Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-12-14

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 14
● Final187 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
924 head
32 vs last sale 892 370 vs year ago 554 · +66.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
29 vs last sale 210 84 vs year ago 155 · +54.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
16 vs last sale 25 31 vs year ago 10 · +310.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Current goat receipts 3.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower, while bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 25.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.69/cwt on 303 head.
Average price
$110.69
303 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$533
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$43
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.96
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2374127.9247846
Medium and Large 2439117.51515125
Small 1-256598.9955997
Medium and Large 354296.1352135
One grade step is worth $31.78/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale303 hd
110.69
NC average8 barns · 1,280 hd
108.73
+1.96
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
BullsAverage1,57178.961,24016
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32153.9871368
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42150.5171813
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,13844.07501131

Every lot, as filed

187 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
BullsSmall 1-2678105.10/cwt104.00–108.007135
BullsSmall 1-2578106.28/cwt104.00–110.006143
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy80884.50/cwt84.00–85.006832
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy78484.51/cwt80.00–92.006634
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy43590.00/cwt90.00–90.003921
BullsSmall 1-275098.00/cwt98.00–98.007351
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy84585.00/cwt85.00–85.007181
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy47891.46/cwt90.00–93.004372
Bred CowsSmall 1-2780443.88/cwt325.00–520.003,4623
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy72086.00/cwt86.00–86.006191
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2755430.00/cwt430.00–430.003,2471
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy65583.00/cwt83.00–83.005441
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy62083.63/cwt80.00–87.505192
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy62389.11/cwt82.50–96.005552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy75886.41/cwt80.00–94.006555
SteersMedium and Large 1-2653126.00/cwt126.00–126.008234
Bred CowsSmall 1-2825475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,9191
Bred CowsSmall 1-2800450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429142.76/cwt139.00–147.006128
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy52090.00/cwt90.00–90.004681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2824120.50/cwt120.50–120.509937
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2964869.84/cwt825.00–925.008,3854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,265905.34/cwt825.00–975.0011,4532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,038599.88/cwt500.00–675.006,2273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627127.00/cwt127.00–127.007963
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2710610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,3311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521134.71/cwt134.00–136.007027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2286158.01/cwt151.00–164.004525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468138.35/cwt136.00–141.006475
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513119.50/cwt119.00–120.006132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2322158.20/cwt150.00–172.0050919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235130.00/cwt130.00–130.003061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727124.90/cwt123.00–127.5090813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372150.24/cwt144.00–172.0055919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424124.96/cwt123.00–129.005307
BullsMedium and Large 1-2508135.00/cwt135.00–135.006862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370129.50/cwt127.50–135.0047910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472125.87/cwt124.00–131.005945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2195160.00/cwt160.00–160.003121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330130.07/cwt127.50–136.0042916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2416142.29/cwt135.00–153.0059227
SteersMedium and Large 1-2890119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0591
Bulls1,68284.65/cwt78.00–91.001,42410
CowsLean 85-90%90626.03/cwt20.00–29.002369
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40346.44/cwt40.00–50.006523
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31754.33/cwt52.00–62.0071665
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31947.27/cwt42.00–50.006237
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54054.30/cwt52.00–56.008366
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed60886.99/cwt84.00–90.005292
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy33590.00/cwt90.00–90.003021
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed73592.50/cwt92.50–92.506801
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed27082.50/cwt82.50–82.502231
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy57387.75/cwt87.50–88.005032
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed38582.50/cwt82.50–82.503181
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed41492.90/cwt80.00–110.003854
HeifersSmall 1-266999.75/cwt96.00–104.006675
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed73086.92/cwt81.00–91.006353
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy36090.00/cwt90.00–90.003241
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy56090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
HeifersSmall 1-2471102.86/cwt95.00–110.004848
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed48588.25/cwt82.50–94.004282
HeifersSmall 1-280596.00/cwt96.00–96.007731
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed53087.57/cwt85.00–90.004642
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed77880.00/cwt80.00–80.006222
SteersSmall 1-2610101.00/cwt101.00–101.006161
HeifersSmall 1-2285102.50/cwt102.50–102.502921
SteersSmall 1-2450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
BullsSmall 1-2419103.60/cwt92.50–110.004345
SteersSmall 1-2328110.01/cwt107.50–112.503613
SteersSmall 1-2368102.41/cwt100.00–105.003772
SteersSmall 1-2710101.75/cwt97.50–106.007222
