Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-08-17

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 17
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
540 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 608▲ 540 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 165▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 7 goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.56/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$115.56
182 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.69
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532123.7465875
Medium and Large 2509117.7260047
Small 1-2530104.8955635
Medium and Large 3566101.8757725
One grade step is worth $21.87/cwt here — about $81 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 sale182 hd
115.56
—
NC average8 barns · 893 hd
116.24
−0.69
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—Average1,56189.361,39513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40560.3484817
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22959.6273260
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11548.7754424

Every lot

134 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2165147.50/cwt147.50–147.502431
Steers—Medium and Large 328595.00/cwt95.00–95.002711
Steers—Medium and Large 3323106.24/cwt105.00–107.503432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324157.57/cwt141.00–165.005116
Steers—Medium and Large 2342130.32/cwt127.00–134.004463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363152.22/cwt140.00–162.505535
Steers—Medium and Large 2378120.10/cwt115.00–125.004542
Steers—Small 1-2378104.75/cwt97.50–112.503962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426140.33/cwt137.00–146.005984
Steers—Small 1-2428108.44/cwt105.00–112.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 343595.00/cwt95.00–95.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 2443131.51/cwt130.00–133.005832
Steers—Small 1-2470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 347083.00/cwt83.00–83.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476141.29/cwt137.00–146.006737
Steers—Medium and Large 2480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527137.92/cwt134.00–143.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 2530127.78/cwt123.00–130.006773
Steers—Medium and Large 2570125.05/cwt123.00–129.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577140.05/cwt135.00–143.5080820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627136.44/cwt132.00–139.0085515
Steers—Medium and Large 2642122.16/cwt121.00–123.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720122.99/cwt122.00–124.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 2865120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170115.00/cwt115.00–115.001961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2190132.50/cwt132.50–132.502521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225112.50/cwt112.50–112.502531
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed23090.00/cwt90.00–90.002071
Heifers—Small 1-2293110.00/cwt110.00–110.003222
Heifers—Small 1-230599.00/cwt99.00–99.003021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318133.29/cwt129.00–138.004245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330103.22/cwt97.50–110.003413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy37090.00/cwt90.00–90.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375122.88/cwt120.00–127.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380130.34/cwt130.00–131.004953
Heifers—Small 1-2383103.06/cwt100.00–106.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420127.93/cwt126.00–133.005377
Heifers—Small 1-2420108.50/cwt105.00–110.004564
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy42590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430117.74/cwt114.00–124.005064
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy45097.50/cwt97.50–97.504391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470129.81/cwt125.00–135.006104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475119.76/cwt112.50–124.0056918
Heifers—Small 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485124.00/cwt124.00–124.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed51390.50/cwt90.00–91.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521117.88/cwt115.00–125.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521106.03/cwt100.00–110.005527
Heifers—Small 1-2523108.69/cwt104.00–112.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525124.77/cwt120.00–133.0065515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565124.12/cwt119.00–128.5070116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Heifers—Small 1-2585107.42/cwt103.00–112.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590116.00/cwt115.00–117.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603113.67/cwt112.00–115.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy614112.50/cwt110.00–113.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622120.62/cwt116.00–125.0075010
Heifers—Small 1-2629104.61/cwt100.00–110.0065814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630106.00/cwt106.00–106.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653118.50/cwt118.00–119.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675115.35/cwt112.00–121.007795
Heifers—Small 1-2683104.53/cwt102.00–107.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3687101.96/cwt96.00–106.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710117.01/cwt114.00–119.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2712111.66/cwt110.00–114.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725103.52/cwt102.00–105.007512
Heifers—Small 1-2735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy77393.02/cwt92.00–94.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 389094.00/cwt94.00–94.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395137.50/cwt137.50–137.505431
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy41595.00/cwt95.00–95.003941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423132.50/cwt132.00–133.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427139.89/cwt134.00–148.0059719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445129.00/cwt129.00–129.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed44594.00/cwt94.00–94.004181
Bulls—Medium and Large 345095.00/cwt95.00–95.004281
Bulls—Small 1-2470104.95/cwt100.00–110.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471138.75/cwt133.00–143.0065420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478126.66/cwt115.00–133.006058
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy488130.00/cwt130.00–130.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521124.94/cwt115.00–130.0065115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523134.78/cwt132.00–138.007059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy524127.19/cwt120.00–130.006665
Bulls—Small 1-2Full52590.00/cwt90.00–90.004731
Bulls—Small 1-2530106.92/cwt104.00–110.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569133.43/cwt133.00–134.007597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570123.93/cwt115.00–131.0070616
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572100.00/cwt100.00–100.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595128.00/cwt128.00–128.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607128.66/cwt128.00–129.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621121.78/cwt117.00–126.0075610
Bulls—Small 1-2633106.27/cwt100.00–112.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663122.52/cwt113.00–128.008125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665126.00/cwt126.00–126.008381
Bulls—Small 1-2705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710119.67/cwt118.00–121.008506
Bulls—Medium and Large 3722105.67/cwt105.00–107.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2724113.00/cwt113.00–113.008181
Bulls—Small 1-2758104.51/cwt103.00–106.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765114.00/cwt114.00–114.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
Bulls—Small 1-2810101.00/cwt100.00–102.008182
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3177109.86/cwt102.50–122.501943
Dairy Steers—Large 3225103.44/cwt90.00–120.002333
Dairy Steers—Large 337088.00/cwt88.00–88.003261
Dairy Steers—Large 341677.51/cwt70.00–85.003225
Dairy Steers—Large 346583.02/cwt82.00–84.003862
Dairy Steers—Large 350583.00/cwt83.00–83.004191
Dairy Steers—Large 357378.35/cwt73.00–92.004496
Dairy Steers—Large 360587.00/cwt87.00–87.005261
Dairy Steers—Large 373085.00/cwt85.00–85.006211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 348069.00/cwt69.00–69.003311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22781.94/cwt77.00–85.001,0055
Bulls——1,74793.14/cwt86.00–97.001,6277
Bulls——1,935100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02243.53/cwt36.00–48.0044510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16568.22/cwt67.00–70.007952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18152.52/cwt49.00–55.0062014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22459.92/cwt56.00–66.0073354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32351.25/cwt45.00–55.006784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39360.80/cwt56.00–65.0084716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59053.00/cwt53.00–53.008431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2695428.32/cwt350.00–490.002,9773
Bred Cows—Small 1-2745500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960701.77/cwt635.00–800.006,7373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,0331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120698.84/cwt630.00–750.007,8272
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,4061

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.