Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-09-14

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 14
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
792 head
▲ 482 vs last sale 310▲ 792 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 102▲ 171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 8▲ 19 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 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady , with some heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings were moderate. Cattle quality was better than average. 16 goats

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.84/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$120.84
256 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.19
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511127.64652146
Medium and Large 2468119.4055953
Small 1-2511106.2154337
Medium and Large 3431102.0943920
One grade step is worth $25.55/cwt here — about $212 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 sale256 hd
120.84
—
NC average9 barns · 1,596 hd
123.03
−2.19
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—Average1,48385.351,26625
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27861.6278713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28460.7678078
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05446.6149140

Every lot

151 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2160105.00/cwt105.00–105.001681
Steers—Medium and Large 2165125.00/cwt125.00–125.002062
Steers—Medium and Large 2225127.50/cwt127.50–127.502871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240142.50/cwt142.50–142.503421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270149.38/cwt143.00–159.004033
Steers—Medium and Large 2285125.00/cwt125.00–125.003561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323151.75/cwt140.00–162.5049015
Steers—Medium and Large 2333127.60/cwt118.00–132.504254
Steers—Small 1-2345100.00/cwt100.00–100.003451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379145.15/cwt139.00–158.0055017
Steers—Medium and Large 2380129.03/cwt120.00–136.0049014
Steers—Small 1-238597.50/cwt97.50–97.503752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy390132.00/cwt132.00–132.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 3390105.00/cwt105.00–105.004102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425143.51/cwt137.00–150.006107
Steers—Medium and Large 3428100.96/cwt100.00–102.004322
Steers—Medium and Large 2430124.09/cwt120.00–128.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 2471126.80/cwt115.00–132.005976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478142.00/cwt138.00–147.006798
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48092.50/cwt92.50–92.504441
Steers—Small 1-2495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 3510104.00/cwt104.00–104.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517135.65/cwt134.00–137.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 2522124.48/cwt115.00–130.006506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570134.00/cwt133.00–135.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 2570128.45/cwt125.00–130.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611135.79/cwt128.00–138.5083016
Steers—Small 1-2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 2622120.55/cwt114.00–127.007503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 2683121.97/cwt119.00–125.008332
Steers—Small 1-2715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 3715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726132.17/cwt125.00–137.009608
Steers—Medium and Large 2730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008611
Steers—Small 1-2760111.00/cwt111.00–111.008441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761132.65/cwt122.00–134.501,0097
Steers—Medium and Large 2765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 378091.00/cwt91.00–91.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835119.00/cwt119.00–119.009941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170125.00/cwt125.00–125.002131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2190137.50/cwt137.50–137.502611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205127.50/cwt127.50–127.502611
Heifers—Small 1-2235107.50/cwt107.50–107.502531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265134.91/cwt130.00–140.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 326897.36/cwt92.50–102.502613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270120.74/cwt115.00–125.003264
Heifers—Small 1-2285113.00/cwt113.00–113.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318131.95/cwt130.00–134.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 332099.06/cwt95.00–102.503173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340122.00/cwt122.00–122.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364124.48/cwt120.00–130.0045311
Heifers—Small 1-2370107.01/cwt100.00–110.003964
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379101.44/cwt92.00–110.003846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380136.48/cwt133.00–140.0051911
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy38592.50/cwt92.50–92.503561
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy42095.00/cwt95.00–95.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423120.17/cwt115.00–127.005088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424132.68/cwt126.00–138.0056321
Heifers—Small 1-2427109.75/cwt105.00–112.004697
Heifers—Small 1-2460109.48/cwt107.00–111.005044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477132.82/cwt126.00–139.0063432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478122.38/cwt117.50–127.5058510
Heifers—Medium and Large 349595.00/cwt95.00–95.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510106.47/cwt103.00–110.005432
Heifers—Small 1-2521108.51/cwt104.00–112.005656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522125.44/cwt118.00–134.0065520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530117.09/cwt112.50–124.006214
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy54092.50/cwt92.50–92.505001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3553107.98/cwt104.00–112.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567115.72/cwt113.00–121.006567
Heifers—Small 1-2570106.63/cwt97.50–113.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572122.07/cwt118.00–125.0069832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603111.01/cwt109.00–113.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618108.50/cwt108.00–109.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623117.23/cwt116.00–120.007309
Heifers—Small 1-2630109.02/cwt107.00–111.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656123.72/cwt118.00–126.5081214
Heifers—Small 1-2660108.00/cwt108.00–108.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670113.00/cwt113.00–113.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715103.00/cwt103.00–103.007361
Heifers—Small 1-276599.46/cwt94.00–105.007612
Heifers—Small 1-282099.74/cwt90.00–106.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2955101.00/cwt101.00–101.009653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275143.00/cwt143.00–143.003931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360147.50/cwt147.50–147.505311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360132.00/cwt132.00–132.004751
Bulls—Small 1-2403107.52/cwt105.00–110.004332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412140.52/cwt136.00–145.0057911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423129.99/cwt125.00–137.0055012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470113.45/cwt112.00–115.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475126.31/cwt115.00–137.0060022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479138.68/cwt134.00–143.0066413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485133.00/cwt133.00–133.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511134.19/cwt133.00–136.006865
Bulls—Small 1-252097.50/cwt97.50–97.505071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522121.66/cwt113.00–131.0063533
Bulls—Medium and Large 352698.74/cwt95.00–105.005194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564124.91/cwt112.50–129.0070422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570127.00/cwt127.00–127.007241
Bulls—Small 1-2579109.49/cwt108.00–110.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 3593107.01/cwt105.00–109.006352
Bulls—Small 1-2618109.50/cwt100.00–113.006779
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622104.68/cwt103.00–106.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628119.48/cwt115.00–125.0075016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy66096.00/cwt96.00–96.006341
Bulls—Small 1-2668102.43/cwt100.00–105.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3671104.22/cwt98.00–111.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675119.23/cwt113.00–126.0080513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705119.00/cwt119.00–119.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733120.33/cwt119.00–123.008823
Bulls—Small 1-2733100.50/cwt100.00–101.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760121.51/cwt120.00–123.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2777116.32/cwt115.00–119.009043
Bulls—Small 1-2795101.00/cwt101.00–101.008031
Bulls—Small 1-2835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
Bulls—Small 1-286399.68/cwt94.00–108.008603
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 321786.65/cwt82.50–89.001883
Dairy Steers—Large 333883.56/cwt75.00–92.502822
Dairy Steers—Large 343596.00/cwt96.00–96.004181
Dairy Steers—Large 347088.52/cwt76.00–93.004164
Dairy Steers—Large 358565.00/cwt65.00–65.003801
Dairy Steers—Large 361584.47/cwt81.00–88.005192
Dairy Steers—Large 367081.00/cwt81.00–81.005431
Dairy Steers—Large 31,01573.00/cwt73.00–73.007411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40180.88/cwt74.00–84.001,13314
Bulls——1,51189.16/cwt85.00–94.001,3479
Bulls——1,92899.49/cwt99.00–100.001,9182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03239.03/cwt30.00–47.0040318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07252.81/cwt49.00–55.0056622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,09068.00/cwt68.00–68.007411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18570.00/cwt70.00–70.008301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27960.93/cwt56.00–88.0077974
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29161.91/cwt56.00–66.0079911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32052.00/cwt52.00–52.006861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44253.39/cwt51.00–55.007703
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2745685.70/cwt670.00–700.005,1082
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,3551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0018,3601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,3311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,0031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,3241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,086689.71/cwt550.00–800.007,4905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120865.00/cwt865.00–865.009,6881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170807.69/cwt600.00–1,000.009,4502

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.