Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-10-19

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 19
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,066 head
806 vs last sale 260 40 vs year ago 1,026 · +3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
147 vs last sale 93 5 vs year ago 235 · +2.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
12 vs last sale 8 23 vs year ago 43 · 53.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2 to 3 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3 to 5 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were at a Fall high. Cattle quality was below average. Baby calves were 5 to 25 with 17 goats.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.74/cwt on 297 head.
Average price
$106.74
297 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$498
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$65
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$23.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.63
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2348126.924426thin
Medium and Large 2425115.6949274
Medium and Large 3459103.4047555
Small 1-2492103.04507162
One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale297 hd
106.74
NC average8 barns · 1,210 hd
108.37
−1.63
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,47075.301,10731
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33953.2271360
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37551.6971120
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07944.2947898

Every lot, as filed

145 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersSmall 1-2324102.99/cwt95.00–112.5033412
HeifersSmall 1-2473104.60/cwt90.00–111.0049531
SteersSmall 1-265090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
SteersSmall 1-2525102.00/cwt102.00–102.005361
SteersSmall 1-262898.96/cwt90.00–108.006212
BullsSmall 1-2430106.28/cwt97.50–110.004575
HeifersSmall 1-2376102.27/cwt90.00–111.0038513
HeifersSmall 1-2622100.47/cwt95.00–110.0062511
HeifersSmall 1-2426105.96/cwt100.00–112.0045121
HeifersSmall 1-272898.81/cwt94.00–102.507193
BullsSmall 1-251899.68/cwt90.00–112.005165
HeifersSmall 1-2524103.59/cwt90.00–111.0054332
HeifersSmall 1-2Full75590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
SteersSmall 1-238198.46/cwt90.00–110.003755
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy32090.00/cwt90.00–90.002881
BullsSmall 1-2674102.81/cwt95.00–110.0069314
HeifersSmall 1-2279102.44/cwt95.00–107.502864
SteersSmall 1-2430105.12/cwt100.00–110.004522
SteersSmall 1-2580105.04/cwt100.00–110.006092
SteersSmall 1-234595.00/cwt95.00–95.003281
SteersSmall 1-271590.00/cwt90.00–90.006441
HeifersSmall 1-2576104.88/cwt92.50–111.0060419
HeifersSmall 1-2208110.00/cwt110.00–110.002292
Dairy SteersLarge 352073.50/cwt73.00–74.003822
Dairy SteersLarge 376887.00/cwt87.00–87.006682
Dairy SteersLarge 329589.64/cwt72.50–91.502649
Dairy SteersLarge 387588.00/cwt88.00–88.007701
Dairy HeifersLarge 353047.00/cwt47.00–47.002491
Dairy SteersLarge 383886.00/cwt86.00–86.007212
SteersMedium and Large 2382123.50/cwt112.00–135.004728
HeifersMedium and Large 2288120.51/cwt117.00–127.003473
HeifersMedium and Large 2465114.29/cwt112.00–118.005317
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383142.97/cwt140.00–145.005484
SteersMedium and Large 2668116.33/cwt112.00–125.007779
BullsMedium and Large 2523122.92/cwt115.00–130.0064329
SteersMedium and Large 2268131.32/cwt127.50–135.003524
BullsSmall 1-2569103.28/cwt90.00–112.5058810
BullsSmall 1-281193.00/cwt92.00–94.007544
Bred CowsSmall 1-2730400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,9202
HeifersSmall 1-266696.24/cwt90.00–111.006417
HeifersSmall 1-277896.02/cwt95.00–97.007472
BullsSmall 1-277197.45/cwt91.00–104.007514
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy58590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
BullsSmall 1-2470106.58/cwt100.00–110.005016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2509130.49/cwt129.00–134.0066410
BullsSmall 1-271998.46/cwt90.00–105.0070813
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed55590.00/cwt90.00–90.005001
BullsSmall 1-2621105.07/cwt93.00–111.006528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520132.96/cwt131.00–135.006912
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy62090.00/cwt90.00–90.005581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
SteersSmall 1-2285112.50/cwt112.50–112.503212
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy81592.00/cwt92.00–92.007501
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy40092.50/cwt92.50–92.503701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469133.59/cwt111.00–140.0062711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735123.00/cwt123.00–123.009041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2411140.40/cwt134.00–142.0057717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424137.94/cwt135.00–147.0058511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375143.42/cwt137.00–151.0053824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525102.00/cwt102.00–102.005361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473134.93/cwt134.00–137.5063810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400128.00/cwt128.00–128.005121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2327151.22/cwt140.00–162.0049415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230151.92/cwt150.00–155.003494
