Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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 $138.76/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$138.76

147 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$58.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

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	539	143.99	776	125
Medium 2	596	112.78	672	19thin
Medium 3	582	85.33	496	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.66/cwt here — about $279 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 sale147 hd

138.76

—

NC average8 barns · 1,133 hd

135.87

+2.88

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	1,628	97.26	1,583	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	78.93	1,055	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	72.29	964	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	60.02	578	48

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)	1,223	$878	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	820	$570	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	854	$879	8

Every lot, as filed

104 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 3	—	435	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	124.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	141.00/cwt	139.00–144.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.73/cwt	139.00–165.00	723	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.34/cwt	109.00–120.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	142.40/cwt	130.00–159.00	461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	171.54/cwt	156.00–183.00	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	171.62/cwt	168.00–177.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	107.04/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	138.86/cwt	124.00–151.00	372	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.92/cwt	134.00–164.00	653	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	129.27/cwt	124.00–134.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	830	96.07/cwt	92.00–100.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	117.65/cwt	107.00–129.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	98.00/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.30/cwt	122.00–151.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	146.30/cwt	139.00–164.00	329	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	662	110.26/cwt	106.00–115.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	400	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	590	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	436	129.83/cwt	118.00–142.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	170.62/cwt	160.00–181.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	119.51/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	169.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,060	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	174.00/cwt	169.00–179.00	734	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	628	117.43/cwt	112.00–123.00	737	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	187.96/cwt	180.00–195.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	148.04/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	161.98/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	193.50/cwt	193.00–194.00	648	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,260	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,235	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	940	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	153.81/cwt	140.00–168.00	952	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	183.88/cwt	170.00–196.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	190.46/cwt	170.00–206.00	630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	169.48/cwt	145.00–178.00	812	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	918	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	72.29/cwt	68.00–77.00	964	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,527	86.93/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,327	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	78.07/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,029	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	739	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	47.42/cwt	42.00–54.00	416	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	64.70/cwt	55.00–70.00	643	35
Bulls	—	—	1,878	111.54/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,095	2
Bulls	—	—	1,215	78.17/cwt	75.00–80.00	950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	98.86/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,663	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,211.91/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	788.24/head	725.00–900.00	788	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	783.25/head	650.00–900.00	783	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	685	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	877.73/head	725.00–1,000.00	878	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	835	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	181.72/cwt	172.00–188.00	756	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	163.29/cwt	147.00–180.00	862	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	270	140.50/cwt	132.00–149.00	379	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	166.11/cwt	166.00–167.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	152.00/cwt	137.00–159.00	784	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	638	103.46/cwt	100.00–107.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,093	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,380	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	903	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	185.98/cwt	172.00–198.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	219	168.14/cwt	154.00–184.00	368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	145.97/cwt	135.00–155.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	116.29/cwt	109.00–120.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	174.91/cwt	167.00–176.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	215	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,270	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	161.45/cwt	150.00–170.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.22/cwt	123.00–146.00	964	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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 769Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 267Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	104.00	104.00
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
1	—	530	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	120.00–127.00	124.67
8	—	524	156.00–183.00	171.54
3	—	570	168.00–177.00	171.62
6	—	483	160.00–181.00	170.62
2	—	925	117.00–122.00	119.51
6	—	627	165.00–175.00	169.10
3	—	422	169.00–179.00	174.00
1	—	800	134.00	134.00
6	—	375	180.00–195.00	187.96
1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00
3	—	713	130.00–158.00	148.04
3	—	657	155.00–166.00	161.98
2	—	335	193.00–194.00	193.50
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
2	—	628	112.00–123.00	117.43
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	139.00–144.00	141.00
19	—	470	139.00–165.00	153.73
3	—	765	109.00–120.00	114.34
8	—	324	130.00–159.00	142.40
2	—	978	104.00–110.00	107.04
11	—	268	124.00–151.00	138.86
17	—	430	134.00–164.00	151.92
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
3	—	677	124.00–134.00	129.27
2	—	1,110	92.00–104.00	98.00
7	—	578	122.00–151.00	139.30
5	—	225	139.00–164.00	146.30
1	—	1,065	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,200	96.00	96.00
12	—	516	137.00–159.00	152.00
3	—	727	109.00–120.00	116.29
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
2	—	830	92.00–100.00	96.07
3	—	420	107.00–129.00	117.65
3	—	498	130.00	130.00
3	—	662	106.00–115.00	110.26
2	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
2	—	638	100.00–107.00	103.46
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	84.00	84.00
1	—	590	88.00	88.00
1	—	755	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	166.00–167.00	166.11
1	—	1,315	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,093	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,380	115.00–119.00	116.99
4	—	903	120.00	120.00
8	—	397	167.00–176.00	174.91
1	—	1,200	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,270	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	118.00–142.00	129.83
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
2	—	270	132.00–149.00	140.50
1	—	215	144.00	144.00
1	—	320	151.00	151.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	140.00–168.00	153.81
10	—	374	170.00–196.00	183.88
9	—	331	170.00–206.00	190.46
30	—	479	145.00–178.00	169.48
3	—	815	122.00–123.00	122.33
3	—	767	119.00–120.00	119.67
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
16	—	416	172.00–188.00	181.72
14	—	528	147.00–180.00	163.29
4	—	286	172.00–198.00	185.98
5	—	219	154.00–184.00	168.14
7	—	684	135.00–155.00	145.97
3	—	570	150.00–170.00	161.45
2	—	718	123.00–146.00	134.22
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	102.00	102.00
1	—	935	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	98.00	98.00
1	—	940	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,334	68.00–77.00	72.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,527	85.00–89.00	86.93
72	—	1,318	72.00–84.00	78.07
2	—	1,055	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	877	42.00–54.00	47.42
35	—	994	55.00–70.00	64.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	109.00–114.00	111.54
2	—	1,215	75.00–80.00	78.17
6	—	1,682	93.00–105.00	98.86

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	—	955	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,223	725.00–1,000.00	877.73
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,211.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	733	725.00–900.00	788.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	650.00–900.00	783.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	675.00	675.00

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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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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