to 10.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.52/cwt on 283 head.
Average price
$113.52
283 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$527
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$16
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.18
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2434119.86520156
Medium 2516113.3758541
Small 1-2487102.2949874
Medium and Large 3531100.9253612thin
One grade step is worth $18.94/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale283 hd
113.52
NC average8 barns · 1,399 hd
106.34
+7.18
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
BullsAverage1,50871.071,07221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49356.3484116
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24653.51666127
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00837.2637666

Every lot, as filed

172 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 1-2422139.36/cwt129.00–148.0058825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471135.28/cwt127.00–145.0063728
HeifersMedium 2522113.20/cwt111.00–115.005919
HeifersMedium 2570112.37/cwt110.00–115.0064113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy390115.00/cwt115.00–115.004491
HeifersMedium 2338115.00/cwt115.00–115.003892
HeifersMedium 2626112.99/cwt112.00–114.007074
HeifersMedium 2463113.38/cwt112.00–115.005255
HeifersMedium 2413115.61/cwt112.00–126.004776
SteersMedium 2240120.00/cwt120.00–120.002881
SteersMedium 2450122.50/cwt122.50–122.505511
SteersMedium 2625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007631
SteersMedium 2690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
SteersMedium 2860123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0581
SteersMedium 2533120.00/cwt120.00–120.006402
SteersMedium 2263116.74/cwt115.00–121.003074
SteersMedium 2578121.49/cwt117.00–125.007024
SteersMedium 2315123.08/cwt120.00–127.503885
SteersMedium 2383122.90/cwt115.00–127.504716
SteersMedium 2425122.58/cwt115.00–126.005218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full515127.00/cwt127.00–127.006541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2278139.24/cwt137.50–140.003873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2788122.66/cwt120.00–124.009673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671133.22/cwt130.00–141.008945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628130.68/cwt128.00–135.008216
SteersMedium and Large 3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32590.00/cwt90.00–90.002931
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy32597.50/cwt97.50–97.503171
SteersSmall 1-2Full33095.00/cwt95.00–95.003141
SteersSmall 1-2440105.00/cwt105.00–105.004621
SteersSmall 1-2510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
SteersSmall 1-2565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
SteersSmall 1-262597.00/cwt97.00–97.006061
SteersSmall 1-2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
SteersSmall 1-2365106.10/cwt102.50–110.003872
SteersSmall 1-2223110.11/cwt107.50–112.502463
SteersSmall 1-2263106.78/cwt100.00–111.002819
SteersSmall 1-2327105.24/cwt102.50–110.0034410
SteersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed21595.00/cwt95.00–95.002041
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2995700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,9651
Dairy SteersLarge 380561.00/cwt61.00–61.004911
Dairy SteersLarge 398565.00/cwt65.00–65.006401
Dairy SteersLarge 31,00050.00/cwt50.00–50.005001
Dairy SteersLarge 31,09047.00/cwt47.00–47.005121
Dairy SteersLarge 326851.21/cwt47.50–55.001372
Dairy SteersLarge 338856.23/cwt52.50–60.002182
Dairy SteersLarge 357353.36/cwt50.00–57.003062
Dairy SteersLarge 342358.03/cwt54.00–61.002453
Dairy SteersLarge 351361.45/cwt47.00–69.003153
Dairy SteersLarge 3Thin Fleshed37537.50/cwt37.50–37.501411
Dairy SteersLarge 3Thin Fleshed62045.00/cwt45.00–45.002791
Dairy SteersLarge 3Thin Fleshed23835.97/cwt33.00–39.00862
BullsMedium 2Fleshy580118.00/cwt118.00–118.006841
BullsMedium 2275126.00/cwt126.00–126.003471
BullsMedium 2610114.20/cwt112.00–116.006975
BullsMedium 2574116.08/cwt112.00–122.0066617
BullsMedium 2425116.50/cwt112.00–127.5049520
BullsMedium 2519121.88/cwt111.00–126.0063323
BullsMedium 2472122.09/cwt112.00–127.0057628
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374144.76/cwt127.50–165.0054131
SteersMedium and Large 3310106.00/cwt106.00–106.003291
SteersMedium and Large 3405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523126.50/cwt126.00–127.006622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472129.47/cwt127.00–137.0061113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427133.27/cwt128.00–147.0056916
BullsMedium and Large 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
BullsMedium and Large 3585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
BullsMedium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
BullsMedium and Large 3735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007501
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42592.50/cwt92.50–92.503931
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48090.00/cwt90.00–90.004321
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy44090.00/cwt90.00–90.003961
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy52590.00/cwt90.00–90.004731
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy67392.07/cwt90.00–94.006202
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy71091.52/cwt90.00–93.006502
BullsSmall 1-2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563132.15/cwt129.00–137.0074410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2329145.02/cwt132.50–162.0047713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523133.81/cwt127.00–137.0070016
