Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-02-22

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 22
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
▲ 346 vs last sale 137▼ 382 vs year ago 865 · −44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 132▼ 60 vs year ago 235 · −25.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 9▼ 14 vs year ago 34 · −41.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher, while bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were fairly active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.26/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$116.26
186 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$518
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.48
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2429127.1054577
Medium 1-2540122.006591thin
Medium and Large 2400120.2148152
Small 1-254499.2554038
Medium and Large 343394.0640718thin
One grade step is worth $33.04/cwt here — about $138 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 sale186 hd
116.26
—
NC average8 barns · 331 hd
111.78
+4.48
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—Low1,58189.291,41224
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40768.10958100
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59066.491,05715
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01549.1549932

Every lot

138 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220135.51/cwt127.50–142.502982
Steers—Medium and Large 2273130.88/cwt115.00–140.003573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed28080.00/cwt80.00–80.002241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Steers—Small 1-2290102.75/cwt102.50–103.002982
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed30085.00/cwt85.00–85.002551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320156.21/cwt150.00–165.0050012
Steers—Small 1-2Full34080.00/cwt80.00–80.002721
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full35581.00/cwt81.00–81.002882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372152.28/cwt144.00–163.0056624
Steers—Medium and Large 2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed40890.00/cwt90.00–90.003672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423150.31/cwt147.00–159.006366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473148.17/cwt137.00–152.5070110
Steers—Small 1-2485106.00/cwt106.00–106.005141
Steers—Medium and Large 2530127.43/cwt125.00–130.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 2555126.00/cwt126.00–126.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590140.50/cwt140.50–140.508294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 2625124.00/cwt124.00–124.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670132.00/cwt132.00–132.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712127.61/cwt126.00–128.009095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765121.00/cwt121.00–121.009261
Steers—Small 1-2780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 2785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 2865112.00/cwt112.00–112.009691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3190102.50/cwt102.50–102.501951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2195127.50/cwt127.50–127.502491
Heifers—Small 1-2228107.45/cwt102.50–112.502452
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy24090.00/cwt90.00–90.002161
Heifers—Small 1-2268106.38/cwt100.00–112.502853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281117.54/cwt112.50–125.003306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285144.08/cwt132.50–160.004113
Heifers—Small 1-2305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311132.63/cwt127.00–136.004128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321123.06/cwt117.50–127.5039510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330103.81/cwt100.00–107.503432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full36588.92/cwt87.00–95.003254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371132.04/cwt129.00–136.0049011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373122.52/cwt119.00–127.5045712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy390122.00/cwt122.00–122.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41081.27/cwt80.00–82.503332
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy41592.50/cwt92.50–92.503841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419122.45/cwt117.50–127.505135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424127.25/cwt123.00–134.0054025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425104.04/cwt97.50–110.004422
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed42590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435119.00/cwt119.00–119.005181
Heifers—Small 1-2435105.06/cwt100.00–110.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470124.82/cwt123.00–127.0058711
Heifers—Small 1-2473110.00/cwt110.00–110.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476120.07/cwt113.00–125.0057210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48087.92/cwt80.00–96.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Heifers—Small 1-2505105.00/cwt105.00–105.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515120.63/cwt117.00–124.0062111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535111.78/cwt110.00–116.005984
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy53591.00/cwt91.00–91.004871
Heifers—Medium 1-2540122.00/cwt122.00–122.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564114.26/cwt113.00–115.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566119.77/cwt117.00–123.006785
Heifers—Small 1-2567105.88/cwt97.50–112.006006
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy57093.00/cwt93.00–93.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed60080.00/cwt80.00–80.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618102.43/cwt99.00–106.006332
Heifers—Small 1-2623100.42/cwt97.00–104.006265
Heifers—Small 1-2Full65592.50/cwt92.50–92.506061
Heifers—Small 1-2665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66580.00/cwt80.00–80.005321
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy71381.99/cwt81.00–83.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy74086.00/cwt86.00–86.006361
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed75086.00/cwt86.00–86.006451
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77588.00/cwt88.00–88.006821
Heifers—Small 1-287892.94/cwt90.00–96.008162
Heifers—Small 1-2945103.00/cwt103.00–103.009731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355138.00/cwt138.00–138.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418125.81/cwt120.00–134.005268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422144.25/cwt134.00–151.0060924
Bulls—Small 1-2433107.43/cwt105.00–110.004652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469139.40/cwt136.00–145.0065413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475129.78/cwt124.00–137.506167
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490107.50/cwt107.50–107.505271
Bulls—Small 1-2500102.00/cwt102.00–102.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518121.78/cwt112.50–127.006314
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed52590.00/cwt90.00–90.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526138.05/cwt133.00–141.0072620
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed54080.00/cwt80.00–80.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563125.52/cwt121.00–132.007078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569134.72/cwt132.00–138.0076710
Bulls—Small 1-2585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623131.00/cwt128.00–135.0081610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640121.00/cwt117.00–125.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 365597.50/cwt97.50–97.506391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2681118.43/cwt115.00–122.008077
Bulls—Medium and Large 372096.00/cwt96.00–96.006911
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy73590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy75085.00/cwt85.00–85.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760114.47/cwt112.00–117.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3765102.00/cwt102.00–102.007801
Bulls—Small 1-278095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Bulls—Small 1-2805102.00/cwt102.00–102.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed82588.34/cwt82.00–95.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed87382.04/cwt80.00–84.007162
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy88592.00/cwt92.00–92.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy89590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Thin Fleshed67333.03/cwt30.00–36.002222
Dairy Heifers—Large 370048.00/cwt48.00–48.003361
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Thin Fleshed71561.00/cwt61.00–61.004361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 335575.00/cwt75.00–75.002661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25777.03/cwt76.00–78.009683
Bulls——1,50060.00/cwt60.00–60.009001
Bulls——1,63289.28/cwt82.00–96.001,45715
Bulls——1,639102.54/cwt100.00–106.001,6815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84238.82/cwt33.00–46.003277
Cows—Lean 85-90%88822.00/cwt22.00–22.001952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07854.66/cwt46.00–58.0058923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35666.49/cwt59.00–71.0090278
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51057.00/cwt57.00–57.008611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58973.79/cwt69.00–77.001,17322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59066.17/cwt58.00–70.001,05212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63073.13/cwt72.00–74.001,1922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2575420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4151
Bred Cows—Small 1-2633369.92/cwt310.00–420.002,3423
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915675.00/cwt625.00–700.006,1763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2645650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,1931
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,028.58/cwt900.00–1,175.0011,1404
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,1251

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.