Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 3.

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower on a fairly light test and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher, while heifers were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 20.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.97/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$118.97

248 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$27.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

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	518	127.56	660	122
Medium and Large 2	431	118.29	510	62
Small 1-2	444	106.10	471	32
Medium and Large 3	419	100.41	420	32

One grade step is worth $27.16/cwt here — about $240 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 sale248 hd

118.97

—

NC average8 barns · 1,014 hd

121.41

−2.43

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	—	High	1,596	96.02	1,532	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	72.74	998	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	69.58	910	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	47.66	445	47

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	108.65/cwt	106.00–110.00	508	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	107.21/cwt	103.00–110.00	464	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	106.46/cwt	104.00–109.00	676	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	67.02/cwt	65.00–68.00	884	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	75.02/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,028	18
Stock Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	505	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,656	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,045	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	845	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.94/cwt	118.00–129.00	756	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	375	146.74/cwt	146.00–147.50	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	135.12/cwt	130.00–138.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	126.99/cwt	120.00–132.00	719	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	150.04/cwt	142.50–157.00	626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	137.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.26/cwt	124.00–135.00	608	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	156.43/cwt	150.00–162.50	574	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	169.73/cwt	165.00–177.50	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	142.27/cwt	134.00–146.00	903	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.46/cwt	124.00–137.00	554	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	140.35/cwt	134.00–146.00	728	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	150.18/cwt	141.00–156.00	784	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	141.49/cwt	135.00–149.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.54/cwt	117.00–124.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.68/cwt	120.00–131.00	665	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	147.43/cwt	140.00–155.00	628	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	128.74/cwt	128.00–130.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	152.04/cwt	147.00–157.50	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	154.46/cwt	150.00–162.50	436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	438	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.85/cwt	118.00–126.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	378	146.35/cwt	146.00–147.50	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.55/cwt	122.00–129.00	923	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	109.67/cwt	106.00–112.50	411	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	564	129.24/cwt	125.00–132.00	729	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	728	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	775	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	100.03/cwt	98.00–102.00	528	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	553.00/cwt	553.00–553.00	3,871	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	794.74/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	6,040	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	108.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	623	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,460	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	108.05/cwt	105.00–110.00	354	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	282	109.14/cwt	107.50–110.00	308	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	427	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	627	103.68/cwt	100.00–106.00	650	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	103.17/cwt	100.00–107.50	325	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	111.77/cwt	111.00–114.00	462	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	670	92.57/cwt	90.00–95.00	620	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	663	83.98/cwt	80.00–88.00	557	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	668	730.34/cwt	650.00–800.00	4,879	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	283	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	301	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	67.97/cwt	64.00–71.00	876	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	42.00/cwt	39.00–45.00	376	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	55.46/cwt	51.00–58.00	556	25
Bulls	—	—	1,921	110.25/cwt	107.00–113.00	2,118	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	33.20/cwt	28.00–35.00	260	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	75.77/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,062	17
Bulls	—	—	1,554	94.56/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,469	4
Bulls	—	—	1,218	78.99/cwt	77.00–82.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	283	93.74/cwt	92.50–95.00	265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	870	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,003	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	886.44/cwt	820.00–950.00	9,024	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	854.19/cwt	675.00–1,000.00	10,190	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.21/cwt	114.00–122.00	566	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	108.09/cwt	106.00–110.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	109.28/cwt	105.00–112.50	354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	120.06/cwt	117.50–122.50	264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	424	87.49/cwt	85.00–90.00	371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	105.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	104.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.87/cwt	102.50–109.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.63/cwt	122.00–130.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	118.06/cwt	112.50–121.00	384	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	318	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	105.74/cwt	104.00–108.00	428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	379	120.58/cwt	117.50–122.50	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	128.92/cwt	123.00–135.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	135.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.29/cwt	134.00–145.00	798	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	431	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	131.20/cwt	125.00–136.00	428	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.59/cwt	129.00–141.00	852	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	137.72/cwt	137.00–139.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.79/cwt	128.00–132.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	315	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	113.99/cwt	111.00–116.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.93/cwt	110.00–116.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	260	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.49/cwt	139.00–150.00	689	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	129.48/cwt	124.00–132.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	131.24/cwt	127.50–140.00	361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	123.69/cwt	122.50–125.00	278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.51/cwt	130.00–137.50	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.07/cwt	102.50–107.50	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	120.15/cwt	115.00–123.00	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	139.47/cwt	135.00–142.50	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	120.08/cwt	115.00–123.00	455	17

