Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.41/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$168.41

243 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$57.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	177.95	870	186
Medium and Large 2	454	146.86	666	36
Medium and Large 3	481	120.84	581	21

One grade step is worth $57.11/cwt here — about $289 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 sale243 hd

168.41

—

NC average8 barns · 981 hd

168.31

+0.10

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	1,569	118.62	1,861	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	106.98	1,443	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	99.53	1,452	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	81.26	723	55

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	595	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

136 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	—	621	190.07/cwt	182.50–197.00	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	226.14/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,309	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	188.62/cwt	182.50–193.00	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	176.21/cwt	175.00–177.50	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	208.83/cwt	204.00–210.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	186.10/cwt	177.00–195.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	159.69/cwt	145.00–168.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	172.23/cwt	160.00–185.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.81/cwt	144.00–165.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	172.05/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	191.26/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	225.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	205.26/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,180	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	135.73/cwt	130.00–147.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	184.01/cwt	174.00–199.00	784	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	191.25/cwt	189.00–197.00	903	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	414	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	199.07/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	210.89/cwt	195.00–219.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	175.16/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,000	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.50	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	153.39/cwt	145.00–160.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	121.79/cwt	117.50–126.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	208.19/cwt	199.00–220.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	187.53/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	143.55/cwt	130.00–154.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	826	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	215.95/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	229.86/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,045	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	600	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	198.17/cwt	187.50–206.00	1,336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,539	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	518	97.58/cwt	95.00–100.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	176.31/cwt	160.00–185.00	919	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	444	225.33/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,000	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,248	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	765	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	669	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	416	148.18/cwt	144.00–155.00	616	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	333	144.72/cwt	132.50–157.50	482	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,039	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	142.93/cwt	120.00–150.00	543	5
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	188.12/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	377	233.52/cwt	230.00–239.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	224.07/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,167	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	223.68/cwt	220.00–227.00	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	317	234.85/cwt	232.00–240.00	744	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	64.42/cwt	48.00–74.00	486	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	99.53/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,452	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	87.58/cwt	75.00–95.00	823	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	115.96/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,630	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	104.44/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,392	60
Bulls	—	—	1,590	114.89/cwt	104.00–122.00	1,827	15
Bulls	—	—	585	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	512	1
Bulls	—	—	1,652	129.51/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,140	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	595	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	181.81/cwt	167.50–187.50	944	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	146.92/cwt	137.50–150.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	146.23/cwt	142.50–150.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	142.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	154.42/cwt	142.50–167.50	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	201.46/cwt	190.00–212.00	850	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	202.23/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,250	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	190.23/cwt	175.00–197.50	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	177.60/cwt	167.50–187.50	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	140.94/cwt	120.00–152.50	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	151.36/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,041	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	214.19/cwt	204.00–230.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	175.96/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	186.64/cwt	170.00–195.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	188.83/cwt	185.00–192.50	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	146.08/cwt	135.00–157.50	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	209.39/cwt	200.00–226.00	781	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	210.82/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	126.97/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	182.95/cwt	170.00–200.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	189.60/cwt	175.00–202.50	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.00/cwt	137.50–165.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	110.32/cwt	109.00–112.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	185.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	147.54/cwt	137.50–158.00	978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	174.65/cwt	167.50–185.00	908	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	181.89/cwt	170.00–197.50	686	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	131.55/cwt	124.00–137.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	114.45/cwt	110.00–119.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	124.98/cwt	122.00–127.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	156.08/cwt	150.00–162.50	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	175.96/cwt	165.00–187.50	850	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	121.25/cwt	110.00–127.50	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	122.70/cwt	110.00–130.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	144.87/cwt	130.00–155.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	148.59/cwt	132.50–160.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	240	214.95/cwt	212.50–217.50	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	118.59/cwt	110.00–127.50	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	226	223.18/cwt	210.00–237.50	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	182.84/cwt	170.00–192.50	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	195.77/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,024	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	150.13/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	214.75/cwt	200.00–228.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	209.07/cwt	197.50–220.00	987	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	278	211.33/cwt	210.00–212.50	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	175.13/cwt	160.00–182.50	736	8

