Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

22 head sheep: 25.00 to 55.00, 1 head goats: 90.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.74/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$171.74

261 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$40.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.77

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	180.41	979	173
Medium and Large 2	449	160.40	721	64
Medium and Large 3	418	139.54	583	24

One grade step is worth $40.87/cwt here — about $396 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 sale261 hd

171.74

—

NC average8 barns · 1,161 hd

185.52

−13.77

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	—	High	1,416	123.22	1,744	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	105.16	1,423	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	99.68	1,530	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	89.13	854	79

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)	1,020	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$1,171	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	693	$825	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$1,233	4thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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	—	770	165.62/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	221.19/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,360	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	144.04/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	135.95/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.83/cwt	176.00–190.00	588	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	186.94/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,056	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	182.57/cwt	174.00–197.50	683	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	160.42/cwt	150.00–170.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	128.01/cwt	120.00–132.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	223.17/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,261	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	170.49/cwt	155.00–178.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	168.94/cwt	158.00–178.00	1,147	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	155.43/cwt	145.00–165.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	148.97/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	142.14/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	189.33/cwt	180.00–200.00	890	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	166.15/cwt	150.00–172.50	628	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	156.36/cwt	155.00–157.50	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	168.79/cwt	160.00–179.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	162.60/cwt	152.50–170.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	185.49/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	174.68/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	153.61/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	193.21/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	192.62/cwt	185.00–200.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	222.31/cwt	210.00–234.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	185.77/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	210.53/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	189.78/cwt	187.00–192.50	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	228.71/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	215.49/cwt	204.00–225.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	221.82/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	195.02/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	228.92/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,083	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	215.80/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	227.09/cwt	220.00–238.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	208.06/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,094	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	208.22/cwt	199.00–220.00	972	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	193.55/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	193.38/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,404	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	144.01/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,502	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	93.09/cwt	85.00–99.00	934	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	65.14/cwt	62.00–67.00	497	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	99.68/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,530	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	112.67/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,441	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	104.40/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,421	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	80.36/cwt	70.00–85.00	681	18
Bulls	—	—	1,755	134.00/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,352	4
Bulls	—	—	1,331	120.52/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,604	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	645	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	735	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	835	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	1,171.07/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,171	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,591.76/head	1,050.00–1,925.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	156.84/cwt	150.00–165.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	150.90/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	167.93/cwt	166.00–170.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	153.25/cwt	140.00–166.00	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	190.35/cwt	178.00–198.00	1,005	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	184.40/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	158.80/cwt	150.00–170.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	186.25/cwt	172.50–200.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	164.42/cwt	152.50–170.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	183.66/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	193.02/cwt	180.00–200.00	828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	339	154.35/cwt	145.00–165.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	143.34/cwt	134.00–152.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	162.15/cwt	152.50–170.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	139.18/cwt	137.50–140.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	187.81/cwt	180.00–207.50	793	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	180.03/cwt	171.00–192.00	1,109	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	186.65/cwt	176.00–196.00	984	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	139.19/cwt	130.00–147.50	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	145.50/cwt	136.00–150.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	158.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	928	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	211.88/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,309	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	214.52/cwt	202.00–228.00	905	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	181.43/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	137.69/cwt	126.00–145.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	138.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	222.70/cwt	215.00–232.50	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	214.53/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,240	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	147.40/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	208.58/cwt	197.50–219.00	1,404	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	226.45/cwt	220.00–232.50	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	222.09/cwt	215.00–238.00	828	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	173.71/cwt	170.00–180.00	382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	188.33/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,089	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	160.13/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	190.27/cwt	175.00–198.00	890	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	864	173.02/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	199.14/cwt	192.00–209.00	757	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	157.99/cwt	154.00–160.00	984	3

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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 519Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 199Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

