Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, 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 $183.68/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$183.68

209 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$53.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	188.82	974	169
Medium and Large 2	453	165.72	750	35
Medium and Large 3	503	135.70	683	5thin

One grade step is worth $53.12/cwt here — about $291 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 sale209 hd

183.68

—

NC average8 barns · 1,088 hd

183.53

+0.16

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	1,498	115.76	1,734	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	99.34	1,293	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	97.44	1,363	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	80.77	857	48

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)	1,120	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,065	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	187.70/cwt	178.00–197.50	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	151.38/cwt	144.00–160.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	186.46/cwt	172.50–200.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	932	142.68/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	188.77/cwt	175.00–202.50	908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	212.08/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,116	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	172.95/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,072	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	207.31/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,084	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	200.88/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	218.02/cwt	216.00–220.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	216.66/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	193.21/cwt	185.00–205.00	632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	214.62/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,359	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.75/cwt	182.50–212.50	749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	237.48/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	185.42/cwt	174.00–200.00	970	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	225.01/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,175	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	148.65/cwt	140.00–157.50	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	195.91/cwt	180.00–210.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	200.44/cwt	189.00–211.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	195.29/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	189.05/cwt	178.00–200.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	228.92/cwt	218.00–238.00	968	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	220.80/cwt	206.00–232.50	1,243	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	199.54/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	238.27/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	251.97/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.50	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	221.54/cwt	218.00–230.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,558	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	630	76.03/cwt	72.00–80.00	479	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	237.31/cwt	232.50–240.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	224.76/cwt	210.00–239.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	193.56/cwt	175.00–201.00	1,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	242.84/cwt	235.00–250.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	213.51/cwt	210.00–220.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	204.27/cwt	192.50–213.00	1,350	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	66.11/cwt	54.00–74.00	556	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	85.13/cwt	75.00–92.00	959	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	97.44/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,363	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	115.69/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,336	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	97.68/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,286	69
Bulls	—	—	1,493	116.46/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,739	23
Bulls	—	—	1,388	100.14/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	173.71/cwt	165.00–182.50	382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	152.51/cwt	145.00–166.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	150.14/cwt	142.50–157.50	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	211.27/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,204	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	211.75/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,323	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	178.33/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	196.68/cwt	190.00–208.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	159.01/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	197.26/cwt	185.00–206.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	223.72/cwt	215.00–235.00	843	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	134.05/cwt	128.00–140.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	162.66/cwt	150.00–175.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	211.40/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,000	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	151.10/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	183.32/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,054	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	163.53/cwt	155.00–175.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	160.66/cwt	155.00–169.00	842	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	170.34/cwt	160.00–179.00	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	170.71/cwt	160.00–177.50	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	194.36/cwt	180.00–207.50	915	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	167.46/cwt	158.00–172.50	1,125	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	166.87/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	198.83/cwt	182.50–212.50	837	27

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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 568Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 253Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 15

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	138.00	138.00
2	—	673	140.00–150.00	144.83
1	—	525	136.00	136.00
2	—	430	140.00–157.50	148.65
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	633	205.00–231.00	214.62
8	—	475	225.00–249.00	237.48
10	—	522	210.00–238.00	225.01
5	—	677	189.00–211.00	200.44
4	—	709	185.00–208.00	195.29
1	—	850	172.00	172.00
2	—	818	190.00–195.00	192.55
12	—	423	218.00–238.00	228.92
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
14	—	563	206.00–232.50	220.80
5	—	373	218.00–230.00	221.54
1	—	930	167.50	167.50
3	—	320	232.50–240.00	237.31
2	—	280	210.00–239.00	224.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	176.00	176.00
1	—	705	168.00	168.00
2	—	568	178.00–200.00	189.05
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
2	—	535	195.00–204.00	199.54
2	—	483	198.00–200.00	199.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	585	238.00–240.00	238.27
2	—	435	249.00–255.00	251.97
2	—	380	250.00–252.50	251.23
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	102.00	102.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	72.00–80.00	76.03
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	178.00–197.50	187.70
6	—	425	172.50–200.00	186.46
6	—	481	175.00–202.50	188.77
4	—	728	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	183.00	183.00
3	—	220	165.00–182.50	173.71
2	—	570	185.00–190.00	187.54
1	—	255	195.00	195.00
4	—	685	170.00–184.00	178.33
3	—	333	190.00–208.00	196.68
5	—	368	185.00–206.00	197.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	144.00–160.00	151.38
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
3	—	322	145.00–166.00	152.51
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
2	—	413	142.50–157.50	150.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	135.00–148.00	142.68
17	—	526	200.00–227.50	212.08
1	—	855	160.00	160.00
5	—	710	175.00–201.00	193.56
2	—	758	162.00–165.00	163.49
2	—	330	235.00–250.00	242.84
6	—	428	210.00–220.00	213.51
11	—	661	192.50–213.00	204.27
12	—	570	200.00–222.00	211.27
1	—	270	242.50	242.50
17	—	625	199.00–220.00	211.75
16	—	377	215.00–235.00	223.72
11	—	473	197.50–220.00	211.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	160.00–182.50	172.95
9	—	327	185.00–205.00	193.21
13	—	375	182.50–212.50	199.75
18	—	523	174.00–200.00	185.42
4	—	285	180.00–210.00	195.91
2	—	783	156.00–162.00	159.01
1	—	920	148.00	148.00
2	—	863	144.00–158.00	151.10
18	—	575	170.00–192.50	183.32
19	—	471	180.00–207.50	194.36
12	—	672	158.00–172.50	167.46
8	—	724	155.00–174.00	166.87
27	—	421	182.50–212.50	198.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	205.00–213.00	207.31
8	—	553	199.00–214.00	200.88
2	—	410	216.00–220.00	218.02
3	—	470	215.00–219.00	216.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	148.00	148.00
3	—	383	150.00–175.00	162.66
2	—	583	155.00–160.00	157.49
3	—	335	155.00–175.00	163.53
8	—	524	155.00–169.00	160.66
8	—	479	160.00–179.00	170.34
2	—	260	172.50	172.50
8	—	414	160.00–177.50	170.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	128.00–140.00	134.05
2	—	470	135.00–145.00	140.21
1	—	445	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	841	54.00–74.00	66.11
37	—	1,127	75.00–92.00	85.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,399	92.00–106.00	97.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,155	110.00–122.00	115.69
69	—	1,317	90.00–106.00	97.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,493	109.00–126.00	116.46
2	—	1,388	93.00–105.00	100.14
1	—	1,835	131.00	131.00

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)	1	—	890	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

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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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