SteersMedium and Large 1-2284152.69/cwt142.50–160.004348
BullsMedium and Large 2473123.76/cwt112.50–132.0058534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2210130.00/cwt130.00–130.002731
SteersMedium and Large 2575120.02/cwt118.00–123.006906
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335129.00/cwt129.00–129.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370142.50/cwt142.50–142.505271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
Bulls1,03066.00/cwt66.00–66.006801
CowsLean 85-90%1,01739.75/cwt30.00–44.0040444
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39947.65/cwt47.00–48.006675
Bulls1,82889.49/cwt89.00–90.001,6362
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36753.03/cwt50.00–57.0072515
Bulls1,33169.13/cwt55.00–77.0092016
CowsLean 85-90%1,13047.99/cwt45.00–52.0054254
Bulls1,63281.93/cwt66.00–87.001,33712
Dairy SteersLarge 321082.50/cwt82.50–82.501731
Dairy SteersLarge 358584.00/cwt84.00–84.004911
Dairy SteersLarge 348533.00/cwt33.00–33.001601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40546.55/cwt45.00–48.006543
Dairy SteersLarge 365570.00/cwt70.00–70.004591
Dairy SteersLarge 362582.95/cwt80.00–85.005183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy470129.50/cwt128.00–131.006092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,278775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,9052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,3631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33653.57/cwt50.00–58.0071657
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,035925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,5741
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29251,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,9441
BullsMedium and Large 3558100.52/cwt96.00–105.005612
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53091.00/cwt91.00–91.004821
SteersMedium and Large 3450102.50/cwt102.50–102.504611
Dairy SteersLarge 344081.00/cwt81.00–81.003561
HeifersMedium and Large 3605104.55/cwt99.00–108.006337
BullsMedium and Large 378092.75/cwt92.50–93.007232
HeifersMedium and Large 3385100.28/cwt91.00–110.003868
HeifersMedium and Large 3525105.75/cwt100.00–111.005557
SteersMedium and Large 3890105.00/cwt105.00–105.009351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,013631.17/cwt475.00–750.006,3942
HeifersMedium and Large 3225109.17/cwt100.00–112.502465
HeifersMedium and Large 3293106.30/cwt100.00–112.503112
SteersMedium and Large 3695105.00/cwt105.00–105.007301
SteersMedium and Large 3560106.00/cwt106.00–106.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 3715106.00/cwt106.00–106.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 3311101.16/cwt95.00–112.503154
SteersMedium and Large 3388100.19/cwt90.00–110.003892
HeifersMedium and Large 3568104.72/cwt100.00–107.005954
SteersMedium and Large 3260102.50/cwt102.50–102.502671
SteersMedium and Large 3620104.58/cwt97.50–110.006483
BullsMedium and Large 3450109.00/cwt109.00–109.004911
BullsMedium and Large 3674105.24/cwt100.00–111.007094
BullsMedium and Large 3429101.75/cwt92.50–107.504374
HeifersMedium and Large 346699.77/cwt90.00–109.004656
BullsMedium and Large 3532103.35/cwt102.50–105.005503
BullsMedium and Large 2572118.08/cwt112.00–125.0067528
HeifersMedium and Large 2620110.45/cwt109.00–112.006852
HeifersMedium and Large 3658100.37/cwt96.00–105.006603
HeifersMedium and Large 2500112.00/cwt112.00–112.005601
HeifersMedium and Large 3432104.83/cwt90.00–111.004537
SteersMedium and Large 2230126.70/cwt120.00–132.502913
SteersMedium and Large 2182131.83/cwt127.50–135.002403
SteersMedium and Large 2626117.78/cwt113.00–124.0073711
BullsMedium and Large 3708102.01/cwt99.00–104.007224
HeifersMedium and Large 2583111.24/cwt110.00–112.006494
BullsMedium and Large 380095.00/cwt95.00–95.007601
SteersMedium and Large 2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007912
SteersMedium and Large 2440122.50/cwt115.00–130.005392
SteersMedium and Large 2895121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 2428115.70/cwt112.00–123.0049531
SteersMedium and Large 2320129.67/cwt120.00–135.004155
HeifersMedium and Large 2223125.00/cwt117.50–132.502794
BullsMedium and Large 2650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
BullsMedium and Large 2420124.11/cwt113.00–133.0052118
SteersMedium and Large 2535126.57/cwt119.00–129.0067716
BullsMedium and Large 3618106.98/cwt103.00–110.006613
SteersMedium and Large 2480121.38/cwt118.00–127.005833
HeifersMedium and Large 2668109.66/cwt109.00–111.007333
BullsMedium and Large 2385124.17/cwt114.00–134.004783
HeifersMedium and Large 2325116.76/cwt115.00–122.003798
BullsMedium and Large 2620116.35/cwt111.00–124.0072120
HeifersMedium and Large 2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 2378116.21/cwt112.00–123.0043910

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.