Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

10 head Sheep: 40.00 to 140.00, 9 head Goats: 20.00 to 80.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.46/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$168.46

262 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$54.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.90

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	184.16	947	157
Medium and Large 2	490	153.10	751	68
Medium and Large 3	476	130.05	619	37

One grade step is worth $54.10/cwt here — about $328 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 sale262 hd

168.46

—

NC average9 barns · 1,757 hd

194.36

−25.90

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	1,523	101.77	1,550	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,322	91.31	1,207	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	84.33	1,214	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	78.36	826	61

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)	1,257	$1,241	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,045	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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 1	—	1,055	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	180.89/cwt	172.00–185.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	193.12/cwt	174.00–202.00	1,402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	177.13/cwt	165.00–185.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	216.79/cwt	202.00–230.00	1,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	218.11/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	140.90/cwt	135.00–147.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	371	217.96/cwt	215.00–222.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	183.78/cwt	175.00–202.00	1,218	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	197.25/cwt	185.00–205.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	129.46/cwt	114.00–140.00	1,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	176.68/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	160.96/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	179.69/cwt	170.00–190.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	183.86/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,052	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	194.86/cwt	182.00–207.00	733	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	173.52/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	130.88/cwt	122.00–140.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	184.78/cwt	170.00–202.00	1,160	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	187.77/cwt	172.00–205.00	794	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	152.32/cwt	140.00–167.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	197.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	140.74/cwt	135.00–165.00	794	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	222.69/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,276	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	180.33/cwt	165.00–190.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	175.89/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	132.43/cwt	125.00–140.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	144.78/cwt	135.00–155.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	220.05/cwt	210.00–230.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	180.58/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	139.59/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	186.39/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	214.38/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	218.66/cwt	210.00–230.00	929	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	977	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	567	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	863	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	224.43/cwt	220.00–235.00	817	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	109.57/cwt	100.00–127.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	913	134.32/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	198.53/cwt	182.00–210.00	939	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	221.72/cwt	207.00–235.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	161.85/cwt	152.00–177.00	1,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	217.38/cwt	200.00–230.00	802	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,045	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	107.23/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,319	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	85.72/cwt	85.00–87.00	976	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	78.76/cwt	71.00–84.00	831	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	84.33/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,214	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	90.95/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,211	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	67.01/cwt	59.00–70.00	632	8
Bulls	—	—	1,552	103.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,607	20
Bulls	—	—	1,328	90.11/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,197	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,241.45/head	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,241	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,044.72/head	800.00–1,225.00	1,045	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,487.67/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	133.62/cwt	120.00–150.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	146.63/cwt	125.00–157.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	172.22/cwt	160.00–190.00	734	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	144.82/cwt	130.00–155.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	145.89/cwt	135.00–155.00	692	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	172.50/cwt	160.00–190.00	897	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	138.80/cwt	120.00–155.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	125.18/cwt	112.00–135.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	174.92/cwt	160.00–190.00	834	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	157.78/cwt	142.00–168.00	988	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	139.87/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	182.64/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,041	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	139.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	124.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	192.39/cwt	185.00–200.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	183.42/cwt	172.00–205.00	1,152	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	182.77/cwt	172.00–205.00	961	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	154.82/cwt	150.00–165.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	166.17/cwt	150.00–177.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	173.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	187.23/cwt	170.00–202.00	871	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	168.88/cwt	162.00–175.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	133.76/cwt	125.00–140.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	158.69/cwt	150.00–170.00	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	129.83/cwt	120.00–137.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	152.98/cwt	145.00–165.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	253	140.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	161.80/cwt	150.00–170.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	136.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	568	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	121.05/cwt	117.00–125.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	126.98/cwt	122.00–132.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	127.92/cwt	110.00–140.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	181.42/cwt	170.00–197.00	954	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	159.06/cwt	155.00–162.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	218.49/cwt	200.00–230.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	207.05/cwt	192.00–225.00	870	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	125.09/cwt	105.00–135.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	123.31/cwt	115.00–132.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	158.00/cwt	145.00–172.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	172.55/cwt	157.00–190.00	1,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	171.82/cwt	160.00–192.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 506Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 220Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 21Year ago 10

