Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light as remnants of Hurricane Delta passed through the region over the weekend. Cattle quality was average. Hog receipts 1.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.63/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$112.63

89 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$25.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

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	429	127.54	547	14thin
Medium and Large 2	466	119.11	555	29
Small 2	655	112.00	734	1thin
Small 1-2	545	104.30	569	33
Medium and Large 3	485	102.52	497	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about $49 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 sale89 hd

112.63

—

NC average8 barns · 1,097 hd

110.51

+2.12

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	—	High	1,591	77.48	1,233	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	52.85	743	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	49.40	750	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,323	47.69	631	32

Every lot, as filed

105 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	Small 1-2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	455	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,063	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	107.51/cwt	104.00–111.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.50	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	106.36/cwt	103.00–110.00	455	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,344	49.00/cwt	42.00–52.00	659	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	103.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	305	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	119.75/cwt	115.00–127.00	815	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	109.74/cwt	107.00–112.50	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.65/cwt	112.00–113.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	125.72/cwt	124.00–127.50	365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	408	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	785	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	132.50/cwt	127.50–137.50	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	121.78/cwt	117.50–126.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.12/cwt	115.00–124.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	122.89/cwt	117.00–127.50	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.96/cwt	115.00–117.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	114.41/cwt	110.00–116.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	120.60/cwt	116.00–124.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.90/cwt	115.00–131.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.65/cwt	133.00–135.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.19/cwt	134.00–137.50	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.76/cwt	118.00–126.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	123.77/cwt	117.50–133.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	121.19/cwt	116.00–126.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.46/cwt	118.00–121.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	146.98/cwt	140.00–156.00	542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	139.92/cwt	137.00–142.50	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	390	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	361	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	263	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	154.78/cwt	152.50–158.00	500	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	723	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	633	101.38/cwt	96.00–108.00	642	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	625	106.74/cwt	105.00–108.00	667	4
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	720	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	288	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	439	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	246	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	226	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	240	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	174	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,923	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	106.63/cwt	100.00–112.50	446	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	629.01/cwt	475.00–750.00	7,039	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	105.91/cwt	101.00–111.00	567	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	103.97/cwt	97.00–110.00	639	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	107.75/cwt	107.00–108.00	717	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	526	102.09/cwt	92.00–107.00	537	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	672	104.67/cwt	103.00–107.00	703	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	488	108.79/cwt	105.00–111.00	531	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	581	103.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	604	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	81.22/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,529	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	53.28/cwt	52.00–55.00	752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	53.46/cwt	52.00–57.00	764	24
Bulls	—	—	1,450	75.00/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,088	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	47.92/cwt	45.00–51.00	727	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	45.48/cwt	44.00–47.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	134.54/cwt	131.00–137.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	40.62/cwt	35.00–44.00	492	5

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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 879Year ago 911

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 157Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
2	—	488	107.00–112.50	109.74
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
2	—	723	96.00–97.00	96.51
3	—	633	96.00–108.00	101.38
3	—	418	100.00–112.50	106.63
3	—	672	103.00–107.00	104.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	115.00–131.00	124.90
2	—	613	114.00	114.00
3	—	517	113.00–117.00	115.02
5	—	471	117.50–133.00	123.77
4	—	560	116.00–126.00	121.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	133.00–135.00	133.65
5	—	479	134.00–137.50	136.19
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	100.00–110.00	104.98
1	—	785	97.00	97.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
5	—	615	97.00–110.00	103.97
4	—	665	107.00–108.00	107.75
1	—	295	105.00	105.00
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
6	—	526	92.00–107.00	102.09
4	—	488	105.00–111.00	108.79
4	—	581	100.00–109.00	103.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	104.00–111.00	107.51
2	—	483	100.00–102.50	101.22
2	—	428	103.00–110.00	106.36
1	—	275	102.50	102.50
3	—	507	100.00–110.00	103.36
1	—	375	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
3	—	615	112.00–113.00	112.65
2	—	290	124.00–127.50	125.72
1	—	320	127.50	127.50
2	—	378	117.50–126.00	121.78
10	—	466	115.00–124.00	120.12
3	—	422	117.00–127.50	122.89
2	—	523	115.00–117.00	115.96
5	—	558	110.00–116.00	114.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	125.00–126.00	125.33
2	—	558	118.00	118.00
2	—	415	127.00–127.50	127.25
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
1	—	535	118.00	118.00
1	—	355	137.50	137.50
2	—	330	137.50	137.50
1	—	195	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	111.00	111.00
2	—	473	109.00–110.00	109.52
1	—	545	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	115.00–127.00	119.75
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
1	—	290	137.50	137.50
5	—	433	120.00–130.00	126.72
2	—	390	127.50–137.50	132.50
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
1	—	245	122.50	122.50
3	—	463	130.00–133.00	131.68
5	—	627	116.00–124.00	120.60
4	—	575	118.00–126.00	121.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	118.00–121.00	119.46
8	—	369	140.00–156.00	146.98
3	—	478	135.00–140.00	137.27
7	—	425	137.00–142.50	139.92
3	—	323	152.50–158.00	154.78
1	—	285	147.50	147.50
6	—	519	131.00–137.00	134.54
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	112.50	112.50
4	—	625	105.00–108.00	106.74
2	—	535	101.00–111.00	105.91
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	72.00	72.00
4	—	246	92.00	92.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	72.50	72.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,412	52.00–55.00	53.28
13	—	1,517	45.00–51.00	47.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,344	42.00–52.00	49.00
5	—	1,211	35.00–44.00	40.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,430	52.00–57.00	53.46
2	—	1,118	44.00–47.00	45.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,130	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,883	80.00–83.00	81.22
10	—	1,450	69.00–78.00	75.00

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	1	—	865	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,119	475.00–750.00	629.01

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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