Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.74/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$138.74

108 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$14.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

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	578	146.57	847	51
Medium and Large 2-3	527	131.73	694	57

One grade step is worth $14.84/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 sale108 hd

138.74

—

NC average7 barns · 801 hd

133.89

+4.85

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	1,571	106.34	1,671	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	81.77	1,258	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,323	81.41	1,077	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	67.32	659	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$926	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$766	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,063	$737	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,277	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	860	$928	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2-3	—	422	148.94/cwt	142.00–159.00	629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	141.44/cwt	136.00–149.00	801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	125.03/cwt	121.00–129.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	152.38/cwt	140.00–161.00	571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	147.07/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,000	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	150.24/cwt	140.00–153.00	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	121.75/cwt	118.00–126.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	132.86/cwt	122.00–139.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	120.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	135.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.03/cwt	139.00–149.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	130.57/cwt	123.00–137.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	140.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	166.78/cwt	165.00–169.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	155.79/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,129	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	135.96/cwt	126.00–142.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	140.00/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	141.72/cwt	138.00–146.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	179.34/cwt	176.00–180.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	134.75/cwt	128.00–142.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	160.96/cwt	153.00–169.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	151.83/cwt	145.00–160.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	161.35/cwt	140.00–165.00	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	167.18/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	179.04/cwt	170.00–182.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	133.07/cwt	128.00–138.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	164.57/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,006	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	148.06/cwt	146.00–150.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	143.65/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	155.44/cwt	150.00–158.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	147.96/cwt	142.00–155.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	150.05/cwt	146.00–158.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	157.14/cwt	149.00–165.00	827	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	83.18/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,300	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	74.69/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,061	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	58.87/cwt	53.00–64.00	560	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	71.54/cwt	65.00–76.00	710	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	73.68/cwt	70.00–76.00	932	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	89.92/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,229	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	82.04/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,094	17
Bulls	—	—	1,525	107.09/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,633	9
Bulls	—	—	1,474	99.04/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,460	4
Bulls	—	—	1,975	117.58/cwt	116.00–119.00	2,322	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	766.29/head	675.00–890.00	766	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	925.81/head	900.00–950.00	926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	737.18/head	725.00–750.00	737	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	928.05/head	625.00–1,100.00	928	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,277.41/head	1,000.00–1,365.00	1,277	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	162.84/cwt	156.00–170.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.94/cwt	146.00–160.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	139.22/cwt	132.00–145.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	142.10/cwt	130.00–147.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	151.34/cwt	140.00–156.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	142.83/cwt	139.00–149.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	136.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	168.26/cwt	160.00–175.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	142.23/cwt	136.00–150.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	134.08/cwt	126.00–144.00	627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	132.82/cwt	125.00–141.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	128.70/cwt	120.00–139.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	134.74/cwt	134.00–135.00	446	4

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 Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 833Last week 546Year ago 759

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 210Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 44Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	142.00–159.00	148.94
7	—	566	136.00–149.00	141.44
2	—	765	121.00–129.00	125.03
9	—	375	140.00–161.00	152.38
5	—	624	132.00–145.00	139.22
7	—	472	130.00–147.00	142.10
4	—	665	130.00–140.00	136.48
2	—	730	130.00–138.00	134.05
3	—	320	160.00–175.00	168.26
8	—	514	136.00–150.00	142.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	138.00–149.00	143.65
4	—	625	150.00–158.00	155.44
6	—	666	142.00–155.00	147.96
6	—	563	146.00–158.00	150.05
2	—	310	174.00–175.00	174.51
7	—	526	149.00–165.00	157.14
6	—	418	156.00–170.00	162.84
5	—	480	146.00–160.00	154.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	680	138.00–150.00	147.07
10	—	487	140.00–153.00	150.24
4	—	533	139.00–149.00	143.03
4	—	715	135.00–143.00	140.00
4	—	634	138.00–146.00	141.72
8	—	433	140.00–156.00	151.34
6	—	567	139.00–149.00	142.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	118.00–126.00	121.75
4	—	630	122.00–139.00	132.86
4	—	773	118.00–125.00	120.99
7	—	424	130.00–140.00	135.71
5	—	564	123.00–137.00	130.57
7	—	381	126.00–142.00	135.96
9	—	468	126.00–144.00	134.08
8	—	523	125.00–141.00	132.82
5	—	676	120.00–139.00	128.70
4	—	331	134.00–135.00	134.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	135.00–150.00	140.93
3	—	567	128.00–142.00	134.75
5	—	463	153.00–169.00	160.96
4	—	620	145.00–160.00	151.83
9	—	521	140.00–165.00	161.35
2	—	730	128.00–138.00	133.07
2	—	433	146.00–150.00	148.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	165.00–169.00	166.78
10	—	725	140.00–159.00	155.79
6	—	494	176.00–180.00	179.34
11	—	661	158.00–170.00	167.18
6	—	520	170.00–182.00	179.04
14	—	611	162.00–174.00	164.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,563	78.00–87.00	83.18
2	—	1,420	73.00–77.00	74.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	53.00–64.00	58.87
10	—	992	65.00–76.00	71.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,265	70.00–76.00	73.68
6	—	1,367	88.00–91.00	89.92
17	—	1,334	77.00–88.00	82.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,525	102.00–112.00	107.09
4	—	1,474	91.00–102.00	99.04
2	—	1,975	116.00–119.00	117.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	973	675.00–890.00	766.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	900.00–950.00	925.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	725.00–750.00	737.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	860	625.00–1,100.00	928.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,191	1,000.00–1,365.00	1,277.41

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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Slaughter Cattle

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