Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 3.

Current sheep receipts 1.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls were unevenly steady, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 17.50 to 65.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.49/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$124.49

194 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

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	505	129.61	655	130
Medium and Large 2	426	118.85	507	47
Small 1-2	591	105.12	621	8thin
Medium and Large 3	557	97.12	541	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/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 sale194 hd

124.49

—

NC average8 barns · 831 hd

121.86

+2.62

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	1,480	92.44	1,368	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	70.57	1,001	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	68.52	916	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	51.47	517	21

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.66/cwt	140.00–151.00	765	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	388	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	130.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	628	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	150.56/cwt	145.00–156.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	133.84/cwt	126.00–139.00	561	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	142.42/cwt	134.00–144.00	909	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	162.60/cwt	152.50–167.50	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	413	124.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	136.36/cwt	132.00–140.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	138.48/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	152.74/cwt	145.00–161.00	648	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	156.39/cwt	150.00–164.00	582	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	153.86/cwt	150.00–157.50	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.67/cwt	122.50–134.00	737	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.06/cwt	136.00–140.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	139.60/cwt	132.00–145.00	528	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.55/cwt	120.00–131.00	659	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	125.34/cwt	118.00–129.50	775	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	147.29/cwt	139.00–154.00	617	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.10/cwt	141.00–151.00	685	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	139.37/cwt	134.00–145.00	715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	140.29/cwt	134.00–146.00	783	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	578	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	358	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	498	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	108.07/cwt	105.00–111.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.22/cwt	131.00–138.00	980	5
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	518	87.74/cwt	87.50–88.00	454	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	519	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	110.08/cwt	107.50–112.50	411	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	678	100.49/cwt	97.50–104.00	681	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	109.49/cwt	107.50–111.00	633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,360	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	104.29/cwt	100.00–111.00	556	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	501	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	973	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	963	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	673	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	417	103.86/cwt	100.00–107.50	433	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	773	100.51/cwt	98.00–103.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	44.92/cwt	42.00–48.00	468	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	54.74/cwt	52.00–58.00	540	14
Bulls	—	—	1,566	94.63/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,482	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	74.53/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,154	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	67.60/cwt	65.00–70.00	893	8
Bulls	—	—	1,050	81.48/cwt	81.00–82.00	856	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	833	79.66/cwt	79.00–81.00	664	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,066	70.02/cwt	66.00–73.00	746	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	74.63/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,104	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	67.43/cwt	64.00–71.00	884	67
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	748.18/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,953	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	868	77.00/cwt	76.00–78.00	668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,564	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	370	121.95/cwt	118.00–126.00	451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	460	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	83.00/cwt	80.00–86.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	530	92.04/cwt	90.00–94.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.50/cwt	97.00–104.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	107.98/cwt	103.00–113.00	414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	108.94/cwt	106.00–112.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	412	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	410	83.04/cwt	80.00–86.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	783	82.51/cwt	81.00–84.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	108.65/cwt	105.00–112.50	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	123.04/cwt	117.50–127.50	345	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	106.95/cwt	105.00–109.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	131.60/cwt	125.00–137.50	561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	183	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	128.26/cwt	127.00–129.00	727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.13/cwt	120.00–133.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	117.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	117.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	131.92/cwt	128.00–138.00	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	127.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	112.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	134.96/cwt	132.50–140.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	139.79/cwt	132.50–145.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	114.51/cwt	110.00–117.50	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	122.17/cwt	116.00–125.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.65/cwt	118.00–124.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	123.98/cwt	119.00–127.00	464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	111.08/cwt	109.00–115.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.28/cwt	135.00–148.00	812	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	138.44/cwt	132.50–142.50	395	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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 743Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 224Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 22Year ago 35

Current goat receipts 3.

Current sheep receipts 1.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	134.00–135.00	134.67
22	—	419	139.00–154.00	147.29
14	—	472	141.00–151.00	145.10
10	—	513	134.00–145.00	139.37
13	—	558	134.00–146.00	140.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	120.00–129.00	124.53
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	105.00–111.00	108.07
3	—	578	107.50–111.00	109.49
4	—	533	100.00–111.00	104.29
3	—	470	105.00–110.00	106.63
2	—	673	100.00	100.00
5	—	417	100.00–107.50	103.86
2	—	773	98.00–103.00	100.51
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	87.50–88.00	87.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	110.00–112.50	111.29
2	—	515	106.00–112.00	108.94
2	—	573	100.00	100.00
2	—	768	105.00–109.00	106.95
2	—	465	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	623	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	125.00–137.50	131.60
9	—	567	127.00–129.00	128.26
5	—	525	120.00–133.00	127.13
7	—	464	128.00–138.00	131.92
5	—	678	116.00–125.00	122.17
3	—	630	118.00–124.00	120.65
2	—	725	110.00–114.00	111.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	115.00–120.00	117.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	140.00–151.00	144.66
6	—	477	145.00–156.00	150.56
24	—	638	134.00–144.00	142.42
6	—	327	152.50–167.50	162.60
6	—	674	132.00–140.00	136.36
6	—	753	131.00–140.00	138.48
10	—	424	145.00–161.00	152.74
12	—	372	150.00–164.00	156.39
2	—	258	150.00–157.50	153.86
5	—	725	131.00–138.00	135.22
14	—	579	135.00–148.00	140.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	129.00–130.00	129.51
2	—	358	138.00–140.00	138.99
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	107.50–112.50	110.08
3	—	678	97.50–104.00	100.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	80.00–86.00	83.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	105.00–112.50	108.65
5	—	441	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	183	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.46
2	—	618	124.00–130.00	127.06
4	—	371	132.50–140.00	134.96
7	—	329	132.50–145.00	139.79
2	—	565	120.00–130.00	125.09
5	—	285	132.50–142.50	138.44
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	103.00	103.00
2	—	478	108.00–109.00	108.49
2	—	973	99.00	99.00
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	125.00–135.00	130.66
15	—	419	126.00–139.00	133.84
4	—	668	127.00	127.00
26	—	573	122.50–134.00	128.67
2	—	335	136.00–140.00	138.06
15	—	378	132.00–145.00	139.60
26	—	525	120.00–131.00	125.55
20	—	618	118.00–129.50	125.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	129.00	129.00
2	—	370	118.00–126.00	121.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	90.00–94.00	92.04
2	—	783	81.00–84.00	82.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	97.00–104.00	100.50
3	—	383	103.00–113.00	107.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	120.00–125.00	122.94
9	—	280	117.50–127.50	123.04
2	—	218	115.00–120.00	117.36
7	—	469	115.00–120.00	117.87
4	—	669	110.00–116.00	112.34
9	—	532	110.00–117.50	114.51
7	—	374	119.00–127.00	123.98
3	—	567	109.00–115.00	111.08
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	79.00–81.00	79.66
4	—	1,066	66.00–73.00	70.02
2	—	868	76.00–78.00	77.00
2	—	525	80.00–86.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	725.00–775.00	748.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	42.00–48.00	44.92
14	—	987	52.00–58.00	54.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	74.00–76.00	74.53
8	—	1,321	65.00–70.00	67.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,479	74.00–77.00	74.63
67	—	1,311	64.00–71.00	67.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,566	91.00–98.00	94.63
2	—	1,050	81.00–82.00	81.48

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle