Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-04-20

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 20
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
744 head
485 vs last sale 259 744 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
64 vs last sale 149 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
10 vs last sale 8 18 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 3 to 4 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 4 to 10 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.26/cwt on 286 head.
Average price
$124.26
286 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$17
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.62
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2423135.18572140
Medium and Large 2472120.4456986
Small 1-2545105.1757328
Medium and Large 3569103.4658932
One grade step is worth $31.72/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale286 hd
124.26
NC average8 barns · 946 hd
116.64
+7.62
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
BullsHigh1,55786.881,35322
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21061.0973987
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53158.789005thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04646.4848672

Every lot, as filed

138 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 1-2Fleshy273135.00/cwt135.00–135.003692
SteersMedium and Large 3280115.00/cwt115.00–115.003221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2609131.23/cwt129.00–133.007994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558133.38/cwt120.00–138.007448
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524137.98/cwt136.00–140.0072310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2469142.17/cwt137.00–147.0066729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2417145.73/cwt138.00–155.0060831
BullsMedium and Large 2703111.49/cwt110.00–113.007842
BullsMedium and Large 2632119.25/cwt115.00–123.007546
BullsMedium and Large 2433132.46/cwt125.00–137.505748
BullsMedium and Large 2667116.10/cwt112.00–125.007748
BullsMedium and Large 2517125.87/cwt115.00–132.0065111
BullsMedium and Large 2482130.86/cwt120.00–137.0063114
BullsMedium and Large 2574126.18/cwt116.00–132.0072415
BullsMedium and Large 3530109.00/cwt109.00–109.005781
BullsMedium and Large 3625102.50/cwt102.50–102.506411
BullsMedium and Large 378595.00/cwt95.00–95.007461
BullsMedium and Large 3478104.92/cwt100.00–110.005022
BullsMedium and Large 386092.49/cwt90.00–95.007952
BullsMedium and Large 3672103.72/cwt93.00–110.006973
BullsMedium and Large 3711103.48/cwt90.00–108.007364
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 347184.04/cwt83.00–87.503966
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2910925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,4181
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2748750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,6102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2220147.50/cwt147.50–147.503251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280146.62/cwt140.00–150.004117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658126.28/cwt126.00–128.008317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426149.89/cwt138.00–162.0063910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482146.39/cwt135.00–157.0070610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574139.18/cwt135.00–147.0079911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2332149.56/cwt140.00–163.0049720
SteersMedium and Large 1-2367148.53/cwt140.00–163.0054520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710127.71/cwt120.00–128.5090721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2528144.47/cwt135.00–150.2576325
SteersMedium and Large 2510126.00/cwt126.00–126.006431
SteersMedium and Large 2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
SteersMedium and Large 2715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
SteersMedium and Large 2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
SteersMedium and Large 2578121.17/cwt117.50–125.007002
SteersMedium and Large 2182133.00/cwt125.00–145.002423
SteersMedium and Large 2313134.15/cwt132.50–135.004203
SteersMedium and Large 3485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
SteersMedium and Large 3725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007691
SteersMedium and Large 3805102.00/cwt102.00–102.008211
SteersMedium and Large 3868102.75/cwt102.50–103.008922
SteersSmall 1-2225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
SteersSmall 1-2275109.00/cwt109.00–109.003001
SteersSmall 1-2360114.00/cwt114.00–114.004101
SteersSmall 1-2650101.00/cwt101.00–101.006571
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 344562.50/cwt62.50–62.502781
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 355555.00/cwt55.00–55.003051
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 351962.16/cwt56.00–66.003234
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 223575.00/cwt75.00–75.001761
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 322080.00/cwt80.00–80.001761
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 332572.00/cwt72.00–72.002341
