Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-05-31

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 31
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
117 vs last sale 505 71 vs year ago 317 · +22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
110 vs last sale 200 37 vs year ago 127 · 29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
3 vs last sale 22 5 vs year ago 24 · 20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 1

Current goat receipts 29

Current sheep receipts 2

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 higher, while bulls were 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher, while heifers were 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.46/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$112.46
180 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.14
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515124.1863946
Medium and Large 2448118.2552966
Small 1-2529100.6053236
Medium and Large 347397.0345932
One grade step is worth $27.15/cwt here — about $180 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 sale180 hd
112.46
NC average6 barns · 819 hd
112.61
−0.14
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
BullsLow1,36891.561,2537thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44571.211,0295thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21268.0182558
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93248.3045017

Every lot, as filed

138 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 1-2735103.78/cwt100.00–107.507632
Bred CowsSmall 1-2780450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,5101
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed515490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5241
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed735550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,0431
Bred CowsSmall 1-2665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
SteersSmall 1-2Fleshy43594.00/cwt94.00–94.004091
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy30087.50/cwt87.50–87.502631
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4201,260.67/cwt1,185.00–1,325.0017,9022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2910665.12/cwt565.00–750.006,0532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660131.49/cwt131.00–132.008682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578137.24/cwt134.00–138.007939
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523142.92/cwt139.00–147.007473
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725126.34/cwt125.00–128.009163
SteersMedium and Large 1-2773125.50/cwt125.00–126.009702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440151.67/cwt150.00–153.006673
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626120.71/cwt116.00–126.007564
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436125.91/cwt124.00–127.505496
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373150.04/cwt145.00–156.005606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469126.01/cwt124.00–128.005919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562123.88/cwt119.00–127.006969
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2516123.62/cwt118.00–128.0063818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528136.02/cwt135.00–138.007184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428150.46/cwt142.50–157.506449
BullsMedium and Large 1-2464148.51/cwt145.00–155.006899
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy525129.49/cwt129.00–130.006802
BullsMedium and Large 2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
BullsMedium and Large 2525127.45/cwt120.00–133.0066912
BullsMedium and Large 2735112.00/cwt112.00–112.008231
BullsMedium and Large 2428136.80/cwt132.50–141.005864
BullsMedium and Large 2661117.63/cwt115.00–120.007784
BullsMedium and Large 2479136.52/cwt129.00–142.5065410
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy62589.00/cwt89.00–89.005561
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy51090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy76889.76/cwt85.00–94.006894
BullsSmall 1-2617105.33/cwt101.00–112.006507
BullsSmall 1-2465105.11/cwt100.00–110.004892
HeifersSmall 1-2Full33083.00/cwt83.00–83.002741
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy62390.00/cwt90.00–90.005612
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy68090.00/cwt90.00–90.006121
BullsSmall 1-2415106.73/cwt106.00–107.504432
BullsSmall 1-2690106.00/cwt106.00–106.007311
HeifersSmall 1-2715106.00/cwt106.00–106.007581
HeifersSmall 1-2325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
BullsSmall 1-2855103.00/cwt103.00–103.008811
HeifersSmall 1-2532106.04/cwt99.00–110.005644
HeifersSmall 1-2662105.06/cwt97.00–110.006953
HeifersSmall 1-2470106.21/cwt102.50–111.004993
HeifersSmall 1-2420107.21/cwt99.00–112.004504
HeifersSmall 1-2620106.37/cwt102.50–111.006594
HeifersSmall 1-2385110.48/cwt109.00–112.504253
SteersSmall 1-2345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
SteersSmall 1-2580102.50/cwt102.50–102.505951
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed74590.00/cwt90.00–90.006711
SteersSmall 1-2625112.50/cwt112.50–112.507031
SteersSmall 1-2365100.00/cwt100.00–100.003651
