Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher on Breakers and Boners with Lean cows trading steady to weak. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.30/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$131.30

107 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$12.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

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	539	134.46	725	80
Medium and Large 3	470	121.95	573	27

One grade step is worth $12.51/cwt here — about $152 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 sale107 hd

131.30

—

NC average8 barns · 735 hd

129.54

+1.76

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	1,705	107.60	1,835	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	84.27	1,358	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	83.67	1,027	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	59.44	576	8thin

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 1-2	—	389	148.54/cwt	142.00–159.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	167.83/cwt	165.00–170.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	123.60/cwt	120.00–128.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.44/cwt	124.00–149.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	104.90/cwt	100.00–113.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	131.38/cwt	125.00–136.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	116.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	169.81/cwt	163.00–176.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.25/cwt	162.00–174.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	150.92/cwt	139.00–161.00	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.98/cwt	131.00–144.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	158.95/cwt	147.00–166.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	139.05/cwt	127.50–145.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	120.51/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	155.68/cwt	152.00–164.00	992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	147.89/cwt	138.00–153.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	168.65/cwt	162.50–173.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	149.04/cwt	142.50–155.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	122.04/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	76.97/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,020	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	89.59/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,530	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	85.95/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,333	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	46.86/cwt	44.00–50.00	381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	60.37/cwt	60.00–61.00	574	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	66.89/cwt	66.00–68.00	729	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	77.37/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,306	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	90.80/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,155	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	82.47/cwt	80.00–87.00	980	13
Bulls	—	—	1,982	119.45/cwt	114.00–126.00	2,367	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	106.44/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,772	10
Bulls	—	—	1,377	91.69/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,263	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.30/cwt	128.00–136.00	897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.90/cwt	135.00–148.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	119.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	150.19/cwt	140.00–159.00	641	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.71/cwt	140.00–154.00	838	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	149.52/cwt	135.00–158.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	127.66/cwt	112.50–133.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.43/cwt	140.00–154.00	772	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	126.37/cwt	112.50–137.50	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	127.70/cwt	117.50–137.50	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	128.15/cwt	117.50–134.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	123.84/cwt	117.00–128.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	121.63/cwt	116.00–127.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.10/cwt	134.00–147.00	732	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.13/cwt	130.00–146.00	647	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	127.42/cwt	122.50–132.50	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	129.02/cwt	122.00–142.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.70/cwt	125.00–137.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	560	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 May 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 630Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 288Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 38Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	142.00–159.00	148.54
1	—	970	92.00	92.00
9	—	424	124.00–149.00	135.44
3	—	768	100.00–113.00	104.90
11	—	570	131.00–144.00	137.98
5	—	733	125.00	125.00
18	—	526	134.00–147.00	139.10
16	—	475	130.00–146.00	136.13
2	—	315	122.50–132.50	127.42
3	—	688	122.00–142.00	129.02
7	—	628	125.00–137.00	131.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
6	—	476	120.00–128.00	123.60
7	—	369	125.00–136.00	131.38
2	—	668	113.00–119.00	116.01
5	—	417	117.00–128.00	123.84
2	—	528	116.00–127.00	121.63
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
2	—	555	100.00–102.00	100.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	165.00–170.00	167.83
2	—	315	163.00–176.00	169.81
8	—	475	162.00–174.00	166.25
9	—	569	139.00–161.00	150.92
5	—	510	147.00–166.00	158.95
4	—	714	127.50–145.00	139.05
2	—	858	119.00–122.00	120.51
9	—	637	152.00–164.00	155.68
2	—	778	140.00	140.00
8	—	671	138.00–153.00	147.89
7	—	414	162.50–173.00	168.65
1	—	815	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	147.50	147.50
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	146.00	146.00
1	—	560	137.50	137.50
1	—	430	147.50	147.50
1	—	315	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	134.00–136.00	134.99
3	—	387	142.50–155.00	149.04
1	—	810	119.00	119.00
2	—	863	117.00–127.00	122.04
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
6	—	673	128.00–136.00	133.30
9	—	620	135.00–148.00	141.90
12	—	427	140.00–159.00	150.19
9	—	571	140.00–154.00	146.71
7	—	479	135.00–158.00	149.52
10	—	520	140.00–154.00	148.43
1	—	755	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
2	—	673	115.00–125.00	119.94
6	—	571	112.50–133.00	127.66
5	—	415	112.50–137.50	126.37
2	—	368	117.50–137.50	127.70
2	—	618	120.00–130.00	124.98
3	—	472	117.50–134.00	128.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	75.00–79.00	76.97
5	—	1,272	88.00–94.00	90.80
13	—	1,188	80.00–87.00	82.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	89.00–91.00	89.59
11	—	1,551	83.00–88.00	85.95
5	—	1,688	73.00–79.00	77.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	44.00–50.00	46.86
3	—	950	60.00–61.00	60.37
3	—	1,090	66.00–68.00	66.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,982	114.00–126.00	119.45
10	—	1,665	98.00–111.00	106.44
3	—	1,377	87.00–94.00	91.69

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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