Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-03-22

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 22
● Final181 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,077 head
538 vs last sale 1,615 718 vs year ago 359 · +200.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
11 vs last sale 226 83 vs year ago 298 · 27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
20 vs last sale 40 1 vs year ago 21 · 4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 7.

Current goat receipts 1.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.62/cwt on 377 head.
Average price
$116.62
377 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$30.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.31
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452127.74578145
Medium and Large 2459119.19547125
Medium and Large 3517100.0751737
Small 1-246997.7445870
One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $120 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 sale377 hd
116.62
NC average8 barns · 1,146 hd
116.32
+0.31
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
BullsLow1,53381.911,25625
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32564.1885181
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35359.8781014
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02746.2147461

Every lot, as filed

181 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 1-2Fleshy48582.00/cwt82.00–82.003981
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy37392.00/cwt85.00–95.003436
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy80585.00/cwt85.00–85.006841
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy66890.00/cwt86.00–96.006013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373156.26/cwt150.00–165.0058332
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy57090.00/cwt90.00–90.005132
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2635725.00/cwt725.00–725.004,6041
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed51590.00/cwt90.00–90.004641
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed62580.00/cwt80.00–80.005001
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy42580.00/cwt80.00–80.003401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2279161.67/cwt150.00–171.0045111
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy81586.00/cwt86.00–86.007011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy400122.00/cwt122.00–122.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added514125.00/cwt125.00–125.006434
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423156.92/cwt147.00–165.0066426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328133.89/cwt128.00–142.5043926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577150.32/cwt146.00–155.0086711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515152.54/cwt139.00–159.0078610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2218150.00/cwt150.00–150.003272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719125.10/cwt119.00–127.008998
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468150.14/cwt144.00–157.0070316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565123.22/cwt119.00–128.006969
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661116.71/cwt116.00–117.007717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627119.38/cwt117.00–124.007493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623140.98/cwt135.00–148.008789
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785116.00/cwt116.00–116.009111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2319158.38/cwt150.00–169.0050535
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy423144.98/cwt144.00–147.006133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469127.61/cwt125.00–135.0059814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668132.97/cwt130.00–138.008884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515122.53/cwt118.00–129.0063111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2839107.00/cwt107.00–107.008988
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423129.06/cwt125.00–136.0054623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470150.76/cwt144.00–162.0070918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275136.90/cwt132.00–142.503765
BullsMedium and Large 1-2563142.64/cwt138.00–150.0080311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377132.61/cwt129.00–145.0050033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705116.00/cwt116.00–116.008181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519146.86/cwt139.00–154.0076233
BullsMedium and Large 2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618138.83/cwt134.00–142.0085810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425151.12/cwt144.00–163.0064231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005861
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673126.53/cwt124.00–129.008522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35270.87/cwt69.00–74.0095821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,11553.59/cwt52.00–55.005982
Bulls1,31670.89/cwt68.00–74.009337
Bulls1,61886.19/cwt84.00–90.001,39518
CowsLean 85-90%1,07851.66/cwt46.00–55.0055738
CowsLean 85-90%86231.19/cwt30.00–33.002696
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed23393.42/cwt92.00–95.002182
SteersSmall 1-2335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed59585.00/cwt85.00–85.005061
SteersSmall 1-2880106.00/cwt106.00–106.009331
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed36487.37/cwt82.00–95.003186
SteersSmall 1-2290112.50/cwt112.50–112.503261
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed29080.00/cwt80.00–80.002321
HeifersSmall 1-2471105.59/cwt100.00–111.004974
SteersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed37587.50/cwt87.50–87.503281
HeifersSmall 1-2313110.80/cwt110.00–112.503473
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed40580.00/cwt80.00–80.003241
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed32595.00/cwt95.00–95.003091
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
BullsSmall 1-2413104.15/cwt100.00–107.504303
SteersSmall 1-2372110.00/cwt110.00–110.004093
BullsSmall 1-2455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
HeifersSmall 1-2613103.95/cwt100.00–107.006373
HeifersSmall 1-2229108.33/cwt105.00–110.002486
HeifersSmall 1-2518101.66/cwt100.00–105.005273
BullsSmall 1-2615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
HeifersSmall 1-2271106.39/cwt96.00–112.502885
BullsSmall 1-2760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
HeifersSmall 1-2670105.03/cwt102.00–110.007043
BullsSmall 1-2715101.00/cwt101.00–101.007221
HeifersSmall 1-2414107.03/cwt100.00–110.004435
