Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $181.19/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$181.19

224 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$59.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.32

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	189.82	922	172
Medium and Large 2	488	159.46	778	40
Medium and Large 3	517	129.90	671	12thin

One grade step is worth $59.92/cwt here — about $250 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 sale224 hd

181.19

—

NC average9 barns · 1,590 hd

196.51

−15.32

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	1,443	111.65	1,611	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	102.77	1,480	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	100.41	1,352	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	80.95	797	72

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$1,172	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	936	$1,078	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	902	$1,313	9

Every lot, as filed

126 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 3	—	520	168.04/cwt	160.00–174.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	174.10/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	151.27/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	166.24/cwt	165.00–167.50	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	186.07/cwt	172.50–195.00	962	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	195.26/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	213.19/cwt	207.50–215.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	234.51/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	186.27/cwt	182.50–190.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	185.54/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,054	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	188.62/cwt	177.50–200.00	796	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.67/cwt	180.00–209.00	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	191.61/cwt	180.00–208.00	914	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	169.08/cwt	165.00–175.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	150.92/cwt	140.00–160.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	187.43/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,151	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	187.85/cwt	180.00–202.50	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	170.16/cwt	157.50–179.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	127.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	153.63/cwt	145.00–162.50	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	170.64/cwt	160.00–177.50	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	163.12/cwt	155.00–177.50	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	177.39/cwt	165.00–189.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	210.97/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,310	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	158.72/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	186.28/cwt	180.00–202.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	215.39/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	189.25/cwt	185.00–197.50	995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	208.77/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,211	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	207.97/cwt	207.00–209.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	221.31/cwt	212.00–232.00	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	211.97/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	214.56/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	950	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	340	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,081	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	176.25/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	241.94/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	230.25/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	147.08/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	300	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	294	261.18/cwt	260.00–266.00	768	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	99.83/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,346	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	71.50/cwt	62.00–76.00	648	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	86.96/cwt	80.00–95.00	899	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	102.77/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,480	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	116.27/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,512	4
Bulls	—	—	1,084	92.70/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,005	7
Bulls	—	—	1,323	133.76/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,770	2
Bulls	—	—	1,596	116.56/cwt	107.00–124.00	1,860	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,172.13/head	910.00–1,275.00	1,172	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	1,097.20/head	775.00–1,300.00	1,097	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	675	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	1,344.56/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,345	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	168.37/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	163.80/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	183.45/cwt	177.50–190.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	186.17/cwt	185.00–187.50	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	188.82/cwt	181.00–206.00	1,271	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	144.97/cwt	142.50–147.50	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	142.69/cwt	130.00–155.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	186.50/cwt	178.00–195.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	191.17/cwt	180.00–195.00	893	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	146.25/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	135.04/cwt	127.50–140.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	162.76/cwt	150.00–172.50	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	157.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	324	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	214.86/cwt	212.50–216.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	146.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	211.93/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,002	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	821	159.24/cwt	152.50–167.50	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	863	157.44/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	174.00/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	188.74/cwt	182.50–197.50	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	192.36/cwt	180.00–205.00	596	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	210.30/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,100	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	183.20/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	216.85/cwt	205.00–227.50	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	233	212.10/cwt	205.00–222.50	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	175.24/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	200.58/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,246	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	207.57/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,183	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	203.78/cwt	195.00–207.50	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	143.71/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	215.62/cwt	205.00–225.00	897	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	222.27/cwt	210.00–237.00	836	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	195.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	190.03/cwt	180.00–202.50	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,137	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 614Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 182Year ago 388

