Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-07-27

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 27
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 614▲ 543 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 198▲ 172 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 45▲ 15 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 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 2 goats and baby calves were 25.00 to 60.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.42/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$119.42
206 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$594
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.32
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492124.81614110
Medium and Large 2444120.2053458
Medium and Large 3593103.5061310thin
Small 1-2598102.3161228
One grade step is worth $22.49/cwt here — about $3 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
119.42
—
NC average8 barns · 914 hd
117.09
+2.32
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—Low1,43690.741,30311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39271.7399917
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19367.8681095
CowsLean 85-90%Low96550.2448535

Every lot

123 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2170147.21/cwt142.50–152.502502
Steers—Medium and Large 2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223147.36/cwt145.00–150.003292
Steers—Medium and Large 2270127.50/cwt127.50–127.503441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277154.23/cwt142.50–172.504278
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320160.36/cwt140.00–172.5051311
Steers—Medium and Large 2323123.62/cwt115.00–134.003994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374149.35/cwt135.00–162.5055917
Steers—Small 1-238398.55/cwt91.00–110.003773
Steers—Medium and Large 2395117.50/cwt117.50–117.504641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429142.78/cwt138.00–149.006135
Steers—Medium and Large 2434121.61/cwt117.00–126.005284
Steers—Medium and Large 2470129.52/cwt123.00–133.006095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472142.09/cwt134.00–146.006717
Steers—Small 1-2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525142.32/cwt137.00–148.007475
Steers—Medium and Large 2569128.11/cwt125.00–132.007299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572136.89/cwt133.00–142.0078310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620122.00/cwt122.00–122.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626133.57/cwt132.00–134.008367
Steers—Medium and Large 3660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680127.00/cwt127.00–127.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 3720111.00/cwt111.00–111.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full72090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 3775101.00/cwt101.00–101.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 2780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-218597.50/cwt97.50–97.501801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260115.00/cwt115.00–115.002991
Heifers—Small 1-2280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325137.29/cwt129.00–148.004468
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330107.46/cwt105.00–110.003552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331124.18/cwt120.00–128.004115
Heifers—Small 1-2335108.00/cwt108.00–108.003621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367121.48/cwt115.00–125.0044611
Heifers—Small 1-2372103.21/cwt97.50–112.503843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376135.85/cwt130.00–155.005119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415127.10/cwt125.00–132.005278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419121.71/cwt115.00–128.005109
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471127.02/cwt123.00–133.0059812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476120.02/cwt112.50–124.0057123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485120.94/cwt118.00–124.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519115.24/cwt113.00–117.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520121.66/cwt118.00–127.0063340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530119.09/cwt114.00–124.006312
Heifers—Small 1-2530108.54/cwt107.00–110.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006161
Heifers—Small 1-2567107.01/cwt100.00–112.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572118.28/cwt115.00–123.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577120.99/cwt118.00–125.0069817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614119.19/cwt115.00–124.007327
Heifers—Small 1-261799.56/cwt95.00–103.006143
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy63590.00/cwt90.00–90.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640114.00/cwt113.00–115.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 364095.00/cwt95.00–95.006081
Heifers—Small 1-2669105.72/cwt97.00–111.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670117.01/cwt116.00–118.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680104.53/cwt100.00–109.007112
Heifers—Small 1-270099.00/cwt99.00–99.006931
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy70894.51/cwt93.00–96.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710107.00/cwt107.00–107.007601
Heifers—Small 1-2763101.64/cwt100.00–105.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 376599.00/cwt99.00–99.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 380098.00/cwt98.00–98.007841
Heifers—Small 1-280896.00/cwt95.00–97.007762
Heifers—Small 1-2880105.00/cwt105.00–105.009241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2410107.50/cwt107.50–107.504411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421143.84/cwt135.00–155.0060614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425126.05/cwt120.00–133.005367
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Small 1-2458105.43/cwt101.00–110.004832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464138.87/cwt134.00–145.0064413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470131.50/cwt131.00–132.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470106.00/cwt106.00–106.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476124.33/cwt120.00–132.005929
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520136.54/cwt133.00–141.0071016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521125.58/cwt115.00–132.0065413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525130.51/cwt130.00–131.006852
Bulls—Small 1-2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564133.14/cwt133.00–134.007517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570127.52/cwt125.00–130.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573122.12/cwt115.00–132.007009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605125.00/cwt124.00–126.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619122.60/cwt116.00–126.0075910
Bulls—Small 1-2625108.00/cwt108.00–108.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662118.61/cwt114.00–122.007853
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy66590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Bulls—Small 1-2675108.29/cwt103.00–111.007317
Bulls—Small 1-2705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Bulls—Small 1-2770107.00/cwt107.00–107.008241
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy77590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Bulls—Small 1-2808100.49/cwt97.00–104.008122
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 416060.00/cwt60.00–60.00961
Dairy Steers—Large 351874.14/cwt70.00–78.003842
Dairy Steers—Large 358185.22/cwt73.00–95.004956
Dairy Steers—Large 362776.38/cwt70.00–83.004796
Dairy Steers—Large 373186.00/cwt86.00–86.006298
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29564.56/cwt57.00–78.008363
Bulls——1,471103.71/cwt101.00–107.001,5264
Bulls——1,50897.41/cwt85.00–105.001,4694
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87443.21/cwt30.00–52.0037814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02654.93/cwt50.00–58.0056421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15365.10/cwt58.00–94.0075167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18555.00/cwt55.00–55.006521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29375.17/cwt71.00–79.0097227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29965.69/cwt62.00–69.008535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43174.25/cwt71.00–78.001,06312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,2261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955555.00/cwt555.00–555.005,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020682.35/cwt575.00–775.006,9602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,2061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,042.92/cwt940.00–1,125.0011,3472
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,074.90/cwt1,025.00–1,125.0013,3612

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.