Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

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 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 $155.16/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$155.16

292 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$72.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

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	488	161.95	790	241
Medium 2	477	129.31	617	43
Medium 3	640	89.32	572	8thin

One grade step is worth $72.64/cwt here — about $219 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 sale292 hd

155.16

—

NC average8 barns · 1,296 hd

160.52

−5.36

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	1,532	110.02	1,685	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	93.93	1,235	111
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	89.78	1,304	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	69.38	594	43

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)	869	$869	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	808	$790	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	843	$717	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,024	3thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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	—	740	171.76/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	170.70/cwt	157.50–177.50	893	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	180.95/cwt	167.00–192.00	1,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	156.57/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	214.70/cwt	200.00–230.00	702	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	519	140.60/cwt	132.50–150.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	162.40/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,104	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	186.39/cwt	172.50–203.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	186.12/cwt	185.00–187.50	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	178.66/cwt	178.00–180.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	136.19/cwt	135.00–137.50	579	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	138.21/cwt	125.00–150.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	154.87/cwt	137.00–174.00	812	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	176.96/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	120.48/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	164.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	118.37/cwt	114.00–122.50	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	157.23/cwt	140.00–180.00	355	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	618	117.20/cwt	114.00–120.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	126.92/cwt	120.00–142.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	171.94/cwt	140.00–184.00	726	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	164.48/cwt	140.00–180.00	786	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	210.38/cwt	202.50–219.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	172.51/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	180.30/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	214.30/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	186.39/cwt	160.00–204.00	1,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	152.75/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,330	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	873	120.54/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,052	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	810	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	668	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	595	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	199.29/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	202.52/cwt	170.00–230.00	857	8
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	655	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	406	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	688	108.32/cwt	92.00–117.50	745	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,065	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	134.33/cwt	120.00–147.50	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	181.31/cwt	160.00–197.50	1,023	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	151.97/cwt	142.50–170.00	1,027	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	181.93/cwt	165.00–200.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	146.30/cwt	133.00–160.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	147.84/cwt	138.00–159.00	1,070	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	72.66/cwt	60.00–82.00	646	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	89.78/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,304	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	100.67/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,545	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	684	52.50/cwt	45.00–56.00	359	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	89.66/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,054	68
Bulls	—	—	1,660	121.03/cwt	116.00–126.00	2,009	10
Bulls	—	—	1,553	110.66/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,719	13
Bulls	—	—	1,272	90.30/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,149	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	778	627.01/head	600.00–650.00	627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	847.11/head	600.00–1,075.00	847	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	990.55/head	770.00–1,250.00	991	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	765	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	642	501.30/head	400.00–600.00	501	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,023.58/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	150.79/cwt	130.00–162.50	787	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	572	151.36/cwt	135.00–163.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	481	151.56/cwt	120.00–165.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	102.32/cwt	95.00–110.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	282	145.32/cwt	140.00–152.50	410	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	617	151.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	375	141.74/cwt	130.00–157.50	532	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	313	166.30/cwt	165.00–167.50	521	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	421	156.06/cwt	142.50–168.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	178.21/cwt	157.50–195.00	1,100	11
Bulls	Medium 3	—	433	105.17/cwt	95.00–115.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	192.21/cwt	170.00–222.50	911	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	181.16/cwt	172.50–187.50	413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	199.55/cwt	175.00–217.50	758	22
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	132.21/cwt	122.50–140.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	149.92/cwt	140.00–167.50	411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	130.58/cwt	117.50–140.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	795	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	151.43/cwt	136.00–170.00	865	16
Heifers	Medium 3	—	513	90.02/cwt	85.00–95.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	132.34/cwt	129.00–135.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	683	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	374	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	135.14/cwt	130.00–146.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	190.18/cwt	185.00–198.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	140.90/cwt	135.00–147.50	517	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	558	126.10/cwt	117.50–135.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.86/cwt	125.00–156.00	889	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	121.16/cwt	115.00–126.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	184.09/cwt	167.50–215.00	959	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	160.47/cwt	147.50–175.00	525	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	623	87.74/cwt	87.50–88.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	201.73/cwt	180.00–220.00	861	35
Bulls	Medium 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	223	156.06/cwt	155.00–157.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	199.94/cwt	190.00–207.50	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	196.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.29/cwt	147.00–187.50	647	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	139.02/cwt	127.00–151.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	194.53/cwt	175.00–217.50	644	31

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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 608Year ago 915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 155Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	169.00–173.00	171.76
5	—	523	157.50–177.50	170.70
8	—	689	167.00–192.00	180.95
3	—	817	150.00–165.00	156.57
8	—	327	200.00–230.00	214.70
6	—	463	172.50–203.00	186.39
1	—	290	192.50	192.50
4	—	379	202.50–219.00	210.38
1	—	1,070	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,120	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,000	146.00	146.00
1	—	995	145.00	145.00
2	—	765	172.00–173.00	172.51
6	—	571	160.00–204.00	186.39
4	—	871	144.00–158.00	152.75
5	—	622	195.00–206.00	199.29
8	—	423	170.00–230.00	202.52
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	144.00	144.00
4	—	519	132.50–150.00	140.60
1	—	390	152.50	152.50
2	—	425	135.00–137.50	136.19
2	—	265	125.00–150.00	138.21
1	—	235	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	176.00–181.00	180.30
8	—	528	210.00–220.00	214.30
2	—	497	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	680	148.00–165.00	162.40
4	—	418	185.00–187.50	186.12
3	—	520	178.00–180.00	178.66
7	—	575	174.00–180.00	176.96
1	—	455	186.00	186.00
1	—	730	139.00	139.00
4	—	620	160.00–166.00	164.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00
25	—	524	137.00–174.00	154.87
2	—	985	116.00–125.00	120.48
4	—	729	114.00–122.50	118.37
9	—	226	140.00–180.00	157.23
2	—	880	116.00–120.00	117.99
6	—	677	120.00–142.00	126.92
38	—	422	140.00–184.00	171.94
25	—	478	140.00–180.00	164.48
9	—	274	140.00–167.50	149.92
1	—	925	114.00	114.00
16	—	571	136.00–170.00	151.43
18	—	622	125.00–156.00	142.86
3	—	813	115.00–126.00	121.16
13	—	327	147.50–175.00	160.47
14	—	380	147.00–187.50	170.29
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	114.00–120.00	117.20
4	—	315	122.50–140.00	132.21
8	—	473	117.50–140.00	130.58
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
7	—	515	129.00–135.00	132.34
2	—	683	117.50–120.00	118.74
2	—	285	130.00–132.50	131.25
3	—	420	130.00–146.00	135.14
5	—	367	135.00–147.50	140.90
6	—	558	117.50–135.00	126.10
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	795	84.00	84.00
3	—	513	85.00–95.00	90.02
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
2	—	623	87.50–88.00	87.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	293	185.00–198.00	190.18
9	—	323	190.00–207.50	199.94
11	—	374	190.00–200.00	196.30
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	116.00–125.00	120.54
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
3	—	550	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
6	—	688	92.00–117.50	108.32
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	82.50	82.50
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
1	—	655	62.00	62.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	98.00	98.00
1	—	595	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,065	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	120.00–147.50	134.33
20	—	564	160.00–197.50	181.31
7	—	676	142.50–170.00	151.97
7	—	276	165.00–200.00	181.93
4	—	770	133.00–160.00	146.30
4	—	724	138.00–159.00	147.84
11	—	617	157.50–195.00	178.21
31	—	474	170.00–222.50	192.21
6	—	228	172.50–187.50	181.16
22	—	380	175.00–217.50	199.55
27	—	521	167.50–215.00	184.09
35	—	427	180.00–220.00	201.73
4	—	824	127.00–151.00	139.02
31	—	331	175.00–217.50	194.53
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	518	95.00–110.00	102.32
1	—	390	116.00	116.00
2	—	433	95.00–115.00	105.17
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	130.00–162.50	150.79
7	—	572	135.00–163.00	151.36
7	—	481	120.00–165.00	151.56
5	—	282	140.00–152.50	145.32
3	—	617	150.00–155.00	151.99
4	—	375	130.00–157.50	141.74
2	—	313	165.00–167.50	166.30
6	—	421	142.50–168.00	156.06
2	—	223	155.00–157.00	156.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	889	60.00–82.00	72.66
7	—	684	45.00–56.00	52.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,452	84.00–96.00	89.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,535	96.00–106.00	100.67
68	—	1,175	80.00–95.00	89.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,660	116.00–126.00	121.03
13	—	1,553	106.00–115.00	110.66
6	—	1,272	80.00–95.00	90.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	778	600.00–650.00	627.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	642	400.00–600.00	501.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	963	600.00–1,075.00	847.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	914	770.00–1,250.00	990.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	900.00–1,125.00	1,023.58

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