Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 5.

Current goat receipts 10.

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; heifers were steady to 3.00 lower, some 5.00 to 6.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mixed, 1.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average, some attractive. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 45.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.82/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$117.82

270 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

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	520	124.43	647	137
Medium and Large 2	490	118.10	579	74
Small 1-2	488	103.42	504	43
Medium and Large 3	491	98.63	485	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $163 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 sale270 hd

117.82

—

NC average5 barns · 579 hd

118.87

−1.05

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	—	Low	1,617	95.00	1,536	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	71.80	1,017	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	68.54	866	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	952	49.00	466	41

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	857	449.61/cwt	425.00–475.00	3,853	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	610.50/cwt	550.00–725.00	5,788	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	125.01/cwt	119.00–130.00	966	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	423	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	131.00/cwt	128.00–135.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	618	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.97/cwt	129.00–140.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.23/cwt	133.00–141.00	789	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.71/cwt	141.00–148.00	690	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.56/cwt	140.00–149.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	156.26/cwt	150.00–162.50	523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	135.55/cwt	133.00–138.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.55/cwt	129.00–138.00	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	608	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	119.24/cwt	116.00–122.50	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	146.39/cwt	144.00–147.00	818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.45/cwt	124.00–135.00	609	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.82/cwt	118.00–128.00	645	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	119.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.67/cwt	134.00–142.50	712	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.32/cwt	129.00–140.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	121.62/cwt	118.00–128.00	688	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,070	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,346	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	624	105.79/cwt	103.00–110.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	143.35/cwt	139.00–152.00	611	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	329	107.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	354	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	104.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	388	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	413	83.09/cwt	80.00–86.00	343	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	528	91.73/cwt	91.00–92.50	484	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	108.21/cwt	105.00–111.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	322	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	356	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	523	91.24/cwt	90.00–92.50	477	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	455	86.21/cwt	82.50–90.00	392	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	662	104.36/cwt	100.00–109.00	691	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	475	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	105.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	295	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	718	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	457	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	103.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	486	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	821	106.60/cwt	104.00–108.00	875	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	104.21/cwt	102.50–105.00	396	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	106.03/cwt	102.00–110.00	502	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	521	106.87/cwt	100.00–110.00	557	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	617	103.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	642	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	574	105.77/cwt	101.00–110.00	607	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	69.43/cwt	65.00–72.00	967	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	76.50/cwt	75.00–79.00	978	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	67.55/cwt	64.00–71.00	852	88
Bulls	—	—	1,545	78.85/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,218	5
Bulls	—	—	1,718	106.05/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,822	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	96.31/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,535	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	753.58/cwt	565.00–975.00	8,018	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	27.57/cwt	27.00–28.00	219	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	40.45/cwt	39.00–45.00	337	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	53.89/cwt	50.00–57.00	544	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	623	86.20/cwt	85.00–87.50	537	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	75.16/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,091	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	111.19/cwt	110.00–112.50	304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	111.24/cwt	109.00–115.00	409	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	966.99/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,463	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	429	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	640.08/cwt	630.00–650.00	6,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	106.21/cwt	105.00–107.50	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	433	94.20/cwt	92.50–95.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	720	91.74/cwt	91.00–92.50	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	119.14/cwt	118.00–125.00	614	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	273	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	108.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	105.82/cwt	100.00–111.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	100.00/cwt	98.00–102.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	118.80/cwt	114.00–122.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	104.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.42/cwt	103.00–108.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	111.34/cwt	109.00–113.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.63/cwt	140.00–151.00	616	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.34/cwt	138.00–147.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	563	116.75/cwt	116.00–117.50	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	481	117.25/cwt	114.00–120.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	128.32/cwt	124.00–135.00	558	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.58/cwt	125.00–136.00	551	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	131.33/cwt	125.00–140.00	616	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	272	119.88/cwt	115.00–122.50	326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.20/cwt	125.00–137.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	124.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	693	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	119.17/cwt	117.50–120.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.83/cwt	136.00–145.00	457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	407	116.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.23/cwt	128.00–140.00	497	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	119.31/cwt	115.00–124.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.13/cwt	115.00–123.00	567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	134.12/cwt	132.00–137.50	308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	112.69/cwt	108.00–115.00	756	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	783	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	129.01/cwt	122.00–132.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	114.29/cwt	110.00–117.50	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	123.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	135.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	362	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	182	127.25/cwt	122.50–130.00	232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	525	92.91/cwt	90.00–96.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	111.78/cwt	110.00–114.00	701	5

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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 554Year ago 760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 210Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 6Year ago 12

Current hog receipts 5.

