Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate, market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 4 baby calves and 14 goats.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.55/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$117.55

128 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

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

$20.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

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	445	126.17	562	35
Medium and Large 2	439	119.99	527	55
Medium and Large 3	524	106.26	556	18thin
Small 1-2	598	105.94	633	20

One grade step is worth $20.24/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale128 hd

117.55

—

NC average7 barns · 498 hd

115.15

+2.41

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	—	Average	1,707	98.99	1,690	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	65.85	1,095	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,371	62.75	860	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	50.05	543	16

Every lot, as filed

113 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 3	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	120.46/cwt	117.00–125.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	190	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.86/cwt	115.00–127.00	636	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	786.54/cwt	485.00–975.00	5,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	109.49/cwt	105.00–112.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	108.32/cwt	106.00–110.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	104.02/cwt	101.00–106.00	811	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	371	87.75/cwt	85.00–90.00	326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	722.67/cwt	720.00–725.00	7,248	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	836.34/cwt	686.00–900.00	9,844	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,094.48/cwt	860.00–1,325.00	10,923	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	70.56/cwt	69.00–75.00	965	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,880	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	64.82/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,045	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,920	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,363	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	240	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	462	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	504	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	820	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	295	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	361	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,834	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	715	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	694	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	107.03/cwt	97.00–111.00	658	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	788	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	573	91.26/cwt	90.00–92.50	523	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	672	109.01/cwt	107.00–112.00	733	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	413	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	494	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	660	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	691	110.76/cwt	110.00–111.00	765	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	501	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	598	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	403	108.22/cwt	104.00–112.50	436	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	54.43/cwt	54.00–55.00	715	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	62.15/cwt	56.00–68.00	853	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	51.69/cwt	40.00–55.00	560	13
Bulls	—	—	1,683	97.16/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,635	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	42.96/cwt	40.00–44.00	470	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	104.46/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	148.82/cwt	147.50–150.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	350	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	438	120.77/cwt	117.50–124.00	529	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	625.54/cwt	600.00–650.00	4,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	137.35/cwt	130.00–143.00	709	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	142.54/cwt	139.00–148.00	667	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	678.44/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	146.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.50	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	128.53/cwt	126.00–131.00	596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.99/cwt	129.00–132.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	142.13/cwt	135.00–149.00	667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	135.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	558	122.05/cwt	118.00–126.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	148.54/cwt	143.00–152.50	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	119.41/cwt	118.00–128.00	619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.87/cwt	137.50–155.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	118.75/cwt	115.00–122.50	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	122.61/cwt	112.00–126.00	704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	135.06/cwt	131.00–140.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.05/cwt	112.00–126.00	568	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	121.05/cwt	115.00–127.50	441	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.87/cwt	120.00–135.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	121.71/cwt	117.50–125.00	403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	121.28/cwt	115.00–126.00	517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.64/cwt	115.00–121.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	149.36/cwt	140.00–159.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.41/cwt	113.00–118.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	127.04/cwt	120.00–137.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.30/cwt	128.00–135.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	134.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	483	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 665Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
3	—	780	101.00–106.00	104.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	115.00–127.00	122.86
13	—	574	112.00–126.00	122.61
4	—	471	131.00–140.00	135.06
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
3	—	620	115.00–121.00	117.64
2	—	670	114.00–115.00	114.51
4	—	419	120.00–137.00	127.04
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
2	—	720	108.00–111.00	109.48
5	—	672	107.00–112.00	109.01
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
2	—	595	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	90.00–92.50	91.26
1	—	435	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	469	135.00–149.00	142.13
13	—	426	140.00–159.00	149.36
4	—	570	128.00–135.00	131.30
4	—	508	130.00–136.00	134.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	118.00–126.00	122.05
1	—	520	123.00	123.00
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	190	105.00	105.00
1	—	420	90.00	90.00
6	—	575	105.00–112.00	109.49
2	—	463	105.00–108.00	106.54
5	—	521	106.00–110.00	108.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	117.00–125.00	120.46
2	—	295	115.00–122.50	118.75
17	—	473	112.00–126.00	120.05
11	—	364	115.00–127.50	121.05
4	—	331	117.50–125.00	121.71
10	—	426	115.00–126.00	121.28
7	—	525	113.00–118.00	115.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	97.00–111.00	107.03
4	—	691	110.00–111.00	110.76
1	—	460	109.00	109.00
2	—	575	103.00–105.00	104.01
2	—	403	104.00–112.50	108.22
1	—	745	98.00	98.00
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	129.00	129.00
2	—	438	117.50–124.00	120.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	129.00–132.50	130.47
3	—	560	117.00–119.00	118.00
9	—	464	126.00–131.00	128.53
3	—	268	130.00–140.00	135.85
9	—	518	118.00–128.00	119.41
3	—	382	130.00–131.00	130.68
2	—	313	134.00–135.00	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	97.50	97.50
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	122.50	122.50
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	99.00	99.00
1	—	445	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	147.50–150.00	148.82
6	—	516	130.00–143.00	137.35
1	—	195	190.00	190.00
2	—	758	117.00	117.00
4	—	468	139.00–148.00	142.54
2	—	335	142.50–150.00	146.31
4	—	628	129.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.45
3	—	708	126.50	126.50
8	—	373	143.00–152.50	148.54
4	—	428	137.50–155.00	145.87
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
5	—	375	120.00–135.00	130.87
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
2	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	126.00–129.00	127.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	85.00–90.00	87.75
1	—	320	75.00	75.00
1	—	570	81.00	81.00
3	—	600	84.00	84.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	54.00	54.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	485.00–975.00	786.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	998	860.00–1,325.00	1,094.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	720.00–725.00	722.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,177	686.00–900.00	836.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	650.00–700.00	678.44
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	361.00	361.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	690	600.00–650.00	625.54
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	426.00	426.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,368	69.00–75.00	70.56
2	—	1,313	54.00–55.00	54.43
77	—	1,373	56.00–68.00	62.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,612	60.00–68.00	64.82
1	—	1,920	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,083	40.00–55.00	51.69
3	—	1,095	40.00–44.00	42.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,683	91.00–101.00	97.16
2	—	1,780	104.00–105.00	104.46

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