Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 4 to 7 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 5 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 18 goats and baby calves were 5 to 25.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.51/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$117.51

234 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.86

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	444	129.71	576	87
Medium and Large 2	469	118.22	555	61
Small 1-2	545	105.39	574	52
Medium and Large 3	465	103.53	481	34

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about $95 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 sale234 hd

117.51

—

NC average9 barns · 1,501 hd

115.65

+1.86

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	1,615	78.65	1,270	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	57.83	742	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	55.38	767	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	46.13	492	59

Every lot, as filed

133 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	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.50/cwt	122.00–129.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	114.15/cwt	112.00–117.00	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	129.67/cwt	120.00–139.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	740	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.65/cwt	115.00–127.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.82/cwt	114.00–130.00	645	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	627	103.34/cwt	95.00–110.00	648	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	763	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	832	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	99.68/cwt	99.00–100.00	673	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	105.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	669	104.80/cwt	102.00–110.00	701	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	53.21/cwt	52.00–54.00	708	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	57.12/cwt	56.00–59.00	817	5
Bulls	—	—	1,694	88.27/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,495	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	58.05/cwt	49.00–64.00	746	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	52.46/cwt	50.00–54.00	649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	41.00/cwt	30.00–48.00	408	32
Bulls	—	—	1,535	69.03/cwt	50.00–78.00	1,060	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	763	103.64/cwt	102.00–106.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.90/cwt	127.50–133.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.64/cwt	120.00–137.00	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.11/cwt	115.00–126.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	123.89/cwt	115.00–130.00	649	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	114.65/cwt	112.00–116.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.57/cwt	113.00–125.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	139.28/cwt	134.00–144.00	642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.09/cwt	134.00–155.00	604	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	121.35/cwt	115.00–128.00	461	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	125.21/cwt	118.00–132.00	642	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.61/cwt	131.00–133.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.71/cwt	127.00–136.00	620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	115.99/cwt	115.50–118.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	133.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	132.75/cwt	122.00–136.00	560	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	145.25/cwt	134.00–152.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	127.79/cwt	121.00–130.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	128.28/cwt	122.00–131.00	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.74/cwt	115.00–130.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	121.58/cwt	112.50–130.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	121.09/cwt	118.00–125.00	521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	113.79/cwt	112.00–115.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	124.33/cwt	122.00–127.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.64/cwt	115.00–123.00	567	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	114.69/cwt	114.00–117.50	390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.72/cwt	115.00–134.00	531	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	105.30/cwt	95.00–112.50	591	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	729	94.37/cwt	92.50–95.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	616	102.06/cwt	90.00–110.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	96.27/cwt	90.00–100.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	97.84/cwt	90.00–110.00	273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	104.83/cwt	92.50–112.00	495	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	258	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	277	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	107.03/cwt	106.00–108.00	512	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	102.95/cwt	92.50–110.00	435	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	104.17/cwt	90.00–111.00	641	5
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	825	102.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	847	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	108.02/cwt	102.50–111.00	407	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	419	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	577	107.21/cwt	100.00–112.00	619	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	9,106	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	105.21/cwt	95.00–113.00	603	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	104.95/cwt	91.00–111.00	554	7
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	455	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	52.20/cwt	48.00–56.00	600	27
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	723	104.56/cwt	102.00–107.00	756	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	469	107.37/cwt	96.00–112.00	504	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	421	105.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	333	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	323	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	283	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	445	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	245	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	183	77.40/cwt	75.00–80.00	142	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	343	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	647	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	223	84.33/cwt	70.00–92.50	188	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	235	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	129	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	490	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	196	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	392	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	269	85.84/cwt	72.50–97.50	231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.98/cwt	133.00–137.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	107.41/cwt	100.00–109.00	451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	102.95/cwt	95.00–110.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	133.65/cwt	128.00–136.00	501	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,245.02/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	15,002	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	127.66/cwt	127.50–128.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	618	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.67/cwt	114.00–129.00	585	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.99/cwt	128.00–133.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.03/cwt	138.00–157.00	551	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	127.90/cwt	127.00–132.00	889	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.24/cwt	116.00–129.00	712	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	152.54/cwt	152.00–153.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	142.46/cwt	139.00–150.00	688	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	145.65/cwt	136.00–157.00	462	18

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 789Year ago 940

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 241Year ago 227

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
10	—	577	112.00–117.00	114.15
3	—	525	114.00–130.00	122.82
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
12	—	380	115.00–128.00	121.35
2	—	265	112.50–130.00	121.58
10	—	430	118.00–125.00	121.09
5	—	619	112.00–115.00	113.79
12	—	478	115.00–123.00	118.64
5	—	340	114.00–117.50	114.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	95.00–110.00	103.34
4	—	669	102.00–110.00	104.80
3	—	763	102.00–106.00	103.64
3	—	377	102.50–111.00	108.02
11	—	577	100.00–112.00	107.21
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
7	—	528	91.00–111.00	104.95
2	—	723	102.00–107.00	104.56
7	—	469	96.00–112.00	107.37
7	—	421	100.00–110.00	105.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	513	118.00–132.00	125.21
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
14	—	471	127.00–136.00	131.71
5	—	560	115.50–118.00	115.99
8	—	319	130.00–138.00	133.86
25	—	422	122.00–136.00	132.75
12	—	375	128.00–136.00	133.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	100.00–110.00	104.95
2	—	618	100.00–104.00	101.98
6	—	561	95.00–112.50	105.30
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
4	—	279	90.00–110.00	97.84
5	—	472	92.50–112.00	104.83
1	—	325	102.50	102.50
6	—	420	100.00–109.00	107.41
1	—	675	96.00	96.00
5	—	523	95.00–110.00	102.95
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	115.00–116.00	115.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	122.00–129.00	125.50
2	—	275	120.00–139.00	129.67
1	—	850	117.00	117.00
5	—	531	115.00–127.00	121.65
3	—	432	127.50–133.00	130.90
6	—	378	120.00–137.00	128.64
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	125.00–129.00	126.94
6	—	570	115.00–130.00	125.74
3	—	668	122.00–127.00	124.33
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
2	—	258	105.00–110.00	107.52
1	—	390	107.50	107.50
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	107.50	107.50
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	134.00–152.00	145.25
5	—	764	121.00–130.00	127.79
7	—	721	122.00–131.00	128.28
3	—	517	133.00–137.00	134.98
4	—	573	132.00	132.00
7	—	624	128.00–133.00	129.99
23	—	375	138.00–157.00	147.03
11	—	695	127.00–132.00	127.90
2	—	270	152.00–153.00	152.54
17	—	483	139.00–150.00	142.46
18	—	317	136.00–157.00	145.65
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
2	—	763	108.00–110.00	108.98
3	—	675	99.00–100.00	99.68
7	—	523	100.00–110.00	105.51
2	—	478	106.00–108.00	107.03
6	—	423	92.50–110.00	102.95
5	—	615	90.00–111.00	104.17
3	—	825	100.00–105.00	102.69
5	—	573	95.00–113.00	105.21
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	115.00–126.00	118.11
18	—	524	115.00–130.00	123.89
3	—	730	112.00–116.00	114.65
7	—	620	113.00–125.00	118.57
10	—	429	115.00–134.00	123.72
22	—	473	114.00–129.00	123.67
19	—	573	116.00–129.00	124.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	461	134.00–144.00	139.28
13	—	422	134.00–155.00	143.09
2	—	553	131.00–133.00	132.00
1	—	365	141.00	141.00
8	—	521	131.00–133.00	131.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	108.00	108.00
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	885	94.00	94.00
4	—	729	92.50–95.00	94.37
4	—	616	90.00–110.00	102.06
4	—	558	90.00–100.00	96.27
2	—	535	105.00–110.00	107.52
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	90.00	90.00
1	—	455	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	127.50–128.00	127.66
2	—	618	122.00–123.00	122.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	87.50	87.50
2	—	183	75.00–80.00	77.40
1	—	445	77.00	77.00
1	—	685	74.00	74.00
6	—	223	70.00–92.50	84.33
1	—	490	80.00	80.00
5	—	269	72.50–97.50	85.84
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	55.00	55.00
1	—	235	55.00	55.00
1	—	490	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	52.00–54.00	53.21
5	—	1,430	56.00–59.00	57.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,285	49.00–64.00	58.05
2	—	1,238	50.00–54.00	52.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	996	30.00–48.00	41.00
27	—	1,150	48.00–56.00	52.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,694	85.00–93.00	88.27
5	—	1,535	50.00–78.00	69.03

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,245.02

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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