Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 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 $186.87/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$186.87

352 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$63.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.87

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	193.24	967	297
Medium and Large 2	426	162.79	693	38
Medium and Large 3	382	129.26	494	17thin

One grade step is worth $63.98/cwt here — about $473 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 sale352 hd

186.87

—

NC average8 barns · 1,452 hd

197.73

−10.87

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	1,650	118.31	1,952	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	104.91	1,256	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	97.35	1,346	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	81.86	864	82

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,189	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,180	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	969	$1,357	19

Every lot, as filed

133 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	—	867	172.68/cwt	166.00–182.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	202.05/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	192.18/cwt	180.00–200.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	237.92/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,359	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	383	217.49/cwt	215.00–218.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	186.26/cwt	184.50–188.50	1,328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	214.36/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,104	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	175.98/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	204.53/cwt	185.00–214.00	575	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	183.32/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,129	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	166.27/cwt	155.00–178.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,296	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	157.54/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.79/cwt	155.00–177.50	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	200.04/cwt	180.00–217.50	652	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	192.79/cwt	182.50–206.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	154.12/cwt	143.00–165.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	171.96/cwt	170.00–174.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	228.25/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	229.99/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	234.53/cwt	225.00–255.00	990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	166.99/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	227.60/cwt	212.00–239.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	200.56/cwt	185.00–210.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	253.15/cwt	250.00–253.50	1,380	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	213.33/cwt	209.00–215.50	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	235.25/cwt	220.00–246.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	210.43/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	241.98/cwt	230.00–250.00	774	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	240.46/cwt	240.25–245.00	1,553	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	251.41/cwt	237.50–265.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	233.46/cwt	218.00–246.00	1,219	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,650	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	585	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,272	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	630	112.68/cwt	105.00–120.00	710	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	400	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	430	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,051	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	201.84/cwt	182.50–214.00	1,360	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	228.26/cwt	214.00–244.00	1,292	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	803	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,405	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	87.44/cwt	79.00–94.00	958	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	67.54/cwt	56.00–75.00	644	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	97.35/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,346	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	119.40/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,519	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	102.86/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,221	85
Bulls	—	—	1,281	98.36/cwt	88.00–104.00	1,260	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	131.27/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,498	7
Bulls	—	—	1,637	117.81/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,929	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,179.83/head	775.00–1,400.00	1,180	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,189.08/head	950.00–1,325.00	1,189	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	593	945.04/head	775.00–1,100.00	945	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,709.98/head	1,300.00–1,975.00	1,710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,388.78/head	950.00–1,575.00	1,389	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,266.30/head	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,266	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	208.64/cwt	203.00–215.00	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	167.78/cwt	160.00–177.50	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	203.31/cwt	197.50–214.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	208.93/cwt	202.50–215.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	172.39/cwt	167.50–177.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	239.88/cwt	227.50–250.00	890	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	150.07/cwt	135.00–165.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	201.77/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,158	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	243.61/cwt	230.00–260.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	179.74/cwt	170.00–194.00	1,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	202.20/cwt	192.50–216.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	240.84/cwt	230.00–256.00	768	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	216.14/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,349	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	188.49/cwt	175.00–207.00	982	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	202.58/cwt	185.00–207.50	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	172.58/cwt	165.00–177.50	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	195.48/cwt	180.00–210.00	747	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	133.33/cwt	120.00–147.50	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	169.76/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	221.90/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,054	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	234.96/cwt	220.00–250.00	989	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	249	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	304	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	172.36/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,236	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	201.07/cwt	184.00–213.00	859	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	191.53/cwt	180.00–208.00	906	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	186.32/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,056	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	137.03/cwt	125.00–148.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	127.08/cwt	120.00–136.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	162.46/cwt	145.00–174.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	157.63/cwt	150.00–165.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	180.19/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,207	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	156.79/cwt	150.00–170.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	168.67/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	297	159.78/cwt	155.00–162.50	475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	217.91/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,157	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,470	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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 837Year ago 639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 276Year ago 231

