Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Entire report not available due to a power outage at the market and subsequent technical difficulties. Coverage expected to resume next Monday, May 11, 2020.*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.81/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$120.81

61 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

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

$30.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

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	369	132.74	489	20
Medium and Large 2	429	119.85	514	29
Medium and Large 3	515	106.50	548	2thin
Small 1-2	552	102.57	566	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale61 hd

120.81

—

NC average8 barns · 921 hd

114.12

+6.68

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	—	Low	1,225	75.00	919	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,227	60.42	741	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	60.09	716	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	46.39	440	5thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	146.67/cwt	140.00–152.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	147.06/cwt	140.00–165.00	331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	134.25/cwt	130.00–142.50	430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	469	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	574	108.46/cwt	102.00–111.00	623	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	123.70/cwt	121.00–126.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	547.47/cwt	472.00–625.00	4,079	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	625	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,125	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	60.39/cwt	59.00–63.00	679	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	36.03/cwt	35.00–37.00	297	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	53.30/cwt	52.00–54.00	549	3
Bulls	—	—	1,225	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	919	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	702	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	627	101.28/cwt	98.00–106.00	635	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	310	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	279	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	456	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,539	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	861.98/cwt	750.00–975.00	8,051	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	600.57/cwt	475.00–675.00	5,501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.24/cwt	128.00–130.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	139.68/cwt	133.00–146.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	116.65/cwt	116.00–118.00	731	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	835.80/cwt	750.00–900.00	8,926	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,292	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	205	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	144	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	165	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	99	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,227	60.42/cwt	57.00–64.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	119.48/cwt	113.00–126.00	558	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	758.96/cwt	625.00–850.00	7,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	615.39/cwt	544.00–650.00	6,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	695.06/cwt	650.00–725.00	7,263	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	658.03/cwt	525.00–751.00	6,784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.50	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	113.81/cwt	112.00–116.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.57/cwt	142.00–153.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	131.08/cwt	128.00–135.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	134.48/cwt	131.00–140.00	503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 1,019Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 169Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 20Year ago 0

*Entire report not available due to a power outage at the market and subsequent technical difficulties. Coverage expected to resume next Monday, May 11, 2020.*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
3	—	280	145.00–150.00	146.70
3	—	417	140.00–152.00	146.67
4	—	225	140.00–165.00	147.06
7	—	325	140.00–150.00	145.95
1	—	165	162.50	162.50
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
5	—	371	145.00–147.50	145.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
2	—	285	130.00–135.00	132.46
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
1	—	375	148.00	148.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	102.50	102.50
1	—	590	111.00	111.00
1	—	405	112.50	112.50
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00	130.00
4	—	426	135.00	135.00
3	—	537	121.00–126.00	123.70
2	—	590	124.00–126.00	125.00
3	—	627	116.00–118.00	116.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	128.00–130.00	129.24
7	—	469	133.00–146.00	139.68
3	—	430	142.00–153.00	146.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	116.00	116.00
2	—	293	125.00–127.50	126.26
1	—	635	93.00	93.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
4	—	318	125.00–127.50	126.24
3	—	375	124.00–126.00	124.97
11	—	467	113.00–126.00	119.48
5	—	521	112.00–116.00	113.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	130.00–142.50	134.25
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
8	—	421	128.00–135.00	131.08
5	—	374	131.00–140.00	134.48
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	102.00–111.00	108.46
1	—	390	108.00	108.00
3	—	627	98.00–106.00	101.28
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	70.00	70.00
1	—	165	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	745	472.00–625.00	547.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	625	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	916	475.00–675.00	600.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	997	625.00–850.00	758.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	544.00–650.00	615.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	650.00–725.00	695.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,031	525.00–751.00	658.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	750.00–975.00	861.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,068	750.00–900.00	835.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	59.00–63.00	60.39
1	—	1,325	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,325	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	35.00–37.00	36.03
3	—	1,030	52.00–54.00	53.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	57.00–64.00	60.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	75.00	75.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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