Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-01-27

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 27
● Final156 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
▼ 188 vs last sale 887▲ 699 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 210▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 52▲ 32 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 low weight feeder calf record.*

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 2 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 3 to 5 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average at best. Baby calves were 10 to 55. 2 goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.76/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$114.76
206 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$551
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1-2
$22.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.94
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440125.005501thin
Medium and Large 1-2464122.3956889
Medium and Large 2423119.2250440
Medium and Large 3512105.3654015thin
Small 1-2534102.8354961
One grade step is worth $22.17/cwt here — about $1 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 sale206 hd
114.76
—
NC average8 barns · 1,127 hd
119.70
−4.94
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—Average1,41379.311,12018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45462.9991619
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32761.71819102
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02843.1544352

Every lot

156 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 and Large 2222133.23/cwt130.00–137.502963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 2270127.98/cwt122.50–135.003467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275151.84/cwt150.00–155.004184
Steers—Small 1-2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Steers—Medium and Large 3300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327154.85/cwt147.50–165.0050613
Steers—Medium and Large 2331141.32/cwt125.00–152.504686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Steers—Small 1-2360111.27/cwt110.00–112.504012
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37090.00/cwt90.00–90.003331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371154.93/cwt145.00–162.5057518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full373127.54/cwt117.50–138.004762
Steers—Medium and Large 2376134.23/cwt118.00–147.505059
Steers—Medium and Large 2425133.76/cwt132.50–135.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433145.63/cwt139.00–151.006315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465138.00/cwt138.00–138.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472143.13/cwt135.00–154.006767
Steers—Small 1-2480109.00/cwt109.00–109.005231
Steers—Small 1-2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532140.87/cwt137.00–144.007496
Steers—Medium and Large 2558119.51/cwt119.00–120.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563134.64/cwt131.00–140.007583
Steers—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607137.12/cwt132.00–141.0083210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667138.70/cwt129.00–142.0092512
Steers—Medium and Large 2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725133.00/cwt133.00–133.009642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0541
Steers—Small 1-2855107.50/cwt107.50–107.509191
Steers—Medium and Large 2898115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers54 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2155110.00/cwt110.00–110.001711
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed17592.50/cwt92.50–92.501621
Heifers—Small 1-2229101.20/cwt100.00–105.002324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280121.27/cwt117.50–125.003404
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285105.09/cwt100.00–110.003002
Heifers—Small 1-2285104.91/cwt102.50–107.502992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289128.72/cwt125.00–130.003724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322123.94/cwt120.00–130.003995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340128.30/cwt126.00–135.004369
Heifers—Small 1-2365105.05/cwt100.00–110.003835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367119.52/cwt112.50–125.004397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374130.25/cwt126.00–140.0048710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy375118.55/cwt114.00–122.504453
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387107.61/cwt100.00–112.504163
Heifers—Small 1-2415105.10/cwt100.00–110.004364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419124.79/cwt123.00–128.0052315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy431116.98/cwt115.00–119.005044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434121.23/cwt119.00–126.005268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458117.21/cwt115.00–120.005377
Heifers—Small 1-2465107.23/cwt101.00–110.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466124.32/cwt123.00–130.005799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470119.01/cwt118.00–120.005593
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy47396.00/cwt96.00–96.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478105.18/cwt100.00–110.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515105.00/cwt100.00–110.005412
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy51592.50/cwt92.50–92.504761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518115.71/cwt113.00–118.005994
Heifers—Small 1-2519103.53/cwt100.00–112.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full520119.00/cwt119.00–119.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522116.00/cwt114.00–120.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527121.29/cwt118.00–128.006399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560119.00/cwt118.00–121.006663
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy56090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006563
Heifers—Small 1-2574108.48/cwt100.00–112.006238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy576114.75/cwt113.00–115.506614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593109.00/cwt109.00–109.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Heifers—Small 1-2630103.75/cwt100.00–109.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy671115.00/cwt115.00–115.007728
Heifers—Small 1-2672106.31/cwt103.00–108.007143
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67692.60/cwt90.00–95.006265
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720107.00/cwt107.00–107.007701
Heifers—Small 1-2725104.33/cwt104.00–105.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3740103.99/cwt103.00–105.007702
Heifers—Small 1-2777102.22/cwt98.00–107.007945
Heifers—Small 1-280098.00/cwt98.00–98.007842
Heifers—Small 1-2870104.00/cwt104.00–104.009051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400112.50/cwt110.00–115.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full41592.50/cwt92.50–92.503841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424141.53/cwt120.00–153.0060013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429128.76/cwt117.50–140.005527
Bulls—Small 1-2435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy44597.50/cwt97.50–97.504341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470131.00/cwt131.00–131.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472131.79/cwt120.00–140.006227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478140.05/cwt134.00–146.0066911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full485131.00/cwt131.00–131.006351
Bulls—Small 1-2485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy50590.00/cwt90.00–90.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523135.25/cwt130.00–145.0070713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523122.15/cwt115.00–127.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525106.73/cwt100.00–114.005602
Bulls—Small 1-2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569121.18/cwt112.00–127.0069011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570133.78/cwt130.00–140.0076311
Bulls—Small 1-2578104.33/cwt99.00–110.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614119.98/cwt117.00–124.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620125.39/cwt121.00–130.007772
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy62593.00/cwt93.00–93.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed63090.00/cwt90.00–90.005671
Bulls—Small 1-2633110.26/cwt108.00–112.506982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645119.00/cwt119.00–119.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2651113.50/cwt111.00–118.007394
Bulls—Small 1-2663108.01/cwt107.00–109.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685112.75/cwt112.50–113.007722
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy70592.50/cwt92.50–92.506521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy730112.00/cwt112.00–112.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2732113.34/cwt113.00–114.008303
Bulls—Small 1-2760105.97/cwt104.00–108.008052
Bulls—Small 1-284090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 315072.50/cwt72.50–72.501091
Dairy Steers—Large 324178.21/cwt70.00–80.001885
Dairy Steers—Large 325071.00/cwt71.00–71.001783
Dairy Steers—Large 333070.50/cwt51.00–75.002339
Dairy Steers—Large 343270.03/cwt66.00–72.003033
Dairy Steers—Large 350570.00/cwt70.00–70.003541
Dairy Steers—Large 357566.48/cwt64.00–69.003822
Dairy Steers—Large 31,03562.00/cwt62.00–62.006421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22860.32/cwt52.00–69.007415
Bulls——1,45995.53/cwt93.00–102.001,3945
Bulls——1,49981.03/cwt70.00–88.001,2158
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94836.12/cwt30.00–41.0034216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06346.28/cwt42.00–50.0049236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15048.00/cwt48.00–48.005522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24357.34/cwt44.00–68.0071350
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39659.22/cwt54.00–62.0082710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41866.62/cwt62.00–75.0094550
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51967.17/cwt63.00–74.001,0209
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2740650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8101
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6812
Bred Cows—Small 1-2835425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,5491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870693.82/cwt635.00–750.006,0362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,7851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003726.62/cwt675.00–775.007,2882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103557.40/cwt400.00–675.006,1483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,7331
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2690450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,1051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2783479.07/cwt400.00–550.003,7512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2785475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,7291
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2853650.23/cwt600.00–699.005,5462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2970674.61/cwt600.00–750.006,5442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980425.00/cwt425.00–425.004,1651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,080720.56/cwt670.00–775.007,7822

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.