Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goats receipts 4.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 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 mostly average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.62/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$145.62

82 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$40.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.08

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	486	150.80	733	69
Medium and Large 3	535	122.87	657	8thin
Small 1-2	610	110.58	674	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.22/cwt here — about $58 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 sale82 hd

145.62

—

NC average6 barns · 380 hd

132.54

+13.08

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	1,919	104.21	2,000	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	79.75	1,236	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	78.06	869	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	921	66.30	610	36

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$888	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$730	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	788	$809	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Fancy	—	405	167.67/cwt	167.00–169.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	123.44/cwt	121.00–126.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	121.47/cwt	118.00–125.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.67/cwt	141.00–150.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	174.67/cwt	174.00–175.00	739	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	703	109.34/cwt	108.00–111.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	141.15/cwt	139.00–146.00	881	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	112.45/cwt	108.00–117.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	157.56/cwt	150.00–163.00	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	144.31/cwt	138.00–148.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	422	142.41/cwt	137.00–145.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	353	141.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.32/cwt	147.00–158.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	163.72/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	172.00/cwt	171.00–173.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	167.55/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,051	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,060	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	986	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	184.27/cwt	177.00–187.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	154.54/cwt	150.00–159.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	157.01/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,193	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,130	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	140.56/cwt	138.00–143.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	156.21/cwt	150.00–163.00	814	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	268	153.98/cwt	152.00–156.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	678	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	198.44/cwt	190.00–208.00	635	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	771	38.88/cwt	37.00–42.00	300	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	86.12/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,439	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	80.65/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,263	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	73.06/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,021	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	68.53/cwt	67.00–71.00	742	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	85.71/cwt	84.00–90.00	998	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	62.70/cwt	60.00–66.00	587	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	74.54/cwt	70.00–78.00	707	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	65.35/cwt	63.00–67.00	923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	79.60/cwt	76.00–83.00	884	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	56.64/cwt	55.00–58.00	544	2
Bulls	—	—	1,919	104.21/cwt	101.00–107.00	2,000	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,015	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,165	1,113.47/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	895	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	805	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	595	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	770	690.34/head	600.00–775.00	690	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	903	1,094.24/head	1,040.00–1,150.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	172.44/cwt	165.00–178.00	736	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	167.90/cwt	164.00–170.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	488	149.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	623	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	153.52/cwt	152.00–155.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	163.00/cwt	156.00–169.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	127.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	156.39/cwt	150.00–161.00	887	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	153.48/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	156.52/cwt	154.00–159.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.52/cwt	134.00–140.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.73/cwt	162.00–169.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	149.32/cwt	146.00–151.00	797	7

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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 423Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 93Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 10

Current goats receipts 4.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	167.00–169.00	167.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	121.00–126.00	123.44
2	—	318	118.00–125.00	121.47
2	—	478	120.00–126.00	123.05
2	—	615	120.00–127.00	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	141.00–150.00	145.67
6	—	624	139.00–146.00	141.15
9	—	424	150.00–163.00	157.56
7	—	329	138.00–148.00	144.31
8	—	474	147.00–158.00	152.32
4	—	680	134.00–140.00	136.52
6	—	383	162.00–169.00	165.73
7	—	534	146.00–151.00	149.32
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	108.00–111.00	109.34
2	—	470	108.00–117.00	112.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	137.00–145.00	142.41
2	—	353	139.00–145.00	141.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	174.00–175.00	174.67
6	—	675	155.00–167.00	163.72
2	—	465	171.00–173.00	172.00
2	—	515	164.00	164.00
7	—	627	164.00–170.00	167.55
7	—	382	177.00–187.00	184.27
2	—	760	155.00–159.00	157.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	150.00–159.00	154.54
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,060	93.00	93.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,130	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	138.00–143.00	140.56
2	—	673	124.00–130.00	127.06
2	—	328	138.00–139.00	138.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	147.00–148.00	147.50
10	—	521	150.00–163.00	156.21
13	—	427	165.00–178.00	172.44
3	—	277	164.00–170.00	167.90
7	—	476	156.00–169.00	163.00
3	—	755	141.00–145.00	143.00
6	—	567	150.00–161.00	156.39
2	—	680	151.00–156.00	153.48
2	—	620	154.00–159.00	156.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	152.00–156.00	153.98
2	—	678	144.00–147.00	145.48
3	—	488	148.00–150.00	149.34
2	—	623	146.00–148.00	147.00
2	—	425	152.00–155.00	153.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	190.00–208.00	198.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	771	37.00–42.00	38.88
10	—	936	60.00–66.00	62.70
21	—	949	70.00–78.00	74.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,671	85.00–89.00	86.12
39	—	1,566	76.00–84.00	80.65
14	—	1,398	68.00–75.00	73.06
3	—	1,413	63.00–67.00	65.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,083	67.00–71.00	68.53
12	—	1,164	84.00–90.00	85.71
24	—	1,111	76.00–83.00	79.60
2	—	960	55.00–58.00	56.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,919	101.00–107.00	104.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,113.47
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	595	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	770	600.00–775.00	690.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	903	1,040.00–1,150.00	1,094.24

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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