BullsSmall 1-2533110.00/cwt110.00–110.005862
BullsSmall 1-2578105.95/cwt99.00–110.006123
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy68084.00/cwt84.00–84.005711
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy43080.00/cwt80.00–80.003441
HeifersSmall 1-271398.00/cwt98.00–98.006992
BullsSmall 1-2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
SteersSmall 1-2Full38087.50/cwt87.50–87.503331
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy63087.65/cwt80.00–95.005523
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy50883.73/cwt82.50–85.004252
HeifersSmall 1-2Full67088.00/cwt88.00–88.005901
HeifersSmall 1-2Full47584.00/cwt84.00–84.003991
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy78094.00/cwt94.00–94.007331
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy78089.00/cwt89.00–89.006941
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy72893.68/cwt90.00–96.006826
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37183.00/cwt83.00–83.003086
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed51391.24/cwt90.00–92.504682
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed70589.00/cwt89.00–89.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 3533104.84/cwt98.00–112.005592
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed84080.00/cwt80.00–80.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42083.90/cwt80.00–88.003522
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed44591.00/cwt91.00–91.004052
SteersMedium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
SteersMedium and Large 3280144.23/cwt142.50–145.004043
BullsMedium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
HeifersMedium and Large 3568100.49/cwt100.00–101.005712
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed64085.00/cwt85.00–85.005441
HeifersMedium and Large 3422108.27/cwt100.00–117.504576
HeifersMedium and Large 366397.23/cwt92.00–104.006454
HeifersMedium and Large 3360117.50/cwt117.50–117.504231
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130683.19/cwt625.00–725.007,7202
HeifersMedium and Large 3317111.68/cwt110.00–115.003543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,071856.14/cwt730.00–1,000.009,1694
SteersMedium and Large 3325138.33/cwt137.50–140.004503
HeifersMedium and Large 3260110.00/cwt110.00–110.002861
HeifersMedium and Large 362096.65/cwt92.00–99.005993
Dairy HeifersLarge 380560.00/cwt60.00–60.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 3478103.42/cwt92.00–110.004944
Dairy SteersLarge 355385.00/cwt85.00–85.004702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,043752.40/cwt665.00–850.007,8483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy290148.00/cwt148.00–148.004291
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,4431
Dairy SteersLarge 3365107.50/cwt107.50–107.503921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,172817.41/cwt750.00–875.009,5805
Dairy SteersLarge 328892.43/cwt90.00–95.002662
Dairy HeifersLarge 374347.50/cwt47.00–48.003532
Dairy HeifersLarge 368541.00/cwt41.00–41.002811
Dairy SteersLarge 352587.50/cwt87.50–87.504591
Dairy SteersLarge 386065.00/cwt65.00–65.005591
Dairy SteersLarge 31,06557.00/cwt57.00–57.006071
Dairy SteersLarge 381060.00/cwt60.00–60.004861
Dairy SteersLarge 3Thin Fleshed33065.00/cwt65.00–65.002151
Dairy HeifersLarge 388540.00/cwt40.00–40.003541
Dairy SteersLarge 378075.00/cwt75.00–75.005851
Dairy SteersLarge 367766.48/cwt65.00–67.504503
Dairy SteersLarge 370074.00/cwt74.00–74.005181
CowsLean 85-90%97039.34/cwt34.00–44.0038217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32262.01/cwt57.00–67.0082059
CowsBoner 80-85%97052.00/cwt52.00–52.005041
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39360.92/cwt56.00–66.0084912
BullsMedium and Large 2681118.52/cwt115.00–121.008074
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320124.00/cwt124.00–124.003971
SteersMedium and Large 2917104.33/cwt103.00–107.009573
BullsMedium and Large 2518126.92/cwt118.00–132.006578
BullsMedium and Large 2740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
SteersMedium and Large 2623127.48/cwt127.00–128.007942
BullsMedium and Large 283095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
SteersMedium and Large 2228125.91/cwt120.00–132.502872
BullsMedium and Large 2569129.57/cwt120.00–134.007377
SteersMedium and Large 2674122.33/cwt115.00–127.008257
SteersMedium and Large 2270133.14/cwt120.00–149.003597
SteersMedium and Large 2820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009021
SteersMedium and Large 2755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
SteersMedium and Large 2525135.09/cwt130.00–137.007094
HeifersMedium and Large 2324121.22/cwt112.50–129.0039314
SteersMedium and Large 2379138.63/cwt130.00–146.0052515
SteersMedium and Large 2331129.35/cwt120.00–140.004284
HeifersMedium and Large 2567115.00/cwt110.00–120.0065211
SteersMedium and Large 2417141.97/cwt135.00–145.005926
HeifersMedium and Large 2695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007581
SteersMedium and Large 2583121.01/cwt120.00–122.007052
SteersMedium and Large 2471141.20/cwt139.00–143.006659
HeifersMedium and Large 2883105.00/cwt105.00–105.009272
HeifersMedium and Large 2230122.72/cwt120.00–127.502823
SteersMedium and Large 2728112.46/cwt110.00–115.008192
HeifersMedium and Large 2374123.57/cwt115.00–128.0046221
HeifersMedium and Large 2635113.27/cwt109.00–116.007194
HeifersMedium and Large 2278125.01/cwt122.00–128.003484
HeifersMedium and Large 2714109.50/cwt109.50–109.507829
BullsMedium and Large 3520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 2424120.25/cwt112.00–126.0051022
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed51092.50/cwt92.50–92.504721
BullsMedium and Large 2474138.50/cwt130.00–144.0065617
HeifersMedium and Large 2522114.57/cwt111.00–117.005987
BullsMedium and Large 2418139.13/cwt130.00–144.005828
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66086.98/cwt85.00–89.005742
HeifersMedium and Large 2471120.94/cwt113.00–127.0057026
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62096.00/cwt96.00–96.005951
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy53094.00/cwt94.00–94.004981
BullsMedium and Large 3473104.76/cwt100.00–110.004962
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy58094.00/cwt94.00–94.005451
BullsMedium and Large 3640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
BullsMedium and Large 3710103.00/cwt103.00–103.007311
SteersMedium and Large 3725102.00/cwt102.00–102.007401
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53595.00/cwt95.00–95.005081
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed76590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891

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.