Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 14 goats and baby calves were 30.00 to 50.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.21/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$118.21

215 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

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	461	127.36	587	80
Medium and Large 2	462	119.15	551	79
Small 1-2	539	103.98	560	44
Medium and Large 3	568	103.18	586	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about $1 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 sale215 hd

118.21

—

NC average8 barns · 806 hd

114.10

+4.11

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	1,684	88.48	1,490	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	61.10	875	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	60.81	792	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	47.89	511	49

Every lot, as filed

132 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	531	130.62/cwt	124.00–132.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.90/cwt	135.00–150.00	596	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	121.79/cwt	118.00–125.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	140.22/cwt	130.00–149.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	129.27/cwt	126.00–136.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	136.83/cwt	130.00–144.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.86/cwt	125.00–131.00	596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	136.48/cwt	130.00–141.00	381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	125.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.94/cwt	117.00–127.00	640	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	153.14/cwt	137.50–164.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	133.67/cwt	132.00–135.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	154.66/cwt	140.00–167.50	427	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.89/cwt	134.00–142.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	132.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	145.76/cwt	139.00–149.00	631	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	146.16/cwt	138.00–150.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.20/cwt	134.00–143.00	786	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	678	867.23/cwt	680.00–975.00	5,880	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	705	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,521	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,688	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	615.09/cwt	600.00–630.00	5,013	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	521	108.46/cwt	100.00–112.00	565	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	108.78/cwt	105.00–113.00	680	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	718	102.79/cwt	91.00–108.00	738	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	416	99.15/cwt	97.50–100.00	412	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	577	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	646	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	106.71/cwt	100.00–112.50	486	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	823	96.35/cwt	92.50–100.00	793	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	669	108.20/cwt	105.00–113.00	724	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	571	106.25/cwt	95.00–112.00	607	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	469	105.85/cwt	100.00–112.50	496	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	107.83/cwt	104.00–112.50	447	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	109.18/cwt	107.50–110.00	404	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	622	104.55/cwt	94.00–110.00	650	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	677	104.19/cwt	95.00–108.00	705	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.81/cwt	110.00–112.50	399	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	718	105.33/cwt	101.00–109.00	756	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	309	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	542	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	410	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	373	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	640	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	595	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	360	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	338	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,980	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	1,069	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	61.75/cwt	56.00–67.00	853	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	59.91/cwt	56.00–67.00	778	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	53.38/cwt	53.00–54.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	69.73/cwt	68.00–74.00	899	10
Bulls	—	—	1,653	78.10/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,291	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	84.93/cwt	83.00–87.00	488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	38.09/cwt	30.00–45.00	374	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	52.22/cwt	46.00–55.00	577	34
Bulls	—	—	1,975	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	90.54/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,507	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	460	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	196	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	330	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	132	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	443	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	403	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	365	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	146	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	278	89.31/cwt	80.00–97.50	248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	146.68/cwt	137.00–154.00	544	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,003.14/cwt	750.00–1,225.00	10,623	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	862.73/cwt	650.00–1,025.00	10,732	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	857.31/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	10,451	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	105.28/cwt	96.00–110.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	107.39/cwt	100.00–112.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	101.92/cwt	94.00–106.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	475	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	123.79/cwt	122.50–125.00	295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.50/cwt	133.00–138.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	122.70/cwt	114.00–131.00	701	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.11/cwt	116.00–134.00	541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	115.10/cwt	112.00–119.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	117.95/cwt	112.00–124.00	728	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	139.37/cwt	135.00–144.00	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	160	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	124.57/cwt	114.00–132.50	653	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	126.25/cwt	115.00–133.00	602	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	122.64/cwt	118.00–127.00	467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	115.89/cwt	113.00–124.00	607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	115.13/cwt	114.00–116.00	670	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	121.66/cwt	119.00–125.00	399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	155	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	520	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.92/cwt	111.00–125.00	562	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	120.74/cwt	115.00–125.00	506	14

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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 760Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 225Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	105.00	105.00
2	—	575	83.00–87.00	84.93
1	—	305	90.00	90.00
2	—	443	91.00	91.00
4	—	278	80.00–97.50	89.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	124.00–132.00	130.62
2	—	483	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	135.00–150.00	140.90
1	—	600	128.00	128.00
1	—	690	127.00	127.00
6	—	523	133.00–138.00	135.50
10	—	467	135.00–144.00	139.37
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	100.00–112.00	108.46
5	—	625	105.00–113.00	108.78
4	—	718	91.00–108.00	102.79
4	—	416	97.50–100.00	99.15
3	—	577	111.00–113.00	111.99
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
3	—	455	100.00–112.50	106.71
2	—	823	92.50–100.00	96.35
6	—	669	105.00–113.00	108.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	110.00	110.00
1	—	800	99.00	99.00
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
1	—	475	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	571	114.00–131.00	122.70
8	—	422	116.00–134.00	128.11
8	—	669	112.00–119.00	115.10
14	—	617	112.00–124.00	117.95
16	—	524	114.00–132.50	124.57
18	—	477	115.00–133.00	126.25
1	—	395	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	132.50	132.50
9	—	562	118.00–125.00	121.79
8	—	318	130.00–149.00	140.22
7	—	421	126.00–136.00	129.27
3	—	662	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
7	—	361	130.00–144.00	136.83
14	—	470	125.00–131.00	126.86
5	—	279	130.00–141.00	136.48
24	—	525	117.00–127.00	121.94
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
1	—	410	91.00	91.00
1	—	315	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	95.00–112.00	106.25
5	—	469	100.00–112.50	105.85
4	—	415	104.00–112.50	107.83
3	—	370	107.50–110.00	109.18
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
9	—	622	94.00–110.00	104.55
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
5	—	677	95.00–108.00	104.19
3	—	718	101.00–109.00	105.33
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	95.00	95.00
1	—	640	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	96.00–110.00	105.28
3	—	470	100.00–112.00	107.39
4	—	670	94.00–106.00	101.92
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
2	—	238	122.50–125.00	123.79
8	—	381	118.00–127.00	122.64
10	—	524	113.00–124.00	115.89
15	—	582	114.00–116.00	115.13
2	—	615	112.00–114.00	112.98
5	—	328	119.00–125.00	121.66
1	—	155	130.00	130.00
21	—	469	111.00–125.00	119.92
14	—	419	115.00–125.00	120.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	124.00–127.00	125.52
1	—	740	121.00	121.00
3	—	330	137.50–164.00	153.14
6	—	623	132.00–135.00	133.67
7	—	276	140.00–167.50	154.66
8	—	524	134.00–142.00	137.89
5	—	661	130.00–134.00	132.19
13	—	433	139.00–149.00	145.76
12	—	486	138.00–150.00	146.16
8	—	573	134.00–143.00	137.20
16	—	371	137.00–154.00	146.68
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	110.00–112.50	110.81
2	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	112.50	112.50
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
1	—	295	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	127.50	127.50
6	—	583	120.00–130.00	124.80
1	—	160	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
4	—	375	120.00–130.00	125.07
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
1	—	265	127.50	127.50
2	—	473	132.00–133.00	132.49
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
2	—	625	118.00–124.00	120.98
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	42.50	42.50
1	—	330	40.00	40.00
2	—	365	40.00	40.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	678	680.00–975.00	867.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,059	750.00–1,225.00	1,003.14
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	600.00–630.00	615.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,244	650.00–1,025.00	862.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,219	700.00–1,025.00	857.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	575.00	575.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	54.00	54.00
11	—	1,382	56.00–67.00	61.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,298	56.00–67.00	59.91
2	—	1,518	53.00–54.00	53.38
10	—	1,289	68.00–74.00	69.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	983	30.00–45.00	38.09
34	—	1,104	46.00–55.00	52.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	73.00–81.00	78.10
1	—	1,975	99.00	99.00
10	—	1,664	84.00–95.00	90.54

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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