Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-01-06

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 6
● Final154 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▲ 152 vs last sale 554▲ 706 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
339 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 155▲ 339 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 10▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of higher weight feeder cattle records 1000+lbs.*

Compared to before the break, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 5 higher with instances of 7 to 8 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average or better. Baby calves 10 to 45; 1 goat; 8 hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.71/cwt on 158 head.
Average price
$110.71
158 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.91
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2417120.5750262
Medium and Large 2478113.8554427
Small 1-2493101.1049956
Medium and Large 351898.5451113thin
One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale158 hd
110.71
—
NC average4 barns · 435 hd
112.62
−1.91
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—High1,60080.561,28920
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33755.79746189
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46154.0779033
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08840.6344277

Every lot

154 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2213125.29/cwt120.00–130.002672
Steers—Small 1-2235112.50/cwt112.50–112.502641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 2265122.36/cwt115.00–130.003242
Steers—Small 1-2265105.19/cwt100.00–110.002792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288142.40/cwt135.00–147.504106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323147.72/cwt135.00–161.0047720
Steers—Medium and Large 2328130.51/cwt130.00–131.004282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full345122.50/cwt122.50–122.504231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full378130.00/cwt130.00–130.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 2378126.70/cwt117.50–135.0047910
Steers—Small 1-2378103.69/cwt102.50–105.003922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379146.18/cwt135.00–164.0055432
Steers—Medium and Large 2408130.67/cwt130.00–131.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430149.66/cwt142.00–156.006445
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed43095.00/cwt95.00–95.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463143.90/cwt130.00–155.006668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518138.84/cwt133.00–143.007194
Steers—Small 1-2518100.83/cwt100.00–102.505223
Steers—Medium and Large 2525123.45/cwt121.00–126.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572136.24/cwt129.00–142.007797
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595127.00/cwt127.00–127.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623133.18/cwt129.00–135.008308
Steers—Medium and Large 2630126.00/cwt126.00–126.007941
Steers—Small 1-2655112.50/cwt112.50–112.507371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677133.20/cwt130.00–137.009025
Steers—Medium and Large 2688125.00/cwt124.00–126.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 2720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730130.50/cwt130.00–131.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers57 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2155100.00/cwt100.00–100.001551
Heifers—Small 1-2225101.31/cwt100.00–102.502282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265121.95/cwt117.00–126.003233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270115.00/cwt115.00–115.003111
Heifers—Small 1-2278104.96/cwt97.50–110.002928
Heifers—Small 1-2315107.54/cwt100.00–110.003394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322118.92/cwt112.50–130.003833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331125.15/cwt119.00–134.0041410
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed34597.50/cwt97.50–97.503361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed34590.00/cwt90.00–90.003111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed35595.00/cwt95.00–95.003371
Heifers—Small 1-2370106.10/cwt100.00–110.003934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375122.99/cwt117.00–141.0046114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383113.64/cwt111.00–115.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416120.65/cwt117.00–124.0050213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420112.50/cwt112.50–112.504731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422114.66/cwt114.00–115.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443105.03/cwt100.00–110.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
Heifers—Small 1-2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy44595.00/cwt95.00–95.004231
Heifers—Small 1-2463102.43/cwt100.00–105.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465118.29/cwt117.00–124.0055010
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy46592.55/cwt90.00–95.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed46590.00/cwt90.00–90.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475113.54/cwt112.00–115.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed480116.00/cwt116.00–116.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510117.47/cwt116.00–119.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518100.98/cwt100.00–102.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523113.40/cwt112.00–116.005935
Heifers—Small 1-2523103.49/cwt100.00–106.005416
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy53494.75/cwt90.00–97.005064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540113.00/cwt113.00–113.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55590.00/cwt90.00–90.005001
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy56090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570114.00/cwt114.00–114.006503
Heifers—Small 1-2575104.09/cwt99.00–109.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585109.00/cwt109.00–109.006381
Heifers—Small 1-2Full58590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592115.50/cwt115.50–115.506845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 361095.00/cwt95.00–95.005801
Heifers—Small 1-2615104.96/cwt102.00–109.006464
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy63392.04/cwt90.00–94.005832
Heifers—Small 1-2683100.51/cwt100.00–101.006862
Heifers—Small 1-2Full69596.00/cwt96.00–96.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2726109.00/cwt109.00–109.007913
Heifers—Small 1-2735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy76590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Heifers—Small 1-278595.00/cwt95.00–95.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy79590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
Heifers—Small 1-2808100.00/cwt100.00–100.008082
Heifers—Small 1-285098.00/cwt98.00–98.008332
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425141.14/cwt134.00–149.0060015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429120.13/cwt112.50–130.005157
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470138.30/cwt128.00–146.0065023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470117.47/cwt115.00–120.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524136.08/cwt128.00–144.0071310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530119.51/cwt119.00–120.006332
Bulls—Small 1-2530107.50/cwt107.50–107.505701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy55595.00/cwt95.00–95.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565131.05/cwt128.00–134.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568121.00/cwt121.00–121.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed58090.00/cwt90.00–90.005221
Bulls—Small 1-2583106.70/cwt105.00–110.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed60593.00/cwt93.00–93.005631
Bulls—Small 1-2613107.02/cwt106.00–108.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623115.50/cwt115.00–116.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673117.32/cwt114.00–125.007906
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy67392.98/cwt92.00–94.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008171
Bulls—Small 1-2693107.01/cwt104.00–110.007423
Bulls—Small 1-2707105.99/cwt100.00–110.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710115.00/cwt114.00–116.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed72090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Bulls—Small 1-2Full76090.00/cwt90.00–90.006842
Bulls—Small 1-2770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full77595.00/cwt95.00–95.007361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 320557.50/cwt57.50–57.501181
Dairy Steers—Large 338059.00/cwt59.00–59.002241
Dairy Steers—Large 348355.05/cwt53.00–57.002662
Dairy Steers—Large 353356.95/cwt55.00–59.003042
Dairy Steers—Large 357356.49/cwt56.00–57.003242
Dairy Steers—Large 366555.34/cwt53.00–57.003683
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed69545.00/cwt45.00–45.003131
Dairy Steers—Large 371954.16/cwt48.00–60.003895
Dairy Steers—Large 377559.00/cwt59.00–59.004571
Dairy Steers—Large 381858.00/cwt54.00–63.004743
Dairy Steers—Large 389052.00/cwt52.00–52.004631
Dairy Steers—Large 394063.00/cwt63.00–63.005921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02897.59/cwt90.00–105.001,0032
Bulls——1,45894.48/cwt88.00–107.001,3783
Bulls——1,68979.71/cwt70.00–86.001,34611
Bulls——1,74963.95/cwt53.00–67.001,1184
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00844.07/cwt40.00–48.004442
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02335.33/cwt29.00–41.0036136
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14044.89/cwt39.00–48.0051240
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31561.00/cwt61.00–61.008021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31854.75/cwt49.00–59.00722158
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44153.94/cwt49.00–59.0077725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45946.96/cwt45.00–48.006854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46462.25/cwt60.00–90.0091129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58861.96/cwt61.00–63.009844
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2725979.03/cwt910.00–1,050.007,0982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2835725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,0541
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2860950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,1701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,230925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,3781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,0251
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,6451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,0281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933387.40/cwt350.00–425.003,6142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,056579.58/cwt430.00–750.006,1207
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,273704.27/cwt526.00–875.008,9656

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.