Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

9 head Goats: 75.00 to 215.00, 11 head Baby Calves: 15.00 to 85.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.23/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$182.23

152 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$57.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.71

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	196.97	1,052	98
Medium and Large 2	484	161.15	780	40
Medium and Large 3	492	139.31	686	14thin

One grade step is worth $57.66/cwt here — about $366 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 sale152 hd

182.23

—

NC average7 barns · 632 hd

190.94

−8.71

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	1,466	116.25	1,704	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	103.49	1,459	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	95.40	1,341	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	87.89	887	30

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)	748	$1,163	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	829	$1,451	5

Every lot, as filed

106 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 2	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	172.92/cwt	170.00–176.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	140.61/cwt	130.00–156.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	209.19/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	198.01/cwt	196.00–200.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	140.45/cwt	130.00–148.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	198.74/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,159	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	192.78/cwt	185.00–197.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	226.92/cwt	218.00–238.00	1,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	231.18/cwt	222.00–240.00	969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	220.35/cwt	212.00–226.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.46/cwt	130.00–147.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	199.18/cwt	190.00–204.00	942	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	211.29/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,103	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	198.51/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	235.36/cwt	232.00–240.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	209.00/cwt	202.00–215.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	190.76/cwt	180.00–200.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	239.09/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	258.48/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,367	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	150.19/cwt	138.00–158.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	150.37/cwt	134.00–160.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	201.86/cwt	192.00–212.00	1,463	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	223	136.99/cwt	120.00–147.00	305	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	229.00/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	244.00/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,122	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	374	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	253	135.13/cwt	120.00–145.00	342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	215.49/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	211.09/cwt	202.00–222.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	213.04/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	223.57/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,283	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	209.84/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,095	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	89.95/cwt	82.00–95.00	915	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	95.40/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,341	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	102.60/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,491	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	111.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,136	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	77.57/cwt	72.00–81.00	755	5
Bulls	—	—	1,598	120.56/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,927	9
Bulls	—	—	1,068	103.30/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,103	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	1,413.14/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,413	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	1,162.71/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	144.00/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	186.34/cwt	176.00–196.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	180.99/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	191.48/cwt	184.00–200.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	174.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	224.59/cwt	217.00–234.00	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	201.96/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	173.55/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	174.92/cwt	160.00–184.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	136.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	198.78/cwt	184.00–205.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	203.62/cwt	198.00–208.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	132.48/cwt	128.00–134.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	181.17/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	170.00/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	142.46/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	173.45/cwt	170.00–177.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	168.67/cwt	160.00–175.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	234.00/cwt	228.00–240.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	171.69/cwt	165.00–180.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	195.68/cwt	188.00–207.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	164.68/cwt	160.00–178.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	155.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	958	146.98/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	148.00/cwt	138.00–158.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	214.98/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	138.14/cwt	130.00–147.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	146.33/cwt	140.00–157.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	173.05/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,509	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 Sep 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 528Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 0

9 head Goats: 75.00 to 215.00, 11 head Baby Calves: 15.00 to 85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
2	—	273	170.00–176.00	172.92
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
2	—	418	196.00–200.00	198.01
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
5	—	364	180.00–200.00	190.76
1	—	550	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	130.00–156.00	140.61
7	—	420	130.00–148.00	140.45
1	—	615	132.00	132.00
2	—	473	150.00–155.00	152.62
5	—	525	138.00–158.00	150.19
4	—	575	134.00–160.00	150.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	140.00	140.00
6	—	531	218.00–238.00	226.92
9	—	419	222.00–240.00	231.18
1	—	345	214.00	214.00
3	—	387	232.00–240.00	235.36
3	—	223	202.00–215.00	209.00
3	—	820	196.00	196.00
1	—	270	202.00	202.00
2	—	725	192.00–212.00	201.86
2	—	608	228.00–230.00	229.00
4	—	476	214.00–218.00	215.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	634	239.00–240.00	239.09
10	—	529	240.00–265.00	258.48
2	—	460	240.00–248.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
11	—	559	209.00–210.00	209.19
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
5	—	368	212.00–226.00	220.35
14	—	522	209.00–215.00	211.29
2	—	625	198.00–199.00	198.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	156.00–158.00	157.00
1	—	300	215.00	215.00
14	—	583	180.00–204.00	198.74
4	—	264	185.00–197.00	192.78
10	—	473	190.00–204.00	199.18
4	—	729	170.00–182.00	173.55
6	—	506	184.00–205.00	198.78
6	—	420	198.00–208.00	203.62
2	—	810	140.00–144.00	142.00
4	—	609	176.00–183.00	181.17
4	—	674	164.00–174.00	170.00
2	—	875	136.00–149.00	142.46
5	—	380	188.00–207.00	195.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	130.00–147.00	135.46
1	—	230	142.00	142.00
6	—	417	160.00–184.00	174.92
2	—	665	134.00–140.00	136.95
2	—	583	164.00–166.00	165.02
2	—	365	170.00–177.00	173.45
5	—	319	160.00–175.00	168.67
6	—	522	165.00–180.00	171.69
9	—	479	160.00–178.00	164.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	150.00–152.00	151.00
6	—	575	128.00–134.00	132.48
3	—	368	130.00–147.00	138.14
3	—	500	140.00–157.00	146.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	120.00–147.00	136.99
1	—	815	88.00	88.00
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	117.00	117.00
3	—	253	120.00–145.00	135.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	202.00–222.00	211.09
2	—	635	208.00–218.00	213.04
1	—	315	210.00	210.00
6	—	574	210.00–234.00	223.57
1	—	870	180.00	180.00
11	—	522	200.00–226.00	209.84
5	—	419	217.00–234.00	224.59
4	—	674	194.00–210.00	201.96
2	—	740	170.00	170.00
2	—	295	228.00–240.00	234.00
2	—	958	140.00–154.00	146.98
7	—	471	210.00–234.00	214.98
1	—	820	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	138.00–150.00	144.00
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
2	—	518	176.00–196.00	186.34
1	—	365	187.00	187.00
1	—	265	177.00	177.00
2	—	618	178.00–184.00	180.99
4	—	480	184.00–200.00	191.48
3	—	562	170.00–180.00	174.10
2	—	790	138.00–158.00	148.00
2	—	668	160.00–186.00	173.05
1	—	430	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	580	162.00	162.00
2	—	370	158.00–160.00	158.99
1	—	665	148.00	148.00
2	—	418	150.00–160.00	155.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,017	82.00–95.00	89.95
5	—	973	72.00–81.00	77.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,406	92.00–100.00	95.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,453	95.00–109.00	102.60
5	—	1,019	110.00–116.00	111.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,598	115.00–126.00	120.56
3	—	1,068	101.00–107.00	103.30

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	—	835	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	828	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,413.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	748	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.71

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

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle