Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 10.

Current sheep receipts 24.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower; boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 47.50 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.95/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$110.95

133 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$20.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

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	522	121.05	632	22
Medium and Large 2	459	118.27	542	48
Small 1-2	542	102.44	555	46
Medium and Large 3	563	100.24	565	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $67 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 sale133 hd

110.95

—

NC average8 barns · 1,065 hd

112.61

−1.66

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	1,621	85.02	1,378	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	55.94	722	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	53.85	743	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	43.54	452	81

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	468	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	124.24/cwt	120.00–127.50	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	125.09/cwt	122.50–128.00	409	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	98.72/cwt	97.50–100.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.43/cwt	107.50–115.00	638	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	107.24/cwt	102.50–110.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	604	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	110.42/cwt	110.00–112.50	528	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	581	102.11/cwt	100.00–104.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	548	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	108.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	115.03/cwt	113.00–116.00	774	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	371	108.92/cwt	107.50–110.00	404	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	730	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	473	81.22/cwt	80.00–82.50	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	119.75/cwt	117.00–123.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	589	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	663	106.13/cwt	102.00–110.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	152.07/cwt	147.50–155.00	496	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	376	125.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.31/cwt	117.50–125.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	130.84/cwt	130.00–132.50	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	138.80/cwt	136.00–142.50	372	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	158.10/cwt	152.50–164.00	588	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	157.03/cwt	156.00–158.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.18/cwt	136.00–142.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	133.79/cwt	132.50–135.00	305	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	107.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	139.87/cwt	137.00–142.50	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	155.67/cwt	154.00–157.50	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	403	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.31/cwt	134.00–140.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	147.22/cwt	144.00–150.00	705	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.09/cwt	134.00–147.00	734	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	523	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.33/cwt	128.00–133.00	799	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	57.05/cwt	54.00–60.00	819	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	49.49/cwt	46.00–52.00	544	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	38.92/cwt	36.00–42.00	378	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	49.38/cwt	47.00–52.00	642	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	48.49/cwt	47.00–50.00	603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	65.47/cwt	64.00–67.00	730	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	55.85/cwt	53.00–59.00	727	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	32.74/cwt	30.00–34.00	316	13
Bulls	—	—	1,685	83.74/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,411	10
Bulls	—	—	1,193	70.13/cwt	67.00–73.00	837	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	95.68/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,602	4
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	13,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,073	537.70/cwt	525.00–550.00	5,770	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	889.71/cwt	770.00–1,050.00	8,559	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,138.95/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	13,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	570	115.04/cwt	113.00–118.00	656	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	683	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	632	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	713	93.53/cwt	92.00–95.00	667	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	527	107.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.51/cwt	125.00–132.50	745	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	683	108.21/cwt	105.00–113.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	136.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	156.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	654	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	107.75/cwt	107.50–108.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	118.47/cwt	116.00–121.00	780	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	492	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	413	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	578	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	506	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	618	96.22/cwt	95.00–97.50	595	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	634	107.45/cwt	103.00–110.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	136.52/cwt	131.00–142.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	121.14/cwt	117.00–126.00	758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	105.72/cwt	102.00–110.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	103.58/cwt	102.00–107.50	702	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	638	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	673	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	533	86.23/cwt	85.00–87.50	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	568	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	818	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	118.04/cwt	114.00–122.00	562	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	121.20/cwt	119.00–125.00	445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	118.22/cwt	115.00–122.50	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	596	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 Nov 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 722Last week 795Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 288Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 30

Current goat receipts 10.

Current sheep receipts 24.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	100.00–105.00	102.59
2	—	428	100.00–110.00	104.97
3	—	510	102.00–110.00	105.72
4	—	678	102.00–107.50	103.58
2	—	568	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	120.00–127.50	124.24
5	—	327	122.50–128.00	125.09
3	—	573	107.50–115.00	111.43
6	—	525	114.00–116.00	115.00
3	—	673	113.00–116.00	115.03
13	—	476	114.00–122.00	118.04
2	—	615	111.00–112.00	111.49
5	—	367	119.00–125.00	121.20
8	—	421	115.00–122.50	118.22
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	97.50–100.00	98.72
6	—	520	102.50–110.00	107.24
6	—	478	110.00–112.50	110.42
4	—	581	100.00–104.00	102.11
3	—	418	105.00–110.00	108.37
4	—	371	107.50–110.00	108.92
2	—	315	110.00	110.00
6	—	663	102.00–110.00	106.13
2	—	638	104.00–107.00	105.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	125.00	125.00
6	—	569	117.00–123.00	119.75
4	—	469	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	633	118.00–120.00	119.02
5	—	520	117.50–125.00	120.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	90.00–95.00	92.52
2	—	473	80.00–82.50	81.22
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	84.00	84.00
2	—	578	87.00–88.00	87.50
2	—	618	95.00–97.50	96.22
2	—	533	85.00–87.50	86.23
2	—	818	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	115.00–120.00	117.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	326	147.50–155.00	152.07
2	—	663	131.00	131.00
13	—	372	152.50–164.00	158.10
2	—	433	156.00–158.00	157.03
6	—	524	136.00–142.00	139.18
2	—	283	154.00–157.50	155.67
2	—	708	126.00–129.00	127.49
2	—	628	130.00–135.00	132.47
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	100.00–105.00	102.61
2	—	215	110.00–112.50	111.25
3	—	373	104.00–110.00	107.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	120.00–128.00	124.16
3	—	388	130.00–132.50	130.84
3	—	268	136.00–142.50	138.80
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.41
2	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.42
7	—	319	130.00–140.00	135.02
2	—	228	132.50–135.00	133.79
4	—	481	137.00–142.50	139.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	124.00–130.00	125.05
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	100.00	100.00
3	—	527	105.00–110.00	107.96
6	—	683	105.00–113.00	108.21
5	—	634	103.00–110.00	107.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	134.00–140.00	136.31
14	—	479	144.00–150.00	147.22
13	—	524	134.00–147.00	140.09
3	—	613	128.00–133.00	130.33
13	—	419	150.00–160.00	156.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	120.00–130.00	124.53
11	—	575	125.00–132.50	129.51
7	—	476	130.00–140.00	136.25
2	—	658	116.00–121.00	118.47
4	—	424	131.00–142.00	136.52
8	—	626	117.00–126.00	121.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	120.00	120.00
3	—	570	113.00–118.00	115.04
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	90.00–95.00	92.51
2	—	713	92.00–95.00	93.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	107.50–108.00	107.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,436	54.00–60.00	57.05
10	—	1,301	47.00–52.00	49.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,099	46.00–52.00	49.49
25	—	971	36.00–42.00	38.92
13	—	964	30.00–34.00	32.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	47.00–50.00	48.49
2	—	1,115	64.00–67.00	65.47
45	—	1,301	53.00–59.00	55.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,685	81.00–86.00	83.74
2	—	1,193	67.00–73.00	70.13
4	—	1,674	94.00–98.00	95.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	525.00–550.00	537.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	770.00–1,050.00	889.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138.95

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle