Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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 $126.21/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$126.21

123 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$55.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.66

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	543	141.40	768	81
Medium 2	510	113.37	578	17thin
Medium 3	560	85.74	480	25

One grade step is worth $55.65/cwt here — about $288 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 sale123 hd

126.21

—

NC average8 barns · 1,000 hd

138.87

−12.66

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	—	Low	1,516	97.02	1,471	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	85.16	1,142	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	83.01	1,361	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	65.59	682	45

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)	934	$845	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	918	$702	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium 3	—	490	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	205	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.32/cwt	131.00–164.00	647	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	682	104.59/cwt	100.00–111.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	122.61/cwt	121.00–123.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	528	87.66/cwt	85.00–91.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	148.92/cwt	135.00–161.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	113.77/cwt	108.00–124.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	134.41/cwt	126.00–144.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	128.51/cwt	120.00–135.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.62/cwt	119.00–132.50	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	114.70/cwt	102.50–123.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	180.86/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	148.50/cwt	142.50–160.00	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	137.78/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	525	129.90/cwt	120.00–140.00	682	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	608	133.98/cwt	115.00–142.00	815	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	177.32/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,126	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	451	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	165.99/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	192.74/cwt	183.00–199.00	914	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	363	118.65/cwt	112.50–126.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,116	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	388	130.42/cwt	130.00–131.00	506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	178.37/cwt	157.50–194.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	143.01/cwt	130.00–157.50	954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	111.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	104.34/cwt	100.00–108.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	135.03/cwt	120.00–155.00	826	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	52.01/cwt	40.00–58.00	392	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	69.98/cwt	60.00–76.00	793	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	83.01/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,361	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	91.74/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,374	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	83.31/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,081	57
Bulls	—	—	1,208	82.53/cwt	78.00–88.00	997	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	110.56/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	100.88/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,626	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	702.25/head	640.00–800.00	702	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	844.59/head	650.00–1,025.00	845	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	122.50/cwt	110.00–135.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	160.43/cwt	142.00–172.50	939	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	420	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	389	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	335	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	192.88/cwt	165.00–202.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	186.06/cwt	172.50–200.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	376	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	282	136.75/cwt	122.50–145.00	386	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	333	134.27/cwt	120.00–147.50	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	182.50/cwt	160.00–205.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	135.05/cwt	133.00–137.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	120.13/cwt	113.00–139.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	145.81/cwt	130.00–157.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	177.43/cwt	172.50–192.00	928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	159.10/cwt	142.50–175.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	151.88/cwt	147.50–156.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	173.03/cwt	154.00–195.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	575	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	532	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	820	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	146.11/cwt	130.00–161.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	409	88.10/cwt	80.00–97.50	360	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	675	86.20/cwt	72.00–95.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	106.37/cwt	102.50–110.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	84.09/cwt	80.00–87.50	227	3

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 Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 696Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 246Year ago 263

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	77.00	77.00
1	—	205	95.00	95.00
4	—	528	85.00–91.00	87.66
1	—	575	92.50	92.50
5	—	820	79.00	79.00
1	—	610	85.00	85.00
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
4	—	409	80.00–97.50	88.10
4	—	675	72.00–95.00	86.20
3	—	270	80.00–87.50	84.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
20	—	425	131.00–164.00	152.32
7	—	365	135.00–161.00	148.92
5	—	716	108.00–124.00	113.77
5	—	613	126.00–144.00	134.41
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
3	—	325	120.00–135.00	128.51
2	—	663	119.00–132.50	125.62
1	—	1,325	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,205	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,085	107.50	107.50
1	—	950	109.00	109.00
10	—	569	142.50–160.00	148.50
7	—	524	130.00–157.00	145.81
9	—	464	130.00–161.00	146.11
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	100.00–111.00	104.59
5	—	472	121.00–123.00	122.61
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
4	—	423	102.50–123.00	114.70
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
2	—	310	102.50–110.00	106.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	117.00	117.00
4	—	740	131.00–140.00	137.78
1	—	1,070	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	185.00	185.00
5	—	584	174.00–190.00	180.86
1	—	885	132.00	132.00
6	—	635	169.00–184.00	177.32
6	—	371	196.00	196.00
3	—	680	163.00–169.00	165.99
8	—	474	183.00–199.00	192.74
2	—	725	153.00–155.00	153.99
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	120.00–140.00	129.90
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
6	—	608	115.00–142.00	133.98
3	—	363	112.50–126.00	118.65
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	130.00	130.00
7	—	388	130.00–131.00	130.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	157.50–194.00	178.37
5	—	667	130.00–157.50	143.01
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
3	—	977	110.00–116.00	111.96
3	—	912	100.00–108.00	104.34
3	—	612	120.00–155.00	135.03
5	—	585	142.00–172.50	160.43
7	—	369	165.00–202.00	192.88
3	—	268	172.50–200.00	186.06
2	—	340	160.00–205.00	182.50
2	—	775	125.00–134.00	129.50
4	—	866	113.00–139.00	120.13
6	—	523	172.50–192.00	177.43
2	—	235	142.50–175.00	159.10
4	—	715	147.50–156.00	151.88
4	—	479	154.00–195.00	173.03
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	560	110.00–135.00	122.50
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
3	—	282	122.50–145.00	136.75
2	—	333	120.00–147.50	134.27
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
2	—	425	133.00–137.00	135.05
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	92.50	92.50
1	—	335	85.00	85.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	753	40.00–58.00	52.01
34	—	1,133	60.00–76.00	69.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,640	74.00–89.00	83.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,498	89.00–94.00	91.74
57	—	1,297	76.00–88.00	83.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,208	78.00–88.00	82.53
2	—	1,748	110.00–111.00	110.56
8	—	1,612	91.00–108.00	100.88

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)	3	—	918	640.00–800.00	702.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	934	650.00–1,025.00	844.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	900.00	900.00

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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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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