BullsSmall 1-2525101.44/cwt95.00–108.005332
HeifersSmall 1-2615103.84/cwt99.00–108.0063915
HeifersSmall 1-2416101.97/cwt95.00–105.004246
HeifersSmall 1-2238104.95/cwt100.00–110.002502
HeifersSmall 1-272695.66/cwt91.00–103.006944
HeifersSmall 1-2565107.18/cwt104.00–109.0060611
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy54090.00/cwt82.50–97.504862
BullsSmall 1-2610105.72/cwt102.00–110.006453
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy72585.00/cwt85.00–85.006161
HeifersSmall 1-234099.00/cwt99.00–99.003371
BullsSmall 1-272896.37/cwt94.00–99.007023
BullsSmall 1-2482108.01/cwt100.00–110.005215
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy49580.00/cwt80.00–80.003961
HeifersSmall 1-2370106.67/cwt100.00–110.003953
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy66886.71/cwt80.00–95.005797
HeifersSmall 1-2528106.64/cwt100.00–111.0056313
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed43095.00/cwt95.00–95.004091
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed28080.00/cwt80.00–80.002241
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy74589.00/cwt89.00–89.006631
BullsMedium and Large 3600107.00/cwt107.00–107.006421
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed47382.38/cwt80.00–85.003902
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed57090.00/cwt90.00–90.005131
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed33089.03/cwt82.50–95.002942
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41090.00/cwt90.00–90.003691
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed83080.00/cwt80.00–80.006641
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed73590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48580.00/cwt80.00–80.003881
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed52885.74/cwt83.00–90.004533
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed75381.75/cwt81.00–82.506162
BullsMedium and Large 3583101.85/cwt98.00–107.505943
HeifersMedium and Large 3373106.28/cwt105.00–107.503962
SteersMedium and Large 3720107.00/cwt107.00–107.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 3568105.40/cwt102.00–109.005993
HeifersMedium and Large 376597.00/cwt97.00–97.007421
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed78890.00/cwt90.00–90.007092
HeifersMedium and Large 3632100.05/cwt94.00–104.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 3320112.50/cwt112.50–112.503601
HeifersMedium and Large 389089.00/cwt89.00–89.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 3468107.67/cwt105.00–110.005043
HeifersMedium and Large 3724106.50/cwt106.50–106.507714
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed67887.99/cwt85.00–91.005972
HeifersMedium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
BullsMedium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
SteersMedium and Large 3340104.89/cwt100.00–112.503573
SteersMedium and Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2875600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2501
BullsMedium and Large 3678108.00/cwt107.00–110.007323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,065595.80/cwt425.00–750.006,3454
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2915586.00/cwt586.00–586.005,3621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2988537.34/cwt525.00–550.005,3092
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2925875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,0941
Dairy SteersLarge 352567.00/cwt67.00–67.003521
HeifersMedium and Large 352390.00/cwt90.00–90.004712
Dairy SteersLarge 367571.00/cwt71.00–71.004791
Dairy HeifersLarge 377545.00/cwt45.00–45.003491
Dairy SteersLarge 320565.00/cwt65.00–65.001331
Dairy SteersLarge 358081.00/cwt77.00–85.004702
Dairy SteersLarge 316571.00/cwt71.00–71.001171
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,083623.59/cwt340.00–775.006,7535
CowsLean 85-90%1,18148.94/cwt45.00–52.0057881
CowsLean 85-90%1,10338.42/cwt30.00–44.0042441
Bulls1,46164.58/cwt56.00–74.009445
Bulls1,01094.00/cwt94.00–94.009491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy505114.00/cwt114.00–114.005761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383152.55/cwt145.00–160.005842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2257131.69/cwt130.00–135.003383
SteersMedium and Large 2435125.95/cwt120.00–133.005483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy350126.00/cwt126.00–126.004411
SteersMedium and Large 2700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466138.22/cwt135.00–145.0064420
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy555129.50/cwt129.50–129.507193
SteersMedium and Large 2521126.68/cwt120.00–131.006605
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy540131.00/cwt131.00–131.007071
SteersMedium and Large 2663117.86/cwt114.00–123.007817
BullsMedium and Large 2128128.00/cwt128.00–128.001641
BullsMedium and Large 2653113.49/cwt111.00–116.007412
BullsMedium and Large 2619117.65/cwt114.00–124.0072812
HeifersMedium and Large 2572109.62/cwt109.00–111.0062713
SteersMedium and Large 2375138.55/cwt127.50–144.0052015
HeifersMedium and Large 2374123.29/cwt117.50–127.0046115
BullsMedium and Large 2425125.48/cwt115.00–135.0053312
BullsMedium and Large 2380141.32/cwt139.00–145.005373
BullsMedium and Large 2479129.78/cwt120.00–135.0062224
BullsMedium and Large 2320132.50/cwt132.50–132.504241
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62597.50/cwt97.50–97.506091
BullsMedium and Large 2700112.00/cwt112.00–112.007841
BullsMedium and Large 2569124.61/cwt114.00–129.5070925
HeifersMedium and Large 2522111.29/cwt109.00–117.0058120
BullsMedium and Large 347897.37/cwt90.00–102.504653
BullsMedium and Large 3716100.61/cwt99.00–107.007205
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed65592.50/cwt92.50–92.506061
HeifersMedium and Large 2281121.03/cwt115.00–125.003407
HeifersMedium and Large 2325121.70/cwt115.00–125.0039616
SteersMedium and Large 2572129.18/cwt127.00–131.007395
HeifersMedium and Large 2650114.00/cwt114.00–114.007411
BullsMedium and Large 2528124.46/cwt118.00–130.0065723
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62587.50/cwt87.50–87.505471
HeifersMedium and Large 2422119.53/cwt112.50–123.0050416
SteersMedium and Large 2273130.32/cwt120.00–142.503562
SteersMedium and Large 2617119.74/cwt112.00–124.007399
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy31580.00/cwt80.00–80.002521
HeifersMedium and Large 2222125.11/cwt122.50–127.502783
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full28593.00/cwt93.00–93.002651
SteersMedium and Large 2825111.00/cwt111.00–111.009161
SteersMedium and Large 2325129.96/cwt120.00–135.004224
SteersMedium and Large 2475131.01/cwt130.00–133.006223
HeifersMedium and Large 2474117.41/cwt110.00–123.0055734
SteersMedium and Large 2228124.74/cwt120.00–130.002843

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.