Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 5.

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were unevenly steady, while heifers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 22.50 to 37.50 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.39/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$122.39

118 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$29.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	535	130.77	700	61
Medium and Large 2	483	119.06	575	38
Medium and Large 3	533	106.23	566	2thin
Small 1-2	493	101.67	501	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.10/cwt here — about $199 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 sale118 hd

122.39

—

NC average4 barns · 207 hd

125.07

−2.68

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	1,751	98.13	1,718	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	70.56	979	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	69.60	962	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	54.06	557	42

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Small 1-2	—	278	108.69/cwt	107.50–110.00	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	134.29/cwt	128.00–139.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	122.20/cwt	120.00–126.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	115.76/cwt	113.00–117.50	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.63/cwt	111.00–117.50	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.76/cwt	110.00–117.50	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	135.58/cwt	130.00–141.00	579	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.47/cwt	126.00–131.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	139.76/cwt	137.50–142.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	170.41/cwt	168.00–173.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	125.00/cwt	122.50–127.50	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.61/cwt	126.00–130.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	136.67/cwt	130.00–142.50	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	163.84/cwt	160.00–169.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	157.75/cwt	152.50–165.00	577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	128.61/cwt	127.00–129.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	132.67/cwt	127.50–138.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	128.81/cwt	127.50–130.00	271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	158.00/cwt	151.00–163.00	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	152.87/cwt	148.00–157.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	155.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.80/cwt	151.00–164.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.89/cwt	132.50–141.00	857	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.23/cwt	140.00–153.00	838	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.85/cwt	130.00–139.00	891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	792	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	109.97/cwt	107.50–112.50	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	881	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,132	62.27/cwt	61.00–63.00	705	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	74.46/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,058	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	74.88/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,075	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	64.21/cwt	64.00–65.00	792	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	59.38/cwt	58.00–62.00	656	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	59.58/cwt	58.00–62.00	713	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	69.28/cwt	67.00–71.00	989	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	69.62/cwt	66.00–72.00	999	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	46.28/cwt	43.00–48.00	402	9
Bulls	—	—	1,957	102.27/cwt	100.00–104.00	2,001	10
Bulls	—	—	1,576	96.11/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,515	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	54.91/cwt	51.00–57.00	565	24
Bulls	—	—	1,333	84.51/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,127	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,049.63/cwt	875.00–1,160.00	11,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	121.92/cwt	118.00–126.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	143.88/cwt	138.00–147.50	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	139.75/cwt	139.00–140.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	906	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	153.91/cwt	149.00–158.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	140.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	818	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.23/cwt	105.00–107.50	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.24/cwt	132.00–132.50	489	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	471	104.83/cwt	102.50–109.00	494	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	373	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	336	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	638	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	125.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	125.10/cwt	122.50–128.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	902	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	787	105.36/cwt	101.00–110.00	829	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	106.53/cwt	103.00–110.00	570	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 Jan 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 465Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 285Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 40

Current goat receipts 5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	107.50–110.00	108.69
2	—	240	110.00–112.50	111.28
4	—	471	102.50–109.00	104.83
3	—	787	101.00–110.00	105.36
2	—	535	103.00–110.00	106.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	117.50	117.50
5	—	426	120.00–126.00	122.20
4	—	676	113.00–117.50	115.76
4	—	520	111.00–117.50	114.63
4	—	625	110.00–117.50	113.76
4	—	316	115.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	563	114.00–116.00	115.02
2	—	235	122.50–127.50	125.00
4	—	479	120.00–129.00	125.62
4	—	376	122.50–128.00	125.10
2	—	778	115.00–117.00	115.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	128.00–139.00	134.29
13	—	427	130.00–141.00	135.58
7	—	650	125.00	125.00
3	—	726	117.00–120.00	118.99
9	—	619	126.00–131.00	129.47
9	—	577	130.00–136.00	132.13
8	—	526	126.00–130.00	127.61
2	—	370	132.00–132.50	132.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	105.00–107.50	106.23
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	90.00	90.00
2	—	638	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	137.50–142.00	139.76
3	—	282	130.00–142.50	136.67
5	—	740	127.00–129.00	128.61
2	—	508	127.50–138.00	132.67
2	—	210	127.50–130.00	128.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	168.00–173.00	170.41
2	—	343	170.00–174.00	171.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	140.00–144.00	142.01
5	—	274	160.00–169.00	163.84
8	—	366	152.50–165.00	157.75
7	—	331	151.00–163.00	158.00
6	—	562	148.00–157.00	152.87
7	—	440	150.00–157.00	155.19
3	—	475	151.00–164.00	157.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	626	132.50–141.00	136.89
16	—	573	140.00–153.00	146.23
7	—	666	130.00–139.00	133.85
10	—	511	150.00–160.00	154.92
3	—	705	125.00–127.00	126.00
7	—	425	149.00–158.00	153.91
8	—	474	150.00–160.00	152.61
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	107.50–112.50	109.97
2	—	818	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	145.00–147.00	145.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	118.00–126.00	121.92
3	—	628	115.00–120.00	117.52
6	—	471	138.00–147.50	143.88
4	—	440	139.00–140.00	139.75
2	—	768	117.00–119.00	118.02
2	—	725	113.00–114.00	113.50
6	—	523	135.00–145.00	140.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	61.00–63.00	62.27
10	—	1,421	73.00–77.00	74.46
11	—	1,428	67.00–71.00	69.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,436	73.00–78.00	74.88
23	—	1,234	64.00–65.00	64.21
5	—	1,105	58.00–62.00	59.38
57	—	1,435	66.00–72.00	69.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,197	58.00–62.00	59.58
9	—	869	43.00–48.00	46.28
24	—	1,029	51.00–57.00	54.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,957	100.00–104.00	102.27
7	—	1,576	93.00–98.00	96.11
2	—	1,333	83.00–86.00	84.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,052	875.00–1,160.00	1,049.63

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