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 17Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	166.00–182.00	172.68
1	—	260	232.50	232.50
12	—	571	226.00–245.00	237.92
3	—	913	170.00–183.00	175.98
7	—	616	215.00–237.50	228.25
1	—	1,035	165.00	165.00
7	—	422	225.00–255.00	234.53
2	—	958	164.00–170.00	166.99
6	—	476	212.00–239.00	227.60
3	—	729	209.00–215.50	213.33
1	—	750	192.00	192.00
6	—	372	220.00–246.00	235.25
5	—	688	195.00–219.00	210.43
3	—	320	230.00–250.00	241.98
2	—	218	237.50–265.00	251.41
12	—	522	218.00–246.00	233.46
1	—	1,115	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
8	—	531	200.00–208.00	202.05
4	—	315	180.00–200.00	192.18
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
2	—	735	140.00–145.00	142.52
1	—	385	192.50	192.50
4	—	426	185.00–210.00	200.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	154.00	154.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
5	—	288	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	228.00–232.00	229.99
10	—	545	250.00–253.50	253.15
22	—	646	240.25–245.00	240.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	215.00–218.00	217.49
9	—	713	184.50–188.50	186.26
15	—	515	212.00–218.00	214.36
1	—	750	185.00	185.00
11	—	629	206.00	206.00
5	—	576	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
3	—	692	150.00–162.50	157.54
4	—	375	155.00–177.50	168.79
2	—	530	170.00–174.00	171.96
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
8	—	329	165.00–177.50	172.58
2	—	570	150.00–165.00	157.63
6	—	479	150.00–170.00	156.79
10	—	297	155.00–162.50	159.78
1	—	805	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	281	185.00–214.00	204.53
18	—	616	170.00–190.00	183.32
2	—	868	155.00–178.00	166.27
23	—	326	180.00–217.50	200.04
6	—	233	182.50–206.00	192.79
2	—	915	143.00–165.00	154.12
1	—	1,000	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,085	155.00	155.00
30	—	521	175.00–207.00	188.49
25	—	382	180.00–210.00	195.48
1	—	990	128.00	128.00
6	—	717	160.00–177.50	172.36
39	—	427	184.00–213.00	201.07
34	—	473	180.00–208.00	191.53
23	—	567	170.00–198.00	186.32
5	—	819	145.00–174.00	162.46
13	—	670	176.00–195.00	180.19
2	—	788	160.00–177.50	168.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	120.00–147.50	133.33
6	—	249	122.00	122.00
1	—	590	136.00	136.00
2	—	325	125.00–148.00	137.03
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
1	—	655	132.50	132.50
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
3	—	460	120.00–136.00	127.08
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
1	—	510	142.50	142.50
5	—	458	125.00–130.00	127.79
1	—	805	158.00	158.00
1	—	385	152.50	152.50
1	—	710	148.00	148.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	80.00	80.00
2	—	630	105.00–120.00	112.68
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
1	—	400	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	674	182.50–214.00	201.84
13	—	566	214.00–244.00	228.26
3	—	227	230.00–240.00	234.96
2	—	803	170.00–180.00	174.98
22	—	371	227.50–250.00	239.88
7	—	276	230.00–260.00	243.61
5	—	777	170.00–194.00	179.74
14	—	319	230.00–256.00	240.84
14	—	624	200.00–230.00	216.14
3	—	718	160.00–189.00	169.76
30	—	475	210.00–245.00	221.90
33	—	421	220.00–250.00	234.96
18	—	531	205.00–235.00	217.91
1	—	1,065	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	203.00–215.00	208.64
1	—	225	207.50	207.50
9	—	318	197.50–214.00	203.31
2	—	258	202.50–215.00	208.93
2	—	523	200.00	200.00
6	—	574	195.00–205.00	201.77
2	—	628	195.00	195.00
8	—	372	192.50–216.00	202.20
1	—	660	168.00	168.00
7	—	479	185.00–207.50	202.58
1	—	795	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	160.00–177.50	167.78
2	—	330	167.50–177.00	172.39
2	—	518	135.00–165.00	150.07
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	137.50	137.50
1	—	620	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
59	—	1,096	79.00–94.00	87.44
23	—	953	56.00–75.00	67.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,383	90.00–108.00	97.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,272	115.00–126.00	119.40
85	—	1,187	95.00–113.00	102.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	88.00–104.00	98.36
7	—	1,903	127.00–137.00	131.27
22	—	1,637	110.00–124.00	117.81

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,073	775.00–1,400.00	1,179.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,120	950.00–1,325.00	1,189.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	593	775.00–1,100.00	945.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	1,300.00–1,975.00	1,709.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,008	950.00–1,575.00	1,388.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,266.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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