Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-02-10

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 10
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 695▲ 520 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 240▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 10 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 3 to 4 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was better than average.Baby calves were 7.5 to 35. 6 goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.98/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$119.98
172 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$528
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$49
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.45
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2388129.8150479
Medium and Large 2465118.8755351
Small 1-2483103.8850226
Medium and Large 3547101.1055316thin
One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale172 hd
119.98
—
NC average8 barns · 838 hd
115.52
+4.45
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—Average1,40884.641,19216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43465.2193511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33262.95838112
CowsLean 85-90%Average95144.4142233

Every lot

141 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2173117.50/cwt117.50–117.502032
Steers—Medium and Large 3235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271162.54/cwt156.00–173.004408
Steers—Medium and Large 2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 2320138.55/cwt120.00–147.504436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327162.42/cwt155.00–170.0053116
Steers—Small 1-2330105.00/cwt105.00–105.003471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full345147.50/cwt147.50–147.505091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370142.49/cwt138.00–147.505272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372158.31/cwt150.00–168.0058915
Steers—Medium and Large 2377138.48/cwt135.00–145.005225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 2417136.69/cwt127.50–147.505703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429161.61/cwt151.00–168.006937
Steers—Medium and Large 2468136.49/cwt135.00–138.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476150.08/cwt144.00–155.007149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490117.50/cwt117.50–117.505761
Steers—Medium and Large 2500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523138.25/cwt131.00–149.007237
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy54090.00/cwt90.00–90.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Steers—Small 1-2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576136.73/cwt129.00–141.007887
Steers—Medium and Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621139.41/cwt135.00–142.008667
Steers—Medium and Large 2634123.50/cwt120.00–125.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676136.79/cwt134.00–139.009254
Steers—Small 1-2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712126.73/cwt120.00–132.009025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
Steers—Medium and Large 2770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
Steers—Small 1-2835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy855111.00/cwt111.00–111.009491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy16595.00/cwt95.00–95.001571
Heifers—Small 1-2190112.50/cwt112.50–112.502141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220135.23/cwt132.50–137.502982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225120.19/cwt117.50–123.002702
Heifers—Small 1-2226104.23/cwt100.00–112.502364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy275127.50/cwt127.50–127.503511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277131.88/cwt127.50–137.5036511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278126.17/cwt125.00–127.503512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318134.46/cwt130.00–137.5042817
Heifers—Small 1-2320100.00/cwt100.00–100.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335124.43/cwt121.00–127.504175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374133.14/cwt127.00–139.0049814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374123.31/cwt117.00–127.5046110
Heifers—Small 1-2380102.50/cwt102.50–102.503901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy41095.00/cwt95.00–95.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416129.80/cwt126.00–135.0054014
Heifers—Small 1-2423108.49/cwt107.00–110.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428122.24/cwt115.00–125.005239
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470105.88/cwt97.50–115.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478126.33/cwt126.00–127.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed47892.68/cwt90.00–94.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485120.32/cwt118.00–124.005843
Heifers—Small 1-2490109.00/cwt109.00–109.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519118.43/cwt112.50–125.006155
Heifers—Small 1-2523108.34/cwt107.50–110.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530122.94/cwt117.50–128.006527
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530100.94/cwt97.50–103.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560104.98/cwt102.50–107.505882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564114.67/cwt112.00–118.006476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568119.81/cwt118.00–122.006816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595117.00/cwt117.00–117.006961
Heifers—Small 1-2595109.00/cwt109.00–109.006491
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy61596.00/cwt96.00–96.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619113.60/cwt111.00–115.007035
Heifers—Small 1-2626105.38/cwt100.00–110.006605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655107.00/cwt107.00–107.007011
Heifers—Small 1-2680107.00/cwt107.00–107.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710108.00/cwt108.00–108.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725102.01/cwt100.00–104.007402
Heifers—Small 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Heifers—Small 1-277394.52/cwt92.00–97.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 277892.56/cwt90.00–95.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 382094.00/cwt94.00–94.007711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377160.42/cwt156.00–165.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413125.98/cwt115.00–142.505206
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420157.43/cwt150.00–166.006619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420139.52/cwt139.00–140.005862
Bulls—Small 1-2432103.45/cwt100.00–108.004473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463148.03/cwt142.00–156.006858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy466135.40/cwt129.00–140.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470111.00/cwt111.00–111.005223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478131.26/cwt120.00–140.006276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2507126.37/cwt122.50–129.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526134.06/cwt130.00–141.0070510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed52890.00/cwt90.00–90.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555128.00/cwt128.00–128.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555107.43/cwt100.00–115.005962
Bulls—Small 1-2558111.23/cwt110.00–112.506212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560131.01/cwt130.00–132.007345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568125.39/cwt118.00–129.007124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608118.98/cwt115.00–126.007233
Bulls—Small 1-2628105.70/cwt100.00–110.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62891.01/cwt90.00–92.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630113.00/cwt113.00–113.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Bulls—Small 1-2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663109.49/cwt107.00–112.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed68091.00/cwt91.00–91.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy684114.84/cwt114.00–115.007866
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy70090.00/cwt90.00–90.006301
Bulls—Small 1-2718106.51/cwt103.00–110.007652
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed79095.00/cwt95.00–95.007511
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 318342.48/cwt40.00–45.00783
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 419540.00/cwt40.00–40.00781
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 322552.39/cwt50.00–55.001182
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 343050.00/cwt50.00–50.002151
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 347557.00/cwt57.00–57.002711
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 364564.00/cwt64.00–64.004131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27164.06/cwt59.00–70.008144
Bulls——1,35685.32/cwt74.00–94.001,1577
Bulls——1,591100.14/cwt95.00–104.001,5935
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%85341.36/cwt33.00–49.003536
Cows—Lean 85-90%89537.14/cwt30.00–41.0033212
Cows—Lean 85-90%98348.57/cwt44.00–53.0047721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28461.63/cwt48.00–68.0079178
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43264.73/cwt61.00–68.0092710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56871.24/cwt68.00–75.001,11728
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2645452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,9151
Bred Cows—Small 1-2790525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,1481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,9151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108699.38/cwt675.00–725.007,7492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,005800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0011,2711

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.