Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2 to 4 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 10 to 40 . 4 goats.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.07/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$116.07

168 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$19.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

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	524	121.89	638	48
Medium and Large 2	461	118.08	545	81
Small 1-2	513	107.32	550	20
Medium and Large 3	525	102.05	536	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.84/cwt here — about $102 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 sale168 hd

116.07

—

NC average8 barns · 1,048 hd

115.78

+0.29

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	—	High	1,734	104.54	1,813	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	71.58	1,049	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	71.05	874	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	50.16	527	26

Every lot, as filed

125 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	Small 1-2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	100.84/cwt	100.00–101.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	91.50/cwt	88.00–95.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	107.54/cwt	106.00–109.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	112.66/cwt	111.00–115.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.39/cwt	117.50–132.50	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	127.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	127.12/cwt	122.50–135.00	461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	130.09/cwt	126.00–135.00	609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	98.46/cwt	92.00–105.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	106.42/cwt	100.00–112.50	394	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	4,381	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	696.13/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,982	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,316	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	765	689.00/cwt	689.00–689.00	5,271	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	117.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	112.78/cwt	108.00–121.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	115.47/cwt	112.00–125.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	120.37/cwt	112.50–132.50	395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.01/cwt	108.00–127.50	503	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.62/cwt	113.00–125.00	568	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	200	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	160	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	421	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	755	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	103.34/cwt	103.00–104.00	791	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	98.72/cwt	97.50–100.00	511	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	45.29/cwt	30.00–54.00	441	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	55.85/cwt	47.00–60.00	636	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	78.23/cwt	74.00–80.00	965	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	69.85/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,148	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	56.84/cwt	54.00–59.00	926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	67.26/cwt	60.00–74.00	825	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	77.26/cwt	74.00–82.00	954	22
Bulls	—	—	1,896	114.06/cwt	108.00–121.00	2,163	12
Bulls	—	—	1,669	99.83/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,666	10
Bulls	—	—	1,305	82.15/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	129.82/cwt	127.50–132.00	756	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	627	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	758	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	740	107.66/cwt	106.00–109.00	797	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	106.01/cwt	100.00–115.00	660	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	768	102.58/cwt	94.00–109.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	129.48/cwt	125.00–136.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	123.92/cwt	118.00–130.00	667	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	107.60/cwt	102.50–112.50	280	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	108.78/cwt	107.50–110.00	340	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	583	110.28/cwt	108.00–112.50	643	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	890	99.03/cwt	94.00–104.00	881	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	517	110.28/cwt	108.00–111.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	546	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	156.09/cwt	150.00–162.50	347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	125.44/cwt	118.00–130.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	149.15/cwt	142.50–155.00	395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.04/cwt	135.00–162.50	486	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.17/cwt	134.00–140.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.34/cwt	135.00–159.00	614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	144.58/cwt	137.50–155.00	545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.79/cwt	137.50–148.00	659	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	737	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.20/cwt	129.00–139.00	842	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	120.90/cwt	118.00–124.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	116.96/cwt	111.00–120.