Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $175.67/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$175.67

272 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$56.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.27

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	186.12	964	185
Medium and Large 2	465	158.32	737	72
Medium and Large 3	464	130.04	604	15thin

One grade step is worth $56.08/cwt here — about $360 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 sale272 hd

175.67

—

NC average8 barns · 1,028 hd

181.94

−6.27

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	1,618	119.08	1,926	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	99.55	1,523	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	98.95	1,292	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	83.90	889	89

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)	1,200	$1,288	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,229	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	207.81/cwt	202.50–211.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	187.81/cwt	174.00–203.00	886	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	182.82/cwt	172.50–200.00	680	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	175.95/cwt	167.50–184.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	175.20/cwt	166.00–184.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	173.40/cwt	167.50–180.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	186.68/cwt	170.00–200.00	980	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	161.30/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	168.20/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	180.38/cwt	170.00–194.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	191.43/cwt	177.50–205.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	165.73/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	183.14/cwt	170.00–200.00	773	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	161.95/cwt	150.00–172.00	607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	160.18/cwt	150.00–170.00	676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	183.47/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,049	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	187.33/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	238.75/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,027	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,646	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,432	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	195.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	180.72/cwt	170.00–197.50	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	228.07/cwt	210.00–240.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	235.85/cwt	233.00–240.00	755	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	227.36/cwt	218.00–236.00	1,412	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	211.57/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	220.10/cwt	206.00–235.00	1,052	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	728	127.13/cwt	114.00–140.00	926	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	121.72/cwt	112.50–137.50	588	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	628	118.10/cwt	110.00–126.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	229.07/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,196	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	873	142.48/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	211.67/cwt	200.00–228.00	883	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	200.11/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,343	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	218.94/cwt	207.50–230.00	828	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	211.02/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,215	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	98.41/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,279	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	68.88/cwt	58.00–74.00	601	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	86.02/cwt	75.00–92.00	934	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	99.55/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,523	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	108.04/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,507	7
Bulls	—	—	1,524	115.84/cwt	107.00–124.00	1,765	19
Bulls	—	—	1,973	131.39/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,592	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,287.71/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,228.96/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,229	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	190.18/cwt	177.50–198.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	182.06/cwt	172.50–197.50	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	222.76/cwt	205.00–235.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	827	169.01/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	189.16/cwt	175.00–199.00	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	197.52/cwt	192.50–200.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	136.47/cwt	127.50–142.50	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	189.37/cwt	180.00–198.00	979	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	210.27/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,098	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	213.64/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,320	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	223.53/cwt	212.00–240.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	128.36/cwt	124.00–132.50	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	163.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.76/cwt	150.00–172.50	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	120.48/cwt	115.00–126.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	129.65/cwt	112.50–137.50	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	156.94/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	182.16/cwt	172.00–196.00	1,139	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	162.45/cwt	150.00–170.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	125.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	143.31/cwt	126.00–150.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	162.40/cwt	152.50–166.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	130.04/cwt	120.00–145.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	158.57/cwt	150.00–170.00	829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	133.20/cwt	129.00–137.50	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	162.64/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	158.09/cwt	147.50–162.50	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	210.63/cwt	206.00–217.50	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,247	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,342	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	188.54/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,178	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	170.46/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	187.22/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,088	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	181.67/cwt	175.00–188.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	214.23/cwt	205.00–229.00	1,011	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	189.98/cwt	180.00–200.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	176.80/cwt	161.00–187.00	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	371	215.53/cwt	207.50–220.00	800	5

