Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.16/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$121.16

236 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$32.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	458	130.34	597	124
Medium and Large 2	463	117.70	545	67
Medium and Large 3	489	103.33	505	27
Small 1-2	496	97.60	484	18thin

One grade step is worth $32.74/cwt here — about $113 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 sale236 hd

121.16

—

NC average7 barns · 1,182 hd

120.89

+0.27

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	1,443	82.45	1,190	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	69.84	1,108	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	61.69	755	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	903	52.75	476	32

Every lot, as filed

125 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	575	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	106.51/cwt	100.00–111.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	521	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	85.16/cwt	82.50–88.00	273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	101.95/cwt	90.00–106.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	105.48/cwt	105.00–106.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	108.36/cwt	107.50–110.00	306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	445	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Fancy	—	525	98.00/cwt	95.00–101.00	515	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	281	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Fancy	—	450	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	700	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	107.02/cwt	100.00–111.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	108.74/cwt	100.00–115.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	645	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	122.80/cwt	118.00–127.00	467	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	146.23/cwt	142.50–150.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	121.86/cwt	117.50–125.00	335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	117.89/cwt	113.00–124.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	115.50/cwt	113.00–117.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.35/cwt	120.00–131.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	115.43/cwt	112.00–124.00	608	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	123.82/cwt	122.00–125.00	391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.84/cwt	122.50–135.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	119.35/cwt	116.00–124.00	575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.83/cwt	127.50–135.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.85/cwt	110.00–112.50	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	122.64/cwt	116.00–128.00	578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	112.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	108.45/cwt	104.00–111.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Fancy	—	635	96.03/cwt	92.00–100.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	121.59/cwt	120.00–124.00	526	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Fancy	—	590	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	106.28/cwt	100.00–112.50	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.83/cwt	117.50–128.00	659	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	885	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	125.60/cwt	124.00–128.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.89/cwt	140.00–149.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	811	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	138.25/cwt	133.00–146.00	781	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	107.88/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	129.90/cwt	123.00–135.00	613	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	88.09/cwt	83.00–93.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	106.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	142.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	134.78/cwt	129.00–138.00	516	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.32/cwt	120.00–132.50	536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.67/cwt	136.00–151.00	613	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	103.71/cwt	101.00–107.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	124.68/cwt	116.00–130.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	119.99/cwt	118.00–123.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	132.00/cwt	127.00–137.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	129.23/cwt	124.00–131.00	476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.46/cwt	136.00–141.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	154.78/cwt	145.00–157.50	565	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	152.01/cwt	148.00–155.00	667	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,170	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,163	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	1,056.56/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	10,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	136.12/cwt	134.00–140.00	457	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	97.65/cwt	89.00–106.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	555	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	688	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	96.76/cwt	90.00–100.00	547	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	635	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.82/cwt	141.00–155.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.50	430	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	673	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	140.29/cwt	130.00–149.00	665	24
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	108.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	350	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	423	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	220	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	257	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	95.71/cwt	85.00–106.00	357	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	488	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	478	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	718	82.49/cwt	81.00–84.00	592	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	69.70/cwt	62.00–74.00	1,116	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	81.09/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,099	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	50.28/cwt	47.00–54.00	565	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	83.99/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,272	20
Bulls	—	—	1,096	67.32/cwt	58.00–76.00	738	6
Bulls	—	—	1,570	94.44/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,483	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	768.47/cwt	675.00–875.00	7,823	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	64.74/cwt	61.00–68.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	108.33/cwt	100.00–115.00	461	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	63.07/cwt	62.00–64.00	1,049	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	767.62/cwt	725.00–800.00	5,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,113.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	12,171	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,150.53/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	12,115	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	43.85/cwt	40.00–51.00	363	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	53.08/cwt	48.00–60.00	506	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	70.83/cwt	69.00–74.00	805	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	61.46/cwt	52.00–68.00	766	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	674.55/cwt	550.00–775.00	6,806	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	132.69/cwt	126.00–137.00	572	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.58/cwt	130.00–148.00	730	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.18/cwt	123.00–132.00	657	12

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 Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 1,107Year ago 1,019

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 288Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 45Year ago 20

