Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 7 goats

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.56/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$115.56

182 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$21.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

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	532	123.74	658	75
Medium and Large 2	509	117.72	600	47
Small 1-2	530	104.89	556	35
Medium and Large 3	566	101.87	577	25

One grade step is worth $21.87/cwt here — about $81 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 sale182 hd

115.56

—

NC average8 barns · 893 hd

116.24

−0.69

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	1,561	89.36	1,395	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	60.34	848	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	59.62	732	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	48.77	544	24

Every lot, as filed

134 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 1-2	—	427	139.89/cwt	134.00–148.00	597	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	133.29/cwt	129.00–138.00	424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	243	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	428	108.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.92/cwt	134.00–143.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.77/cwt	120.00–133.00	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.43/cwt	133.00–134.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.62/cwt	116.00–125.00	750	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.66/cwt	115.00–133.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	253	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	386	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	225	103.44/cwt	90.00–120.00	233	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	480	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	331	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.01/cwt	114.00–119.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	524	127.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.35/cwt	112.00–121.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.74/cwt	114.00–124.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.78/cwt	132.00–138.00	705	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	104.75/cwt	97.50–112.50	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.33/cwt	137.00–146.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	127.93/cwt	126.00–133.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	124.12/cwt	119.00–128.50	701	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	119.67/cwt	118.00–121.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.75/cwt	133.00–143.00	654	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	140.05/cwt	135.00–143.50	808	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	152.22/cwt	140.00–162.50	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.44/cwt	132.00–139.00	855	15
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,725	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	633	106.27/cwt	100.00–112.00	673	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	106.92/cwt	104.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	157.57/cwt	141.00–165.00	511	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	107.42/cwt	103.00–112.00	628	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	683	104.53/cwt	102.00–107.00	714	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	810	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	818	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	450	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	439	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	428.32/cwt	350.00–490.00	2,977	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	758	104.51/cwt	103.00–106.00	792	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	103.06/cwt	100.00–106.00	395	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	302	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	108.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	456	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	493	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	108.69/cwt	104.00–112.00	568	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	293	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	322	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	629	104.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	658	14
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	230	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	207	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	51.25/cwt	45.00–55.00	678	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	68.22/cwt	67.00–70.00	795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	59.92/cwt	56.00–66.00	733	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	43.53/cwt	36.00–48.00	445	10
Bulls	—	—	1,747	93.14/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,627	7
Bulls	—	—	1,227	81.94/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,005	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	60.80/cwt	56.00–65.00	847	16
Bulls	—	—	1,935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,935	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	419	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	177	109.86/cwt	102.50–122.50	194	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	701.77/cwt	635.00–800.00	6,737	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	52.52/cwt	49.00–55.00	620	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	843	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	890	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	837	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	416	77.51/cwt	70.00–85.00	322	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	78.35/cwt	73.00–92.00	449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.29/cwt	137.00–146.00	673	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	698.84/cwt	630.00–750.00	7,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	513	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	103.22/cwt	97.50–110.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	445	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.76/cwt	112.50–124.00	569	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	117.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	128.66/cwt	128.00–129.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	614	112.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	124.94/cwt	115.00–130.00	651	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	121.78/cwt	117.00–126.00	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.93/cwt	115.00–131.00	706	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	122.52/cwt	113.00–128.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.78/cwt	123.00–130.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	120.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.88/cwt	120.00–127.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	113.67/cwt	112.00–115.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	130.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	111.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	722	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.05/cwt	123.00–129.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	122.16/cwt	121.00–123.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	101.96/cwt	96.00–106.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	106.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	773	93.02/cwt	92.00–94.00	719	2

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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 608Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 165Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week, all cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 7 goats

