Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-02-15

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 15
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 250 vs last sale 387▼ 551 vs year ago 688 · −80.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 192▼ 78 vs year ago 210 · −37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 35▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was mostly moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were very light due to ongoing wet weather. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 10.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.87/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$110.87
37 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$496
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$27
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.37
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2456121.145537thin
Medium and Large 2374119.2744616thin
Small 1-248998.174806thin
Medium and Large 355694.625268thin
One grade step is worth $26.52/cwt here — about $27 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 sale37 hd
110.87
—
NC average8 barns · 425 hd
104.50
+6.37
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
Bulls—Average1,68297.831,64512
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25568.5486198
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46564.189403thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92343.2139919

Every lot, as filed

85 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full—525124.00/cwt124.00–124.006511
BullsMedium and Large 2—610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007441
SteersMedium and Large 2Full—33095.00/cwt95.00–95.003141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full—600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
BullsMedium and Large 2—478130.95/cwt128.00–134.006262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—424140.78/cwt138.00–143.005974
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—522132.33/cwt132.00–133.006913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—367146.39/cwt142.00–153.005377
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—284146.35/cwt146.00–147.004163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—420121.00/cwt121.00–121.005081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—255143.00/cwt143.00–143.003651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—355132.00/cwt132.00–132.004691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—418124.67/cwt124.00–125.005213
SteersSmall 1-2—89597.00/cwt97.00–97.008681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—405148.00/cwt148.00–148.005991
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—71080.00/cwt80.00–80.005681
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—755450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,3981
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—800775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,2001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—820500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,1001
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—84090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—505118.00/cwt118.00–118.005961
HeifersSmall 1-2Full—52095.00/cwt95.00–95.004941
HeifersSmall 1-2—355111.00/cwt111.00–111.003941
BullsSmall 1-2—720102.00/cwt102.00–102.007341
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—93595.00/cwt95.00–95.008881
BullsSmall 1-2—600102.00/cwt102.00–102.006121
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy—90098.00/cwt98.00–98.008821
HeifersSmall 1-2—245100.00/cwt100.00–100.002451
BullsSmall 1-2—575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—25095.00/cwt95.00–95.002381
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—87082.42/cwt78.00–87.007172
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—55595.00/cwt95.00–95.005271
BullsSmall 1-2Full—64095.00/cwt95.00–95.006081
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed—66590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
CowsLean 85-90%—87141.81/cwt37.00–45.003647
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46564.18/cwt60.00–68.009403
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25551.78/cwt49.00–54.006503
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25466.15/cwt59.00–72.0083067
Bulls——1,59994.25/cwt87.00–99.001,5075
Bulls——1,12572.00/cwt72.00–72.008101
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25976.06/cwt71.00–83.0095828
CowsLean 85-90%—92953.03/cwt48.00–57.004939
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02517.01/cwt10.00–28.001743
Bulls——1,844105.11/cwt100.00–113.001,9386
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,105610.52/cwt525.00–700.006,7462
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—70562.00/cwt62.00–62.004371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—490128.00/cwt128.00–128.006271
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Thin Fleshed—59533.00/cwt33.00–33.001961
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—52555.00/cwt55.00–55.002891
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—79562.00/cwt62.00–62.004931
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—52590.00/cwt90.00–90.004731
Dairy SteersLarge 3—60065.00/cwt65.00–65.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—43393.05/cwt90.00–96.004032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—470144.00/cwt144.00–144.006771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—535138.00/cwt138.00–138.007381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,090775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,4481
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—86578.00/cwt78.00–78.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—555124.00/cwt124.00–124.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 3—478106.93/cwt105.00–109.005112
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—22582.50/cwt82.50–82.501861
HeifersMedium and Large 3—555106.00/cwt106.00–106.005881
SteersMedium and Large 3—440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
SteersMedium and Large 3—315104.00/cwt104.00–104.003281
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—47085.00/cwt85.00–85.004001
SteersMedium and Large 2—380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
HeifersMedium and Large 2—311117.26/cwt107.50–126.003654
HeifersMedium and Large 2—243127.50/cwt127.50–127.503102
SteersMedium and Large 2—318120.00/cwt120.00–120.003822
SteersMedium and Large 2—273132.24/cwt120.00–143.003612
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed—68083.00/cwt83.00–83.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 2—445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005302
BullsMedium and Large 3—495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
BullsMedium and Large 2—518130.00/cwt130.00–130.006732
BullsMedium and Large 2—410132.00/cwt132.00–132.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 2—285123.62/cwt120.00–127.503522
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365122.49/cwt122.00–123.004472
HeifersMedium and Large 2—493114.49/cwt112.00–117.005642
BullsMedium and Large 2—560123.20/cwt115.00–130.006905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy—630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 2—538112.50/cwt112.00–113.006052
SteersMedium and Large 2—450120.00/cwt119.00–121.005402
SteersMedium and Large 2—425117.50/cwt117.50–117.504991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—460135.98/cwt135.00–137.006262

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.