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 509Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 178Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	202.50–211.00	207.81
1	—	510	205.00	205.00
5	—	466	206.00–217.50	210.63
9	—	588	212.00	212.00
8	—	678	198.00	198.00
5	—	371	207.50–220.00	215.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	472	174.00–203.00	187.81
21	—	372	172.50–200.00	182.82
26	—	525	170.00–200.00	186.68
4	—	726	154.00–170.00	161.30
8	—	666	160.00–180.00	168.20
3	—	278	170.00–194.00	180.38
4	—	326	177.50–205.00	191.43
4	—	775	155.00–173.00	165.73
27	—	422	170.00–200.00	183.14
24	—	572	170.00–198.00	183.47
2	—	803	170.00–173.00	171.50
1	—	850	172.00	172.00
2	—	908	150.00–164.00	156.94
7	—	625	172.00–196.00	182.16
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	147.50	147.50
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
10	—	375	150.00–172.00	161.95
11	—	422	150.00–170.00	160.18
9	—	323	150.00–172.50	163.76
9	—	478	150.00–170.00	162.45
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
5	—	664	126.00–150.00	143.31
6	—	576	152.50–166.00	162.40
9	—	523	150.00–170.00	158.57
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
4	—	629	150.00–170.00	162.64
5	—	275	147.50–162.50	158.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	115.00–126.00	120.48
3	—	277	112.50–137.50	129.65
3	—	520	120.00–130.00	125.40
1	—	330	148.00	148.00
3	—	472	120.00–145.00	130.04
2	—	633	129.00–137.50	133.20
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
1	—	280	216.00	216.00
1	—	855	160.00	160.00
1	—	650	232.00	232.00
3	—	822	186.00–188.00	187.33
7	—	430	220.00–247.00	238.75
1	—	220	202.50	202.50
3	—	765	190.00–200.00	195.23
4	—	384	210.00–240.00	228.07
3	—	320	233.00–240.00	235.85
7	—	621	218.00–236.00	227.36
4	—	576	200.00–220.00	211.57
15	—	478	206.00–235.00	220.10
11	—	522	210.00–240.00	229.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	160.00	160.00
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	167.50–184.00	175.95
2	—	460	166.00–184.00	175.20
4	—	523	167.50–180.00	173.40
1	—	595	160.00	160.00
3	—	365	170.00–197.50	180.72
1	—	725	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	125.00–127.50	126.25
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
2	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	725	227.00	227.00
8	—	588	243.50	243.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
1	—	775	135.00	135.00
2	—	728	114.00–140.00	127.13
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
3	—	483	112.50–137.50	121.72
2	—	628	110.00–126.00	118.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	152.00	152.00
2	—	873	135.00–150.00	142.48
26	—	417	200.00–228.00	211.67
16	—	671	190.00–212.50	200.11
15	—	378	207.50–230.00	218.94
32	—	576	200.00–226.00	211.02
9	—	336	205.00–235.00	222.76
8	—	827	160.00–188.00	169.01
6	—	713	175.00–199.00	189.16
25	—	522	200.00–227.00	210.27
17	—	618	200.00–224.00	213.64
8	—	276	212.00–240.00	223.53
5	—	769	164.00–176.00	170.46
27	—	472	205.00–229.00	214.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	177.50–198.00	190.18
5	—	329	172.50–197.50	182.06
3	—	378	192.50–200.00	197.52
7	—	517	180.00–198.00	189.37
1	—	705	147.50	147.50
10	—	625	170.00–198.00	188.54
8	—	581	170.00–197.50	187.22
2	—	283	175.00–188.00	181.67
6	—	481	180.00–200.00	189.98
6	—	680	161.00–187.00	176.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.56
2	—	415	155.00–160.00	157.56
1	—	655	152.00	152.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
3	—	372	127.50–142.50	136.47
2	—	570	124.00–132.50	128.36
2	—	483	160.00–168.00	163.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,300	90.00–106.00	98.41
7	—	1,395	107.00–110.00	108.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	872	58.00–74.00	68.88
78	—	1,086	75.00–92.00	86.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,530	95.00–104.00	99.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,524	107.00–124.00	115.84
5	—	1,973	127.00–135.00	131.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,020	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,108	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,228.96

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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How this sale compares

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