Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 6

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.oo to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mixed, while heifers were 1.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.78/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$122.78

114 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$35.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

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	137.08	662	47
Medium and Large 2	452	123.68	559	33
Small 1-2	498	104.40	520	5thin
Medium and Large 3	516	101.76	525	29

One grade step is worth $35.32/cwt here — about $137 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 sale114 hd

122.78

—

NC average8 barns · 868 hd

124.05

−1.27

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	1,674	105.94	1,773	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	85.33	1,259	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,398	83.53	1,167	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	57.94	541	45

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	137.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	143.64/cwt	139.00–147.50	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.66/cwt	132.50–150.00	681	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.43/cwt	135.00–155.00	614	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	160.08/cwt	153.00–166.00	749	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	690	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	410	128.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.21/cwt	126.00–140.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	157.65/cwt	153.00–162.50	894	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	108.99/cwt	102.50–115.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	113.92/cwt	110.00–117.50	311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	102.35/cwt	98.00–106.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	680	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	568	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.55/cwt	105.00–108.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	783	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	920	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	8,471	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	581.00/cwt	581.00–581.00	4,822	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	935	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,405	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	724.00/cwt	724.00–724.00	6,987	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	748	687.96/cwt	675.00–700.00	5,146	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	733	588.50/cwt	550.00–630.00	4,314	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	104.11/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,802	8
Bulls	—	—	1,240	83.06/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,030	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	119.20/cwt	112.00–133.00	2,185	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	89.74/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,344	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	80.45/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,093	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	68.06/cwt	63.00–72.00	642	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	68.40/cwt	64.00–71.00	708	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	88.39/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,365	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	81.62/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,104	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	31.66/cwt	26.00–39.00	296	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	54.00/cwt	44.00–63.00	490	19
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	605	88.80/cwt	82.50–95.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.41/cwt	158.00–167.50	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	154.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	809	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	539	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	527	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	130.46/cwt	125.00–139.00	943	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	255	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	172.48/cwt	160.00–187.50	654	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	870	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	679	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	178.27/cwt	165.00–195.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	171.56/cwt	160.00–185.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.42/cwt	160.00–181.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	365	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	148.30/cwt	135.00–157.50	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	145.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	155.11/cwt	146.00–162.50	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	143.61/cwt	130.00–157.50	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	161.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	146.96/cwt	140.00–157.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	136.47/cwt	132.00–141.00	572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	166.03/cwt	150.00–174.50	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.55/cwt	130.00–148.00	648	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	508	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	129.12/cwt	120.00–137.50	431	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.50	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	830	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	809	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	550	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	136.82/cwt	128.00–140.50	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	875	103.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.83/cwt	124.00–127.50	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.03/cwt	134.00–144.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	126.13/cwt	120.00–137.50	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	121.84/cwt	120.00–127.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	125.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	119.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	103.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	805	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 915Year ago 1,558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 245Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 24Year ago 35

Current goat receipts 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
1	—	830	85.00	85.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	105.00–108.00	106.55
2	—	783	115.00–120.00	117.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	130.00–145.00	137.55
1	—	790	127.50	127.50
11	—	474	132.50–150.00	143.66
11	—	428	135.00–155.00	143.43
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
3	—	568	126.00–140.00	131.21
2	—	603	121.00–125.00	122.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	139.00–147.50	143.64
4	—	665	135.00–138.00	136.27
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
14	—	468	153.00–166.00	160.08
6	—	567	153.00–162.50	157.65
6	—	433	158.00–167.50	162.41
13	—	522	150.00–165.00	154.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	140.00–148.00	144.16
1	—	545	148.00	148.00
2	—	475	149.00–150.00	149.49
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	82.50–95.00	88.80
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	104.00	104.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	96.00	96.00
1	—	425	97.50	97.50
1	—	460	95.00	95.00
1	—	370	95.00	95.00
1	—	635	80.00	80.00
1	—	550	88.00	88.00
1	—	805	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	125.00–131.00	128.04
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	102.50–115.00	108.99
2	—	273	110.00–117.50	113.92
3	—	655	98.00–106.00	102.35
1	—	185	115.00	115.00
1	—	235	107.50	107.50
1	—	830	97.50	97.50
2	—	875	100.00–107.00	103.52
1	—	355	117.50	117.50
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
3	—	475	100.00–110.00	103.40
2	—	558	100.00–110.00	104.98
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	132.00–141.00	136.47
2	—	345	140.00–145.00	142.50
15	—	471	130.00–148.00	137.55
3	—	385	140.00–142.50	140.81
9	—	586	128.00–140.50	136.82
8	—	520	134.00–144.00	139.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	120.00–137.50	129.12
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
2	—	523	124.00–127.50	125.83
4	—	366	120.00–137.50	126.13
6	—	479	120.00–127.00	121.84
7	—	427	120.00–129.00	125.14
7	—	571	115.00–122.00	119.27
2	—	288	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	98.00	98.00
3	—	527	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	134.00–135.00	134.50
4	—	723	125.00–139.00	130.46
13	—	379	160.00–187.50	172.48
6	—	333	165.00–195.00	178.27
3	—	268	160.00–185.00	171.56
8	—	415	160.00–181.00	170.42
2	—	983	126.00	126.00
1	—	810	135.00	135.00
2	—	920	127.00–128.00	127.51
5	—	568	146.00–162.50	155.11
6	—	468	155.00–165.00	161.41
6	—	624	140.00–157.00	146.96
11	—	525	150.00–174.50	166.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
7	—	376	135.00–157.50	148.30
3	—	332	140.00–150.00	145.18
2	—	520	130.00–137.00	133.47
2	—	253	130.00–157.50	143.61
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	84.00	84.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	57.50	57.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	581.00	581.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	724.00	724.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	748	675.00–700.00	687.96
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	733	550.00–630.00	588.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,731	97.00–110.00	104.11
4	—	1,240	70.00–90.00	83.06
8	—	1,833	112.00–133.00	119.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,498	86.00–99.00	89.74
52	—	1,359	73.00–85.00	80.45
5	—	1,035	64.00–71.00	68.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	943	63.00–72.00	68.06
1	—	1,240	98.00	98.00
6	—	935	26.00–39.00	31.66
19	—	908	44.00–63.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	72.00	72.00
8	—	1,544	86.00–94.00	88.39
3	—	1,353	73.00–85.00	81.62

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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