22 head sheep: 25.00 to 55.00, 1 head goats: 90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	161.00–170.00	165.62
3	—	601	208.00	208.00
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
2	—	668	185.00–186.00	185.49
6	—	735	170.00–178.00	174.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	134.00	134.00
2	—	865	152.00	152.00
2	—	928	130.00–158.00	144.04
2	—	1,018	133.00–139.00	135.95
12	—	325	176.00–190.00	180.83
12	—	565	174.00–195.00	186.94
16	—	374	174.00–197.50	182.57
9	—	679	158.00–178.00	168.94
4	—	720	143.00–160.00	148.97
5	—	770	130.00–155.00	142.14
22	—	470	180.00–200.00	189.33
19	—	422	180.00–207.50	187.81
24	—	616	171.00–192.00	180.03
29	—	527	176.00–196.00	186.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	150.00–170.00	160.42
3	—	717	120.00–132.00	128.01
7	—	419	155.00–178.00	170.49
7	—	317	145.00–165.00	155.43
12	—	378	150.00–172.50	166.15
1	—	760	128.00	128.00
2	—	220	155.00–157.50	156.36
8	—	458	160.00–179.00	168.79
6	—	274	152.50–170.00	162.60
3	—	572	152.50–170.00	162.15
3	—	680	136.00–150.00	145.50
4	—	631	155.00–160.00	158.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	147.50	147.50
6	—	490	134.00–152.00	143.34
3	—	377	137.50–140.00	139.18
5	—	415	130.00–147.50	139.19
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
3	—	283	126.00–145.00	137.69
4	—	318	130.00–145.00	138.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	248.00	248.00
1	—	370	230.00	230.00
13	—	615	212.50–225.00	221.19
15	—	565	210.00–230.00	223.17
2	—	978	145.00–162.00	153.61
2	—	235	250.00	250.00
2	—	288	210.00–234.00	222.31
6	—	775	170.00–198.00	185.77
6	—	712	199.00–215.00	210.53
1	—	855	178.00	178.00
6	—	529	215.00–236.00	228.71
4	—	429	204.00–225.00	215.49
6	—	665	216.00–225.00	221.82
2	—	813	194.00–196.00	195.02
6	—	473	220.00–238.00	228.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
3	—	568	188.00–197.00	193.21
2	—	483	185.00–200.00	192.62
1	—	750	154.00	154.00
2	—	525	187.00–192.50	189.78
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	230.00–235.00	232.49
10	—	755	214.00–216.00	215.80
5	—	636	230.00	230.00
2	—	558	235.00–237.00	236.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	220.00–238.00	227.09
25	—	526	200.00–222.50	208.06
19	—	467	199.00–220.00	208.22
3	—	775	185.00–198.00	193.55
8	—	726	180.00–202.50	193.38
2	—	1,043	140.00–148.00	144.01
2	—	928	140.00–145.00	142.47
13	—	618	200.00–223.00	211.88
23	—	422	202.00–228.00	214.52
3	—	812	175.00–193.00	181.43
5	—	284	215.00–232.50	222.70
11	—	578	200.00–222.50	214.53
2	—	980	141.00–154.00	147.40
14	—	673	197.50–219.00	208.58
2	—	238	220.00–232.50	226.45
15	—	373	215.00–238.00	222.09
4	—	864	170.00–177.50	173.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	145.00	145.00
9	—	528	178.00–198.00	190.35
6	—	627	177.50–190.00	184.40
2	—	290	172.50–200.00	186.25
5	—	666	175.00–192.50	183.66
6	—	429	180.00–200.00	193.02
5	—	323	200.00–210.00	204.84
3	—	220	170.00–180.00	173.71
9	—	578	175.00–197.50	188.33
2	—	765	150.00–170.00	160.13
11	—	468	175.00–198.00	190.27
7	—	380	192.00–209.00	199.14
1	—	870	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	150.00–165.00	156.84
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
2	—	688	142.00–160.00	150.90
2	—	518	166.00–170.00	167.93
2	—	260	140.00–166.00	153.25
4	—	370	150.00–170.00	158.80
1	—	245	152.00	152.00
4	—	563	152.50–170.00	164.42
4	—	339	145.00–165.00	154.35
3	—	623	154.00–160.00	157.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,003	85.00–99.00	93.09
3	—	763	62.00–67.00	65.14
18	—	847	70.00–85.00	80.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,535	94.00–106.00	99.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	111.00–116.00	112.67
69	—	1,361	98.00–110.00	104.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	131.00–140.00	134.00
16	—	1,331	114.00–127.00	120.52

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)	1	—	1,020	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	999	925.00–1,375.00	1,171.07
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	1,050.00–1,925.00	1,591.76

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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