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	427	134.00–148.00	139.89
1	—	395	137.50	137.50
7	—	569	133.00–134.00	133.43
9	—	523	132.00–138.00	134.78
6	—	710	118.00–121.00	119.67
20	—	471	133.00–143.00	138.75
3	—	607	128.00–129.00	128.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	115.00–133.00	126.66
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
2	—	423	132.00–133.00	132.50
15	—	521	115.00–130.00	124.94
10	—	621	117.00–126.00	121.78
1	—	724	113.00	113.00
16	—	570	115.00–131.00	123.93
5	—	663	113.00–128.00	122.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	130.00	130.00
5	—	524	120.00–130.00	127.19
1	—	445	129.00	129.00
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	665	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	100.00–112.00	106.27
2	—	530	104.00–110.00	106.92
2	—	810	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	758	103.00–106.00	104.51
2	—	470	100.00–110.00	104.95
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
4	—	572	100.00	100.00
3	—	722	105.00–107.00	105.67
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	129.00–138.00	133.29
15	—	525	120.00–133.00	124.77
1	—	190	132.50	132.50
2	—	653	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	380	130.00–131.00	130.34
10	—	622	116.00–125.00	120.62
3	—	710	114.00–119.00	117.01
4	—	470	125.00–135.00	129.81
7	—	420	126.00–133.00	127.93
16	—	565	119.00–128.50	124.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	112.50	112.50
5	—	675	112.00–121.00	115.35
4	—	430	114.00–124.00	117.74
18	—	475	112.50–124.00	119.76
7	—	521	115.00–125.00	117.88
3	—	375	120.00–127.00	122.88
3	—	603	112.00–115.00	113.67
1	—	170	115.00	115.00
3	—	712	110.00–114.00	111.66
2	—	590	115.00–117.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	585	103.00–112.00	107.42
2	—	683	102.00–107.00	104.53
2	—	383	100.00–106.00	103.06
1	—	305	99.00	99.00
4	—	420	105.00–110.00	108.50
3	—	523	104.00–112.00	108.69
2	—	293	110.00	110.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
14	—	629	100.00–110.00	104.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
6	—	614	110.00–113.00	112.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
1	—	450	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	102.00–105.00	103.52
1	—	890	94.00	94.00
2	—	480	110.00	110.00
3	—	330	97.50–110.00	103.22
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
3	—	687	96.00–106.00	101.96
7	—	521	100.00–110.00	106.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	90.00–91.00	90.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	90.00	90.00
2	—	773	92.00–94.00	93.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	147.50	147.50
3	—	527	134.00–143.00	137.92
2	—	720	122.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
4	—	426	137.00–146.00	140.33
20	—	577	135.00–143.50	140.05
5	—	363	140.00–162.50	152.22
15	—	627	132.00–139.00	136.44
6	—	324	141.00–165.00	157.57
7	—	476	137.00–146.00	141.29
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	105.00–112.00	108.44
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	97.50–112.50	104.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	95.00	95.00
1	—	435	95.00	95.00
1	—	470	83.00	83.00
2	—	323	105.00–107.50	106.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
2	—	443	130.00–133.00	131.51
3	—	530	123.00–130.00	127.78
2	—	378	115.00–125.00	120.10
3	—	342	127.00–134.00	130.32
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
3	—	570	123.00–129.00	125.05
3	—	642	121.00–123.00	122.16
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	82.00–84.00	83.02
3	—	225	90.00–120.00	103.44
1	—	370	88.00	88.00
1	—	505	83.00	83.00
3	—	177	102.50–122.50	109.86
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
1	—	605	87.00	87.00
5	—	416	70.00–85.00	77.51
6	—	573	73.00–92.00	78.35
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	69.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	695	350.00–490.00	428.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	960	635.00–800.00	701.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	630.00–750.00	698.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,075.00	1,075.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	45.00–55.00	51.25
2	—	1,165	67.00–70.00	68.22
54	—	1,224	56.00–66.00	59.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,022	36.00–48.00	43.53
14	—	1,181	49.00–55.00	52.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,393	56.00–65.00	60.80
1	—	1,590	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,747	86.00–97.00	93.14
5	—	1,227	77.00–85.00	81.94
1	—	1,935	100.00	100.00

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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