Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to feeder cattle records steers small 1-2 200-250lb incorrect price.*

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were down 2 to 3. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.Baby calves were 7.5 to 15. 9 goats

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.79/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$122.79

104 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	131.05	712	54
Medium 2	425	121.24	515	28
Small 1-2	384	105.04	403	20
Medium and Large 3	548	99.00	542	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $170 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 sale104 hd

122.79

—

NC average7 barns · 822 hd

121.08

+1.71

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,530	72.74	1,113	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	56.68	743	105
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	52.84	718	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	40.17	415	58

Every lot, as filed

127 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.36/cwt	123.00–129.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	355	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	327	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	366	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	195	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	176	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	513	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	474	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	160	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	164	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	208	101.30/cwt	100.00–102.50	211	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	627	101.69/cwt	100.00–103.00	638	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	107.76/cwt	104.00–110.00	620	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	327	105.33/cwt	100.00–111.00	344	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	663	103.02/cwt	98.00–108.00	683	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	102.88/cwt	100.00–111.00	487	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	106.31/cwt	101.00–110.00	444	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	104.82/cwt	100.00–111.00	543	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	526	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	579	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	566	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	605	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	621	100.76/cwt	99.00–104.00	626	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	479	102.88/cwt	98.00–110.00	493	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	429	107.89/cwt	97.50–110.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	517	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	113.03/cwt	112.00–115.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	111.35/cwt	106.00–115.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	113.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.71/cwt	118.00–134.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	123.44/cwt	121.50–136.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	106.41/cwt	103.00–110.00	410	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	604	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	673	104.07/cwt	102.00–106.00	700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,060	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	954	1
Bulls	—	—	1,304	59.68/cwt	53.00–69.00	778	8
Bulls	—	—	1,682	78.55/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,321	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,562	66.70/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,042	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	46.18/cwt	38.00–51.00	532	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	57.12/cwt	52.00–64.00	746	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	67.07/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,083	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	55.77/cwt	51.00–64.00	775	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	48.57/cwt	43.00–51.00	632	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	45.97/cwt	42.00–49.00	500	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	37.11/cwt	30.00–49.00	372	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	200	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	80	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	374	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	273	56.22/cwt	52.50–60.00	153	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	121.15/cwt	114.00–125.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	576	119.11/cwt	113.00–123.00	686	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	417	120.79/cwt	115.00–126.00	504	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	120.05/cwt	112.00–127.00	573	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	128.92/cwt	127.00–135.00	566	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	678	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	410	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	390	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	578	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	520	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	120.28/cwt	117.50–123.00	589	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	122.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	634	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	678	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	766	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	242	103.38/cwt	100.00–107.50	250	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	420	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	284	109.05/cwt	105.00–110.00	310	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	135.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	131.24/cwt	129.00–136.00	898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	133.10/cwt	126.00–138.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	131.36/cwt	128.00–135.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	130.79/cwt	128.00–135.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.14/cwt	127.50–132.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	127.51/cwt	124.00–131.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	122.45/cwt	112.00–127.50	465	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	120.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	505	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	334	124.03/cwt	122.00–125.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	599.24/cwt	425.00–700.00	5,926	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	627.55/cwt	525.00–725.00	6,464	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	638.37/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,179	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	715	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,826	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	790	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,268	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,046.27/cwt	850.00–1,350.00	11,174	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	881.44/cwt	650.00–1,150.00	9,290	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,448	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,306	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Mon Nov 25, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 1,037Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 334Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 45Year ago 0

*Correction to feeder cattle records steers small 1-2 200-250lb incorrect price.*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	127.50	127.50
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
6	—	528	123.00–129.00	126.36
14	—	439	127.00–135.00	128.92
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
4	—	526	110.00	110.00
4	—	566	104.00–110.00	106.97
4	—	621	99.00–104.00	100.76
5	—	479	98.00–110.00	102.88
6	—	429	97.50–110.00	107.89
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
5	—	523	114.00–125.00	121.15
6	—	576	113.00–123.00	119.11
10	—	417	115.00–126.00	120.79
15	—	477	112.00–127.00	120.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
1	—	685	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	95.00	95.00
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
2	—	578	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	90.00	90.00
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	92.00	92.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	385	103.00–110.00	106.41
2	—	575	100.00–110.00	105.04
2	—	673	102.00–106.00	104.07
3	—	242	100.00–107.50	103.38
3	—	410	100.00–105.00	102.49
5	—	284	105.00–110.00	109.05
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
2	—	490	117.50–123.00	120.28
2	—	520	119.00–125.00	122.00
2	—	678	111.00–115.00	113.04
10	—	380	112.00–127.50	122.45
4	—	420	115.00–125.00	120.12
4	—	334	122.00–125.00	124.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	536	130.00–136.00	135.31
8	—	684	129.00–136.00	131.24
7	—	432	126.00–138.00	133.10
6	—	472	128.00–135.00	131.36
6	—	382	128.00–135.00	130.79
5	—	570	127.50–132.00	130.14
2	—	863	123.00–127.00	124.98
2	—	703	124.00–131.00	127.51
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
1	—	565	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	90.00	90.00
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
2	—	513	90.00–95.00	92.44
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
2	—	160	100.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	208	100.00–102.50	101.30
3	—	627	100.00–103.00	101.69
4	—	575	104.00–110.00	107.76
5	—	327	100.00–111.00	105.33
5	—	663	98.00–108.00	103.02
6	—	473	100.00–111.00	102.88
7	—	418	101.00–110.00	106.31
8	—	518	100.00–111.00	104.82
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	385	112.00–115.00	113.52
2	—	575	112.00	112.00
3	—	517	111.00–113.00	111.98
4	—	429	112.00–115.00	113.03
5	—	469	106.00–115.00	111.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	112.00–115.00	113.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	132.00	132.00
2	—	463	116.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	425	118.00–134.00	123.71
7	—	534	121.50–136.00	123.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	97.50	97.50
1	—	540	97.50	97.50
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	40.00	40.00
1	—	680	55.00	55.00
2	—	273	52.50–60.00	56.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	90.00	90.00
8	—	1,304	53.00–69.00	59.68
15	—	1,682	70.00–86.00	78.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,562	65.00–69.00	66.70
13	—	1,153	38.00–51.00	46.18
82	—	1,306	52.00–64.00	57.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	66.00–68.00	67.07
18	—	1,389	51.00–64.00	55.77
19	—	1,302	43.00–51.00	48.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,088	42.00–49.00	45.97
38	—	1,003	30.00–49.00	37.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,068	850.00–1,350.00	1,046.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,054	650.00–1,150.00	881.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	296.00	296.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	989	425.00–700.00	599.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,030	525.00–725.00	627.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	968	600.00–675.00	638.37

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