Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 4.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain. Baby calves ranged 12.50 to 25.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.31/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$107.31

145 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	417	115.66	482	62
Medium and Large 1-2	418	113.52	474	10thin
Small 1-2	485	100.44	487	54
Medium and Large 3	494	96.34	476	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $6 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 sale145 hd

107.31

—

NC average6 barns · 768 hd

104.59

+2.72

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	1,538	79.40	1,221	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	57.06	746	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	56.28	768	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	44.77	484	53

Every lot, as filed

128 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	142.92/cwt	137.50–152.50	310	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	585	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	497	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	101.90/cwt	97.00–107.00	390	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	107.92/cwt	102.50–112.50	351	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	113.80/cwt	95.00–124.00	379	6
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	89.03/cwt	86.00–92.00	459	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	104.02/cwt	96.00–107.00	544	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	103.61/cwt	100.00–107.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.69/cwt	112.00–123.00	508	4
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	455	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	387	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	893	520.67/cwt	425.00–590.00	4,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	131.03/cwt	128.00–132.50	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.16/cwt	140.00–149.00	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	136.65/cwt	135.00–139.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	122.32/cwt	117.50–126.00	455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	123.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	150.01/cwt	137.50–158.00	485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	121.29/cwt	116.00–125.00	636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	283	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	310	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	569	103.85/cwt	98.00–107.00	591	7
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	482	92.69/cwt	90.00–96.00	447	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	685	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	637	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	325	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	267	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	490	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	431	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	183	112.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	206	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	592	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	820	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	759	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	390	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	328	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	582	87.31/cwt	85.00–89.00	508	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	106.88/cwt	99.00–110.00	513	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	515	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	451	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	775	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	651	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	825	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	734	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	895	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	823	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	399	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	877	104.32/cwt	102.00–106.00	915	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	585	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	497	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	635	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	356	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,045	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	596	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	245	58.75/cwt	57.50–60.00	144	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	655	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	380	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	229	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	208	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	470	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	247	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,605	63.66/cwt	63.00–64.00	1,022	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,038	2
Bulls	—	—	1,681	84.13/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,414	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	56.93/cwt	52.00–62.00	737	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	40.15/cwt	30.00–45.00	428	24
Bulls	—	—	1,286	68.07/cwt	47.00–77.00	875	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	170	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	102	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	795	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	294	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	835	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	367	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	250	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	93.96/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	134.37/cwt	128.00–139.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	55.19/cwt	52.00–60.00	735	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	48.60/cwt	44.00–52.00	532	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	455	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	430	88.74/cwt	87.50–90.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	99.61/cwt	92.00–105.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	535	51.26/cwt	45.00–57.50	274	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	568	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	428	92.02/cwt	85.00–96.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	101.64/cwt	95.00–105.00	485	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	710.78/cwt	475.00–775.00	8,281	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	824.51/cwt	775.00–875.00	10,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	103.43/cwt	100.00–106.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	113.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	135.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	116.80/cwt	111.00–124.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.05/cwt	115.00–130.00	574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	117.82/cwt	110.00–124.00	503	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	112.26/cwt	111.00–112.50	579	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	530	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.61/cwt	115.00–126.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	114.40/cwt	110.00–117.50	317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	320	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	745	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	117.50/cwt	113.00–122.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	295	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	755	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 639Year ago 1,147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 182Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 39

Current goat receipts 4.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	134.00–136.00	135.00
3	—	217	137.50–152.50	142.92
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
8	—	373	140.00–149.00	145.16
3	—	462	135.00–139.00	136.65
2	—	288	140.00–145.00	142.52
9	—	323	137.50–158.00	150.01
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	97.00–107.00	101.90
2	—	183	110.00–115.00	112.67
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
3	—	877	102.00–106.00	104.32
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
3	—	363	128.00–132.50	131.03
2	—	425	120.00–126.00	122.96
2	—	708	109.00–111.00	110.01
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
6	—	573	115.00–126.00	121.61
3	—	677	120.00–121.00	120.33
1	—	200	127.50	127.50
2	—	540	113.00–122.00	117.50
2	—	615	118.00–120.00	118.99
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	82.00	82.00
1	—	585	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	94.00	94.00
1	—	295	95.00	95.00
1	—	390	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	103.00	103.00
2	—	625	100.00–107.00	103.61
1	—	470	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
1	—	820	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	111.00	111.00
4	—	428	112.00–123.00	118.69
14	—	524	116.00–125.00	121.29
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
6	—	564	111.00–124.00	116.80
9	—	470	115.00–130.00	122.05
2	—	630	111.00–113.00	111.98
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	85.00	85.00
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
1	—	895	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	128.00–139.00	134.37
7	—	414	131.00–141.00	135.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	92.00–105.00	99.61
1	—	500	102.50	102.50
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
2	—	408	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	85.00–96.00	92.02
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	89.00	89.00
1	—	755	87.00	87.00
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	85.00	85.00
2	—	515	86.00–92.00	89.03
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	102.50–112.50	107.92
10	—	523	96.00–107.00	104.02
2	—	283	109.00–110.00	109.52
7	—	569	98.00–107.00	103.85
1	—	705	84.00	84.00
6	—	480	99.00–110.00	106.88
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
4	—	380	100.00–110.00	105.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	70.00	70.00
5	—	429	120.00–125.00	123.83
1	—	500	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	95.00–124.00	113.80
10	—	372	117.50–126.00	122.32
6	—	468	110.00–115.00	113.68
12	—	427	110.00–124.00	117.82
19	—	516	111.00–112.50	112.26
7	—	277	110.00–117.50	114.40
2	—	220	115.00–120.00	117.61
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	90.00–96.00	92.69
1	—	685	93.00	93.00
1	—	390	84.00	84.00
3	—	582	85.00–89.00	87.31
1	—	515	87.50	87.50
1	—	775	84.00	84.00
1	—	825	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	430	87.50–90.00	88.74
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
1	—	320	92.50	92.50
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
1	—	270	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	100.00–105.00	102.46
3	—	477	95.00–105.00	101.64
4	—	528	100.00–106.00	103.43
1	—	735	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,045	57.00	57.00
2	—	245	57.50–60.00	58.75
1	—	655	58.00	58.00
1	—	470	52.50	52.50
1	—	170	60.00	60.00
1	—	795	37.00	37.00
1	—	835	44.00	44.00
1	—	250	40.00	40.00
4	—	535	45.00–57.50	51.26
3	—	568	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	229	91.00	91.00

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	—	690	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	425.00–590.00	520.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,165	475.00–775.00	710.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	775.00–875.00	824.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	63.00–64.00	63.66
59	—	1,295	52.00–62.00	56.93
1	—	1,100	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	64.00–65.00	64.49
15	—	1,332	52.00–60.00	55.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,066	30.00–45.00	40.15
29	—	1,094	44.00–52.00	48.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,681	78.00–92.00	84.13
8	—	1,286	47.00–77.00	68.07
2	—	1,615	93.00–95.00	93.96

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