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 May 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 562Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 197Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 21Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	182.50–197.00	190.07
1	—	870	169.00	169.00
1	—	335	209.00	209.00
1	—	965	164.00	164.00
2	—	755	190.00–192.50	191.26
3	—	372	220.00–230.00	225.93
10	—	575	195.00–218.00	205.26
5	—	527	190.00–212.50	199.07
9	—	466	195.00–219.00	210.89
6	—	426	199.00–220.00	208.19
2	—	713	180.00–195.00	187.53
1	—	825	161.00	161.00
8	—	674	187.50–206.00	198.17
1	—	1,140	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,035	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	225.00–228.00	226.14
4	—	826	185.00	185.00
3	—	632	213.00–220.00	215.95
2	—	520	225.00–235.00	229.86
2	—	465	230.00–235.00	232.45
7	—	444	224.00–232.50	225.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	182.50–193.00	188.62
2	—	335	175.00–177.50	176.21
2	—	435	177.00–195.00	186.10
2	—	578	160.00–185.00	172.23
5	—	648	171.00	171.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
1	—	810	129.00	129.00
4	—	521	160.00–185.00	176.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	145.00–168.00	159.69
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
1	—	395	162.50	162.50
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
4	—	521	130.00–154.00	143.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
7	—	335	204.00–210.00	208.83
9	—	634	170.00–177.50	172.05
16	—	472	189.00–197.00	191.25
4	—	414	208.00	208.00
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
5	—	503	196.00	196.00
1	—	750	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	144.00–165.00	152.81
3	—	732	130.00–147.00	135.73
20	—	426	174.00–199.00	184.01
22	—	571	165.00–187.00	175.16
2	—	778	110.00–118.00	113.99
2	—	823	117.50–126.00	121.79
2	—	1,070	120.00–134.00	126.97
10	—	325	170.00–200.00	182.95
5	—	231	175.00–202.50	189.60
4	—	278	180.00–190.00	185.59
11	—	663	137.50–158.00	147.54
11	—	520	167.50–185.00	174.65
16	—	377	170.00–197.50	181.89
25	—	483	165.00–187.50	175.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	145.00–152.50	148.54
7	—	324	145.00–160.00	153.39
5	—	423	137.50–165.00	153.00
4	—	669	122.00–127.00	124.98
5	—	369	150.00–162.50	156.08
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	137.50	137.50
3	—	573	130.00–155.00	144.87
8	—	467	132.50–160.00	148.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
3	—	665	109.00–112.00	110.32
4	—	384	124.00–137.00	131.55
2	—	633	110.00–119.00	114.45
3	—	570	110.00–127.50	121.25
1	—	285	107.50	107.50
3	—	472	110.00–130.00	122.70
2	—	413	110.00–127.50	118.59
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	212.50–217.50	214.95
2	—	278	210.00–212.50	211.33
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	82.00	82.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	87.50	87.50
1	—	670	102.00	102.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	130.00	130.00
5	—	416	144.00–155.00	148.18
2	—	333	132.50–157.50	144.72
1	—	775	134.00	134.00
5	—	380	120.00–150.00	142.93
5	—	470	158.00	158.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	95.00–100.00	97.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	185.00–192.50	188.12
16	—	422	190.00–212.00	201.46
5	—	618	195.00–207.50	202.23
5	—	282	204.00–230.00	214.19
1	—	990	120.00	120.00
3	—	717	135.00–157.50	146.08
1	—	815	141.00	141.00
15	—	373	200.00–226.00	209.39
3	—	577	202.50–217.50	210.82
4	—	226	210.00–237.50	223.18
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00
14	—	523	190.00–208.00	195.77
2	—	775	140.00–160.00	150.13
8	—	336	200.00–228.00	214.75
16	—	472	197.50–220.00	209.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	230.00–239.00	233.52
6	—	521	220.00–227.50	224.07
4	—	415	220.00–227.00	223.68
1	—	710	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	232.00–240.00	234.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	170.00–180.00	174.96
11	—	519	167.50–187.50	181.81
3	—	387	175.00–197.50	190.23
3	—	483	167.50–187.50	177.60
5	—	688	140.00–165.00	151.36
4	—	620	165.00–182.00	175.96
4	—	320	170.00–195.00	186.64
2	—	230	185.00–192.50	188.83
4	—	270	170.00–192.50	182.84
8	—	420	160.00–182.50	175.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	137.50–150.00	146.92
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	528	142.50–150.00	146.23
4	—	476	140.00–150.00	142.39
2	—	215	142.50–167.50	154.42
5	—	574	120.00–152.50	140.94
1	—	270	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	755	48.00–74.00	64.42
40	—	940	75.00–95.00	87.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,459	94.00–106.00	99.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,406	112.00–120.00	115.96
60	—	1,333	97.00–111.00	104.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,590	104.00–122.00	114.89
1	—	585	87.50	87.50
8	—	1,652	125.00–139.00	129.51

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	875.00	875.00

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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