Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-02-17

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 17
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
688 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 520▲ 688 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 190▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 13 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 5 to 6 higher. Feeder cattle were 3 to 4 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was better than average. 3 hogs 12 goats Baby calves were 5 to 30

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.64/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$126.64
219 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.66
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2415133.87556147
Medium and Large 2418122.6451232
Medium and Large 3611104.8564114thin
Small 1-2531102.4254426
One grade step is worth $31.45/cwt here — about $12 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 sale219 hd
126.64
—
NC average8 barns · 719 hd
120.98
+5.66
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—Average1,56787.921,37817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45470.041,01812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25369.16867128
CowsLean 85-90%Average96047.1245234

Every lot

142 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2165152.50/cwt152.50–152.502521
Steers—Small 1-2Full17590.00/cwt90.00–90.001581
Steers—Small 1-2225104.19/cwt97.50–110.002344
Steers—Medium and Large 2227125.37/cwt115.00–135.002853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy235130.00/cwt130.00–130.003061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275172.46/cwt160.00–185.0047414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy315145.00/cwt145.00–145.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329166.49/cwt155.00–175.0054824
Steers—Medium and Large 2330140.54/cwt132.50–145.004645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369163.97/cwt150.00–179.0060529
Steers—Medium and Large 2371132.50/cwt122.50–148.004927
Steers—Small 1-2380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy388125.00/cwt125.00–125.004852
Steers—Medium and Large 3405105.00/cwt105.00–105.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 2415134.00/cwt134.00–134.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429166.14/cwt148.00–172.5071310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465164.18/cwt157.00–169.007634
Steers—Small 1-2475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 2495131.75/cwt131.00–132.506522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519148.66/cwt137.00–155.007727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572144.23/cwt135.00–149.0082510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585117.50/cwt117.50–117.506871
Steers—Medium and Large 2631121.33/cwt121.00–124.007669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633140.77/cwt128.00–144.008915
Steers—Medium and Large 2676123.00/cwt123.00–123.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695137.00/cwt137.00–137.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724134.82/cwt128.00–139.009765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790121.00/cwt121.00–121.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830120.01/cwt119.00–121.009963
Steers—Small 1-2865102.00/cwt102.00–102.008821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2180135.90/cwt130.00–142.502452
Heifers—Small 1-2208106.02/cwt100.00–112.502212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218149.11/cwt142.50–155.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228118.32/cwt117.50–120.002703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276139.75/cwt130.00–145.0038615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280125.09/cwt122.50–127.503502
Heifers—Small 1-2313105.20/cwt100.00–110.003292
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy31890.00/cwt90.00–90.002862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324139.27/cwt132.50–145.0045119
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325107.50/cwt107.50–107.503491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329126.36/cwt120.00–130.004165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350122.50/cwt120.00–127.504293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372137.17/cwt130.00–145.0051025
Heifers—Small 1-2380105.13/cwt100.00–110.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423102.40/cwt100.00–105.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424132.91/cwt127.00–139.0056429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435129.00/cwt129.00–129.005611
Heifers—Small 1-2440105.00/cwt105.00–105.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2441123.16/cwt115.00–128.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy463127.80/cwt126.00–129.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467121.61/cwt117.00–127.005686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469131.45/cwt112.50–137.0061715
Heifers—Small 1-2470107.42/cwt105.00–110.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Heifers—Small 1-2505112.00/cwt112.00–112.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505108.00/cwt108.00–108.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513123.73/cwt118.00–130.006355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520126.00/cwt126.00–126.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522130.27/cwt123.00–136.0068013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567128.75/cwt121.00–131.0073012
Heifers—Small 1-2572107.83/cwt105.00–111.006173
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed57590.00/cwt90.00–90.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590120.50/cwt115.00–126.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed59095.00/cwt95.00–95.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616120.75/cwt119.00–123.007444
Heifers—Small 1-2635111.00/cwt111.00–111.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Heifers—Small 1-2679103.50/cwt100.00–109.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy68092.00/cwt92.00–92.006261
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy73090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3733108.34/cwt100.00–110.007946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed74592.50/cwt92.50–92.506891
Heifers—Small 1-2750104.00/cwt104.00–104.007801
Heifers—Small 1-2830101.00/cwt101.00–101.008381
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy85593.00/cwt93.00–93.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368168.62/cwt166.00–171.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Bulls—Small 1-2370103.00/cwt103.00–103.003811
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed40597.50/cwt97.50–97.503951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421162.79/cwt150.00–174.0068529
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428131.17/cwt117.50–147.505615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469157.94/cwt146.00–169.0074130
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470126.72/cwt120.00–137.005965
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Bulls—Small 1-2480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518137.73/cwt130.00–146.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528124.40/cwt121.00–129.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529139.50/cwt133.00–148.0073816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573125.22/cwt117.50–130.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575132.77/cwt129.00–139.0076315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Bulls—Small 1-2580111.23/cwt110.00–112.506452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed59090.00/cwt90.00–90.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607122.37/cwt116.00–126.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610131.99/cwt129.00–135.008054
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620113.00/cwt113.00–113.007011
Bulls—Small 1-2623106.46/cwt103.00–110.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy633121.46/cwt118.00–125.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full645113.00/cwt113.00–113.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2669116.55/cwt115.00–120.007809
Bulls—Small 1-2677110.34/cwt108.00–113.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715116.00/cwt116.00–116.008291
Bulls—Small 1-2Full72597.00/cwt97.00–97.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750113.00/cwt113.00–113.008481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328052.50/cwt52.50–52.501471
Dairy Steers—Large 334552.50/cwt52.50–52.501811
Dairy Steers—Large 236575.00/cwt75.00–75.002741
Dairy Steers—Large 337571.00/cwt71.00–71.002661
Dairy Steers—Large 341052.50/cwt52.50–52.502151
Dairy Steers—Large 347274.11/cwt69.00–77.003503
Dairy Steers—Large 352057.00/cwt57.00–57.002961
Dairy Steers—Large 357874.00/cwt74.00–74.004282
Dairy Steers—Large 362868.47/cwt67.00–70.004302
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35072.00/cwt72.00–72.009721
Bulls——1,50685.35/cwt75.00–93.001,28512
Bulls——1,80499.61/cwt95.00–106.001,7974
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90638.46/cwt31.00–49.0034814
Cows—Lean 85-90%99853.18/cwt45.00–57.0053120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12754.00/cwt50.00–57.006093
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23568.48/cwt50.00–78.00846115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40667.65/cwt62.00–74.0095110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49881.59/cwt78.00–84.001,22210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69381.96/cwt78.00–85.001,3882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2765478.00/cwt478.00–478.003,6571
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938578.20/cwt425.00–825.005,4244
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2999551.19/cwt500.00–600.005,5064
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2905600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4301

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.