Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.30/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$122.30

146 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$38.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

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	570	132.96	758	90
Medium 2	496	111.84	555	33
Large 1-2	439	100.55	441	4thin
Medium 3	463	94.52	438	19thin

One grade step is worth $38.45/cwt here — about $320 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 sale146 hd

122.30

—

NC average3 barns · 267 hd

118.80

+3.50

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	1,749	98.26	1,719	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,405	76.98	1,082	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	74.51	1,071	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	60.00	629	51

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$713	2thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	153.18/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	162.91/cwt	150.00–167.00	849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	124.68/cwt	120.00–133.00	766	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	425	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	434	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	143.55/cwt	140.00–157.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	152.89/cwt	142.50–169.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.77/cwt	131.00–151.00	679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.05/cwt	125.00–146.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	128.46/cwt	119.00–132.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.70/cwt	110.00–125.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	416	121.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	629	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	366	123.31/cwt	108.00–132.50	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	99.99/cwt	98.00–102.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	113.55/cwt	105.00–121.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	112.66/cwt	102.00–122.00	580	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	970	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	573	93.62/cwt	88.00–99.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.71/cwt	161.00–168.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	165.14/cwt	150.00–177.50	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	144.92/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	155.51/cwt	145.00–171.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	153.35/cwt	140.00–162.00	946	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	638	45.45/cwt	41.00–50.00	290	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	935	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	157.23/cwt	150.00–165.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	951	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	421	91.82/cwt	80.00–116.00	387	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	86.88/cwt	84.00–92.50	308	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	654	77.14/cwt	71.00–79.00	504	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	89.67/cwt	76.00–102.50	282	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	820	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	533	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	650	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	260	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	778	68.64/cwt	60.00–77.00	534	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	64.98/cwt	64.00–66.00	348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	147.41/cwt	132.50–160.00	346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	130.29/cwt	127.00–136.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	113.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	162.02/cwt	145.00–177.50	766	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.31/cwt	130.00–148.00	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	164.84/cwt	157.50–177.00	686	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	48.15/cwt	37.00–55.00	423	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	63.65/cwt	56.00–69.00	700	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	74.51/cwt	68.00–80.00	1,071	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,662	84.74/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,408	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	75.53/cwt	69.00–83.00	1,025	64
Bulls	—	—	1,931	109.40/cwt	107.00–114.00	2,113	8
Bulls	—	—	1,707	96.28/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,643	10
Bulls	—	—	1,407	75.13/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,057	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	985	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,010	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	543	86.01/cwt	84.00–88.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	610	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	673	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	320	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	296	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	477	95.23/cwt	86.00–105.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	330	141.63/cwt	132.50–147.50	467	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	122.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	519	119.91/cwt	117.50–122.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	623	119.32/cwt	114.00–126.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	369	136.91/cwt	125.00–145.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	165.28/cwt	150.00–183.00	602	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	165.73/cwt	150.00–187.50	537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.71/cwt	139.00–156.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.45/cwt	130.00–150.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	469	130.62/cwt	120.00–140.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.77/cwt	120.00–147.50	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	153.68/cwt	132.50–160.00	427	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	418	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.61/cwt	127.50–137.50	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	115.47/cwt	111.00–121.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	109.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	161.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,177	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	638	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	253	96.24/cwt	95.00–97.50	243	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	429	98.94/cwt	90.00–105.00	424	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	93.67/cwt	90.00–97.50	431	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	675	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	720	85.75/cwt	79.00–92.50	617	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	80.00–100.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	388	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,100	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	220	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	218	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	119.49/cwt	112.50–135.00	263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	338	93.55/cwt	87.00–100.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	113.37/cwt	105.00–123.00	366	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 Jan 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 477Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 281Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 20Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
2	—	670	116.00	116.00
3	—	375	130.00–131.00	130.33
1	—	970	117.00	117.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	140.00–164.00	153.18
9	—	521	150.00–167.00	162.91
4	—	475	161.00–168.00	164.71
3	—	335	150.00–177.50	165.14
2	—	723	137.00–153.00	144.92
5	—	362	145.00–171.00	155.51
1	—	870	155.00	155.00
18	—	617	140.00–162.00	153.35
1	—	830	141.00	141.00
2	—	415	150.00–165.00	157.23
1	—	910	132.50	132.50
1	—	580	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	102.00	102.00
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
2	—	573	88.00–99.00	93.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	120.00–133.00	124.68
7	—	431	140.00–157.00	143.55
8	—	355	142.50–169.00	152.89
14	—	469	131.00–151.00	144.77
11	—	526	125.00–146.00	136.05
12	—	585	119.00–132.00	128.46
5	—	660	110.00–125.00	118.70
2	—	1,030	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,095	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,350	110.00	110.00
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
5	—	280	127.50–137.50	132.61
4	—	719	111.00–121.00	115.47
3	—	832	105.00–111.00	109.00
3	—	327	160.00–163.00	161.01
3	—	220	112.50–135.00	119.49
2	—	1,462	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	120.00–125.00	121.26
4	—	629	110.00	110.00
5	—	366	108.00–132.50	123.31
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
2	—	575	108.00–110.00	109.03
2	—	775	98.00–102.00	99.99
3	—	265	100.00	100.00
3	—	477	105.00–121.00	113.55
4	—	515	102.00–122.00	112.66
1	—	1,100	96.00	96.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	105.00–123.00	113.37
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	105.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	460	90.00–97.50	93.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,177	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	90.00–94.00	92.01
2	—	253	95.00–97.50	96.24
4	—	429	90.00–105.00	98.94
1	—	675	79.00	79.00
2	—	720	79.00–92.50	85.75
2	—	525	80.00–100.00	90.00
2	—	388	102.00–105.00	103.49
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	220	99.00	99.00
2	—	338	87.00–100.00	93.55
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	41.00–50.00	45.45
1	—	935	74.00	74.00
1	—	650	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	80.00–116.00	91.82
3	—	355	84.00–92.50	86.88
7	—	654	71.00–79.00	77.14
2	—	315	76.00–102.50	89.67
1	—	820	65.00	65.00
2	—	778	60.00–77.00	68.64
2	—	535	64.00–66.00	64.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	235	132.50–160.00	147.41
3	—	712	127.00–136.00	130.29
2	—	778	110.00–116.00	113.07
17	—	473	145.00–177.50	162.02
5	—	628	130.00–148.00	140.31
5	—	416	157.50–177.00	164.84
17	—	364	150.00–183.00	165.28
10	—	324	150.00–187.50	165.73
7	—	521	139.00–156.00	149.71
6	—	568	130.00–150.00	144.45
5	—	665	120.00–147.50	136.77
4	—	278	132.50–160.00	153.68
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	84.00–88.00	86.01
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
1	—	610	84.00	84.00
2	—	673	90.00	90.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	92.50	92.50
3	—	477	86.00–105.00	95.23
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	132.50–147.50	141.63
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
3	—	575	120.00–126.00	122.63
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
4	—	519	117.50–122.00	119.91
3	—	623	114.00–126.00	119.32
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
4	—	369	125.00–145.00	136.91
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
7	—	469	120.00–140.00	130.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	879	37.00–55.00	48.15
39	—	1,100	56.00–69.00	63.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,437	68.00–80.00	74.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,662	83.00–87.00	84.74
64	—	1,357	69.00–83.00	75.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,931	107.00–114.00	109.40
10	—	1,707	90.00–104.00	96.28
3	—	1,407	70.00–81.00	75.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	725.00	725.00

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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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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