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

10 head Sheep: 40.00 to 140.00, 9 head Goats: 20.00 to 80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	162.00	162.00
7	—	726	174.00–202.00	193.12
8	—	530	202.00–230.00	216.79
12	—	483	200.00–227.00	218.11
1	—	1,010	165.00	165.00
7	—	663	175.00–202.00	183.78
2	—	870	170.00–177.00	173.52
9	—	573	205.00–232.00	222.69
3	—	328	210.00–230.00	220.05
5	—	764	170.00–190.00	180.58
1	—	970	191.00	191.00
1	—	815	184.00	184.00
7	—	617	205.00–225.00	214.38
6	—	425	210.00–230.00	218.66
1	—	945	140.00	140.00
6	—	364	220.00–235.00	224.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	172.00–185.00	180.89
5	—	474	165.00–185.00	177.13
6	—	524	165.00–190.00	180.33
2	—	638	167.00–185.00	175.89
2	—	783	130.00–149.00	139.59
6	—	558	175.00–192.00	186.39
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	135.00–147.00	140.90
2	—	525	157.00–160.00	158.47
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	575	125.00–140.00	132.43
2	—	465	135.00–155.00	144.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	261.00	261.00
1	—	735	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	145.00	145.00
8	—	333	185.00–205.00	197.25
6	—	1,022	114.00–140.00	129.46
5	—	681	170.00–184.00	176.68
2	—	823	157.00–165.00	160.96
5	—	276	170.00–190.00	179.69
20	—	572	170.00–197.00	183.86
14	—	376	182.00–207.00	194.86
1	—	905	140.00	140.00
15	—	628	170.00–202.00	184.78
24	—	423	172.00–205.00	187.77
2	—	218	195.00–200.00	197.47
25	—	465	170.00–202.00	187.23
2	—	720	142.00–150.00	146.06
19	—	526	170.00–197.00	181.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	215.00–222.00	217.96
1	—	615	207.00	207.00
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
2	—	505	205.00–207.00	205.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	122.00–140.00	130.88
6	—	624	140.00–167.00	152.32
10	—	564	135.00–165.00	140.74
3	—	280	150.00–165.00	154.82
7	—	380	150.00–177.00	166.17
3	—	218	170.00–175.00	173.36
3	—	333	162.00–175.00	168.88
12	—	462	150.00–170.00	158.69
8	—	524	145.00–165.00	152.98
8	—	418	150.00–170.00	161.80
2	—	710	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	815	117.00–125.00	121.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	125.00–140.00	133.76
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
8	—	523	120.00–137.00	129.83
2	—	253	135.00–145.00	140.05
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
7	—	416	130.00–145.00	136.61
2	—	558	122.00–132.00	126.98
5	—	472	110.00–140.00	127.92
5	—	622	105.00–135.00	125.09
2	—	328	115.00–132.00	123.31
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	97.00	97.00
1	—	830	104.00	104.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	795	127.00	127.00
3	—	885	100.00–127.00	109.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	130.00–143.00	134.32
14	—	473	182.00–210.00	198.53
2	—	1,020	120.00–127.00	123.52
6	—	321	207.00–235.00	221.72
6	—	667	152.00–177.00	161.85
13	—	369	200.00–230.00	217.38
19	—	570	170.00–192.00	182.64
5	—	628	172.00–205.00	183.42
14	—	526	172.00–205.00	182.77
2	—	885	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
6	—	288	200.00–230.00	218.49
2	—	243	215.00–217.00	216.01
18	—	420	192.00–225.00	207.05
5	—	813	145.00–172.00	158.00
5	—	719	157.00–190.00	172.55
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
4	—	510	120.00–150.00	133.62
7	—	421	125.00–157.00	146.63
4	—	378	130.00–155.00	144.82
11	—	474	135.00–155.00	145.89
2	—	660	145.00–147.00	146.00
2	—	270	120.00–155.00	138.80
5	—	617	112.00–135.00	125.18
3	—	577	120.00–127.00	124.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	160.00–190.00	172.22
24	—	520	160.00–190.00	172.50
20	—	477	160.00–190.00	174.92
18	—	626	142.00–168.00	157.78
4	—	726	125.00–150.00	139.87
4	—	676	135.00–145.00	139.95
2	—	330	185.00–200.00	192.39
3	—	568	155.00–162.00	159.06
8	—	374	160.00–192.00	171.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,229	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,230	104.00–112.00	107.23
62	—	1,332	87.00–100.00	90.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,139	85.00–87.00	85.72
43	—	1,055	71.00–84.00	78.76
8	—	943	59.00–70.00	67.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,440	80.00–90.00	84.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,552	100.00–110.00	103.52
3	—	1,328	83.00–97.00	90.11

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)	3	—	1,257	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,241.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,068	800.00–1,225.00	1,044.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,487.67

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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