HeifersSmall 1-2436109.51/cwt108.00–110.004774
HeifersSmall 1-2661106.59/cwt101.00–110.007055
HeifersSmall 1-2467105.33/cwt100.00–110.004926
HeifersSmall 1-2618103.17/cwt100.00–108.006386
HeifersSmall 1-2519106.03/cwt100.00–112.005507
HeifersSmall 1-2321106.71/cwt100.00–110.0034310
HeifersSmall 1-2569103.27/cwt100.00–106.0058810
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed24595.00/cwt95.00–95.002331
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed31090.00/cwt90.00–90.002791
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed53590.00/cwt90.00–90.004821
SteersMedium 2195112.50/cwt112.50–112.502191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy485126.00/cwt126.00–126.006111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy528126.02/cwt125.00–127.006652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2335147.50/cwt147.50–147.504941
Dairy SteersLarge 332555.00/cwt55.00–55.001791
Dairy SteersLarge 347564.00/cwt64.00–64.003041
Dairy SteersLarge 362569.00/cwt69.00–69.004311
Dairy SteersLarge 372550.00/cwt50.00–50.003631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19547.00/cwt47.00–47.005621
CowsLean 85-90%1,00234.46/cwt27.00–40.0034547
CowsLean 85-90%1,02344.17/cwt42.00–48.0045219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47554.68/cwt49.00–58.0080711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61563.25/cwt59.00–66.001,0214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24453.23/cwt48.00–58.0066297
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35761.64/cwt59.00–70.0083617
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11244.94/cwt39.00–47.0050013
Bulls1,64776.74/cwt69.00–85.001,26412
Bulls1,27660.07/cwt53.00–68.007668
Bulls1,69591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5421
HeifersMedium 2720111.00/cwt111.00–111.007991
HeifersMedium 2370115.00/cwt115.00–115.004261
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed47090.00/cwt90.00–90.004231
BullsSmall 1-2460108.77/cwt102.00–110.0050010
BullsSmall 1-2571106.02/cwt100.00–110.006055
BullsSmall 1-2427106.38/cwt100.00–112.504545
BullsSmall 1-2529108.22/cwt105.00–110.005724
BullsSmall 1-2660101.25/cwt100.00–102.506682
BullsSmall 1-2633107.55/cwt105.00–110.006812
Stock CowsSmall 1-2725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
Stock CowsSmall 1-2756442.62/cwt335.00–622.003,3465
Bred CowsSmall 1-2795350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7831
Bred CowsSmall 1-2800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960509.03/cwt450.00–550.004,8873
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,039742.53/cwt640.00–875.007,7154
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2980675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,6151
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2855825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,0541
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2845700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160590.00/cwt590.00–590.006,8441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,382839.48/cwt650.00–1,025.0011,6023
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53090.00/cwt90.00–90.004771
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66590.00/cwt90.00–90.005993
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy37597.50/cwt97.50–97.503661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy410114.02/cwt112.00–115.004673
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy520114.98/cwt114.00–116.005984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy565114.49/cwt114.00–115.006474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy480115.34/cwt114.00–116.005546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full535113.00/cwt113.00–113.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563121.87/cwt116.00–128.006862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334121.57/cwt118.00–126.0040611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2514117.77/cwt116.00–121.0060513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373121.79/cwt117.00–128.0045429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468119.28/cwt117.00–127.5055829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423121.34/cwt117.00–127.0051345
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed315116.00/cwt116.00–116.003651
HeifersSmall 1-2282103.43/cwt100.00–107.502923
HeifersSmall 1-2365102.60/cwt100.00–105.003742
HeifersSmall 1-2235101.28/cwt100.00–102.502382
HeifersSmall 1-2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy67896.89/cwt95.00–99.006575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed420116.00/cwt116.00–116.004871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed478116.00/cwt116.00–116.005542
HeifersMedium and Large 3280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
HeifersMedium and Large 3478100.00/cwt100.00–100.004782
HeifersMedium and Large 3523110.20/cwt110.00–111.005765
Dairy SteersLarge 3Full29542.50/cwt42.50–42.501251
Dairy SteersLarge 3Full33040.00/cwt40.00–40.001321
Dairy SteersLarge 317545.00/cwt45.00–45.00791
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy44590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy57090.00/cwt90.00–90.005131
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy75090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy32792.61/cwt90.00–95.003033
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy51590.81/cwt90.00–92.504683

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.