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.66/cwt	118.00–126.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	120.38/cwt	117.00–131.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	128.58/cwt	122.50–131.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	130.04/cwt	128.00–132.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	120.05/cwt	117.50–122.50	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	127.50–132.50	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	104.39/cwt	91.00–112.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	810	96.27/cwt	92.50–100.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	126.76/cwt	122.00–132.50	654	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.75/cwt	116.00–134.00	607	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	128.51/cwt	117.50–135.00	545	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	126.30/cwt	119.00–131.00	727	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.74/cwt	115.00–125.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	117.51/cwt	105.00–124.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	112.77/cwt	108.00–116.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.63/cwt	134.00–140.00	716	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.71/cwt	135.00–146.00	662	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	138.07/cwt	135.00–144.00	584	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	134.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	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 Jun 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 857Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
1	—	465	112.00	112.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	103.00	103.00
2	—	260	102.50–112.50	107.60
2	—	313	107.50–110.00	108.78
2	—	583	108.00–112.50	110.28
2	—	890	94.00–104.00	99.03
7	—	517	108.00–111.00	110.28
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	100.00–101.00	100.84
5	—	475	105.00–110.00	108.35
2	—	750	88.00–95.00	91.50
2	—	628	106.00–109.00	107.54
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	115.00–116.00	115.50
4	—	671	110.00–114.00	112.02
7	—	378	115.00–124.00	117.61
7	—	621	108.00–121.00	112.78
8	—	529	112.00–125.00	115.47
10	—	328	112.50–132.50	120.37
14	—	423	108.00–127.50	119.01
24	—	475	113.00–125.00	119.62
2	—	265	117.50–122.50	120.05
2	—	245	127.50–132.50	130.00
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	127.50	127.50
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	116.00	116.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	98.00	98.00
3	—	452	125.00–136.00	129.48
13	—	525	118.00–126.00	120.66
8	—	576	117.00–131.00	120.38
7	—	611	120.50	120.50
6	—	419	122.50–131.00	128.58
4	—	371	128.00–132.00	130.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	111.00–115.00	112.66
4	—	424	117.50–132.50	126.39
5	—	328	120.00–135.00	127.28
6	—	363	122.50–135.00	127.12
7	—	468	126.00–135.00	130.09
3	—	582	127.50–132.00	129.82
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
1	—	775	113.00	113.00
2	—	278	130.00	130.00
2	—	538	118.00–130.00	123.92
3	—	682	111.00–120.00	116.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
2	—	378	92.00–105.00	98.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
2	—	370	100.00–112.50	106.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	132.50	132.50
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
5	—	546	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	127.00–128.00	127.51
3	—	222	150.00–162.50	156.09
5	—	714	118.00–130.00	125.44
6	—	265	142.50–155.00	149.15
8	—	328	135.00–162.50	148.04
8	—	576	134.00–140.00	136.17
9	—	417	135.00–159.00	147.34
11	—	377	137.50–155.00	144.58
16	—	465	137.50–148.00	141.79
16	—	530	135.00–143.00	139.04
25	—	618	129.00–139.00	136.20
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	80.00	80.00
1	—	610	69.00	69.00
1	—	755	63.00	63.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	103.00–104.00	103.34
3	—	615	91.00–112.00	104.39
2	—	810	92.50–100.00	96.27
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
2	—	518	97.50–100.00	98.72
2	—	565	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	680	110.00–113.00	111.50
3	—	740	106.00–109.00	107.66
4	—	623	100.00–115.00	106.01
6	—	768	94.00–109.00	102.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	117.50	117.50
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
2	—	625	118.00–124.00	120.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	516	122.00–132.50	126.76
13	—	475	116.00–134.00	127.75
12	—	424	117.50–135.00	128.51
10	—	576	119.00–131.00	126.30
9	—	623	115.00–125.00	119.74
7	—	674	105.00–124.00	117.51
5	—	722	108.00–116.00	112.77
1	—	370	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	134.00–140.00	136.63
16	—	474	135.00–146.00	139.71
13	—	423	135.00–144.00	138.07
6	—	559	133.00–136.00	134.00
2	—	610	126.00–127.00	126.50
1	—	285	157.50	157.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	495.00	495.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	650.00–750.00	696.13
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	689.00	689.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	973	30.00–54.00	45.29
12	—	1,139	47.00–60.00	55.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	74.00–80.00	78.23
6	—	1,643	67.00–72.00	69.85
2	—	1,630	54.00–59.00	56.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,226	60.00–74.00	67.26
22	—	1,235	74.00–82.00	77.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,896	108.00–121.00	114.06
10	—	1,669	95.00–105.00	99.83
3	—	1,305	81.00–84.00	82.15

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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Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle