Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 5 baby calves sold 45.00 to 75.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.29/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$119.29

227 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

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	429	129.21	555	100
Medium and Large 2	495	117.99	585	70
Small 1-2	596	103.97	620	34
Medium and Large 3	585	102.71	601	23

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale227 hd

119.29

—

NC average9 barns · 1,192 hd

119.72

−0.43

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	1,743	95.88	1,671	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	65.76	901	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	64.45	868	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	48.14	450	20

Every lot, as filed

129 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.99/cwt	117.00–126.00	633	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	166.80/cwt	142.50–185.00	382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.80/cwt	140.00–154.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.64/cwt	135.00–159.00	691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	653	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	768	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.44/cwt	128.00–150.00	716	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	138.54/cwt	130.00–152.50	459	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	135.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	121.15/cwt	112.00–126.00	758	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.31/cwt	134.00–161.00	675	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	119.52/cwt	115.00–123.00	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.31/cwt	126.00–135.00	555	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	131.74/cwt	127.50–135.00	491	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.46/cwt	123.00–132.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	127.30/cwt	122.00–132.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	142.50/cwt	135.00–152.50	601	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.75/cwt	115.00–132.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.50/cwt	117.00–124.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.14/cwt	147.50–152.50	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	134.25/cwt	128.00–136.50	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.51/cwt	134.00–147.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	125.85/cwt	119.00–131.00	589	14
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	670	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	127.71/cwt	124.00–130.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	160.54/cwt	140.00–180.00	515	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	140.66/cwt	130.00–147.50	388	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	767	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	343	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	381	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	940	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	103.64/cwt	97.50–110.00	438	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,020	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	580	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	151.14/cwt	140.00–172.00	568	18
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,416	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	225	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	203	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	88.48/cwt	80.00–92.50	248	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,095	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	854	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	938	78.00/cwt	77.00–79.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,919	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	52.63/cwt	49.00–57.00	490	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	42.66/cwt	32.00–48.00	401	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	65.76/cwt	60.00–68.00	901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	106.58/cwt	95.00–112.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	102.02/cwt	99.00–105.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	895	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	671	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	288	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	77.50/cwt	72.50–82.50	252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	665	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	99.98/cwt	97.00–103.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	822.00/cwt	822.00–822.00	10,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.53/cwt	113.00–122.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.83/cwt	111.00–115.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.90/cwt	125.00–134.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	99.54/cwt	90.00–106.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.41/cwt	98.00–112.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	114.77/cwt	112.50–117.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	101.50/cwt	92.00–111.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.74/cwt	116.00–122.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	131.99/cwt	125.00–138.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.51/cwt	114.00–125.00	575	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	121.60/cwt	118.00–125.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	130.06/cwt	117.50–135.00	498	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	102.71/cwt	98.00–106.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	144.24/cwt	115.00–173.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	109.45/cwt	99.00–114.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.21/cwt	112.00–119.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	121.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	521	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	118.78/cwt	114.00–125.00	441	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	568	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	727	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	103.09/cwt	97.50–106.00	660	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	108.20/cwt	106.00–110.00	568	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	268	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	768	97.50/cwt	96.00–99.00	749	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	579	107.74/cwt	105.00–111.00	624	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	668	102.82/cwt	95.00–108.00	687	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	713	99.54/cwt	96.00–103.00	710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	683	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	70.22/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,044	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	63.29/cwt	58.00–68.00	833	32
Bulls	—	—	1,448	72.14/cwt	67.00–81.00	1,045	3
Bulls	—	—	1,949	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	2,066	5
Bulls	—	—	1,729	97.77/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,690	11

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 Jun 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 790Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 145Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	117.00–126.00	120.99
14	—	331	130.00–152.50	138.54
1	—	170	152.50	152.50
2	—	238	130.00–140.00	135.16
13	—	561	115.00–123.00	119.52
22	—	423	126.00–135.00	131.31
14	—	373	127.50–135.00	131.74
2	—	625	115.00–118.00	116.49
14	—	468	119.00–131.00	125.85
5	—	276	130.00–147.50	140.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	765	98.00	98.00
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	97.50–110.00	103.64
5	—	640	97.50–106.00	103.09
5	—	525	106.00–110.00	108.20
8	—	579	105.00–111.00	107.74
5	—	668	95.00–108.00	102.82
2	—	713	96.00–103.00	99.54
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
6	—	613	95.00–112.00	106.58
3	—	720	99.00–105.00	102.02
1	—	370	95.00	95.00
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
3	—	682	90.00–106.00	99.54
3	—	520	98.00–112.00	103.41
1	—	420	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	113.00–122.00	115.53
6	—	618	111.00–115.00	113.83
6	—	574	112.50–117.00	114.77
2	—	295	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
2	—	760	92.00–111.00	101.50
17	—	473	114.00–125.00	121.51
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
3	—	713	98.00–106.00	102.71
2	—	303	115.00–173.00	144.24
13	—	430	115.00–125.00	121.15
9	—	371	114.00–125.00	118.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	229	142.50–185.00	166.80
9	—	518	140.00–154.00	144.80
10	—	471	135.00–159.00	146.64
2	—	265	147.50–152.50	150.14
11	—	639	128.00–136.50	134.25
10	—	572	134.00–147.00	140.51
2	—	653	132.00–133.00	132.50
3	—	438	145.00–150.00	147.53
4	—	764	124.00–130.00	127.71
14	—	321	140.00–180.00	160.54
2	—	718	130.00–132.00	130.98
18	—	376	140.00–172.00	151.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	123.00–132.00	127.46
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
2	—	605	117.00–124.00	120.50
4	—	665	116.00–122.00	119.74
4	—	329	125.00–138.00	131.99
2	—	418	118.00–125.00	121.60
9	—	383	117.50–135.00	130.06
2	—	830	113.00–114.00	113.49
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	123.00–125.00	124.00
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
2	—	568	126.00–130.00	128.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	132.00–138.00	135.14
19	—	521	128.00–150.00	137.44
36	—	474	134.00–161.00	142.31
26	—	422	135.00–152.50	142.50
5	—	620	120.00–129.00	125.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	112.00–126.00	121.15
10	—	574	122.00–132.00	127.30
10	—	526	115.00–132.00	124.75
7	—	470	125.00–134.00	127.90
3	—	413	120.00–125.00	123.39
4	—	733	99.00–114.00	109.45
4	—	675	112.00–119.00	116.21
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	93.00	93.00
2	—	463	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
2	—	768	96.00–99.00	97.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	97.00–103.00	99.98
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	90.00	90.00
3	—	280	80.00–92.50	88.48
1	—	1,095	78.00	78.00
2	—	938	77.00–79.00	78.00
1	—	895	75.00	75.00
1	—	500	57.50	57.50
2	—	325	72.50–82.50	77.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	422.00	422.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	580	203.00	203.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	822.00	822.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	931	49.00–57.00	52.63
9	—	939	32.00–48.00	42.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,370	60.00–68.00	65.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	57.00	57.00
9	—	1,487	69.00–74.00	70.22
32	—	1,316	58.00–68.00	63.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	67.00–81.00	72.14
5	—	1,949	105.00–107.00	105.98
11	—	1,729	89.00–103.00	97.77

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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