Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Goats: 125.00 - 160; 26 head Sheep: 10.00- 225.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.92/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$194.92

135 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$82.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.03

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	210.93	1,082	99
Medium and Large 2	501	170.91	857	19thin
Medium and Large 3	440	128.52	566	17thin

One grade step is worth $82.42/cwt here — about $517 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 sale135 hd

194.92

—

NC average8 barns · 1,208 hd

204.95

−10.03

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	—	Low	1,561	118.11	1,843	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,433	103.91	1,489	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	99.90	1,650	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	82.54	833	34

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)	984	$1,225	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,191	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,689	7

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1	—	325	233.00/cwt	222.00–262.00	757	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	125.81/cwt	115.00–137.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	284.91/cwt	275.00–295.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	250.21/cwt	245.00–255.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	218.67/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	147.55/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	160.69/cwt	152.00–170.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	166.73/cwt	152.00–177.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	188.67/cwt	185.00–192.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	249.33/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	298.17/cwt	295.00–300.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	251.65/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,067	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	292.35/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	256.00/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	261.29/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	223.85/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	234.51/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	279.39/cwt	267.00–291.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	216.44/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	191.05/cwt	182.00–200.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	271.85/cwt	265.00–280.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	236.38/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	59.39/cwt	54.00–64.00	442	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	75.57/cwt	70.00–80.00	633	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	99.90/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,650	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	114.92/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,710	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	102.89/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,469	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	97.51/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,051	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	89.27/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,008	20
Bulls	—	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,626	120.49/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,959	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,225.37/head	800.00–1,500.00	1,225	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,191.48/head	800.00–1,475.00	1,191	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,116.75/head	950.00–1,375.00	1,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	830	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	1,436.44/head	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,436	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,147.36/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	211.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	191.14/cwt	175.00–207.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	207.18/cwt	192.00–228.00	1,396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	246.91/cwt	230.00–260.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	243.99/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,374	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	255.20/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	190.56/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	220.22/cwt	200.00–238.00	940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	180.55/cwt	160.00–205.00	1,127	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	186.57/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	209.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,100	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	207.33/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	113.22/cwt	105.00–125.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	141.38/cwt	130.00–155.00	445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	156.79/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	235.14/cwt	215.00–265.00	886	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	236.80/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,127	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	191.95/cwt	173.00–205.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	127.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	128.17/cwt	110.00–145.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	200.32/cwt	190.00–210.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	270.06/cwt	240.00–297.00	991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	266.50/cwt	245.00–300.00	855	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	240.64/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,259	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	164.90/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,299	2

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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 736Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 266Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 23Year ago 8

6 head Goats: 125.00 - 160; 26 head Sheep: 10.00- 225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	222.00–262.00	233.00
2	—	728	115.00–137.00	125.81
2	—	283	275.00–295.00	284.91
2	—	235	245.00–255.00	250.21
7	—	464	200.00–237.00	218.67
2	—	770	140.00–155.00	147.55
10	—	427	200.00–238.00	220.22
12	—	624	160.00–205.00	180.55
6	—	671	175.00–192.00	186.57
9	—	526	200.00–220.00	209.10
9	—	561	192.00–215.00	207.33
1	—	935	125.00	125.00
4	—	819	140.00–170.00	156.79
11	—	377	215.00–265.00	235.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	200.00–220.00	210.00
1	—	210	210.00	210.00
4	—	579	152.00–170.00	160.69
3	—	528	152.00–177.00	166.73
2	—	670	150.00–155.00	152.54
2	—	473	185.00–192.00	188.67
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
1	—	365	187.00	187.00
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	190.00	190.00
1	—	720	178.00	178.00
9	—	424	250.00–265.00	251.65
1	—	580	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
3	—	612	105.00–125.00	113.22
1	—	500	127.00	127.00
5	—	315	130.00–155.00	141.38
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
2	—	270	120.00–135.00	127.36
3	—	470	110.00–145.00	128.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	230.00–261.00	249.33
3	—	315	295.00–300.00	298.17
2	—	378	285.00–300.00	292.35
1	—	950	162.00	162.00
2	—	425	252.00–260.00	256.00
1	—	255	265.00	265.00
8	—	573	250.00–267.00	261.29
6	—	677	210.00–235.00	223.85
4	—	613	217.00–250.00	234.51
1	—	940	181.00	181.00
4	—	456	267.00–291.00	279.39
6	—	728	199.00–220.00	216.44
1	—	765	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	197.00	197.00
1	—	440	175.00	175.00
2	—	493	182.00–200.00	191.05
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	180.00–190.00	184.97
3	—	270	265.00–280.00	271.85
3	—	620	225.00–242.00	236.38
1	—	885	152.00	152.00
1	—	825	177.00	177.00
5	—	674	192.00–228.00	207.18
4	—	213	230.00–260.00	246.91
7	—	563	220.00–257.00	243.99
6	—	431	247.00–267.00	255.20
12	—	476	215.00–255.00	236.80
6	—	367	240.00–297.00	270.06
8	—	321	245.00–300.00	266.50
1	—	935	140.00	140.00
12	—	523	220.00–257.00	240.64
2	—	788	155.00–175.00	164.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	160.00	160.00
4	—	383	200.00–220.00	211.19
2	—	580	175.00–207.00	191.14
4	—	526	185.00–202.00	190.56
4	—	628	173.00–205.00	191.95
1	—	415	222.00	222.00
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
2	—	470	190.00–210.00	200.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	138.00	138.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	745	54.00–64.00	59.39
7	—	838	70.00–80.00	75.57
2	—	1,078	97.00–98.00	97.51
20	—	1,129	83.00–96.00	89.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,652	95.00–104.00	99.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	110.00–127.00	114.92
43	—	1,428	96.00–108.00	102.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	100.00	100.00
2	—	2,045	130.00–133.00	131.46
4	—	1,626	114.00–124.00	120.49

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)	8	—	984	800.00–1,500.00	1,225.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	983	800.00–1,475.00	1,191.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,045	950.00–1,375.00	1,116.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	987	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,436.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,147.36

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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