Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: 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 $133.29/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$133.29

172 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$46.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

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	515	144.39	744	121
Medium 2	537	112.81	606	31
Medium 3	491	97.88	480	20

One grade step is worth $46.52/cwt here — about $264 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 sale172 hd

133.29

—

NC average8 barns · 805 hd

134.33

−1.04

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	1,593	96.96	1,545	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,375	79.56	1,094	104
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	75.21	1,177	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	62.73	631	85

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)	905	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,175	10

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1-2	—	570	167.13/cwt	144.00–178.00	953	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	605	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	188.02/cwt	180.00–192.50	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	168.48/cwt	163.00–174.00	891	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	568	135.79/cwt	132.50–140.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	154.65/cwt	136.00–166.00	957	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	595	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	429	139.22/cwt	130.00–150.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	152.49/cwt	135.00–167.50	720	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	175.38/cwt	158.00–186.00	758	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	445	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.74/cwt	132.50–162.00	768	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.13/cwt	119.00–127.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	145.05/cwt	135.00–160.00	483	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	136.34/cwt	120.00–152.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.03/cwt	121.00–149.00	765	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	157.70/cwt	142.00–170.00	659	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	930	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	255	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	296	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	375	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	95.49/cwt	92.50–100.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	421	115.11/cwt	110.00–131.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	660	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,144	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	285	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	166.08/cwt	152.00–180.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	153.78/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,015	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	423	41.30/cwt	40.00–42.50	175	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	360	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	153	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	940	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	164.48/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	214.06/cwt	206.00–222.00	670	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	275	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	600	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	210	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	585	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	339	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	215	50.00/cwt	40.00–60.00	108	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	335	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	201	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	476	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	299	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	138	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	491	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	372	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	582	59.15/cwt	45.00–70.00	344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	183.83/cwt	169.00–200.00	682	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.74/cwt	140.00–164.00	903	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	150.69/cwt	144.00–163.00	931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	49.36/cwt	40.00–55.00	403	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	65.14/cwt	56.00–73.00	678	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	84.18/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,476	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	74.39/cwt	67.00–82.00	1,152	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	73.71/cwt	73.00–74.00	936	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	89.59/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,239	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	79.48/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,109	78
Bulls	—	—	1,640	95.03/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,558	12