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 10Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	160.00–174.00	168.04
2	—	678	145.00–157.50	151.27
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
2	—	383	165.00–167.50	166.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	170.00–182.50	174.10
2	—	568	185.00	185.00
2	—	458	182.50–190.00	186.27
2	—	620	165.00–189.00	177.39
1	—	740	162.50	162.50
1	—	290	182.50	182.50
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
5	—	436	180.00–202.00	186.28
10	—	526	185.00–197.50	189.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	233.00–237.50	234.51
3	—	707	209.00–218.00	211.97
1	—	950	196.00	196.00
1	—	340	247.50	247.50
14	—	419	258.00	258.00
5	—	454	264.00	264.00
2	—	515	240.00–244.00	241.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	197.50–220.00	210.97
1	—	385	215.00	215.00
2	—	983	155.00–162.50	158.72
1	—	275	232.50	232.50
1	—	895	135.00	135.00
9	—	472	205.00–225.00	215.39
1	—	230	207.50	207.50
3	—	668	210.00–212.00	211.00
6	—	580	200.00–222.50	208.77
2	—	335	207.00–209.00	207.97
6	—	842	128.00	128.00
12	—	426	212.00–232.00	221.31
6	—	527	205.00–226.00	214.56
3	—	718	170.00–186.00	176.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	517	172.50–195.00	186.07
1	—	830	164.00	164.00
13	—	568	170.00–190.00	185.54
19	—	422	177.50–200.00	188.62
12	—	375	180.00–209.00	192.67
1	—	940	125.00	125.00
32	—	477	180.00–208.00	191.61
19	—	614	170.00–191.00	187.43
4	—	271	180.00–202.50	187.85
5	—	657	157.50–179.00	170.16
2	—	783	140.00–148.00	143.94
3	—	727	169.00–178.00	174.00
4	—	226	182.50–197.50	188.74
10	—	310	180.00–205.00	192.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	532	205.00	205.00
4	—	556	194.00–199.00	195.26
7	—	428	207.50–215.00	213.19
3	—	324	220.00–225.00	221.67
4	—	384	212.50–216.00	214.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	165.00–175.00	169.08
1	—	220	172.50	172.50
7	—	568	140.00–160.00	150.92
2	—	533	145.00–162.50	153.63
4	—	326	160.00–177.50	170.64
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
4	—	463	155.00–177.50	163.12
6	—	414	150.00–172.50	162.76
6	—	617	150.00–160.00	157.94
3	—	682	140.00–150.00	146.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	523	120.00–135.00	127.39
2	—	625	134.00–135.00	134.49
3	—	427	127.50–140.00	135.04
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	227.50–233.00	230.25
1	—	755	187.50	187.50
1	—	460	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	139.00–155.00	147.08
4	—	774	150.00–172.50	163.80
10	—	673	181.00–206.00	188.82
2	—	1,020	140.00–152.50	146.25
17	—	473	202.50–227.50	211.93
4	—	821	152.50–167.50	159.24
3	—	863	150.00–170.00	157.44
31	—	523	200.00–215.00	210.30
6	—	321	205.00–227.50	216.85
5	—	233	205.00–222.50	212.10
5	—	729	165.00–180.00	175.24
15	—	621	195.00–207.00	200.58
18	—	570	200.00–217.00	207.57
4	—	278	195.00–207.50	203.78
3	—	920	135.00–149.00	143.71
11	—	416	205.00–225.00	215.62
13	—	376	210.00–237.00	222.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	242.50	242.50
5	—	294	260.00–266.00	261.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	140.00	140.00
3	—	667	162.50–172.50	168.37
2	—	263	177.50–190.00	183.45
2	—	225	185.00–187.50	186.17
1	—	750	145.00	145.00
2	—	500	178.00–195.00	186.50
7	—	467	180.00–195.00	191.17
3	—	578	180.00–190.00	183.20
2	—	330	185.00	185.00
4	—	429	190.00–200.00	195.88
6	—	384	180.00–202.50	190.03
1	—	605	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	127.50	127.50
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
2	—	618	142.50–147.50	144.97
2	—	335	130.00–155.00	142.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,348	90.00–108.00	99.83
4	—	1,300	112.00–121.00	116.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	906	62.00–76.00	71.50
44	—	1,034	80.00–95.00	86.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,440	96.00–111.00	102.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,084	89.00–100.00	92.70
2	—	1,323	130.00–137.50	133.76
18	—	1,596	107.00–124.00	116.56

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	977	910.00–1,275.00	1,172.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	941	775.00–1,300.00	1,097.20
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	912	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,344.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,175.00	1,175.00

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