Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher, there were limited comparable sales for slaughter bulls, however a higher undertone was noted. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and

buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.06/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$143.06

145 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$18.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

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	547	146.15	800	90
Medium and Large 2	495	138.19	684	54
Medium and Large 2-3	475	127.50	606	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.65/cwt here — about $195 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 sale145 hd

143.06

—

NC average8 barns · 1,257 hd

139.13

+3.93

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	1,573	108.70	1,710	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	85.50	1,201	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,349	82.93	1,118	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	71.48	741	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.10/cwt	136.00–145.00	867	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.12/cwt	137.50–151.00	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.28/cwt	136.00–155.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	158.77/cwt	150.00–176.00	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.12/cwt	128.00–135.00	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.65/cwt	154.00–167.50	683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	167.06/cwt	162.50–171.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	152.18/cwt	145.00–165.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	141.41/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	159.79/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,003	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	162.54/cwt	157.50–169.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	158.88/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,233	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	141.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	171.30/cwt	167.50–179.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	159.29/cwt	145.00–169.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	156.02/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	157.56/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	180.34/cwt	177.00–186.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	158.48/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	171.40/cwt	164.00–178.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	170.24/cwt	166.00–177.50	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	800	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	228	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	251	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	184.75/cwt	170.00–195.50	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	191.29/cwt	182.00–200.00	603	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	253	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	278	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	188	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	163.38/cwt	152.00–178.00	931	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,095	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	154.07/cwt	147.00–162.50	1,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	187.52/cwt	182.50–192.50	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	169.10/cwt	155.00–177.00	812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	146.96/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	547	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	913	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	74.86/cwt	72.00–76.00	890	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	77.12/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,133	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	87.27/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,214	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,330	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	83.47/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,139	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	76.10/cwt	72.00–83.00	815	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	63.78/cwt	56.00–70.00	624	6
Bulls	—	—	1,544	107.24/cwt	96.00–116.00	1,656	19
Bulls	—	—	1,850	122.56/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	154.77/cwt	148.00–165.00	890	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	159.27/cwt	142.50–168.00	830	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	178.54/cwt	167.50–187.50	755	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	188.43/cwt	180.00–195.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.69/cwt	140.00–155.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	152.54/cwt	150.00–156.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	140.12/cwt	120.00–152.00	943	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	176.98/cwt	174.00–180.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	151.01/cwt	137.50–160.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	142.58/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	154.92/cwt	137.00–169.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	144.22/cwt	138.00–153.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	139.09/cwt	134.00–143.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	140.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	134.28/cwt	125.00–139.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	137.17/cwt	130.00–147.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	129.45/cwt	123.00–136.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.51/cwt	130.00–150.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.46/cwt	124.00–127.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.87/cwt	130.00–147.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.78/cwt	132.00–141.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.87/cwt	137.50–150.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	165.15/cwt	150.00–180.00	547	6

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 719Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 117Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 28

buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
8	—	483	150.00–176.00	158.77
5	—	580	157.50–169.00	162.54
1	—	675	148.00	148.00
5	—	377	167.50–179.00	171.30
4	—	520	145.00–169.00	159.29
2	—	723	154.00–158.00	156.02
3	—	437	166.00–177.50	170.24
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	871	135.00–143.00	141.41
8	—	628	150.00–168.00	159.79
5	—	776	149.00–162.00	158.88
1	—	985	130.00	130.00
1	—	910	139.00	139.00
7	—	679	150.00–168.00	157.56
9	—	462	177.00–186.00	180.34
7	—	729	151.00–167.00	158.48
6	—	512	164.00–178.00	171.40
1	—	840	149.00	149.00
1	—	395	202.50	202.50
1	—	1,010	129.00	129.00
5	—	432	170.00–195.50	184.75
2	—	315	182.00–200.00	191.29
16	—	570	152.00–178.00	163.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	401	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	169.00	169.00
1	—	450	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	112.50	112.50
12	—	619	136.00–145.00	140.10
10	—	530	137.50–151.00	143.12
8	—	574	136.00–155.00	145.28
8	—	719	128.00–135.00	131.12
10	—	420	154.00–167.50	162.65
5	—	379	162.50–171.00	167.06
8	—	471	145.00–165.00	152.18
4	—	665	135.00–150.00	141.17
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
2	—	775	124.00–127.00	125.46
6	—	331	150.00–180.00	165.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
6	—	468	140.00–142.00	140.35
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	134.00–143.00	139.09
5	—	625	125.00–139.00	134.28
4	—	429	130.00–147.00	137.17
2	—	685	123.00–136.00	129.45
7	—	325	130.00–150.00	143.51
9	—	474	130.00–147.00	137.87
6	—	578	132.00–141.00	135.78
2	—	715	125.00–132.00	128.57
6	—	380	137.50–150.00	145.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	109.00	109.00
3	—	253	110.00	110.00
3	—	188	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,095	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	147.00–162.50	154.07
4	—	366	182.50–192.50	187.52
1	—	275	197.50	197.50
7	—	480	155.00–177.00	169.10
3	—	718	142.00–151.00	146.96
13	—	575	148.00–165.00	154.77
13	—	521	142.50–168.00	159.27
14	—	423	167.50–187.50	178.54
3	—	335	180.00–195.00	188.43
6	—	613	150.00–156.00	152.54
2	—	788	134.00–151.00	142.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	152.00	152.00
1	—	600	147.00	147.00
1	—	345	178.00	178.00
3	—	420	140.00–155.00	146.69
8	—	673	120.00–152.00	140.12
2	—	358	174.00–180.00	176.98
1	—	760	132.50	132.50
3	—	518	137.50–160.00	151.01
8	—	481	137.00–169.00	154.92
5	—	563	138.00–153.00	144.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,189	72.00–76.00	74.86
1	—	1,385	96.00	96.00
50	—	1,364	78.00–91.00	83.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,469	74.00–80.00	77.12
19	—	1,391	80.00–93.00	87.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,071	72.00–83.00	76.10
6	—	978	56.00–70.00	63.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,544	96.00–116.00	107.24
2	—	1,850	121.00–124.00	122.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

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