Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate for a holiday week. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 15.00 per head. Goat receipts 1.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.80/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$118.80

90 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$22.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

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	481	126.02	606	40
Medium and Large 2	455	118.29	538	30
Medium and Large 3	568	106.23	603	13thin
Small 1-2	619	103.07	638	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.95/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale90 hd

118.80

—

NC average7 barns · 618 hd

116.05

+2.74

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	1,405	80.15	1,126	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,579	61.28	968	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	58.60	751	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	48.69	542	25

Every lot, as filed

113 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 Heifers	Large 3	—	228	81.72/cwt	79.00–87.50	186	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	227	83.99/cwt	82.50–87.00	191	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	645	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	439	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	83.94/cwt	81.00–86.00	239	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	363	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.50/cwt	112.00–127.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	144.78/cwt	138.00–155.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	137.54/cwt	123.00–144.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	118.97/cwt	114.00–125.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	128.94/cwt	122.00–134.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	127.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.46/cwt	121.00–124.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	723	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	145.50/cwt	133.00–154.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	135.15/cwt	130.00–141.00	369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	459	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	127.26/cwt	121.00–135.00	914	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,754	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	360	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	477	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	149.55/cwt	140.00–157.00	479	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	613	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	595	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	553	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	685	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,425	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	436	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	500	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	465	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	493	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	528	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	111.52/cwt	111.00–112.00	585	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	617	101.99/cwt	99.00–107.00	629	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	40.17/cwt	31.00–47.00	453	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	52.00/cwt	48.00–55.00	576	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	829	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	62.19/cwt	58.00–65.00	986	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	59.01/cwt	55.00–65.00	744	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	53.29/cwt	52.00–54.00	831	3
Bulls	—	—	1,313	75.69/cwt	68.00–82.00	994	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	86.00/cwt	81.00–91.00	520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,544	86.83/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,341	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	489	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	440	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	663	83.98/cwt	78.00–90.00	557	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	367	64.58/cwt	60.00–70.00	237	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	572	89.57/cwt	88.00–93.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	535	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	262	78.15/cwt	67.50–84.00	205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	103.77/cwt	97.00–109.00	700	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	74.92/cwt	70.00–80.00	229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	102.50/cwt	92.50–112.50	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.78/cwt	107.50–110.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.09/cwt	104.00–110.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	118.70/cwt	103.00–126.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.28/cwt	110.00–129.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.55/cwt	116.00–121.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	103.48/cwt	100.00–107.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.68/cwt	117.50–130.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	138.05/cwt	134.00–141.00	812	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	835	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	122.95/cwt	122.00–124.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	131.82/cwt	129.00–134.00	469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	113.77/cwt	110.00–118.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	118.46/cwt	114.00–123.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	119.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	126.65/cwt	124.00–130.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.09/cwt	117.50–122.50	342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	676	104.47/cwt	95.00–110.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	117.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	121.24/cwt	115.00–126.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.28/cwt	120.00–126.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.37/cwt	113.00–117.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	125.28/cwt	117.50–133.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	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 Sep 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 647Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 213Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	228	79.00–87.50	81.72
1	—	645	68.00	68.00
3	—	367	60.00–70.00	64.58
3	—	262	67.50–84.00	78.15
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	82.50–87.00	83.99
3	—	285	81.00–86.00	83.94
2	—	363	80.00–85.00	82.52
2	—	605	81.00–91.00	86.00
4	—	489	90.00	90.00
3	—	663	78.00–90.00	83.98
5	—	572	88.00–93.00	89.57
2	—	305	70.00–80.00	74.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	112.00–127.00	119.50
2	—	470	117.50–130.00	123.68
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
2	—	585	120.00–123.00	121.49
3	—	542	124.00–130.00	126.65
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
5	—	374	117.50–133.00	125.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	138.00–155.00	144.78
9	—	657	138.00	138.00
1	—	290	143.00	143.00
7	—	378	133.00–154.00	145.50
1	—	760	127.00	127.00
3	—	817	122.00–123.00	122.33
4	—	718	121.00–135.00	127.26
3	—	615	130.00–137.00	134.63
6	—	320	140.00–157.00	149.55
12	—	588	134.00–141.00	138.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	132.50	132.50
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	112.50	112.50
1	—	425	102.50	102.50
1	—	510	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	124.00–125.00	124.66
2	—	420	125.00–131.00	127.96
3	—	538	119.00–122.00	120.00
15	—	579	120.00–128.00	124.87
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
1	—	235	137.50	137.50
2	—	273	130.00–141.00	135.15
1	—	335	137.00	137.00
6	—	356	129.00–134.00	131.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	435	122.00–124.00	122.99
2	—	483	120.00–123.00	121.51
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	112.00	112.00
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
1	—	570	107.50	107.50
1	—	745	94.00	94.00
3	—	617	99.00–107.00	101.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	97.00–109.00	103.77
2	—	620	106.00–107.00	106.50
2	—	425	107.50–110.00	108.78
2	—	525	104.00–110.00	107.09
2	—	705	100.00–107.00	103.48
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	116.00–121.00	118.55
2	—	328	122.00–124.00	122.95
2	—	610	110.00–111.00	110.50
6	—	483	116.00–121.00	119.00
2	—	285	117.50–122.50	120.09
7	—	427	115.00–121.00	117.73
5	—	382	115.00–126.00	121.24
3	—	563	113.00–117.00	115.37
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	123.00–144.00	137.54
2	—	720	121.00–124.00	122.46
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	114.00–125.00	118.97
3	—	417	122.00–134.00	128.94
5	—	621	103.00–126.00	118.70
12	—	565	110.00–129.00	120.28
4	—	731	110.00–118.00	113.77
10	—	481	120.00–130.00	126.21
3	—	780	115.00	115.00
3	—	515	120.00–126.00	122.28
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	95.00	95.00
2	—	493	105.00–109.00	107.01
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
2	—	525	111.00–112.00	111.52
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	93.00	93.00
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	92.50–112.50	102.50
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
4	—	676	95.00–110.00	104.47
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
3	—	880	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	92.00	92.00
2	—	615	114.00–123.00	118.46
1	—	520	127.00	127.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,128	31.00–47.00	40.17
18	—	1,107	48.00–55.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	54.00	54.00
8	—	1,585	58.00–65.00	62.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,261	55.00–65.00	59.01
3	—	1,560	52.00–54.00	53.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	68.00–82.00	75.69
4	—	1,544	84.00–89.00	86.83

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