Current goat receipts 10.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	857	425.00–475.00	449.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	948	550.00–725.00	610.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,064	565.00–975.00	753.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	630.00–650.00	640.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,405	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,082	900.00–1,025.00	966.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	119.00–130.00	125.01
5	—	368	146.00–150.00	148.03
5	—	618	129.00–140.00	135.97
16	—	477	141.00–148.00	144.71
7	—	519	140.00–149.00	143.56
6	—	335	150.00–162.50	156.26
2	—	673	133.00–138.00	135.55
10	—	559	144.00–147.00	146.39
8	—	426	139.00–152.00	143.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	129.00–140.00	135.32
5	—	420	125.00–137.00	131.20
5	—	322	136.00–145.00	141.83
13	—	373	128.00–140.00	133.23
2	—	720	110.00–120.00	114.86
3	—	230	132.00–137.50	134.12
4	—	586	122.00–132.00	129.01
11	—	267	130.00–140.00	135.73
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	100.00–110.00	107.54
3	—	372	100.00–110.00	104.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	110.00–112.50	111.19
3	—	368	109.00–115.00	111.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	115.00–122.50	119.88
3	—	368	117.50–120.00	119.17
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	90.00	90.00
2	—	528	91.00–92.50	91.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	112.00–114.00	112.98
2	—	693	110.00–115.00	112.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	130.00–135.00	133.28
5	—	871	113.00	113.00
6	—	613	116.00–122.50	119.24
11	—	375	130.00–140.00	135.31
23	—	474	124.00–135.00	128.45
50	—	525	118.00–128.00	122.82
2	—	655	116.00–122.00	119.00
21	—	566	118.00–128.00	121.62
12	—	435	124.00–135.00	128.32
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	80.00–86.00	83.09
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	110.00–111.00	110.67
3	—	438	105.00–110.00	108.35
2	—	280	100.00–110.00	105.18
2	—	725	98.00–100.00	99.02
3	—	380	102.50–105.00	104.21
8	—	473	102.00–110.00	106.03
7	—	521	100.00–110.00	106.87
5	—	617	100.00–106.00	103.98
4	—	574	101.00–110.00	105.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	85.00–87.50	86.20
3	—	433	92.50–95.00	94.20
2	—	720	91.00–92.50	91.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	105.00–107.50	106.21
2	—	370	100.00–105.00	102.50
4	—	471	100.00–106.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	114.00–122.00	118.80
3	—	758	109.00–113.00	111.34
3	—	285	120.00–125.00	123.30
4	—	516	110.00–115.00	112.51
7	—	322	120.00–127.50	124.66
9	—	468	115.00–123.00	121.13
13	—	671	108.00–115.00	112.69
8	—	584	110.00–117.50	114.29
10	—	374	120.00–128.00	123.32
3	—	182	122.50–130.00	127.25
5	—	627	110.00–114.00	111.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	128.00–135.00	131.00
2	—	608	122.00–125.00	123.51
2	—	523	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	133.00–141.00	137.23
10	—	621	129.00–138.00	132.55
15	—	517	134.00–142.50	137.67
12	—	423	140.00–151.00	145.63
12	—	473	138.00–147.00	143.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	120.00–130.00	126.18
28	—	515	118.00–125.00	119.14
2	—	763	116.00	116.00
19	—	422	125.00–136.00	130.58
19	—	469	125.00–140.00	131.33
2	—	635	115.00–120.00	117.52
10	—	671	115.00–124.00	119.31
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	103.00–110.00	105.79
5	—	520	105.00–111.00	108.21
3	—	662	100.00–109.00	104.36
2	—	435	100.00–110.00	105.00
7	—	470	100.00–110.00	103.34
5	—	821	104.00–108.00	106.60
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	90.00–92.50	91.24
2	—	455	82.50–90.00	86.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	100.00–108.00	103.98
4	—	585	105.00–110.00	108.77
4	—	471	100.00–111.00	105.82
2	—	825	98.00–102.00	100.00
2	—	625	103.00–108.00	105.42
2	—	783	100.00–110.00	105.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	90.00–95.00	92.47
2	—	525	90.00–96.00	92.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	116.00–117.50	116.75
8	—	481	114.00–120.00	117.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	115.00–120.00	116.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,393	65.00–72.00	69.43
12	—	1,451	74.00–78.00	75.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,278	75.00–79.00	76.50
88	—	1,262	64.00–71.00	67.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	27.00–28.00	27.57
11	—	832	39.00–45.00	40.45
28	—	1,010	50.00–57.00	53.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,545	75.00–81.00	78.85
6	—	1,718	104.00–110.00	106.05
11	—	1,594	94.00–98.00	96.31

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