Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-08-31

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 31
● Final158 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 637▲ 647 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 128▲ 213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 24 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 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with some light calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle were a little plainer. Baby calves were 20.00 to 25.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.50/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$114.50
208 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.25
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501125.1762868
Medium and Large 2476117.9356259
Small 1-2538103.5755744
Medium and Large 3574102.4158837
One grade step is worth $22.76/cwt here — about $40 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 sale208 hd
114.50
—
NC average8 barns · 865 hd
115.74
−1.25
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—High1,72289.521,54216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38763.8688530
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31761.7481392
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01549.5050241

Every lot

158 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Steers—Small 1-2235100.00/cwt100.00–100.002351
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed24596.00/cwt96.00–96.002351
Steers—Medium and Large 2275128.68/cwt127.50–130.003542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293169.28/cwt155.00–178.004963
Steers—Medium and Large 3295113.00/cwt113.00–113.003331
Steers—Medium and Large 2308119.46/cwt118.00–120.003684
Steers—Medium and Large 331095.00/cwt95.00–95.002951
Steers—Small 1-2320105.12/cwt102.50–107.503362
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32091.00/cwt91.00–91.002911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332155.01/cwt145.00–168.0051510
Steers—Medium and Large 3365107.50/cwt107.50–107.503921
Steers—Medium and Large 2369129.21/cwt117.50–137.504777
Steers—Small 1-2370106.47/cwt93.00–118.003943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379144.69/cwt110.00–158.005489
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420149.33/cwt140.00–162.0062711
Steers—Medium and Large 2433128.96/cwt120.00–135.005584
Steers—Medium and Large 2478131.51/cwt131.00–132.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481139.04/cwt136.00–141.006695
Steers—Small 1-2505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518136.71/cwt134.00–141.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 2527127.51/cwt115.00–132.0067219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566135.35/cwt133.00–140.007665
Steers—Medium and Large 2569124.64/cwt120.00–131.007094
Steers—Medium and Large 361092.50/cwt92.50–92.505641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621134.66/cwt130.00–137.5083611
Steers—Medium and Large 2629126.36/cwt120.00–127.0079512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655131.98/cwt128.00–134.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 2660123.69/cwt119.00–128.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709130.88/cwt127.00–131.5092810
Steers—Medium and Large 2750113.00/cwt113.00–113.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773126.00/cwt126.00–126.009742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185123.65/cwt120.00–127.502292
Heifers—Small 1-2200108.00/cwt108.00–108.002161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250137.00/cwt137.00–137.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273103.12/cwt95.00–110.002822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300112.50/cwt112.50–112.503381
Heifers—Small 1-2334105.98/cwt100.00–112.003545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335134.45/cwt132.00–139.004504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338115.00/cwt115.00–115.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 336598.05/cwt90.00–105.003584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374120.92/cwt115.00–128.004524
Heifers—Small 1-2376106.18/cwt97.50–111.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388132.94/cwt130.00–138.005164
Heifers—Small 1-2414107.49/cwt105.00–113.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415119.45/cwt112.50–127.0049616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420127.99/cwt127.00–129.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420118.00/cwt118.00–118.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431103.27/cwt91.00–110.004456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458130.85/cwt126.00–138.0059910
Heifers—Small 1-2466110.75/cwt109.00–112.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468103.77/cwt100.00–110.004865
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy46890.49/cwt90.00–91.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474119.46/cwt115.00–124.0056614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy493120.51/cwt118.00–123.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524123.67/cwt119.00–130.0064829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529115.49/cwt112.00–120.006119
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530108.00/cwt108.00–108.005721
Heifers—Small 1-2538107.47/cwt105.00–110.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571120.68/cwt119.00–126.006897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574115.76/cwt112.00–117.006644
Heifers—Small 1-2579100.79/cwt95.00–107.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 3588112.00/cwt112.00–112.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600103.00/cwt103.00–103.006181
Heifers—Small 1-2609107.17/cwt100.00–110.006536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614120.00/cwt118.00–122.007374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627114.44/cwt112.50–115.007186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3668103.70/cwt92.50–108.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
Heifers—Small 1-267498.45/cwt92.50–104.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Heifers—Small 1-271899.05/cwt97.00–101.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 372398.88/cwt92.00–106.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725117.00/cwt117.00–117.008481
Heifers—Small 1-276899.64/cwt96.00–103.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 3787102.40/cwt94.00–107.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
Heifers—Small 1-281597.00/cwt97.00–97.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 383595.00/cwt95.00–95.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 387998.00/cwt98.00–98.008615
Heifers—Small 1-288093.00/cwt93.00–93.008181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225145.00/cwt145.00–145.003261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330115.00/cwt115.00–115.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390145.25/cwt142.50–148.005662
Bulls—Small 1-2400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415107.00/cwt107.00–107.004441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422127.95/cwt115.00–135.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424140.37/cwt134.00–147.0059513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy452134.00/cwt134.00–134.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465106.00/cwt106.00–106.004931
Bulls—Small 1-2470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474137.88/cwt136.00–140.006548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479126.16/cwt117.50–133.0060416
Bulls—Small 1-2519107.13/cwt99.00–113.005564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524131.97/cwt122.00–134.006929
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525126.25/cwt117.00–131.0066322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550106.00/cwt106.00–106.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555133.00/cwt133.00–133.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy567126.01/cwt124.00–129.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573124.62/cwt115.00–131.0071420
Bulls—Small 1-2574102.15/cwt92.50–108.005865
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy59591.00/cwt91.00–91.005411
Bulls—Small 1-2608104.52/cwt102.50–106.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623122.89/cwt115.00–129.007668
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629128.99/cwt128.00–132.008114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635111.00/cwt111.00–111.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660124.65/cwt121.00–127.008233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
Bulls—Small 1-2675106.09/cwt100.00–112.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675100.14/cwt92.00–109.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 371096.22/cwt92.50–100.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717119.32/cwt118.00–122.008563
Bulls—Small 1-2720104.39/cwt100.00–107.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733114.00/cwt112.00–116.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3760109.00/cwt109.00–109.008281
Bulls—Small 1-2765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Bulls—Small 1-2Full80098.00/cwt98.00–98.007841
Bulls—Small 1-2815101.00/cwt101.00–101.008231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 343574.00/cwt74.00–74.003221
Dairy Heifers—Large 361560.00/cwt60.00–60.003691
Dairy Heifers—Large 385560.00/cwt60.00–60.005131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 327084.00/cwt84.00–84.002271
Dairy Steers—Large 339089.00/cwt89.00–89.003471
Dairy Steers—Large 342082.00/cwt82.00–82.003441
Dairy Steers—Large 346085.00/cwt85.00–85.003911
Dairy Steers—Large 351085.00/cwt85.00–85.004341
Dairy Steers—Large 363586.00/cwt86.00–86.005461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39071.31/cwt70.00–73.009912
Bulls——1,74291.59/cwt86.00–98.001,59513
Bulls——2,13099.00/cwt99.00–99.002,1091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84737.68/cwt30.00–47.0031910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06953.31/cwt50.00–55.0057031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14068.00/cwt68.00–68.007751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31961.67/cwt56.00–69.0081391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37063.76/cwt58.00–68.0087427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38570.09/cwt69.00–71.009712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83554.00/cwt54.00–54.009911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2730625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,5631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,015850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,6281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,070825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,8281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,145987.63/cwt925.00–1,075.0011,3083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2820475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,8951
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,3301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2992675.25/cwt650.00–700.006,6983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,5401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125739.80/cwt625.00–850.008,3233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195752.00/cwt600.00–850.008,9865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225907.00/cwt907.00–907.0011,1111

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.