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 354583.00/cwt83.00–83.004521
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 328885.99/cwt75.00–97.502484
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 336588.42/cwt85.00–92.003234
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 341786.75/cwt76.00–92.503625
SteersMedium and Large 2281133.25/cwt120.00–140.003747
SteersMedium and Large 2380127.89/cwt120.00–138.004867
SteersMedium and Large 318590.00/cwt90.00–90.001671
BullsSmall 1-2519108.97/cwt105.00–111.005664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600119.00/cwt119.00–119.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2180155.28/cwt145.00–165.002802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2279138.28/cwt135.00–140.003864
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2224141.99/cwt130.00–157.503186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463130.29/cwt127.00–135.0060311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329141.75/cwt135.00–151.0046615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2586121.26/cwt118.00–123.5071115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512123.47/cwt118.00–130.0063218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370144.70/cwt132.50–151.0053530
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426136.41/cwt126.00–150.0058136
HeifersMedium and Large 2230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002992
HeifersMedium and Large 2173119.95/cwt115.00–125.002083
HeifersMedium and Large 2262129.22/cwt125.00–132.503393
HeifersMedium and Large 2332123.66/cwt120.00–126.004113
HeifersMedium and Large 2612114.17/cwt112.50–115.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 2655114.00/cwt114.00–114.007475
HeifersMedium and Large 2378128.67/cwt120.00–134.004868
HeifersMedium and Large 2428122.25/cwt117.00–130.005239
HeifersMedium and Large 2567115.86/cwt112.00–123.0065713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy590131.00/cwt131.00–131.007731
HeifersMedium and Large 3585106.95/cwt104.00–110.006262
HeifersMedium and Large 380598.00/cwt98.00–98.007892
HeifersMedium and Large 3415102.89/cwt100.00–109.004273
HeifersMedium and Large 3473107.01/cwt105.00–110.005063
HeifersMedium and Large 3528103.57/cwt95.00–109.005474
HeifersMedium and Large 3618103.96/cwt92.50–110.006425
HeifersMedium and Large 3667107.56/cwt105.00–109.007177
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42093.00/cwt93.00–93.003911
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55590.00/cwt90.00–90.005002
HeifersSmall 1-2330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
HeifersSmall 1-2365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
HeifersSmall 1-273596.00/cwt96.00–96.007061
HeifersSmall 1-276092.50/cwt92.50–92.507031
HeifersSmall 1-2293110.00/cwt110.00–110.003222
HeifersSmall 1-2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004902
HeifersSmall 1-2613106.63/cwt105.00–110.006543
HeifersSmall 1-2520105.32/cwt95.00–112.005485
HeifersSmall 1-2574106.98/cwt104.00–110.006145
HeifersSmall 1-2658103.31/cwt99.00–107.006806
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed33595.00/cwt95.00–95.003181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
BullsSmall 1-2710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
BullsSmall 1-2588111.76/cwt111.00–112.506572
BullsSmall 1-2603104.99/cwt100.00–110.006333
HeifersMedium and Large 3315107.50/cwt107.50–107.503391
SteersMedium and Large 2483128.01/cwt125.00–131.006183
SteersMedium and Large 2225134.42/cwt130.00–138.003024
SteersMedium and Large 2676119.24/cwt115.00–123.008066
HeifersMedium and Large 2475122.45/cwt113.00–130.0058217
HeifersMedium and Large 2522117.45/cwt107.00–124.0061320
HeifersMedium and Large 3260112.50/cwt112.50–112.502931
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2600690.00/cwt690.00–690.004,1401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220643.36/cwt625.00–660.007,8492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,325852.22/cwt800.00–925.0011,2924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100760.53/cwt700.00–825.008,3663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,1201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030793.06/cwt735.00–850.008,1692
Bred CowsSmall 1-2745570.00/cwt570.00–570.004,2471
Stock CowsSmall 1-2595464.00/cwt464.00–464.002,7611
Bulls1,795100.66/cwt99.00–102.001,8072
Bulls1,45176.12/cwt72.00–79.001,1054
Bulls1,55487.85/cwt80.00–96.001,36516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15055.00/cwt55.00–55.006331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32773.24/cwt68.00–79.009725
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20360.42/cwt50.00–71.0072781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52050.00/cwt50.00–50.007601
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53460.97/cwt56.00–64.009354
CowsLean 85-90%94439.00/cwt30.00–45.0036826
CowsLean 85-90%1,10350.71/cwt45.00–56.0055946
SteersMedium and Large 338597.00/cwt97.00–97.003731
HeifersMedium and Large 379591.00/cwt91.00–91.007231

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.