Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-05-11

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 11
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
638 head
▼ 365 vs last sale 1,003▲ 638 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 114▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 32▲ 40 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 steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were 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 $113.44/cwt on 237 head.
Average price
$113.44
237 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 2
$28.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2383130.8750237
Medium and Large 2432118.7651385
Small 1-2538103.9255980
Medium and Large 3545103.8756634
Small 2285102.502921thin
One grade step is worth $28.37/cwt here — about $209 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 sale237 hd
113.44
—
NC average8 barns · 948 hd
112.57
+0.87
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—Average1,55394.921,47415
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22559.8273391
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52858.5089420
CowsLean 85-90%Average98246.8946137

Every lot

140 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2205120.00/cwt120.00–120.002461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Steers—Small 1-2265112.50/cwt112.50–112.502981
Steers—Medium and Large 2270117.50/cwt117.50–117.503171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283149.76/cwt140.00–160.004244
Steers—Medium and Large 3315107.50/cwt107.50–107.503391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320152.61/cwt135.00–178.0048820
Steers—Medium and Large 2328130.11/cwt125.00–135.004272
Steers—Medium and Large 2367129.06/cwt120.00–135.0047414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374151.61/cwt140.00–168.0056719
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy385115.00/cwt115.00–115.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419144.06/cwt138.00–151.0060412
Steers—Medium and Large 2455127.50/cwt127.50–127.505801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478141.18/cwt136.00–147.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515137.03/cwt128.00–145.007068
Steers—Medium and Large 2526121.73/cwt115.00–126.006404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573134.23/cwt132.00–137.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 2573124.02/cwt120.00–126.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2614117.72/cwt117.00–120.007237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631130.48/cwt130.00–132.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 2668118.92/cwt116.00–122.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685128.67/cwt127.00–129.008816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 2735117.50/cwt117.50–117.508641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740123.00/cwt123.00–123.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 2780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 3815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 388392.65/cwt90.00–95.008183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210135.00/cwt135.00–135.002841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233118.76/cwt117.50–120.002772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272134.10/cwt132.50–135.003653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275122.68/cwt120.00–125.003372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
Heifers—Small 2285102.50/cwt102.50–102.502921
Heifers—Small 1-2293111.24/cwt110.00–112.503262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323122.95/cwt115.00–127.5039710
Heifers—Small 1-2330105.00/cwt105.00–105.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334134.24/cwt132.50–138.004484
Heifers—Medium and Large 334597.50/cwt97.50–97.503361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370134.06/cwt130.00–140.0049615
Heifers—Small 1-2370100.00/cwt100.00–100.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384119.18/cwt112.50–125.0045812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full39595.00/cwt95.00–95.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411130.38/cwt126.00–133.005368
Heifers—Small 1-2420109.45/cwt102.50–112.504609
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425120.50/cwt114.00–127.0051224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450132.00/cwt132.00–132.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474117.55/cwt112.50–125.0055720
Heifers—Small 1-2481107.13/cwt100.00–112.0051515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484104.75/cwt100.00–110.005076
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy49095.00/cwt95.00–95.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy504115.75/cwt115.00–116.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515119.00/cwt119.00–119.006131
Heifers—Small 1-2518108.61/cwt104.00–112.0056312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521114.71/cwt113.00–121.0059810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524105.79/cwt100.00–110.0055410
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy52592.60/cwt90.00–95.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55595.00/cwt95.00–95.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560118.07/cwt114.00–122.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Heifers—Small 1-2564106.63/cwt100.00–112.0060111
Heifers—Small 1-2Full56595.00/cwt95.00–95.005371
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy57892.42/cwt90.00–95.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613108.74/cwt105.00–112.006673
Heifers—Small 1-2617102.77/cwt99.00–110.0063410
Heifers—Medium and Large 361999.42/cwt95.00–107.006154
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy62194.23/cwt91.00–98.005854
Heifers—Small 1-267099.30/cwt96.00–104.006654
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67094.00/cwt94.00–94.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3672106.27/cwt101.00–107.007148
Heifers—Small 1-274391.00/cwt91.00–91.006763
Heifers—Small 1-281089.00/cwt89.00–89.007211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260127.50/cwt127.50–127.503321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368148.86/cwt145.00–151.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421141.05/cwt130.00–149.0059421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438122.78/cwt117.50–128.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 344095.00/cwt95.00–95.004182
Bulls—Small 1-2460102.50/cwt102.50–102.504721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy468130.99/cwt130.00–132.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474139.23/cwt130.00–148.0066027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480124.45/cwt115.00–134.005979
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490112.50/cwt112.50–112.505511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526132.14/cwt127.00–144.0069525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526121.79/cwt116.00–127.506419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full530123.00/cwt123.00–123.006521
Bulls—Small 1-2531110.60/cwt105.00–115.005874
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy53590.00/cwt90.00–90.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy56090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567131.86/cwt129.00–135.007487
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568122.53/cwt115.00–130.0069612
Bulls—Small 1-2583112.45/cwt110.00–115.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595117.50/cwt117.50–117.506991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620120.88/cwt115.00–125.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621120.23/cwt118.00–124.007474
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy62595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Bulls—Small 1-2629104.11/cwt100.00–107.506554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635129.00/cwt129.00–129.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007791
Bulls—Small 1-2671107.20/cwt100.00–110.007194
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy68094.00/cwt94.00–94.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3687105.39/cwt100.00–112.007243
Bulls—Small 1-2723101.12/cwt100.00–102.507314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3730104.50/cwt104.00–105.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 376392.01/cwt90.00–95.007023
Bulls—Small 1-277599.00/cwt99.00–99.007671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 318086.00/cwt86.00–86.001551
Dairy Steers—Large 347560.00/cwt60.00–60.002851
Dairy Steers—Large 350386.00/cwt86.00–86.004332
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 339550.00/cwt50.00–50.001981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42790.52/cwt82.00–96.001,2929
Bulls——1,741101.51/cwt97.00–105.001,7676
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89638.20/cwt30.00–43.003429
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01049.68/cwt46.00–54.0050228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01544.00/cwt44.00–44.004471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21659.54/cwt54.00–66.0072486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46369.86/cwt67.00–72.001,0224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51659.26/cwt54.00–66.0089818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64051.68/cwt50.00–53.008482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2723430.58/cwt385.00–474.003,1132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,9481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,2901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2927513.98/cwt450.00–560.004,7653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,2861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,046679.88/cwt550.00–790.007,1127
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,094757.86/cwt625.00–925.008,2915
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2663711.96/cwt660.00–750.004,7202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2785875.00/cwt875.00–875.006,8691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2903725.35/cwt700.00–750.006,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930960.00/cwt960.00–960.008,9281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2958756.42/cwt650.00–850.007,2473
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29781,107.97/cwt975.00–1,235.0010,8363
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2985875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,6191
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2995920.00/cwt920.00–920.009,1541
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890543.00/cwt543.00–543.004,8331

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.