Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 8.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bull were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 22.50 to 42.50 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.92/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$135.92

108 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

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

$41.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.66

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	451	143.47	648	77
Medium and Large 2	475	122.40	582	23
Small 1-2	723	103.23	746	2thin
Medium and Large 3	679	101.75	691	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.72/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale108 hd

135.92

—

NC average8 barns · 823 hd

129.26

+6.66

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	1,565	102.56	1,605	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	77.18	1,241	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	74.49	902	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	65.27	623	24

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	—	421	126.45/cwt	122.50–130.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	120.64/cwt	120.00–122.50	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.63/cwt	117.50–122.50	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	146.01/cwt	142.50–149.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	147.62/cwt	142.50–153.00	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	114.97/cwt	112.50–117.50	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	190.39/cwt	185.00–197.50	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	373	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	136.59/cwt	132.50–142.50	365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.03/cwt	127.00–136.00	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	134.21/cwt	132.50–136.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.67/cwt	137.50–148.00	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	165.60/cwt	160.00–172.50	619	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	137.75/cwt	133.00–142.50	317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	146.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.04/cwt	137.50–150.00	536	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	205	103.84/cwt	100.00–107.50	213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	156.29/cwt	155.00–159.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	174.86/cwt	170.00–182.50	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	166.71/cwt	160.00–173.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	171.40/cwt	167.00–176.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.18/cwt	135.00–147.00	868	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	101.04/cwt	99.00–103.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	463	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	144.79/cwt	142.50–147.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	177.35/cwt	175.00–180.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	173.25/cwt	172.00–174.00	833	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	79.33/cwt	78.00–81.00	827	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	79.63/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,294	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	67.13/cwt	64.00–70.00	646	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	79.98/cwt	78.00–84.00	949	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	871	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	47.49/cwt	45.00–50.00	402	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	74.18/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,176	36
Bulls	—	—	1,574	97.40/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,533	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	111.16/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,723	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,011.00/cwt	1,011.00–1,011.00	11,879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,221	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	875	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	958	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	505.36/cwt	485.00–525.00	4,194	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	103.70/cwt	100.00–107.50	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	164.23/cwt	159.00–170.00	865	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	166.55/cwt	160.00–172.00	710	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	165.80/cwt	158.00–171.00	786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	153.40/cwt	147.50–159.00	873	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	123.03/cwt	120.00–129.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	141.20/cwt	137.50–144.00	794	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	723	103.23/cwt	102.50–104.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	138.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.98/cwt	137.00–141.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	139.98/cwt	137.50–142.50	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	149.75/cwt	143.00–154.00	705	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	151.42/cwt	145.00–155.00	639	10

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 667Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 224Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 35

Current goat receipts 8.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	122.50–130.00	126.45
2	—	715	111.00–112.00	111.49
4	—	333	120.00–122.50	120.64
4	—	590	117.50–122.50	120.63
2	—	538	114.00–120.00	117.01
2	—	673	112.50–117.50	114.97
2	—	373	132.50–136.00	134.21
2	—	268	130.00–132.50	131.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	142.50–149.00	146.01
2	—	708	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	205	142.50–153.00	147.62
6	—	267	132.50–142.50	136.59
8	—	618	127.00–136.00	132.03
8	—	519	137.50–148.00	141.67
11	—	375	137.50–150.00	143.04
7	—	562	137.50–144.00	141.20
17	—	471	143.00–154.00	149.75
10	—	422	145.00–155.00	151.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	98.00–100.00	99.00
2	—	673	104.00–106.00	105.01
2	—	580	100.00–102.50	101.24
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	102.50–104.00	103.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	289	185.00–197.50	190.39
13	—	374	160.00–172.50	165.60
3	—	577	150.00–160.00	155.95
2	—	645	135.00–140.00	137.50
3	—	520	155.00–159.00	156.29
9	—	326	170.00–182.50	174.86
4	—	431	160.00–173.00	166.71
4	—	471	167.00–176.00	171.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00–150.00	145.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	133.00–142.50	137.75
3	—	367	140.00–150.00	146.59
2	—	275	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	100.00–107.50	103.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	135.00–147.00	140.18
15	—	527	159.00–170.00	164.23
15	—	426	160.00–172.00	166.55
9	—	474	158.00–171.00	165.80
10	—	569	147.50–159.00	153.40
2	—	673	137.00–141.00	138.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	99.00–103.00	101.04
2	—	875	108.00–111.00	109.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	138.00–140.00	138.97
2	—	580	142.50–147.00	144.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	175.00–180.00	177.35
4	—	481	172.00–174.00	173.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	140.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	718	117.00–120.00	118.51
5	—	464	130.00–140.00	135.44
2	—	635	130.00	130.00
3	—	683	120.00–129.00	123.03
2	—	558	135.00–141.00	138.01
2	—	413	137.50–142.50	139.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	100.00–107.50	103.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,043	78.00–81.00	79.33
12	—	963	64.00–70.00	67.13
6	—	847	45.00–50.00	47.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,625	78.00–83.00	79.63
36	—	1,586	70.00–76.00	74.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,186	78.00–84.00	79.98
11	—	1,227	70.00–72.00	70.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,574	94.00–100.00	97.40
3	—	1,550	110.00–113.00	111.16

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,011.00	1,011.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	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	—	830	485.00–525.00	505.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle