Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were light . Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to12.50 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.28/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$111.28

94 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$30.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

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	498	123.83	616	33
Medium and Large 2	457	117.97	539	19thin
Small 1-2	525	99.69	524	33
Medium and Large 3	490	93.67	459	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.15/cwt here — about $157 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 sale94 hd

111.28

—

NC average3 barns · 193 hd

114.98

−3.70

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	—	Low	1,695	92.83	1,573	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,499	65.39	980	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	64.92	1,031	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	42.09	483	23

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1-2	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	107.02/cwt	102.00–110.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.23/cwt	126.00–143.00	497	7
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	685	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	875	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	325	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	123.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	695	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	622	106.33/cwt	105.00–108.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	645	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	702	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	122.48/cwt	116.00–130.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	373	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	533	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	640	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.13/cwt	117.00–130.00	643	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	111.54/cwt	110.00–113.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	128.31/cwt	127.00–130.00	532	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	674	105.24/cwt	102.00–107.00	709	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	205	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	230	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	101.98/cwt	101.00–103.00	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	338	102.51/cwt	101.00–104.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	118.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.02/cwt	99.00–101.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	119.57/cwt	113.00–125.00	433	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	355	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	110.48/cwt	107.00–114.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	355	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	132.80/cwt	123.00–141.00	433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	365	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	143.55/cwt	141.00–146.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	718	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	143.46/cwt	141.00–146.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	135.45/cwt	130.00–141.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	134.34/cwt	128.00–141.00	824	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	230	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	685	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	384	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	415	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	154	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	305	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	50.26/cwt	44.00–55.00	617	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	68.99/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,133	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	61.83/cwt	55.00–66.00	880	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	23.66/cwt	20.00–30.00	237	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	39.28/cwt	35.00–45.00	426	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	62.66/cwt	59.00–66.00	976	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,577	69.09/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,090	54
Bulls	—	—	1,885	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,414	1
Bulls	—	—	1,652	102.75/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,697	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	91.12/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,536	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	845	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,859	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	919.21/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	12,115	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,232	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,431	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	455	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	396	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	400	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	99.48/cwt	99.00–100.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.25/cwt	121.00–132.00	659	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	514	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	723	105.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	131.17/cwt	120.00–141.00	547	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	628	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	641	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	513	87.46/cwt	80.00–95.00	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.52/cwt	119.00–133.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	778	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	106.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.56/cwt	134.00–142.00	714	7
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	413	93.98/cwt	91.00–97.00	388	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	480	93.99/cwt	91.00–97.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	550	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	422	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	850	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	663	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	560	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	465	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	355	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	650	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	620	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 601Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 269Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 28Year ago 20

Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were light . Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to12.50 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	147.00	147.00
2	—	363	141.00–146.00	143.55
2	—	530	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	483	141.00–146.00	143.46
3	—	613	128.00–141.00	134.34
1	—	315	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	126.00–143.00	133.23
3	—	562	120.00–126.00	123.64
7	—	326	123.00–141.00	132.80
1	—	825	113.00	113.00
2	—	288	130.00–141.00	135.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	113.00	113.00
1	—	320	111.00	111.00
1	—	270	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	142.00–144.00	142.98
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	107.00–114.00	110.48
1	—	225	112.00	112.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	84.00	84.00
1	—	230	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	102.00–110.00	107.02
3	—	622	105.00–108.00	106.33
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
2	—	360	110.00–113.00	111.54
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
4	—	674	102.00–107.00	105.24
1	—	205	112.00	112.00
2	—	285	101.00–103.00	101.98
2	—	338	101.00–104.00	102.51
1	—	450	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	81.00	81.00
1	—	640	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	79.00	79.00
1	—	645	76.00	76.00
1	—	355	97.00	97.00
1	—	550	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
8	—	573	120.00–126.00	122.60
12	—	522	117.00–130.00	123.13
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
3	—	415	127.00–130.00	128.31
3	—	373	130.00–131.00	130.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
2	—	480	99.00–101.00	100.02
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
4	—	489	115.00–124.00	118.94
2	—	340	115.00–125.00	119.93
2	—	438	120.00	120.00
5	—	362	113.00–125.00	119.57
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
2	—	563	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	850	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	80.00–95.00	87.46
2	—	413	91.00–97.00	93.98
3	—	480	91.00–97.00	93.99
1	—	850	78.00	78.00
1	—	355	93.00	93.00
1	—	620	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	120.00–122.00	120.63
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	116.00–130.00	122.48
2	—	400	136.00–140.00	138.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	98.00	98.00
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
1	—	415	108.00	108.00
2	—	465	110.00–111.00	110.49
3	—	723	102.00–110.00	105.96
2	—	628	100.00–104.00	102.04
3	—	680	104.00–110.00	106.01
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
2	—	600	119.00–120.00	119.50
5	—	518	121.00–132.00	127.25
5	—	474	130.00–136.00	134.36
9	—	417	120.00–141.00	131.17
5	—	568	119.00–133.00	126.52
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	99.00–100.00	99.48
1	—	600	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	138.00–140.00	138.99
7	—	519	134.00–142.00	137.56
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	56.00	56.00
1	—	415	37.00	37.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	33.00	33.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,228	44.00–55.00	50.26
5	—	1,001	20.00–30.00	23.66
5	—	1,085	35.00–45.00	39.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,642	68.00–70.00	68.99
9	—	1,557	59.00–66.00	62.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,423	55.00–66.00	61.83
54	—	1,577	66.00–74.00	69.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,652	98.00–106.00	102.75
7	—	1,686	86.00–95.00	91.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	775.00–1,025.00	919.21
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	290.00	290.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	555	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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