Bulls	—	—	1,545	84.06/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,299	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	106.77/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,602	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,194.33/head	900.00–1,425.00	1,194	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,128.89/head	810.00–1,325.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	552	130.19/cwt	120.00–137.50	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	160.93/cwt	147.50–174.00	673	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	377	147.49/cwt	135.00–155.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	970	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	124.54/cwt	117.00–139.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	132.36/cwt	126.00–139.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	335	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	293	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	423	136.37/cwt	130.00–144.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	588	119.52/cwt	114.00–125.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	728	98.47/cwt	97.00–100.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	667	115.56/cwt	106.00–124.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	163.83/cwt	140.00–177.00	618	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	526	109.97/cwt	104.00–117.50	578	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	119.12/cwt	110.00–128.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	205	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	288	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	565	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	143.62/cwt	135.00–157.50	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	122.22/cwt	110.00–130.00	824	14
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	428	98.79/cwt	92.50–105.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	366	94.28/cwt	82.50–105.00	345	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	485	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.64/cwt	132.50–148.00	969	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	619	97.13/cwt	81.00–105.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	358	128.34/cwt	122.50–132.50	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	113.39/cwt	107.00–120.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	154.97/cwt	145.00–174.00	722	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.05/cwt	140.00–168.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	174.00/cwt	173.00–175.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	137.44/cwt	133.00–143.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 402Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 181Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	144.00–178.00	167.13
1	—	1,185	133.00	133.00
1	—	750	153.00	153.00
4	—	381	180.00–192.50	188.02
4	—	529	163.00–174.00	168.48
7	—	619	136.00–166.00	154.65
3	—	432	158.00–186.00	175.38
1	—	1,010	121.00	121.00
1	—	915	125.00	125.00
5	—	485	152.00–180.00	166.08
1	—	825	145.00	145.00
4	—	660	147.00–156.00	153.78
1	—	280	226.00	226.00
2	—	740	161.00–168.00	164.48
2	—	313	206.00–222.00	214.06
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	147.50	147.50
1	—	665	132.50	132.50
3	—	568	132.50–140.00	135.79
1	—	390	152.50	152.50
6	—	429	130.00–150.00	139.22
2	—	465	120.00–152.00	136.34
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	107.50	107.50
1	—	375	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	101.00	101.00
21	—	472	135.00–167.50	152.49
1	—	1,065	116.00	116.00
17	—	527	132.50–162.00	145.74
2	—	625	119.00–127.00	123.13
5	—	333	135.00–160.00	145.05
15	—	575	121.00–149.00	133.03
17	—	418	142.00–170.00	157.70
15	—	377	140.00–177.00	163.83
4	—	279	135.00–157.50	143.62
14	—	674	110.00–130.00	122.22
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
2	—	773	107.00–120.00	113.39
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
1	—	930	92.00	92.00
2	—	255	115.00–117.50	116.25
3	—	770	92.50–100.00	95.49
4	—	421	110.00–131.00	115.11
2	—	588	114.00–125.00	119.52
2	—	728	97.00–100.00	98.47
3	—	667	106.00–124.00	115.56
4	—	526	104.00–117.50	109.97
5	—	470	110.00–128.00	119.12
1	—	245	117.50	117.50
3	—	358	122.50–132.50	128.34
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
1	—	205	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	106.00	106.00
3	—	565	102.50	102.50
1	—	270	95.00	95.00
2	—	428	92.50–105.00	98.79
5	—	366	82.50–105.00	94.28
1	—	485	102.50	102.50
4	—	619	81.00–105.00	97.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	84.00	84.00
1	—	335	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	371	169.00–200.00	183.83
14	—	576	140.00–164.00	156.74
1	—	1,050	98.00	98.00
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
8	—	618	144.00–163.00	150.69
7	—	760	123.00	123.00
12	—	418	147.50–174.00	160.93
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
2	—	330	145.00–150.00	147.50
2	—	970	100.00–101.00	100.51
2	—	815	105.00–107.00	106.00
13	—	679	132.50–148.00	142.64
1	—	850	114.00	114.00
9	—	466	145.00–174.00	154.97
11	—	519	140.00–168.00	154.05
4	—	718	133.00–143.00	137.44
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	120.00–137.50	130.19
3	—	377	135.00–155.00	147.49
1	—	970	92.00	92.00
3	—	522	117.00–139.00	124.54
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
4	—	478	126.00–139.00	132.36
4	—	423	130.00–144.00	136.37
1	—	330	112.50	112.50
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	184.00	184.00
3	—	515	173.00–175.00	174.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	42.50	42.50
2	—	423	40.00–42.50	41.30
1	—	360	42.50	42.50
1	—	600	35.00	35.00
1	—	585	58.00	58.00
2	—	215	40.00–60.00	50.00
1	—	335	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	66.00	66.00
1	—	440	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00
1	—	515	92.50	92.50
1	—	490	61.00	61.00
1	—	230	60.00	60.00
1	—	655	75.00	75.00
1	—	620	60.00	60.00
3	—	582	45.00–70.00	59.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	817	40.00–55.00	49.36
72	—	1,041	56.00–73.00	65.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	83.00–85.00	84.18
22	—	1,548	67.00–82.00	74.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,270	73.00–74.00	73.71
10	—	1,383	88.00–93.00	89.59
78	—	1,395	75.00–87.00	79.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,640	88.00–102.00	95.03
2	—	1,545	82.00–87.00	84.06
5	—	1,500	105.00–110.00	106.77

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	—	905	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,033	900.00–1,425.00	1,194.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,128	810.00–1,325.00	1,128.89

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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