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,018	675.00–875.00	768.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,009	550.00–775.00	674.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	925.00–1,125.00	1,056.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	678	725.00–800.00	767.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,113.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	83.00	83.00
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	94.00	94.00
2	—	383	115.00–117.50	116.23
1	—	465	101.00	101.00
3	—	563	100.00–111.00	107.02
3	—	415	110.00–112.50	110.85
2	—	503	100.00–112.50	106.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	100.00–115.00	108.74
4	—	676	113.00–117.00	115.50
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
8	—	471	116.00–128.00	122.64
3	—	315	135.00	135.00
9	—	528	117.50–128.00	124.83
8	—	424	120.00–132.50	126.32
6	—	577	116.00–130.00	124.68
7	—	368	124.00–131.00	129.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	142.50–150.00	146.23
10	—	617	125.00–136.00	131.50
15	—	565	133.00–146.00	138.25
2	—	770	90.00–100.00	95.00
7	—	734	100.00–110.00	106.06
10	—	381	135.00–150.00	142.50
2	—	663	121.00–125.00	122.98
15	—	427	136.00–151.00	143.67
1	—	805	94.00	94.00
24	—	474	130.00–149.00	140.29
21	—	523	130.00–148.00	139.58
3	—	268	140.00–150.00	144.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	153.00	153.00
2	—	275	155.00–157.50	156.20
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	102.50	102.50
1	—	220	117.00	117.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	100.00–111.00	106.51
6	—	588	90.00–106.00	101.95
3	—	282	107.50–110.00	108.36
1	—	640	81.00	81.00
6	—	528	104.00–111.00	108.45
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
4	—	426	100.00–115.00	108.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	72.00	72.00
1	—	350	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	118.00–127.00	122.80
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
6	—	275	117.50–125.00	121.86
8	—	564	113.00–124.00	117.89
16	—	527	112.00–124.00	115.43
5	—	316	122.00–125.00	123.82
8	—	482	116.00–124.00	119.35
5	—	433	120.00–124.00	121.59
4	—	613	101.00–107.00	103.71
2	—	665	101.00–103.00	102.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	124.00–128.00	125.60
28	—	472	123.00–135.00	129.90
2	—	825	83.00–93.00	88.09
21	—	383	129.00–138.00	134.78
3	—	603	118.00–123.00	119.99
7	—	336	134.00–140.00	136.12
38	—	431	126.00–137.00	132.69
1	—	880	86.00	86.00
12	—	521	123.00–132.00	126.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	107.00	107.00
4	—	353	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	89.00–106.00	97.65
3	—	565	90.00–100.00	96.76
2	—	673	99.00	99.00
3	—	323	105.00–110.00	108.27
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	85.00–106.00	95.71
2	—	488	96.00–100.00	97.99
2	—	718	81.00–84.00	82.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	123.00–125.00	123.99
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	107.00–110.00	108.50
2	—	423	105.00–106.00	105.48
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	120.00–131.00	125.35
5	—	526	122.50–135.00	128.84
3	—	330	127.50–135.00	130.83
2	—	565	120.00–122.50	121.26
2	—	683	111.00–114.00	112.48
2	—	293	130.00–135.00	132.48
4	—	430	130.00–137.00	133.26
2	—	450	127.00–137.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	123.00	123.00
6	—	526	140.00–149.00	143.89
2	—	1,030	100.00–116.00	107.88
2	—	625	136.00–141.00	138.46
12	—	365	145.00–157.50	154.78
10	—	439	148.00–155.00	152.01
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
8	—	474	141.00–155.00	146.82
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	82.50–88.00	85.16
1	—	370	76.00	76.00
1	—	885	67.00	67.00
1	—	610	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	95.00–101.00	98.00
1	—	450	101.00	101.00
2	—	635	92.00–100.00	96.03
1	—	590	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,601	62.00–74.00	69.70
2	—	1,355	76.00–87.00	81.09
3	—	1,663	62.00–64.00	63.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	47.00–54.00	50.28
6	—	1,136	69.00–74.00	70.83
40	—	1,247	52.00–68.00	61.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	901	61.00–68.00	64.74
10	—	827	40.00–51.00	43.85
15	—	954	48.00–60.00	53.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,515	79.00–89.00	83.99
6	—	1,096	58.00–76.00	67.32
5	—	1,570	90.00–96.00	94.44

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