Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current sheep receipts 26.

Current goat receipts 5.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 10.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.94/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$114.94

242 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$28.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

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	483	126.10	608	99
Medium and Large 2	432	118.29	511	56
Small 1-2	495	101.66	503	51
Medium and Large 3	486	97.88	475	36

One grade step is worth $28.22/cwt here — about $133 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 sale242 hd

114.94

—

NC average8 barns · 1,194 hd

118.33

−3.39

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	1,650	85.43	1,409	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	60.60	785	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	60.53	852	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	46.22	475	63

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	130.08/cwt	127.50–132.50	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	530	90.00/cwt	87.50–92.50	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	380	82.57/cwt	80.00–85.00	314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	533	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	693	2
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	628	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	159.46/cwt	155.00–162.50	580	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	151.35/cwt	146.00–153.00	804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	122.94/cwt	118.00–127.00	649	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	131.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	478	26
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	375	93.39/cwt	90.00–97.50	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	295	82.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	243	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	273	87.66/cwt	85.00–90.00	239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	562	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	506	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	509	107.10/cwt	102.50–110.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	124.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	705	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	623	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	419	109.33/cwt	107.00–110.00	458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	118.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	119.26/cwt	116.00–123.00	731	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	667	101.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	676	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.68/cwt	112.00–122.50	561	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	116.26/cwt	112.50–120.00	259	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	101.79/cwt	100.00–106.00	575	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	106.51/cwt	102.50–110.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.63/cwt	110.00–116.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.01/cwt	115.00–122.50	508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.01/cwt	118.00–127.50	465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	138.96/cwt	135.00–142.50	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.62/cwt	132.50–140.00	515	15
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	365	89.12/cwt	87.50–90.00	325	3
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	338	87.48/cwt	85.00–90.00	296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	132.42/cwt	127.50–135.00	367	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	173	109.21/cwt	107.50–110.00	189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	123.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	116.58/cwt	113.00–120.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	129.03/cwt	124.00–134.00	925	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	105.25/cwt	103.00–107.50	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	135.32/cwt	132.50–137.50	831	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	101.29/cwt	100.00–102.50	388	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	365	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.50	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	899	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	740	108.33/cwt	108.00–109.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	131.97/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	160.07/cwt	155.00–165.00	522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.38/cwt	138.00–150.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	528	89.71/cwt	87.00–92.50	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.06/cwt	145.00–157.50	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	427	119.04/cwt	118.00–121.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	718	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	428	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	840	81.50/cwt	80.00–83.00	685	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	770	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	735	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	485	91.24/cwt	90.00–92.50	443	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	51.75/cwt	48.00–54.00	565	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	31.77/cwt	29.00–33.00	293	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	40.78/cwt	38.00–44.00	385	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	52.27/cwt	50.00–54.00	789	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	61.12/cwt	58.00–64.00	856	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	60.12/cwt	57.00–63.00	768	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	66.04/cwt	65.00–69.00	993	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	99.69/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,578	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	89.03/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,620	8
Bulls	—	—	1,456	73.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,070	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	930	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,883	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	888	362.61/cwt	350.00–375.00	3,220	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	775	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,038	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	933.49/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	12,369	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,014.21/cwt	960.00–1,100.00	10,781	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	875.05/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,746	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	815.75/cwt	775.00–850.00	9,422	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,018	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	715	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,039	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,636	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,075	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,719	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	880	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,248	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	3,757	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.72/cwt	124.00–130.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.44/cwt	127.50–132.50	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	122.76/cwt	117.50–125.00	385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	126.46/cwt	124.00–130.00	536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.86/cwt	125.00–133.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	102.77/cwt	100.00–104.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	102.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	484	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	421	109.49/cwt	105.00–112.50	461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	123.34/cwt	121.00–126.00	878	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	325	91.25/cwt	90.00–92.50	297	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	723	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	683	82.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	313	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.43/cwt	135.00–141.00	658	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.65/cwt	127.50–135.00	553	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	146.08/cwt	144.00–150.00	630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	149.54/cwt	147.50–152.00	782	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	148.12/cwt	145.00–154.00	705	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.01/cwt	135.00–146.00	798	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	125.09/cwt	122.50–127.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.04/cwt	129.00–138.00	824	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	119.35/cwt	117.50–121.00	849	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	513	109.90/cwt	107.50–111.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	465	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	532	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	663	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	704	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	617	104.02/cwt	101.00–106.00	642	3

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 794Year ago 892

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 290Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 22Year ago 25

Current sheep receipts 26.

