Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $132.93/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$132.93

267 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$49.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

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	477	139.81	667	211
Large 1-2	434	118.00	512	3thin
Medium 2	435	115.96	505	33
Medium 3	513	90.59	465	20

One grade step is worth $49.22/cwt here — about $202 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 sale267 hd

132.93

—

NC average8 barns · 1,093 hd

136.26

−3.33

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	1,433	99.41	1,425	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,391	90.66	1,261	99
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	85.57	1,329	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	61.95	550	37

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 (2-4 yrs)	670	$670	1thin

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	—	320	122.03/cwt	115.00–130.00	390	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	175.06/cwt	172.00–178.00	902	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	363	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.68/cwt	113.00–128.00	868	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	445	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	140.03/cwt	128.00–162.50	388	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	143.52/cwt	131.00–160.00	468	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	141.76/cwt	127.50–159.00	604	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	145.90/cwt	130.00–161.00	549	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.51/cwt	125.00–157.00	751	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	142.40/cwt	130.00–162.50	299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	137.19/cwt	130.00–144.00	857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	137.87/cwt	120.00–150.00	782	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.52/cwt	117.50–138.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	118.14/cwt	112.50–124.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	116.72/cwt	112.50–120.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	144.26/cwt	124.00–159.00	687	24
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	171.37/cwt	155.00–187.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	185.35/cwt	173.00–194.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	169.21/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	146.52/cwt	133.00–165.00	979	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	313	73.78/cwt	72.50–75.00	231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	172.95/cwt	169.00–178.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	179.25/cwt	163.00–194.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	148.75/cwt	137.50–160.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,000	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,005	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,045	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	816	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	360	77.29/cwt	70.00–85.00	278	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	480	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	312	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	243	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	211	130.72/cwt	122.50–137.50	276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	151.66/cwt	142.50–155.00	356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	146.04/cwt	120.00–154.00	1,044	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	157.39/cwt	140.00–173.00	896	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	173.02/cwt	157.50–196.00	723	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	196.33/cwt	185.00–211.00	644	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	154.46/cwt	137.50–171.00	808	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	51.41/cwt	39.00–59.00	443	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	68.37/cwt	60.00–76.00	618	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	85.57/cwt	77.00–92.00	1,329	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	97.69/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,468	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	87.75/cwt	77.00–94.00	1,179	70
Bulls	—	—	1,399	104.03/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,455	6
Bulls	—	—	1,535	85.54/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,313	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	280	85.27/cwt	80.00–90.00	239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.44/cwt	136.00–152.50	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	121.26/cwt	114.00–134.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	170.50/cwt	155.00–186.00	800	19
Bulls	Medium 3	—	640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	448	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	423	131.14/cwt	117.50–144.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	263	112.26/cwt	107.50–117.50	295	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	395	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	194	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	533	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	468	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	180.69/cwt	157.50–194.00	694	23
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	315	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	464	122.00/cwt	105.00–134.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	566	121.88/cwt	114.00–132.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	386	133.67/cwt	120.00–140.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	429	120.45/cwt	105.00–130.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	116.81/cwt	107.50–123.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	107.47/cwt	104.00–111.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	118.63/cwt	107.50–127.50	450	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	114.94/cwt	110.00–122.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	422	119.70/cwt	117.00–122.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	115.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	870	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	99.87/cwt	95.00–105.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	92.59/cwt	82.50–100.00	292	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	384	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	910	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	205	111.46/cwt	102.50–120.00	228	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	418	90.74/cwt	85.00–97.50	379	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	574	85.54/cwt	80.00–92.50	491	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	156.37/cwt	137.00–167.00	971	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	175.91/cwt	157.50–197.50	493	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 380Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 180Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 16Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	115.00–130.00	122.03
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
2	—	433	140.00	140.00
2	—	485	139.00	139.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	172.00–178.00	175.06
1	—	730	144.00	144.00
7	—	470	155.00–187.00	171.37
4	—	379	173.00–194.00	185.35
5	—	634	166.00–170.00	169.21
3	—	668	133.00–165.00	146.52
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
3	—	577	169.00–178.00	172.95
3	—	418	163.00–194.00	179.25
2	—	335	137.50–160.00	148.75
1	—	885	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	95.00	95.00
1	—	445	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	94.00	94.00
3	—	825	117.00–118.00	117.50
7	—	725	113.00–128.00	119.68
18	—	277	128.00–162.50	140.03
23	—	326	131.00–160.00	143.52
1	—	1,210	106.00	106.00
23	—	426	127.50–159.00	141.76
1	—	1,075	99.00	99.00
25	—	376	130.00–161.00	145.90
25	—	520	125.00–157.00	144.51
11	—	210	130.00–162.50	142.40
13	—	625	130.00–144.00	137.19
13	—	567	120.00–150.00	137.87
1	—	985	94.00	94.00
8	—	669	117.50–138.00	128.52
1	—	1,150	104.00	104.00
24	—	476	124.00–159.00	144.26
3	—	762	107.50–123.00	116.81
1	—	855	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,040	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	112.50–124.00	118.14
3	—	320	112.50–120.00	116.72
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
2	—	685	104.00–111.00	107.47
7	—	379	107.50–127.50	118.63
6	—	472	110.00–122.00	114.94
3	—	422	117.00–122.00	119.70
7	—	529	110.00–119.00	115.62
2	—	205	102.50–120.00	111.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	120.00	120.00
4	—	360	168.00	168.00
1	—	525	163.00	163.00
2	—	405	161.00–163.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	83.00	83.00
1	—	520	99.00	99.00
2	—	375	95.00–105.00	99.87
3	—	315	82.50–100.00	92.59
1	—	465	82.50	82.50
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
1	—	910	83.00	83.00
1	—	710	85.00	85.00
3	—	418	85.00–97.50	90.74
1	—	270	102.50	102.50
4	—	574	80.00–92.50	85.54
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	72.50–75.00	73.78
2	—	360	70.00–85.00	77.29
1	—	480	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,005	104.00	104.00
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
2	—	725	112.00–113.00	112.49
1	—	270	90.00	90.00
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
1	—	795	109.00	109.00
5	—	211	122.50–137.50	130.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	235	142.50–155.00	151.66
8	—	715	120.00–154.00	146.04
8	—	569	140.00–173.00	157.39
22	—	418	157.50–196.00	173.02
17	—	328	185.00–211.00	196.33
13	—	523	137.50–171.00	154.46
5	—	675	136.00–152.50	145.44
3	—	772	114.00–134.00	121.26
19	—	469	155.00–186.00	170.50
23	—	384	157.50–194.00	180.69
11	—	621	137.00–167.00	156.37
7	—	280	157.50–197.50	175.91
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	80.00–90.00	85.27
1	—	640	70.00	70.00
1	—	395	88.00	88.00
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
1	—	215	90.00	90.00
2	—	533	82.00	82.00
2	—	468	102.50	102.50
1	—	580	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	117.50–144.00	131.14
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	107.50–117.50	112.26
2	—	315	130.00–140.00	134.92
6	—	464	105.00–134.00	122.00
5	—	566	114.00–132.00	121.88
4	—	386	120.00–140.00	133.67
5	—	429	105.00–130.00	120.45
1	—	690	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	861	39.00–59.00	51.41
23	—	904	60.00–76.00	68.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,553	77.00–92.00	85.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,503	95.00–104.00	97.69
70	—	1,344	77.00–94.00	87.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,399	97.00–106.00	104.03
2	—	1,535	84.00–87.00	85.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	670.00	670.00

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