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed51088.00/cwt88.00–88.004491
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed56095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed56082.00/cwt82.00–82.004591
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy36291.74/cwt88.00–95.003323
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy67596.00/cwt96.00–96.006481
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35067.59/cwt66.00–70.009122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21166.21/cwt60.00–71.0080244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21773.65/cwt72.00–75.0089614
Bulls1,17080.78/cwt77.00–84.009452
Bulls1,395104.22/cwt99.00–113.001,4542
Bulls1,48290.31/cwt85.00–93.001,3383
Dairy HeifersLarge 345052.50/cwt52.50–52.502361
Dairy HeifersLarge 329055.00/cwt55.00–55.001601
CowsLean 85-90%87333.89/cwt28.00–37.002963
CowsLean 85-90%90541.74/cwt38.00–44.003783
CowsLean 85-90%95554.02/cwt48.00–59.0051611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50873.63/cwt71.00–75.001,1103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240903.93/cwt700.00–1,050.0011,2092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed885525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,6461
HeifersMedium and Large 3625107.50/cwt107.50–107.506721
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0014,8401
Dairy SteersLarge 339067.50/cwt67.50–67.502631
Dairy SteersLarge 349070.00/cwt70.00–70.003431
Dairy HeifersLarge 376065.00/cwt65.00–65.004941
HeifersMedium and Large 3290100.00/cwt100.00–100.002901
HeifersMedium and Large 3753100.00/cwt99.00–101.007532
HeifersMedium and Large 3570106.35/cwt102.50–110.006062
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,015950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,6431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,095675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,3911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,3831
BullsMedium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
BullsMedium and Large 372899.35/cwt98.00–100.007233
BullsMedium and Large 3477101.54/cwt100.00–102.504843
SteersMedium and Large 3330103.75/cwt100.00–107.503422
HeifersMedium and Large 3321104.59/cwt100.00–110.003364
HeifersMedium and Large 349099.00/cwt99.00–99.004851
HeifersMedium and Large 3358107.55/cwt105.00–110.003852
HeifersMedium and Large 3675109.00/cwt109.00–109.007361
SteersMedium and Large 367598.00/cwt98.00–98.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 352597.50/cwt97.50–97.505121
HeifersMedium and Large 3445107.50/cwt107.50–107.504781
HeifersMedium and Large 3730102.99/cwt102.00–104.007522
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed80082.00/cwt82.00–82.006561
SteersMedium and Large 3395105.00/cwt105.00–105.004151
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32581.23/cwt80.00–82.502642
SteersMedium and Large 2364131.64/cwt127.50–137.504796
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445115.00/cwt115.00–115.005121
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490114.50/cwt114.00–115.005612
SteersMedium and Large 2633117.30/cwt114.00–120.007433
SteersMedium and Large 2333131.58/cwt130.00–135.004383
SteersMedium and Large 2760111.00/cwt111.00–111.008441
SteersMedium and Large 2425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005742
SteersMedium and Large 2460135.00/cwt135.00–135.006211
SteersMedium and Large 2269120.95/cwt115.00–125.003255
HeifersMedium and Large 2621110.11/cwt109.50–111.006845
HeifersMedium and Large 2374119.70/cwt112.50–126.0044812
HeifersMedium and Large 2730109.00/cwt109.00–109.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 2218122.39/cwt120.00–125.002673
HeifersMedium and Large 2528114.50/cwt111.00–116.006054
SteersMedium and Large 2550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
HeifersMedium and Large 2467119.69/cwt115.00–122.0055915
HeifersMedium and Large 2423120.48/cwt114.00–123.0051016
BullsMedium and Large 2580125.28/cwt118.00–132.5072711
HeifersMedium and Large 2680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 2335118.11/cwt115.00–123.003965
HeifersMedium and Large 2583113.89/cwt112.00–116.006644
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy47595.00/cwt95.00–95.004511
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy51587.50/cwt87.50–87.504511
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full42595.00/cwt95.00–95.004041
BullsMedium and Large 3519107.02/cwt100.00–110.005554
BullsMedium and Large 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
BullsMedium and Large 3780102.00/cwt102.00–102.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed52580.00/cwt80.00–80.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42387.37/cwt80.00–94.003702
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed33089.41/cwt85.00–92.502954
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed28582.50/cwt82.50–82.502351
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55590.00/cwt90.00–90.005001
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66594.00/cwt94.00–94.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed46985.61/cwt80.00–90.004024

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.