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 493Year ago 543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 177Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 15

Current hog receipts 3.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	106.00–110.00	108.65
6	—	433	103.00–110.00	107.21
2	—	635	104.00–109.00	106.46
8	—	375	106.00–112.50	109.67
2	—	528	98.00–102.00	100.03
3	—	575	105.00–110.00	108.28
4	—	315	100.00–107.50	103.17
2	—	283	105.00–108.00	106.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	615	118.00–129.00	122.94
23	—	566	120.00–132.00	126.99
24	—	470	124.00–135.00	129.26
16	—	428	124.00–137.00	129.46
2	—	718	117.00–124.00	120.54
24	—	525	120.00–131.00	126.68
7	—	675	118.00–126.00	122.85
5	—	374	130.00–139.00	135.89
2	—	280	130.00–137.50	133.68
3	—	322	137.00–139.00	137.72
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	90.00–95.00	92.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	92.50–95.00	93.74
4	—	424	85.00–90.00	87.49
2	—	480	95.00	95.00
2	—	318	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	114.00–122.00	119.21
2	—	220	117.50–122.50	120.06
2	—	720	110.00–115.00	112.43
9	—	325	112.50–121.00	118.06
6	—	564	111.00–116.00	113.99
2	—	518	110.00–116.00	112.93
2	—	278	120.00	120.00
3	—	623	114.00–115.00	114.67
7	—	421	115.00–123.00	120.15
17	—	379	115.00–123.00	120.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	97.00	97.00
7	—	324	105.00–112.50	109.28
2	—	575	100.00–105.00	102.48
5	—	377	100.00–110.00	105.93
4	—	405	104.00–108.00	105.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	136.00–139.00	137.48
11	—	417	142.50–157.00	150.04
5	—	675	130.00–142.00	137.00
15	—	367	150.00–162.50	156.43
5	—	325	165.00–177.50	169.73
17	—	635	134.00–146.00	142.27
19	—	522	141.00–156.00	150.18
7	—	570	135.00–149.00	141.49
6	—	469	147.00–157.50	152.04
5	—	282	150.00–162.50	154.46
2	—	710	123.00–135.00	128.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	146.00–147.50	146.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	130.00–135.00	132.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	146.00–147.50	146.35
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	105.00–110.00	108.05
3	—	282	107.50–110.00	109.14
2	—	373	114.00–115.00	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	106.00–110.00	108.09
2	—	473	102.50–109.00	105.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	122.00–130.00	124.63
7	—	326	125.00–136.00	131.20
4	—	275	127.50–140.00	131.24
2	—	225	122.50–125.00	123.69
2	—	423	130.00–140.00	134.97
8	—	374	135.00–142.50	139.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	117.50–122.50	120.58
2	—	340	117.50–120.00	118.73
2	—	260	120.00–122.50	121.23
2	—	405	115.00–118.00	116.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	117.50–120.00	118.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	130.00–138.00	135.12
4	—	564	125.00–132.00	129.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	519	134.00–146.00	140.35
20	—	426	140.00–155.00	147.43
4	—	659	128.00–130.00	128.74
2	—	735	122.00–129.00	125.55
13	—	577	134.00–145.00	138.29
19	—	628	129.00–141.00	135.59
19	—	477	139.00–150.00	144.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	106.00–107.00	106.51
3	—	627	100.00–106.00	103.68
4	—	413	111.00–114.00	111.77
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	80.00–88.00	83.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	101.00–107.00	104.05
2	—	565	102.50–107.50	105.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	633	122.00–126.00	124.02
2	—	720	112.00–115.00	113.52
4	—	518	128.00–132.00	129.79
4	—	574	124.00–132.00	129.48
6	—	480	130.00–137.50	134.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,319	65.00–68.00	67.02
17	—	1,401	74.00–79.00	75.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,370	74.00–77.00	75.02
61	—	1,289	64.00–71.00	67.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	896	39.00–45.00	42.00
25	—	1,002	51.00–58.00	55.46
8	—	783	28.00–35.00	33.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,921	107.00–113.00	110.25
4	—	1,554	93.00–98.00	94.56
3	—	1,218	77.00–82.00	78.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	328.00	328.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	553.00	553.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	675.00–1,000.00	854.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	600.00–1,000.00	794.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	668	650.00–800.00	730.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	820.00–950.00	886.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	925.00	925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle