Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-10-11

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 11
● Final169 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
132 vs last sale 755 256 vs year ago 879 · 29.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
2 vs last sale 182 23 vs year ago 157 · +14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
15 vs last sale 25 3 vs year ago 13 · 23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 5

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2 .00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were steady to 5.00 higher, while heifers were steady to 3.00 lower. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was moderate. Baby calves ranged 25.00 to 45.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.60/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$114.60
205 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.83
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2446126.3356351
Medium and Large 2480117.4356388
Small 1-2558102.5157245
Medium and Large 3550100.1455121
One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about $12 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 sale205 hd
114.60
NC average6 barns · 719 hd
115.43
−0.83
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
BullsLow1,63585.801,40221
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34759.9580860
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44856.4881817
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03247.4849075

Every lot, as filed

169 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed38092.46/cwt87.00–97.503512
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed64087.50/cwt87.50–87.505601
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed56082.50/cwt82.50–82.504621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2456126.77/cwt124.00–129.005784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332135.80/cwt130.00–139.004517
SteersMedium and Large 2422138.22/cwt132.50–142.005833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328155.86/cwt149.00–166.005117
SteersMedium and Large 3570113.00/cwt113.00–113.006441
SteersMedium and Large 3330102.50/cwt102.50–102.503381
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed73080.00/cwt80.00–80.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed58085.00/cwt85.00–85.004931
SteersMedium and Large 2673123.46/cwt120.00–127.008312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy255115.00/cwt115.00–115.002931
HeifersSmall 1-2527106.59/cwt100.00–112.505625
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy440117.50/cwt115.00–120.005172
HeifersSmall 1-2415111.25/cwt110.00–112.504622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524119.78/cwt118.00–128.0062811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265150.00/cwt140.00–160.003984
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600113.00/cwt113.00–113.006781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2195140.00/cwt140.00–140.002731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730118.02/cwt117.00–119.008622
HeifersSmall 1-2673102.98/cwt101.00–105.006932
HeifersSmall 1-2380110.63/cwt110.00–112.504204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290134.00/cwt134.00–134.003891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373133.68/cwt129.00–142.504999
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2213136.47/cwt130.00–142.502912
HeifersSmall 1-2617108.95/cwt105.00–111.006726
HeifersMedium and Large 2338120.39/cwt115.00–127.504074
HeifersMedium and Large 2433118.65/cwt114.00–123.0051410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422125.34/cwt124.00–128.005293
HeifersMedium and Large 2240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
HeifersMedium and Large 2467118.24/cwt112.50–123.0055222
HeifersSmall 1-2480108.76/cwt102.50–110.005226
HeifersMedium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 2372123.27/cwt120.00–127.0045912
HeifersSmall 1-2572106.69/cwt102.50–110.006103
HeifersMedium and Large 2290124.15/cwt122.50–125.003603
HeifersMedium and Large 2663112.75/cwt111.00–115.007484
HeifersMedium and Large 3740109.00/cwt109.00–109.008071
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed87598.00/cwt98.00–98.008581
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed64396.25/cwt95.00–97.506192
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed67080.00/cwt80.00–80.005361
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed47087.18/cwt80.00–95.004102
BullsSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed54080.00/cwt80.00–80.004321
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360122.50/cwt122.50–122.504411
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed73092.50/cwt92.50–92.506751
Dairy SteersLarge 368572.50/cwt72.50–72.504971
Dairy SteersLarge 330577.50/cwt77.50–77.502361
Dairy SteersLarge 355882.47/cwt80.00–85.004602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685133.16/cwt130.00–137.009123
SteersSmall 1-2580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Dairy SteersLarge 353094.00/cwt94.00–94.004981
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53090.00/cwt90.00–90.004771
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
SteersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed36092.50/cwt92.50–92.503331
SteersSmall 1-2270105.00/cwt105.00–105.002841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627133.34/cwt130.00–136.008366
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345122.50/cwt122.50–122.504231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467152.54/cwt144.00–156.007129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2880125.51/cwt125.00–126.001,1042
SteersMedium and Large 2325133.00/cwt133.00–133.004321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419151.49/cwt144.00–159.006356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381157.71/cwt148.00–171.006017
SteersSmall 1-2363104.95/cwt102.50–107.503812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2773126.46/cwt125.00–128.009782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713130.99/cwt128.00–134.009342
