Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher. 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. 2 goats and baby calves were 25.00 to 60.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.42/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$119.42

206 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$22.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

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	492	124.81	614	110
Medium and Large 2	444	120.20	534	58
Medium and Large 3	593	103.50	613	10thin
Small 1-2	598	102.31	612	28

One grade step is worth $22.49/cwt here — about $3 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 sale206 hd

119.42

—

NC average8 barns · 914 hd

117.09

+2.32

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	1,436	90.74	1,303	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	71.73	999	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	67.86	810	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	50.24	485	35

Every lot, as filed

123 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	—	617	99.56/cwt	95.00–103.00	614	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	119.09/cwt	114.00–124.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	185	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	180	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	98.55/cwt	91.00–110.00	377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	154.23/cwt	142.50–172.50	427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	133.57/cwt	132.00–134.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	127.10/cwt	125.00–132.00	527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	147.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	147.21/cwt	142.50–152.50	250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	142.78/cwt	138.00–149.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.09/cwt	134.00–146.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.14/cwt	133.00–134.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.54/cwt	133.00–141.00	710	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.32/cwt	137.00–148.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	149.35/cwt	135.00–162.50	559	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.36/cwt	140.00–172.50	513	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	119.19/cwt	115.00–124.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	121.66/cwt	118.00–127.00	633	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	135.85/cwt	130.00–155.00	511	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	138.87/cwt	134.00–145.00	644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	127.02/cwt	123.00–133.00	598	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	567	107.01/cwt	100.00–112.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.89/cwt	133.00–142.00	783	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	5,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,042.92/cwt	940.00–1,125.00	11,347	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	669	105.72/cwt	97.00–111.00	707	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	108.29/cwt	103.00–111.00	731	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	808	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	776	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	708	94.51/cwt	93.00–96.00	669	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,226	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	108.54/cwt	107.00–110.00	575	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	763	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	776	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	808	100.49/cwt	97.00–104.00	812	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	103.21/cwt	97.50–112.50	384	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	458	105.43/cwt	101.00–110.00	483	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	441	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	362	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	65.10/cwt	58.00–94.00	751	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	43.21/cwt	30.00–52.00	378	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	54.93/cwt	50.00–58.00	564	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	74.25/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,063	12
Bulls	—	—	1,295	64.56/cwt	57.00–78.00	836	3
Bulls	—	—	1,471	103.71/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,526	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,206	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	682.35/cwt	575.00–775.00	6,960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	627	76.38/cwt	70.00–83.00	479	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	518	74.14/cwt	70.00–78.00	384	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	65.69/cwt	62.00–69.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	75.17/cwt	71.00–79.00	972	27
Bulls	—	—	1,508	97.41/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	104.53/cwt	100.00–109.00	711	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	581	85.22/cwt	73.00–95.00	495	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	160	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	96	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	731	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	124.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	411	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,074.90/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	13,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.12/cwt	115.00–132.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	121.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	446	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	122.60/cwt	116.00–126.00	759	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.05/cwt	120.00–133.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	118.28/cwt	115.00–123.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	124.33/cwt	120.00–132.00	592	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	118.61/cwt	114.00–122.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	128.11/cwt	125.00–132.00	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	121.71/cwt	115.00–128.00	510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	123.62/cwt	115.00–134.00	399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	121.61/cwt	117.00–126.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.02/cwt	112.50–124.00	571	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	115.24/cwt	113.00–117.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.58/cwt	115.00–132.00	654	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	120.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.84/cwt	135.00–155.00	606	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.29/cwt	129.00–148.00	446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	129.52/cwt	123.00–133.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	698	17

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 614Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 198Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	95.00–103.00	99.56
1	—	185	97.50	97.50
3	—	567	100.00–112.00	107.01
4	—	669	97.00–111.00	105.72
2	—	808	95.00–97.00	96.00
2	—	530	107.00–110.00	108.54
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
3	—	763	100.00–105.00	101.64
1	—	700	99.00	99.00
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
3	—	372	97.50–112.50	103.21
1	—	335	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	114.00–124.00	119.09
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
2	—	485	118.00–124.00	120.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	125.00–132.00	127.10
2	—	670	116.00–118.00	117.01
7	—	614	115.00–124.00	119.19
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
40	—	520	118.00–127.00	121.66
9	—	376	130.00–155.00	135.85
12	—	471	123.00–133.00	127.02
8	—	325	129.00–148.00	137.29
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
17	—	577	118.00–125.00	120.99
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	93.00–96.00	94.51
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	105.00–110.00	107.46
1	—	710	107.00	107.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
2	—	680	100.00–109.00	104.53
1	—	800	98.00	98.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	120.00–128.00	124.18
11	—	367	115.00–125.00	121.48
3	—	572	115.00–123.00	118.28
2	—	640	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
9	—	419	115.00–128.00	121.71
23	—	476	112.50–124.00	120.02
4	—	519	113.00–117.00	115.24
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
7	—	675	103.00–111.00	108.29
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
2	—	808	97.00–104.00	100.49
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
2	—	458	101.00–110.00	105.43
1	—	410	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	133.00–134.00	133.14
16	—	520	133.00–141.00	136.54
13	—	464	134.00–145.00	138.87
14	—	421	135.00–155.00	143.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	525	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.52
2	—	470	131.00–132.00	131.50
2	—	605	124.00–126.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	106.00	106.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	115.00–132.00	122.12
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
10	—	619	116.00–126.00	122.60
7	—	425	120.00–133.00	126.05
9	—	476	120.00–132.00	124.33
3	—	662	114.00–122.00	118.61
13	—	521	115.00–132.00	125.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
1	—	570	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
8	—	277	142.50–172.50	154.23
7	—	626	132.00–134.00	133.57
2	—	223	145.00–150.00	147.36
2	—	170	142.50–152.50	147.21
5	—	429	138.00–149.00	142.78
7	—	472	134.00–146.00	142.09
5	—	525	137.00–148.00	142.32
17	—	374	135.00–162.50	149.35
11	—	320	140.00–172.50	160.36
10	—	572	133.00–142.00	136.89
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
3	—	383	91.00–110.00	98.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
1	—	270	127.50	127.50
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	117.50	117.50
9	—	569	125.00–132.00	128.11
4	—	323	115.00–134.00	123.62
4	—	434	117.00–126.00	121.61
5	—	470	123.00–133.00	129.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	70.00–83.00	76.38
2	—	518	70.00–78.00	74.14
6	—	581	73.00–95.00	85.22
8	—	731	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	60.00	60.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	555.00	555.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	575.00–775.00	682.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	940.00–1,125.00	1,042.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,074.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,153	58.00–94.00	65.10
1	—	1,185	55.00	55.00
27	—	1,293	71.00–79.00	75.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	874	30.00–52.00	43.21
21	—	1,026	50.00–58.00	54.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,431	71.00–78.00	74.25
5	—	1,299	62.00–69.00	65.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	57.00–78.00	64.56
4	—	1,471	101.00–107.00	103.71
4	—	1,508	85.00–105.00	97.41

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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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

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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