Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Four-weight feeder steers were unevenly steady while five- and six-weights were mostly 6.00 to 9.00 higher; heifers were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mixed, 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.27/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$117.27

194 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$27.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

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	481	126.37	607	75
Medium and Large 2	440	118.50	522	62
Small 1-2	485	106.76	518	36
Medium and Large 3	552	99.14	547	21

One grade step is worth $27.22/cwt here — about $61 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

117.27

—

NC average7 barns · 1,121 hd

115.51

+1.76

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	1,601	83.62	1,339	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	59.53	816	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	59.23	779	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	44.59	452	49

Every lot, as filed

96 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	Medium and Large 3	—	586	107.48/cwt	102.50–110.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	117.38/cwt	112.50–122.50	685	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	107.95/cwt	106.00–110.00	718	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	608	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.00/cwt	111.00–119.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	122.05/cwt	118.00–125.00	456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	119.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	649	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	513	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	109.92/cwt	107.50–112.00	525	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	574	109.99/cwt	107.50–112.50	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	122.01/cwt	118.00–126.00	698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	129.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	544	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	118.81/cwt	117.50–120.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	117.21/cwt	116.00–120.00	713	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	180	111.32/cwt	110.00–112.50	200	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	133.83/cwt	132.50–135.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.10/cwt	130.00–142.50	510	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	131.29/cwt	125.00–135.00	230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	310	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	150.82/cwt	147.50–158.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.61/cwt	142.50–155.00	779	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	137.97/cwt	132.50–144.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	133.62/cwt	127.50–140.00	440	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	131.71/cwt	130.00–137.50	373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	128.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.15/cwt	137.50–143.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	153.16/cwt	147.50–159.00	715	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	149.17/cwt	147.00–152.50	533	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.23/cwt	130.00–134.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	757	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	86.03/cwt	84.00–88.00	757	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	81.55/cwt	78.00–85.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	265	122.24/cwt	122.00–122.50	324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.55/cwt	126.00–131.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	560	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	627	116.49/cwt	113.00–117.50	730	7
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	568	83.77/cwt	82.50–85.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	141.92/cwt	139.00–145.00	664	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	638	86.24/cwt	85.00–87.50	550	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	480	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	420	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	29.40/cwt	26.00–30.00	246	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	41.65/cwt	37.00–44.00	394	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	49.42/cwt	46.00–53.00	538	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	51.50/cwt	50.00–53.00	744	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	69.02/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,156	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	59.28/cwt	57.00–63.00	775	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	59.23/cwt	56.00–63.00	779	73
Bulls	—	—	1,643	86.65/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,424	13
Bulls	—	—	1,465	73.79/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,081	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,558	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	692.09/cwt	625.00–750.00	8,478	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	635	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,016	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	834.77/cwt	820.00–850.00	8,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.66/cwt	126.00–134.00	683	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.02/cwt	127.50–137.50	558	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	110.05/cwt	107.50–112.50	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	139.10/cwt	135.00–143.00	673	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	752	102.33/cwt	102.00–103.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.01/cwt	138.00–148.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	126.81/cwt	122.00–132.50	722	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	683	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.50	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.09/cwt	111.00–120.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	372	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	422	106.50/cwt	102.50–110.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	109.01/cwt	107.50–112.00	686	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	374	105.85/cwt	102.50–110.00	396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	428	91.27/cwt	90.00–92.50	391	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	107.77/cwt	102.50–111.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	117.77/cwt	113.00–123.00	497	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	117.22/cwt	112.50–122.50	560	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	808	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.68/cwt	118.00–123.00	758	6
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	465	85.03/cwt	82.50–87.50	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	678	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	278	83.99/cwt	80.00–87.50	233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	513	86.27/cwt	85.00–87.50	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	447	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	109.41/cwt	107.50–112.50	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	473	88.81/cwt	87.50–90.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	125.99/cwt	121.00–129.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.50/cwt	147.00–149.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	141.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	625	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	576	2

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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 623Year ago 1,066

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 180Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	102.50–110.00	107.48
3	—	438	110.00	110.00
4	—	629	107.50–112.00	109.01
2	—	808	100.00–103.00	101.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	112.50–122.50	117.38
5	—	523	111.00–119.00	115.00
9	—	374	118.00–125.00	122.05
8	—	330	115.00–125.00	119.09
3	—	620	111.00–120.00	115.09
3	—	292	127.50	127.50
13	—	422	113.00–123.00	117.77
17	—	478	112.50–122.50	117.22
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	106.00–110.00	107.95
2	—	608	105.00–106.00	105.49
5	—	478	107.50–112.00	109.92
4	—	574	107.50–112.50	109.99
2	—	180	110.00–112.50	111.32
2	—	760	110.00	110.00
5	—	422	102.50–110.00	106.50
6	—	374	102.50–110.00	105.85
6	—	510	102.50–111.00	107.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	120.00–129.00	123.13
8	—	380	130.00–140.00	135.06
19	—	572	118.00–126.00	122.01
14	—	421	125.00–135.00	129.22
5	—	608	116.00–120.00	117.21
11	—	473	125.00–130.00	126.37
2	—	273	132.50–135.00	133.83
5	—	333	130.00–140.00	134.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	90.00–92.50	91.27
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	82.50–87.50	85.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	80.00	80.00
2	—	278	80.00–87.50	83.99
2	—	513	85.00–87.50	86.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	117.50–120.00	118.81
2	—	265	122.00–122.50	122.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	375	130.00–142.50	136.10
3	—	175	125.00–135.00	131.29
4	—	471	130.00–140.00	134.46
3	—	427	132.50–144.00	137.97
14	—	329	127.50–140.00	133.62
6	—	283	130.00–137.50	131.71
3	—	222	125.00–130.00	128.27
2	—	735	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	588	127.50–130.00	128.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	140.00–149.00	144.38
5	—	427	147.50–158.00	150.82
21	—	524	142.50–155.00	148.61
11	—	623	137.50–143.00	140.15
11	—	467	147.50–159.00	153.16
3	—	357	147.00–152.50	149.17
4	—	666	130.00–134.00	132.23
2	—	715	126.00–131.00	128.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	120.00–130.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	84.00–88.00	86.03
2	—	578	78.00–85.00	81.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	112.50–115.00	113.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	627	113.00–117.50	116.49
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	82.50–85.00	83.77
2	—	638	85.00–87.50	86.24
2	—	480	85.00–90.00	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	139.00–145.00	141.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	126.00–134.00	130.66
10	—	423	127.50–137.50	132.02
8	—	484	135.00–143.00	139.10
2	—	658	120.00–125.00	122.51
13	—	569	122.00–132.50	126.81
6	—	628	118.00–123.00	120.68
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	107.50–112.50	110.05
3	—	422	100.00–105.00	102.52
2	—	683	110.00–112.50	111.27
4	—	615	107.50–112.50	109.41
2	—	518	110.00–112.50	111.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	102.00–103.00	102.33
2	—	573	108.00–110.00	109.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	138.00–148.00	145.01
3	—	608	121.00–129.00	125.99
3	—	565	135.00–138.00	135.98
6	—	435	147.00–149.00	147.50
14	—	518	135.00–145.00	141.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	87.50–90.00	88.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	838	26.00–30.00	29.40
15	—	945	37.00–44.00	41.65
28	—	1,088	46.00–53.00	49.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	50.00–53.00	51.50
2	—	1,675	68.00–70.00	69.02
12	—	1,307	57.00–63.00	59.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,316	56.00–63.00	59.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,643	84.00–90.00	86.65
4	—	1,465	71.00–75.00	73.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	625.00–750.00	692.09
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	820.00–850.00	834.77

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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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