Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-02-24

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 24
● Final163 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
865 head
177 vs last sale 688 865 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
25 vs last sale 210 235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
21 vs last sale 13 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to feeder cattle and slaughter records incorrect weights, prices, or unnecessary entry on several records.*

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2 to 4 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 3 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was better than average.9 sheep 5 goats Baby calves 7.5 to 55

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.40/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$126.40
288 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$7
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.35
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2409134.74551164
Medium and Large 2457122.0755879
Medium and Large 3549103.7857019thin
Small 1-2539103.4555826
One grade step is worth $31.28/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale288 hd
126.40
NC average8 barns · 853 hd
125.04
+1.35
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
BullsAverage1,59785.501,36525
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30866.38869118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49865.9098715
CowsLean 85-90%Low94144.3241756

Every lot, as filed

163 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 1-2Fleshy340144.96/cwt142.50–147.504932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full335147.50/cwt147.50–147.504941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713130.00/cwt130.00–130.009272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235160.00/cwt155.00–170.003764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2609133.50/cwt130.00–138.008134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518146.98/cwt140.00–153.007615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563142.36/cwt140.00–148.008015
HeifersMedium and Large 3683106.97/cwt104.00–112.007313
HeifersMedium and Large 3513100.63/cwt98.00–104.005163
HeifersMedium and Large 3610103.53/cwt100.00–107.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 381091.00/cwt91.00–91.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 371094.00/cwt94.00–94.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
HeifersMedium and Large 2479122.28/cwt114.00–128.0058614
HeifersMedium and Large 2527121.93/cwt115.00–125.0064312
HeifersMedium and Large 2319124.85/cwt112.50–135.0039811
HeifersSmall 1-2372106.68/cwt100.00–110.003973
HeifersSmall 1-2683101.51/cwt98.00–105.006932
HeifersSmall 1-2628105.06/cwt100.00–110.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 2622116.71/cwt112.50–123.007266
HeifersMedium and Large 2278122.72/cwt120.00–126.003414
HeifersMedium and Large 2233122.46/cwt120.00–127.502853
HeifersMedium and Large 286095.48/cwt92.00–99.008212
HeifersMedium and Large 2670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007771
HeifersMedium and Large 2160120.00/cwt120.00–120.001921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324138.87/cwt130.00–147.0045034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425134.63/cwt130.00–141.0057229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471132.89/cwt128.00–143.0062626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371138.56/cwt130.00–145.0051426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519130.62/cwt125.00–136.0067818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285139.39/cwt135.00–145.0039711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566126.56/cwt123.00–129.007167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618118.00/cwt118.00–118.007292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2243136.31/cwt130.00–142.503312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2185137.30/cwt130.00–145.002542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full485124.00/cwt124.00–124.006011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy463127.01/cwt125.00–129.005882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy373120.00/cwt120.00–120.004482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy540122.00/cwt122.00–122.006591
SteersMedium and Large 2583130.01/cwt120.00–137.007583
SteersMedium and Large 2272130.95/cwt120.00–140.003563
SteersMedium and Large 2760116.97/cwt113.00–121.008892
BullsSmall 1-2530102.50/cwt102.50–102.505431
BullsSmall 1-2310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy66590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy62590.00/cwt90.00–90.005631
HeifersSmall 1-272598.64/cwt95.00–101.007153
HeifersSmall 1-2430108.13/cwt105.00–110.004654
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed64096.00/cwt96.00–96.006141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy460141.00/cwt141.00–141.006491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy620127.00/cwt127.00–127.007871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418162.81/cwt150.00–169.0068110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475157.27/cwt149.00–167.5074710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2271168.27/cwt150.00–179.0045612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2321166.90/cwt150.00–178.0053625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2366166.59/cwt150.00–185.0061029
SteersMedium and Large 2510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
SteersMedium and Large 2690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
SteersMedium and Large 2425126.50/cwt118.00–135.005382
BullsSmall 1-2555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
BullsSmall 1-2438100.00/cwt100.00–100.004382
BullsSmall 1-2620105.83/cwt97.50–110.006563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426161.74/cwt150.00–173.0068925
BullsMedium and Large 2385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
BullsMedium and Large 2660115.00/cwt114.00–116.007594
BullsMedium and Large 2628120.98/cwt116.00–124.007606
BullsMedium and Large 2416134.87/cwt115.00–145.005619
BullsMedium and Large 2485140.57/cwt120.00–149.0068210
BullsMedium and Large 2570124.76/cwt115.00–138.0071112
BullsMedium and Large 2525127.99/cwt115.00–135.0067214
BullsMedium and Large 3575109.00/cwt109.00–109.006271
BullsMedium and Large 381099.00/cwt99.00–99.008021
BullsMedium and Large 3460107.55/cwt105.00–110.004952
BullsMedium and Large 3518101.21/cwt100.00–102.505242
BullsMedium and Large 3685105.00/cwt101.00–109.007192
BullsMedium and Large 3723100.99/cwt97.00–105.007302
BullsMedium and Large 388590.00/cwt90.00–90.007972
BullsMedium and Large 3627109.28/cwt102.50–113.006853
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed70590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
SteersMedium and Large 2327140.36/cwt125.00–150.004596
SteersMedium and Large 2476139.67/cwt120.00–148.006655
SteersMedium and Large 2241129.66/cwt122.00–142.503125
SteersMedium and Large 2614119.57/cwt113.00–123.007344
HeifersMedium and Large 2578120.86/cwt113.00–124.006999
HeifersMedium and Large 2369129.14/cwt125.00–135.004779
HeifersMedium and Large 2425122.78/cwt115.00–127.505227
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2630700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,4101
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2665575.00/cwt575.00–575.003,8241
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2810535.00/cwt535.00–535.004,3341
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,035775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,0211
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2956804.21/cwt425.00–950.007,6885
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,023810.83/cwt625.00–975.008,2953
SteersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed20090.00/cwt90.00–90.001801
SteersSmall 1-2558102.47/cwt100.00–105.005722
SteersSmall 1-2308112.50/cwt112.50–112.503472
SteersSmall 1-2275111.32/cwt110.00–112.503062
SteersSmall 1-2213127.65/cwt125.00–130.002722
SteersSmall 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
SteersSmall 1-2355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
SteersSmall 1-2175110.00/cwt110.00–110.001931
SteersSmall 1-2Full28595.00/cwt95.00–95.002711
BullsSmall 1-2709102.44/cwt90.00–110.007265
BullsSmall 1-2486108.75/cwt105.00–112.505294
BullsSmall 1-2680106.92/cwt104.00–112.007273
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy33590.00/cwt90.00–90.003021
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55595.00/cwt95.00–95.005271
SteersMedium and Large 3528101.26/cwt100.00–102.505352
Dairy SteersLarge 364076.00/cwt76.00–76.004861
Dairy SteersLarge 338068.00/cwt68.00–68.002581
Dairy SteersLarge 332559.00/cwt59.00–59.001921
Dairy SteersLarge 327550.00/cwt50.00–50.001381
Dairy SteersLarge 3Full27051.00/cwt51.00–51.001381
Dairy SteersLarge 232558.00/cwt58.00–58.001891
Bred CowsSmall 1-2703459.38/cwt300.00–560.003,2294
Bred CowsSmall 1-2760500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,8001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2885500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2965725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,9961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473153.74/cwt142.50–163.0072716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2517144.05/cwt136.00–151.0074515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2564137.84/cwt128.00–143.007777
HeifersMedium and Large 3323105.00/cwt100.00–110.003394
HeifersMedium and Large 3590106.74/cwt100.00–112.006304
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy34597.50/cwt97.50–97.503361
HeifersSmall 1-279593.00/cwt93.00–93.007391
HeifersSmall 1-282092.00/cwt92.00–92.007541
HeifersSmall 1-2323110.00/cwt110.00–110.003552
HeifersSmall 1-2455104.95/cwt100.00–110.004782
Dairy SteersLarge 356072.58/cwt64.00–81.004062
Dairy SteersLarge 347573.60/cwt66.00–83.003503
Dairy SteersLarge 352571.10/cwt64.00–79.003733
HeifersSmall 1-2535106.19/cwt100.00–112.505682
HeifersSmall 1-2578103.70/cwt100.00–107.505992
CowsLean 85-90%90837.54/cwt30.00–48.0034132
CowsLean 85-90%98453.35/cwt49.00–57.0052524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49865.90/cwt59.00–74.0098715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29265.81/cwt58.00–74.00850101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49476.82/cwt74.00–83.001,14812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19452.90/cwt45.00–56.006325
Bulls1,55387.01/cwt75.00–96.001,35116
Bulls1,37268.22/cwt63.00–72.009365
Bulls2,053101.04/cwt97.00–105.002,0744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2845650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,4931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128645.47/cwt525.00–775.007,2816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,195706.59/cwt610.00–800.008,4442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612129.00/cwt127.00–131.007895
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325177.15/cwt176.00–178.005763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368164.23/cwt161.00–167.506042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2280162.50/cwt162.50–162.504551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy475137.64/cwt135.00–143.006543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy413137.52/cwt125.00–145.005683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy540132.52/cwt130.00–135.007162
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy595127.00/cwt127.00–127.007561
Dairy SteersLarge 3Thin Fleshed27050.09/cwt48.00–52.501353
Dairy SteersLarge 3Thin Fleshed32049.14/cwt46.00–52.001572
Dairy SteersLarge 342476.42/cwt68.00–80.003244
SteersMedium and Large 336595.21/cwt90.00–100.003482
SteersMedium and Large 3490107.50/cwt107.50–107.505271
SteersMedium and Large 3345112.50/cwt112.50–112.503881
SteersMedium and Large 2361129.39/cwt117.00–145.0046710

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.