Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2019-12-02

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 2
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 510▲ 655 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 245▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 80▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average at best. Baby calves ranged 3.00 to 20.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.95/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$109.95
149 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$551
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$18.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.33
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483116.7256461
Medium 2524110.3357834
Medium and Large 3513104.005339thin
Small 1-2504102.0351441
Medium 352098.005104thin
One grade step is worth $18.72/cwt here — about $54 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 sale149 hd
109.95
—
NC average3 barns · 265 hd
104.62
+5.33
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—Average1,52777.751,18714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31358.88773125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41157.1880715
CowsLean 85-90%Average99141.0840771

Every lot

136 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195131.00/cwt131.00–131.002551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy23590.00/cwt90.00–90.002121
Steers—Small 1-2250100.00/cwt100.00–100.002501
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy25590.00/cwt90.00–90.002301
Steers—Medium 2280118.75/cwt115.00–120.003334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003712
Steers—Small 1-2305110.00/cwt110.00–110.003361
Steers—Medium 2316122.24/cwt116.00–127.503866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320134.72/cwt130.00–143.004315
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy37190.00/cwt90.00–90.003344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377138.25/cwt129.00–147.0052117
Steers—Medium 2383117.46/cwt115.00–120.004503
Steers—Small 1-2383106.32/cwt102.50–110.004072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432138.07/cwt129.00–143.0059610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484135.82/cwt130.00–143.0065722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531139.08/cwt129.00–144.5073913
Steers—Medium 2535126.00/cwt126.00–126.006741
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy54590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569137.14/cwt128.00–141.0078011
Steers—Medium 2590123.00/cwt123.00–123.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605134.50/cwt134.00–135.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy608120.53/cwt118.00–123.007332
Steers—Medium 2630115.29/cwt112.50–118.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662131.30/cwt127.00–136.0086912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
Steers—Small 1-2760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
Steers—Medium 2780115.68/cwt110.00–119.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290100.00/cwt100.00–100.002901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305105.00/cwt105.00–105.003201
Heifers—Small 1-2321102.48/cwt100.00–107.503295
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy32590.00/cwt90.00–90.002931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335115.00/cwt115.00–115.003851
Heifers—Medium 2340115.00/cwt115.00–115.003911
Heifers—Medium 2365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Small 1-2366104.04/cwt100.00–110.003815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373120.02/cwt115.00–125.0044815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003851
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy38595.00/cwt95.00–95.003661
Heifers—Medium 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium 2417113.66/cwt112.00–115.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424118.14/cwt116.00–122.0050117
Heifers—Small 1-2438106.49/cwt105.00–108.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy440114.00/cwt114.00–114.005021
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed45095.00/cwt95.00–95.004281
Heifers—Small 1-2474107.22/cwt105.00–110.005084
Heifers—Medium 2477112.40/cwt112.00–114.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484117.01/cwt115.00–117.5056610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500106.00/cwt106.00–106.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508115.17/cwt115.00–116.005856
Heifers—Small 1-2515104.24/cwt100.00–106.005374
Heifers—Medium 2524110.98/cwt107.00–114.005828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530114.00/cwt114.00–114.006041
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy53090.00/cwt90.00–90.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550106.00/cwt106.00–106.005831
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed57095.00/cwt95.00–95.005422
Heifers—Medium 2576111.15/cwt110.00–113.506409
Heifers—Small 1-2579104.50/cwt100.00–108.006058
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy58091.03/cwt90.00–92.005282
Heifers—Medium 3590107.00/cwt107.00–107.006311
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy593109.00/cwt109.00–109.006465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3616103.00/cwt103.00–103.006341
Heifers—Small 1-2622102.68/cwt100.00–105.006393
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed65090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3657105.32/cwt102.00–107.006923
Heifers—Small 1-2663103.43/cwt100.00–107.006862
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy68090.00/cwt90.00–90.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735111.00/cwt111.00–111.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2789115.00/cwt115.00–115.009075
Heifers—Small 1-2800104.00/cwt104.00–104.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy88584.00/cwt84.00–84.007431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy400127.50/cwt127.50–127.505101
Bulls—Medium 2418118.11/cwt115.00–120.004944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421133.31/cwt122.00–143.0056115
Bulls—Small 1-2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469131.54/cwt128.00–137.0061711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470126.00/cwt126.00–126.005921
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy47090.00/cwt90.00–90.004232
Bulls—Small 1-2475108.72/cwt107.50–110.005162
Bulls—Medium 2476123.32/cwt120.00–127.005876
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy50594.00/cwt94.00–94.004751
Bulls—Small 1-2511108.17/cwt100.00–112.505534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514130.69/cwt127.00–133.006726
Bulls—Medium 2528120.77/cwt116.00–126.0063810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy538125.00/cwt124.00–126.006733
Bulls—Medium 2570120.15/cwt115.00–124.006859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575133.53/cwt130.00–137.007682
Bulls—Small 1-2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium 3Thin Fleshed60590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608126.53/cwt124.00–129.007692
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy62092.52/cwt92.00–93.005742
Bulls—Medium 2623115.61/cwt111.00–118.007207
Bulls—Small 1-2678103.17/cwt100.00–107.506994
Bulls—Medium 2680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007961
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy69595.00/cwt95.00–95.006601
Bulls—Medium 2709113.79/cwt113.00–114.008075
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy71590.00/cwt90.00–90.006441
Bulls—Small 1-2725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007831
Bulls—Medium 3740107.00/cwt107.00–107.007921
Bulls—Medium 3750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full81593.00/cwt93.00–93.007581
Bulls—Medium 3Thin Fleshed83090.00/cwt90.00–90.007471
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 352358.58/cwt52.50–67.003063
Dairy Steers—Large 356554.00/cwt54.00–54.003051
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed61540.00/cwt40.00–40.002461
Dairy Steers—Large 362054.49/cwt54.00–55.003382
Dairy Steers—Large 368051.54/cwt49.00–54.003502
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed72540.00/cwt40.00–40.002901
Dairy Steers—Large 378554.00/cwt54.00–54.004241
Dairy Steers—Large 398040.00/cwt40.00–40.003921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28089.50/cwt89.00–90.001,1462
Bulls——1,50767.31/cwt66.00–69.001,0143
Bulls——1,58878.62/cwt72.00–83.001,2489
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91235.21/cwt29.00–40.0032129
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04645.14/cwt39.00–49.0047242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12044.00/cwt44.00–44.004931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18049.00/cwt49.00–49.005781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22655.12/cwt49.00–62.0067679
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35954.87/cwt50.00–60.0074611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47065.81/cwt60.00–71.0096745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67768.37/cwt64.00–70.001,1473
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2770331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5491
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805564.00/cwt564.00–564.004,5401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,8001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,7801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2972543.70/cwt425.00–675.005,2853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,6441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203675.57/cwt525.00–825.008,12710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,391717.68/cwt575.00–925.009,9837
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2825550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,5381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,130460.00/cwt460.00–460.005,1981

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.