Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2020-11-02

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 2
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
▼ 246 vs last sale 639▼ 754 vs year ago 1,147 · −65.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 182▼ 33 vs year ago 210 · −15.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 25▼ 24 vs year ago 39 · −61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 4.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain. Baby calves ranged 12.50 to 25.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.31/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$107.31
145 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$485
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$6
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$19.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.72
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2417115.6648262
Medium and Large 1-2418113.5247410thin
Small 1-2485100.4448754
Medium and Large 349496.3447619thin
One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $6 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 sale145 hd
107.31
—
NC average6 barns · 768 hd
104.59
+2.72
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—Average1,53879.401,22123
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30757.0674663
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36556.2876817
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08144.7748453

Every lot

128 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2183112.67/cwt110.00–115.002062
Steers—Medium and Large 2200127.50/cwt127.50–127.502551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2217142.92/cwt137.50–152.503103
Steers—Small 1-2250110.00/cwt110.00–110.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288142.52/cwt140.00–145.004102
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed29595.00/cwt95.00–95.002801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323150.01/cwt137.50–158.004859
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy32582.00/cwt82.00–82.002671
Steers—Medium and Large 2363131.03/cwt128.00–132.504763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373145.16/cwt140.00–149.005418
Steers—Small 1-2383101.90/cwt97.00–107.003902
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed39090.00/cwt90.00–90.003511
Steers—Medium and Large 2425122.96/cwt120.00–126.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 2460117.00/cwt117.00–117.005381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462136.65/cwt135.00–139.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500135.00/cwt134.00–136.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 2540117.50/cwt113.00–122.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 2573121.61/cwt115.00–126.006976
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy58585.00/cwt85.00–85.004971
Steers—Small 1-2610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 2615118.99/cwt118.00–120.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 3615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed63094.00/cwt94.00–94.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 2677120.33/cwt120.00–121.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 2708110.01/cwt109.00–111.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Steers—Small 1-2755104.00/cwt104.00–104.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 2765114.00/cwt114.00–114.008721
Steers—Small 1-2877104.32/cwt102.00–106.009153
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-220070.00/cwt70.00–70.001401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220117.61/cwt115.00–120.002592
Heifers—Small 1-2235100.00/cwt100.00–100.002351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed27090.00/cwt90.00–90.002431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277114.40/cwt110.00–117.503177
Heifers—Small 1-2283109.52/cwt109.00–110.003102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy30090.00/cwt90.00–90.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32092.50/cwt92.50–92.502961
Heifers—Small 1-2325107.92/cwt102.50–112.503518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333113.80/cwt95.00–124.003796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363125.00/cwt125.00–125.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372122.32/cwt117.50–126.0045510
Heifers—Small 1-2380105.05/cwt100.00–110.003994
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy39084.00/cwt84.00–84.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427117.82/cwt110.00–124.0050312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429123.83/cwt120.00–125.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed43088.74/cwt87.50–90.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed45592.50/cwt90.00–95.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468113.68/cwt110.00–115.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477101.64/cwt95.00–105.004853
Heifers—Small 1-2480106.88/cwt99.00–110.005136
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy48292.69/cwt90.00–96.004473
Heifers—Small 1-2Full49088.00/cwt88.00–88.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500106.00/cwt106.00–106.005301
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed51589.03/cwt86.00–92.004592
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy51587.50/cwt87.50–87.504511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516112.26/cwt111.00–112.5057919
Heifers—Small 1-2523104.02/cwt96.00–107.0054410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528103.43/cwt100.00–106.005464
Heifers—Small 1-2569103.85/cwt98.00–107.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580102.46/cwt100.00–105.005942
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy58287.31/cwt85.00–89.005083
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed58585.00/cwt85.00–85.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy60590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66093.00/cwt93.00–93.006141
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy68593.00/cwt93.00–93.006371
Heifers—Small 1-270584.00/cwt84.00–84.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 373584.00/cwt84.00–84.006171
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77584.00/cwt84.00–84.006511
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy82589.00/cwt89.00–89.007341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408110.00/cwt110.00–110.004492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414135.98/cwt131.00–141.005637
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428118.69/cwt112.00–123.005084
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42892.02/cwt85.00–96.003943
Bulls—Small 1-2440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy45585.00/cwt85.00–85.003871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464134.37/cwt128.00–139.006234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470122.05/cwt115.00–130.005749
Bulls—Small 1-2470105.00/cwt105.00–105.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49590.00/cwt90.00–90.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500102.50/cwt102.50–102.505131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524121.29/cwt116.00–125.0063614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full53096.00/cwt96.00–96.005091
Bulls—Small 1-2540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed54090.00/cwt90.00–90.004861
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy54590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564116.80/cwt111.00–124.006596
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed59090.00/cwt90.00–90.005311
Bulls—Small 1-2625103.61/cwt100.00–107.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630111.98/cwt111.00–113.007052
Bulls—Small 1-2650111.00/cwt111.00–111.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660111.00/cwt111.00–111.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 370599.61/cwt92.00–105.007023
Bulls—Small 1-2710103.00/cwt103.00–103.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed74589.00/cwt89.00–89.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed75587.00/cwt87.00–87.006571
Bulls—Small 1-282092.50/cwt92.50–92.507591
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy89592.00/cwt92.00–92.008231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 317060.00/cwt60.00–60.001021
Dairy Heifers—Large 324558.75/cwt57.50–60.001442
Dairy Heifers—Large 325040.00/cwt40.00–40.001001
Dairy Heifers—Large 347052.50/cwt52.50–52.502471
Dairy Heifers—Large 353551.26/cwt45.00–57.502744
Dairy Heifers—Large 356850.00/cwt50.00–50.002843
Dairy Heifers—Large 363556.00/cwt56.00–56.003561
Dairy Heifers—Large 365558.00/cwt58.00–58.003801
Dairy Heifers—Large 379537.00/cwt37.00–37.002941
Dairy Heifers—Large 383544.00/cwt44.00–44.003671
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,04557.00/cwt57.00–57.005961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 322991.00/cwt91.00–91.002084
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28668.07/cwt47.00–77.008758
Bulls——1,61593.96/cwt93.00–95.001,5172
Bulls——1,68184.13/cwt78.00–92.001,41413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06640.15/cwt30.00–45.0042824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09448.60/cwt44.00–52.0053229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10045.00/cwt45.00–45.004951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29556.93/cwt52.00–62.0073759
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33255.19/cwt52.00–60.0073515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60563.66/cwt63.00–64.001,0223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61064.49/cwt64.00–65.001,0382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2690500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2895400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,5801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2893520.67/cwt425.00–590.004,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,3351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165710.78/cwt475.00–775.008,2814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,273824.51/cwt775.00–875.0010,4962

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.