Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2019-11-25

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 25
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
510 head
▼ 527 vs last sale 1,037▲ 510 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 334▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 45▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to feeder cattle records steers small 1-2 200-250lb incorrect price.*

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were down 2 to 3. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.Baby calves were 7.5 to 15. 9 goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $122.79/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$122.79
104 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.71
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543131.0571254
Medium 2425121.2451528
Small 1-2384105.0440320
Medium and Large 354899.005422thin
One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $170 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 sale104 hd
122.79
—
NC average7 barns · 822 hd
121.08
+1.71
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,53072.741,11324
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31156.68743105
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35852.8471839
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03240.1741558

Every lot

127 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2225115.00/cwt115.00–115.002591
Steers—Small 1-2242103.38/cwt100.00–107.502503
Steers—Small 1-2284109.05/cwt105.00–110.003105
Steers—Medium 2290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Steers—Medium 2334124.03/cwt122.00–125.004144
Steers—Small 1-2340107.50/cwt105.00–110.003662
Steers—Medium and Large 334090.00/cwt90.00–90.003061
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy35592.00/cwt92.00–92.003271
Steers—Medium 2380122.45/cwt112.00–127.5046510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382130.79/cwt128.00–135.005006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy385124.00/cwt124.00–124.004771
Steers—Small 1-2385106.41/cwt103.00–110.004102
Steers—Small 1-2410102.49/cwt100.00–105.004203
Steers—Medium 2420120.12/cwt115.00–125.005054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432133.10/cwt126.00–138.005757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472131.36/cwt128.00–135.006206
Steers—Medium 2490120.28/cwt117.50–123.005892
Steers—Medium 2520122.00/cwt119.00–125.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536135.31/cwt130.00–136.0072512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570130.14/cwt127.50–132.007425
Steers—Small 1-2575105.04/cwt100.00–110.006042
Steers—Medium 2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Steers—Medium 2600123.00/cwt123.00–123.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625124.00/cwt124.00–124.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Steers—Small 1-2673104.07/cwt102.00–106.007002
Steers—Medium 2678113.04/cwt111.00–115.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684131.24/cwt129.00–136.008988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703127.51/cwt124.00–131.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 3755108.00/cwt108.00–108.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863124.98/cwt123.00–127.001,0792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2160102.50/cwt100.00–105.001642
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy19590.00/cwt90.00–90.001761
Heifers—Small 1-2208101.30/cwt100.00–102.502112
Heifers—Small 1-2280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy32590.00/cwt90.00–90.002931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32590.00/cwt90.00–90.002931
Heifers—Small 1-2327105.33/cwt100.00–111.003445
Heifers—Medium 2335107.00/cwt107.00–107.003581
Heifers—Small 1-2355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Heifers—Medium 2385113.52/cwt112.00–115.004372
Heifers—Small 1-2418106.31/cwt101.00–110.004447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425123.71/cwt118.00–134.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
Heifers—Medium 2429113.03/cwt112.00–115.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435113.02/cwt112.00–115.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463117.97/cwt116.00–120.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed46590.00/cwt90.00–90.004191
Heifers—Medium 2469111.35/cwt106.00–115.005225
Heifers—Small 1-2473102.88/cwt100.00–111.004876
Heifers—Medium and Large 348097.50/cwt97.50–97.504681
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy51392.44/cwt90.00–95.004742
Heifers—Medium 2517111.98/cwt111.00–113.005793
Heifers—Small 1-2518104.82/cwt100.00–111.005438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534123.44/cwt121.50–136.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 354097.50/cwt97.50–97.505271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed56590.00/cwt90.00–90.005091
Heifers—Medium 2575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006442
Heifers—Small 1-2575107.76/cwt104.00–110.006204
Heifers—Small 1-2627101.69/cwt100.00–103.006383
Heifers—Medium 2650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Small 1-2663103.02/cwt98.00–108.006835
Heifers—Small 1-2Full67590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed68095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700132.00/cwt132.00–132.009241
Heifers—Small 1-2705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2350110.00/cwt110.00–110.003851
Bulls—Medium 2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy41095.00/cwt95.00–95.003901
Bulls—Medium 2417120.79/cwt115.00–126.0050410
Bulls—Small 1-2429107.89/cwt97.50–110.004636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439128.92/cwt127.00–135.0056614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455127.50/cwt127.50–127.505801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Bulls—Medium 2477120.05/cwt112.00–127.0057315
Bulls—Small 1-2479102.88/cwt98.00–110.004935
Bulls—Small 1-2Full51090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520101.00/cwt101.00–101.005251
Bulls—Medium 2523121.15/cwt114.00–125.006345
Bulls—Small 1-2526110.00/cwt110.00–110.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528126.36/cwt123.00–129.006676
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy53590.00/cwt90.00–90.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
Bulls—Small 1-2566106.97/cwt104.00–110.006054
Bulls—Medium 2576119.11/cwt113.00–123.006866
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy57890.00/cwt90.00–90.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590104.00/cwt104.00–104.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600108.00/cwt108.00–108.006481
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy61590.00/cwt90.00–90.005541
Bulls—Small 1-2621100.76/cwt99.00–104.006264
Bulls—Medium 2640113.00/cwt113.00–113.007231
Bulls—Medium 2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 368599.00/cwt99.00–99.006781
Bulls—Small 1-2730102.00/cwt102.00–102.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy73592.00/cwt92.00–92.006761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 320040.00/cwt40.00–40.00801
Dairy Steers—Large 327356.22/cwt52.50–60.001532
Dairy Steers—Large 368055.00/cwt55.00–55.003741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06090.00/cwt90.00–90.009541
Bulls——1,30459.68/cwt53.00–69.007788
Bulls——1,68278.55/cwt70.00–86.001,32115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00337.11/cwt30.00–49.0037238
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08845.97/cwt42.00–49.0050020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15346.18/cwt38.00–51.0053213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30248.57/cwt43.00–51.0063219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30657.12/cwt52.00–64.0074682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38955.77/cwt51.00–64.0077518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56266.70/cwt65.00–69.001,04210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61567.07/cwt66.00–68.001,0832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2715675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,8261
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2790750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2835875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,3061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2855850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,2681
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,005600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,0301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,054881.44/cwt650.00–1,150.009,29013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,046.27/cwt850.00–1,350.0011,1748
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,090775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,4481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,125700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2740296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,1901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968638.37/cwt600.00–675.006,1792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2989599.24/cwt425.00–700.005,9266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030627.55/cwt525.00–725.006,4647

This sale against other markets

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.