Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-10-26

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 26
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
639 head
▼ 427 vs last sale 1,066▼ 429 vs year ago 1,068 · −40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 240▼ 28 vs year ago 210 · −13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 20 · +25.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 1.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 50.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $108.92/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −90.43 against this barn's trailing median of $199.35.
Average price
$108.92
187 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.59
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2457130.5359720
Medium and Large 2523117.0861364
Small 1-257199.7156966
Medium and Large 352999.5452737
One grade step is worth $30.99/cwt here — about $70 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 sale187 hd
108.92
—
NC average8 barns · 931 hd
103.33
+5.59
This barn, trailing median33 sales
199.35
−90.43
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales
231200169138median 199.3503/0204/2706/2208/3111/02
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $216.84, low $152.07, median $199.35 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,51077.801,17523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34254.7273452
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41153.4275420
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14945.2752076

Every lot

142 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2215110.23/cwt107.50–115.002373
Steers—Medium and Large 2228124.60/cwt120.00–130.002844
Steers—Medium and Large 2271123.36/cwt117.50–130.003347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Steers—Medium and Large 3295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
Steers—Medium and Large 2324119.24/cwt107.50–132.503867
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32587.50/cwt87.50–87.502841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328144.47/cwt144.00–145.004742
Steers—Small 1-2329103.13/cwt100.00–107.503394
Steers—Medium and Large 2365123.94/cwt112.50–134.004527
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed36585.00/cwt85.00–85.003101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377137.65/cwt134.00–149.0051910
Steers—Small 1-2395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 2415118.00/cwt118.00–118.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420136.32/cwt131.00–141.005734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462133.22/cwt127.00–141.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 2465112.50/cwt112.50–112.505231
Steers—Medium and Large 3495105.00/cwt105.00–105.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510124.00/cwt124.00–124.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521127.73/cwt127.00–130.0066515
Steers—Medium and Large 2525121.99/cwt116.00–127.006403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568126.00/cwt126.00–126.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 2569118.14/cwt110.00–125.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 2619119.24/cwt114.00–125.007385
Steers—Small 1-2653111.97/cwt104.00–120.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 367893.59/cwt87.50–100.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 2679114.12/cwt110.00–122.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 2720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed72590.00/cwt90.00–90.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 3780105.01/cwt104.00–106.008192
Steers—Small 1-2810108.00/cwt108.00–108.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 3878107.50/cwt107.50–107.509442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed18092.50/cwt92.50–92.501671
Heifers—Small 1-2225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270107.02/cwt102.50–110.002895
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310112.50/cwt112.50–112.503491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325115.33/cwt114.00–117.003753
Heifers—Small 1-2327103.30/cwt100.00–107.503383
Heifers—Small 1-2370102.50/cwt102.50–102.503791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375114.10/cwt92.50–123.004287
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375107.43/cwt105.00–110.004032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383129.00/cwt129.00–129.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41587.50/cwt87.50–87.503631
Heifers—Small 1-2417105.97/cwt103.00–108.004425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422127.65/cwt127.00–129.005393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423100.70/cwt95.00–106.004264
Heifers—Small 1-2Full42585.00/cwt85.00–85.003611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434115.54/cwt111.00–120.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455125.34/cwt124.00–126.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459116.30/cwt113.00–122.0053413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478106.39/cwt104.00–110.005094
Heifers—Small 1-2480103.00/cwt96.00–108.004949
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48090.48/cwt90.00–91.004342
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy48087.24/cwt87.00–87.504192
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy50588.00/cwt88.00–88.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518113.51/cwt112.00–115.005882
Heifers—Small 1-2520104.17/cwt93.00–111.0054216
Heifers—Small 1-2Full52091.00/cwt91.00–91.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523101.87/cwt90.00–109.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53290.08/cwt86.00–94.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566111.12/cwt109.00–113.006297
Heifers—Small 1-2566104.03/cwt100.00–109.005898
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578101.90/cwt94.00–108.005894
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy58090.00/cwt90.00–90.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy61094.00/cwt94.00–94.005731
Heifers—Medium and Large 361899.95/cwt95.00–106.006184
Heifers—Small 1-2619102.77/cwt98.00–106.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630107.00/cwt107.00–107.006741
Heifers—Small 1-266897.23/cwt96.00–101.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 366896.02/cwt94.00–98.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full67090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67691.93/cwt85.00–95.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 371095.00/cwt95.00–95.006751
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy72088.00/cwt88.00–88.006341
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77088.00/cwt88.00–88.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy77084.00/cwt84.00–84.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed86588.00/cwt88.00–88.007611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed40097.50/cwt97.50–97.503901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419118.54/cwt112.50–127.004977
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424106.52/cwt102.50–110.004526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427134.11/cwt128.00–139.0057310
Bulls—Small 1-2427100.93/cwt92.50–110.004317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458130.97/cwt127.00–136.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473120.39/cwt112.00–127.0056917
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy47391.31/cwt90.00–92.504322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474100.27/cwt96.00–110.004754
Bulls—Small 1-2476104.08/cwt100.00–106.004958
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48591.22/cwt90.00–92.504422
Bulls—Small 1-2514107.27/cwt100.00–110.005517
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521103.68/cwt100.00–106.005407
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy52388.52/cwt85.00–92.004632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529116.16/cwt110.00–124.0061418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531120.92/cwt102.50–128.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed57186.10/cwt85.00–87.504924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573114.65/cwt110.00–122.0065715
Bulls—Medium and Large 357399.87/cwt90.00–111.005728
Bulls—Small 1-2576103.62/cwt89.00–109.0059711
Bulls—Small 1-2Full60085.00/cwt85.00–85.005101
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy61091.00/cwt91.00–91.005551
Bulls—Small 1-2611103.13/cwt91.00–110.006307
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed61390.00/cwt90.00–90.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618102.94/cwt100.00–106.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626115.99/cwt110.00–122.007266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Bulls—Small 1-2659102.46/cwt95.00–108.006756
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670103.00/cwt103.00–103.006901
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy68289.19/cwt82.00–94.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy68587.50/cwt87.50–87.505991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy70085.00/cwt85.00–85.005951
Bulls—Small 1-270397.49/cwt95.00–100.006852
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy73091.00/cwt90.00–92.006642
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy75089.00/cwt89.00–89.006681
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy84089.00/cwt89.00–89.007481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 322981.94/cwt70.00–88.001886
Dairy Steers—Large 326081.53/cwt80.00–83.002122
Dairy Steers—Large 333380.00/cwt80.00–80.002663
Dairy Steers—Large 345878.00/cwt78.00–78.003572
Dairy Steers—Large 365060.00/cwt60.00–60.003901
Dairy Steers—Large 383069.00/cwt69.00–69.005731
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 364546.00/cwt46.00–46.002971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07571.00/cwt71.00–71.007631
Bulls——1,30670.67/cwt58.00–76.0092310
Bulls——1,67982.97/cwt78.00–88.001,39310
Bulls——1,90391.00/cwt90.00–92.001,7322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00139.12/cwt30.00–44.0039229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24049.06/cwt45.00–52.0060847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24649.97/cwt48.00–51.006234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31762.19/cwt60.00–65.008193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35254.64/cwt52.00–58.0073945
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40951.00/cwt51.00–51.007194
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41254.03/cwt52.00–58.0076316
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800542.60/cwt525.00–575.004,3413
Bred Cows—Small 1-2860575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,9451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875650.57/cwt600.00–700.005,6922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,5801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,164674.39/cwt600.00–800.007,8507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,258868.14/cwt725.00–1,025.0010,9214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2638468.98/cwt430.00–500.002,9922
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2745350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6081

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.