SteersMedium and Large 2218134.94/cwt127.50–142.502943
SteersMedium and Large 2482139.36/cwt137.00–143.006723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518140.26/cwt135.00–147.0072710
SteersMedium and Large 2371136.64/cwt125.00–145.005079
SteersSmall 1-2330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
SteersMedium and Large 2273135.76/cwt127.50–147.503713
SteersMedium and Large 3255117.50/cwt117.50–117.503001
SteersMedium and Large 2633119.94/cwt115.00–125.007592
SteersSmall 1-2680106.00/cwt106.00–106.007211
SteersMedium and Large 2165135.00/cwt135.00–135.002231
SteersMedium and Large 2528130.58/cwt128.00–133.006892
SteersMedium and Large 2590133.00/cwt133.00–133.007851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
BullsSmall 1-2668109.62/cwt105.00–112.507325
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725126.00/cwt126.00–126.009141
BullsSmall 1-2545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
BullsMedium and Large 2424133.97/cwt125.00–141.0056817
BullsMedium and Large 3635106.00/cwt106.00–106.006731
BullsMedium and Large 3745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
BullsMedium and Large 2720118.37/cwt115.00–120.008525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522138.69/cwt135.00–143.007249
BullsMedium and Large 2471131.96/cwt120.00–142.5062212
BullsMedium and Large 2522127.86/cwt120.00–133.0066712
BullsMedium and Large 3Full58580.00/cwt80.00–80.004681
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy80092.50/cwt92.50–92.507401
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy46090.00/cwt90.00–90.004141
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy56087.50/cwt87.50–87.504901
BullsMedium and Large 3430107.00/cwt107.00–107.004601
BullsSmall 1-2720100.50/cwt100.00–101.007242
BullsMedium and Large 3660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006801
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006961
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy535114.00/cwt113.00–115.006102
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy455117.50/cwt117.50–117.505351
BullsMedium and Large 2615122.04/cwt118.00–127.0075110
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy65080.00/cwt80.00–80.005201
BullsMedium and Large 3Fleshy82592.00/cwt92.00–92.007591
BullsMedium and Large 3Fleshy51080.00/cwt80.00–80.004081
BullsMedium and Large 3Fleshy56585.00/cwt85.00–85.004801
BullsMedium and Large 3Fleshy77589.00/cwt89.00–89.006901
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy40090.00/cwt90.00–90.003601
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3651,366.76/cwt1,300.00–1,450.0018,6562
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000898.63/cwt875.00–925.008,9862
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2735750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,5131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,263691.06/cwt675.00–700.008,7283
Bulls1,49478.96/cwt73.00–84.001,1808
Bulls1,77589.17/cwt84.00–95.001,58312
Bulls1,075100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07554.00/cwt54.00–54.005811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35260.05/cwt56.00–65.0081259
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46358.74/cwt56.00–63.0085911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42052.34/cwt48.00–56.007436
CowsLean 85-90%94342.76/cwt35.00–47.0040318
CowsLean 85-90%76425.37/cwt14.00–34.001947
CowsLean 85-90%1,10152.28/cwt48.00–57.0057650
HeifersMedium and Large 2567114.11/cwt110.00–117.5064715
HeifersSmall 1-2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 3623106.54/cwt101.00–112.506642
HeifersMedium and Large 3468106.77/cwt102.50–110.005003
HeifersMedium and Large 2800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
HeifersSmall 1-2818103.73/cwt102.50–105.008492
HeifersSmall 1-2318111.71/cwt110.00–112.503553
HeifersMedium and Large 2626111.65/cwt110.00–113.006994
HeifersMedium and Large 3295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
HeifersMedium and Large 3580105.19/cwt100.00–111.006103
HeifersMedium and Large 3320105.00/cwt105.00–105.003361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy590114.00/cwt114.00–114.006731
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy87085.99/cwt81.00–90.007483
HeifersMedium and Large 2515114.07/cwt111.00–117.0058710
HeifersMedium and Large 3795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615120.03/cwt118.00–122.007382
HeifersSmall 1-2Full31590.00/cwt90.00–90.002841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy480116.91/cwt115.00–119.005614
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy80585.00/cwt85.00–85.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 3360102.50/cwt102.50–102.503691
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy47095.00/cwt95.00–95.004471
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy85580.00/cwt80.00–80.006841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2603129.66/cwt128.00–132.007823
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy54080.00/cwt80.00–80.004321
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy81590.00/cwt90.00–90.007341
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy75585.00/cwt85.00–85.006421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy385125.49/cwt125.00–126.004832
BullsSmall 1-2820107.00/cwt107.00–107.008771
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy42587.25/cwt82.50–92.003712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2464149.49/cwt144.00–156.0069412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2414150.60/cwt144.00–158.006236
BullsSmall 1-2895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
BullsMedium and Large 2672121.75/cwt117.50–125.008186
BullsSmall 1-2478103.94/cwt100.00–110.004975
BullsSmall 1-2775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
BullsSmall 1-2420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
BullsSmall 1-2613110.86/cwt110.00–112.506803
BullsMedium and Large 2572126.48/cwt118.00–134.0072316
BullsMedium and Large 3595107.50/cwt107.50–107.506401

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.