Current goat receipts 5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	127.50–132.50	130.08
2	—	558	125.00–130.00	127.51
2	—	318	135.00–142.50	138.96
15	—	377	132.50–140.00	136.62
3	—	277	127.50–135.00	132.42
3	—	465	135.00–140.00	136.72
3	—	667	120.00–127.00	123.15
3	—	628	125.00–126.00	125.34
2	—	723	113.00–120.00	116.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	90.00	90.00
3	—	365	87.50–90.00	89.12
2	—	338	85.00–90.00	87.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	364	155.00–162.50	159.46
11	—	531	146.00–153.00	151.35
3	—	717	124.00–134.00	129.03
6	—	614	132.50–137.50	135.32
5	—	418	145.00–152.50	148.54
4	—	673	132.00–135.00	133.59
2	—	775	131.00–133.00	131.97
8	—	326	155.00–165.00	160.07
7	—	576	138.00–150.00	144.38
6	—	482	145.00–157.50	150.06
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	173	107.50–110.00	109.21
2	—	450	103.00–107.50	105.25
2	—	383	100.00–102.50	101.29
2	—	325	110.00–115.00	112.38
2	—	273	110.00	110.00
3	—	740	108.00–109.00	108.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	87.00–92.50	89.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	87.50–92.50	90.00
2	—	380	80.00–85.00	82.57
2	—	295	80.00–85.00	82.50
3	—	562	90.00	90.00
2	—	683	80.00–85.00	82.45
2	—	313	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	528	118.00–127.00	122.94
26	—	362	130.00–138.00	131.96
14	—	566	120.00–128.00	124.61
4	—	676	116.00–120.00	118.04
7	—	613	116.00–123.00	119.26
13	—	424	124.00–130.00	126.46
11	—	478	125.00–133.00	127.86
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	90.00–97.50	93.39
2	—	273	85.00–90.00	87.66
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	102.50–110.00	107.10
2	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.49
8	—	419	107.00–110.00	109.33
6	—	667	100.00–105.00	101.33
9	—	473	100.00–105.00	101.65
4	—	565	100.00–106.00	101.79
5	—	373	102.50–110.00	106.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	112.00–122.50	117.68
4	—	223	112.50–120.00	116.26
8	—	525	110.00–116.00	112.63
12	—	423	115.00–122.50	120.01
7	—	378	118.00–127.50	123.01
7	—	314	117.50–125.00	122.76
4	—	629	110.00–115.00	112.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	107.00	107.00
5	—	510	100.00–104.00	102.77
5	—	620	100.00–105.00	102.64
5	—	464	105.00–110.00	107.50
3	—	443	108.00–110.00	109.34
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	90.00–92.50	91.25
4	—	723	90.00–91.00	90.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	118.00–121.00	119.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	92.50	92.50
3	—	428	95.00	95.00
2	—	840	80.00–83.00	81.50
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	95.00–96.00	95.51
2	—	485	90.00–92.50	91.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	124.00–130.00	127.72
6	—	570	127.50–132.50	130.44
16	—	479	135.00–141.00	137.43
13	—	423	127.50–135.00	130.65
5	—	676	122.50–127.00	125.09
4	—	711	117.50–121.00	119.35
2	—	620	120.00–122.50	121.21
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	105.00–112.50	109.49
4	—	513	107.50–111.00	109.90
2	—	663	105.00–107.50	106.24
3	—	617	101.00–106.00	104.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	121.00–126.00	123.34
9	—	431	144.00–150.00	146.08
11	—	523	147.50–152.00	149.54
15	—	476	145.00–154.00	148.12
16	—	570	135.00–146.00	140.01
12	—	619	129.00–138.00	133.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	715	100.00–104.00	102.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	114.00–115.00	114.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,091	48.00–54.00	51.75
7	—	921	29.00–33.00	31.77
19	—	943	38.00–44.00	40.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	50.00–54.00	52.27
28	—	1,401	58.00–64.00	61.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,278	57.00–63.00	60.12
7	—	1,504	65.00–69.00	66.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	97.00–101.00	99.69
8	—	1,820	86.00–92.00	89.03
6	—	1,456	70.00–75.00	73.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	350.00–375.00	362.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	425.00	425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	850.00–900.00	875.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	775.00–850.00	815.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	850.00–1,000.00	933.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,063	960.00–1,100.00	1,014.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	565.00	565.00

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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