Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-04-20

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 20
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
744 head
▲ 485 vs last sale 259▲ 744 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 149▲ 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 8▲ 18 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 mostly 3 to 4 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 4 to 10 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.26/cwt on 286 head.
Average price
$124.26
286 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$17
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.62
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2423135.18572140
Medium and Large 2472120.4456986
Small 1-2545105.1757328
Medium and Large 3569103.4658932
One grade step is worth $31.72/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale286 hd
124.26
—
NC average8 barns · 946 hd
116.64
+7.62
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—High1,55786.881,35322
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21061.0973987
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53158.789005thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04646.4848672

Every lot

138 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2182133.00/cwt125.00–145.002423
Steers—Medium and Large 318590.00/cwt90.00–90.001671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220147.50/cwt147.50–147.503251
Steers—Medium and Large 2225134.42/cwt130.00–138.003024
Steers—Small 1-2225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy273135.00/cwt135.00–135.003692
Steers—Small 1-2275109.00/cwt109.00–109.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280146.62/cwt140.00–150.004117
Steers—Medium and Large 3280115.00/cwt115.00–115.003221
Steers—Medium and Large 2281133.25/cwt120.00–140.003747
Steers—Medium and Large 2313134.15/cwt132.50–135.004203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332149.56/cwt140.00–163.0049720
Steers—Small 1-2360114.00/cwt114.00–114.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367148.53/cwt140.00–163.0054520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2380127.89/cwt120.00–138.004867
Steers—Medium and Large 338597.00/cwt97.00–97.003731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426149.89/cwt138.00–162.0063910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482146.39/cwt135.00–157.0070610
Steers—Medium and Large 2483128.01/cwt125.00–131.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 3485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 2510126.00/cwt126.00–126.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528144.47/cwt135.00–150.2576325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574139.18/cwt135.00–147.0079911
Steers—Medium and Large 2578121.17/cwt117.50–125.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590131.00/cwt131.00–131.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Steers—Small 1-2650101.00/cwt101.00–101.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658126.28/cwt126.00–128.008317
Steers—Medium and Large 2676119.24/cwt115.00–123.008066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710127.71/cwt120.00–128.5090721
Steers—Medium and Large 2715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 3725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 3805102.00/cwt102.00–102.008211
Steers—Medium and Large 3868102.75/cwt102.50–103.008922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2173119.95/cwt115.00–125.002083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2180155.28/cwt145.00–165.002802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2224141.99/cwt130.00–157.503186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260112.50/cwt112.50–112.502931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2262129.22/cwt125.00–132.503393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279138.28/cwt135.00–140.003864
Heifers—Small 1-2293110.00/cwt110.00–110.003222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315107.50/cwt107.50–107.503391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329141.75/cwt135.00–151.0046615
Heifers—Small 1-2330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332123.66/cwt120.00–126.004113
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed33595.00/cwt95.00–95.003181
Heifers—Small 1-2365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370144.70/cwt132.50–151.0053530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378128.67/cwt120.00–134.004868
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415102.89/cwt100.00–109.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42093.00/cwt93.00–93.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426136.41/cwt126.00–150.0058136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428122.25/cwt117.00–130.005239
Heifers—Small 1-2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463130.29/cwt127.00–135.0060311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473107.01/cwt105.00–110.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475122.45/cwt113.00–130.0058217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512123.47/cwt118.00–130.0063218
Heifers—Small 1-2520105.32/cwt95.00–112.005485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522117.45/cwt107.00–124.0061320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528103.57/cwt95.00–109.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55590.00/cwt90.00–90.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567115.86/cwt112.00–123.0065713
Heifers—Small 1-2574106.98/cwt104.00–110.006145
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585106.95/cwt104.00–110.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586121.26/cwt118.00–123.5071115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600119.00/cwt119.00–119.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612114.17/cwt112.50–115.006993
Heifers—Small 1-2613106.63/cwt105.00–110.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618103.96/cwt92.50–110.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655114.00/cwt114.00–114.007475
Heifers—Small 1-2658103.31/cwt99.00–107.006806
Heifers—Medium and Large 3667107.56/cwt105.00–109.007177
Heifers—Small 1-273596.00/cwt96.00–96.007061
Heifers—Small 1-276092.50/cwt92.50–92.507031
Heifers—Medium and Large 379591.00/cwt91.00–91.007231
Heifers—Medium and Large 380598.00/cwt98.00–98.007892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417145.73/cwt138.00–155.0060831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433132.46/cwt125.00–137.505748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469142.17/cwt137.00–147.0066729
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478104.92/cwt100.00–110.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482130.86/cwt120.00–137.0063114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517125.87/cwt115.00–132.0065111
Bulls—Small 1-2519108.97/cwt105.00–111.005664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524137.98/cwt136.00–140.0072310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530109.00/cwt109.00–109.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558133.38/cwt120.00–138.007448
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574126.18/cwt116.00–132.0072415
Bulls—Small 1-2588111.76/cwt111.00–112.506572
Bulls—Small 1-2603104.99/cwt100.00–110.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609131.23/cwt129.00–133.007994
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625102.50/cwt102.50–102.506411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632119.25/cwt115.00–123.007546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667116.10/cwt112.00–125.007748
Bulls—Medium and Large 3672103.72/cwt93.00–110.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2703111.49/cwt110.00–113.007842
Bulls—Small 1-2710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3711103.48/cwt90.00–108.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 378595.00/cwt95.00–95.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 386092.49/cwt90.00–95.007952
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 322080.00/cwt80.00–80.001761
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 223575.00/cwt75.00–75.001761
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 328885.99/cwt75.00–97.502484
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 332572.00/cwt72.00–72.002341
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 336588.42/cwt85.00–92.003234
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 341786.75/cwt76.00–92.503625
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 347184.04/cwt83.00–87.503966
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 354583.00/cwt83.00–83.004521
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 344562.50/cwt62.50–62.502781
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 351962.16/cwt56.00–66.003234
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 355555.00/cwt55.00–55.003051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45176.12/cwt72.00–79.001,1054
Bulls——1,55487.85/cwt80.00–96.001,36516
Bulls——1,795100.66/cwt99.00–102.001,8072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94439.00/cwt30.00–45.0036826
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10350.71/cwt45.00–56.0055946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15055.00/cwt55.00–55.006331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20360.42/cwt50.00–71.0072781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32773.24/cwt68.00–79.009725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52050.00/cwt50.00–50.007601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53460.97/cwt56.00–64.009354
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2600690.00/cwt690.00–690.004,1401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2748750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,6102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2910925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,4181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2745570.00/cwt570.00–570.004,2471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030793.06/cwt735.00–850.008,1692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100760.53/cwt700.00–825.008,3663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220643.36/cwt625.00–660.007,8492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325852.22/cwt800.00–925.0011,2924
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2595464.00/cwt464.00–464.002,7611

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.