Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-04-26

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 26
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
747 head
▼ 360 vs last sale 1,107▼ 272 vs year ago 1,019 · −26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 288▲ 11 vs year ago 169 · +6.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 45▲ 4 vs year ago 20 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.16/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$121.16
236 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$32.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.27
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2458130.34597124
Medium and Large 2463117.7054567
Medium and Large 3489103.3350527
Small 1-249697.6048418thin
One grade step is worth $32.74/cwt here — about $113 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 sale236 hd
121.16
—
NC average7 barns · 1,182 hd
120.89
+0.27
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—Average1,44382.451,19031
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58669.841,10821
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22461.6975550
CowsLean 85-90%High90352.7547632

Every lot

125 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2293132.48/cwt130.00–135.003882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 2330130.83/cwt127.50–135.004323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365154.78/cwt145.00–157.5056512
Steers—Medium and Large 3423105.48/cwt105.00–106.004462
Steers—Medium and Large 2430133.26/cwt130.00–137.005734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439152.01/cwt148.00–155.0066710
Steers—Medium and Large 2450132.00/cwt127.00–137.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474146.82/cwt141.00–155.006968
Steers—Medium and Large 3480108.50/cwt107.00–110.005212
Steers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526143.89/cwt140.00–149.007576
Steers—Medium and Large 2526128.84/cwt122.50–135.006785
Steers—Medium and Large 2565121.26/cwt120.00–122.506852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625138.46/cwt136.00–141.008652
Steers—Medium and Large 2628125.35/cwt120.00–131.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 2683112.48/cwt111.00–114.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729123.00/cwt123.00–123.008975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030107.88/cwt100.00–116.001,1112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275121.86/cwt117.50–125.003356
Heifers—Small 1-2275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3282108.36/cwt107.50–110.003063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316123.82/cwt122.00–125.003915
Heifers—Small 1-2323108.27/cwt105.00–110.003503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336136.12/cwt134.00–140.004577
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed35090.00/cwt90.00–90.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353145.00/cwt145.00–145.005124
Heifers—Small 1-237395.71/cwt85.00–106.003572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380122.80/cwt118.00–127.0046711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383134.78/cwt129.00–138.0051621
Heifers—Small 1-242397.65/cwt89.00–106.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426108.33/cwt100.00–115.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431132.69/cwt126.00–137.0057238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433121.59/cwt120.00–124.005265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472129.90/cwt123.00–135.0061328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481106.51/cwt100.00–111.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482119.35/cwt116.00–124.005758
Heifers—Small 1-248897.99/cwt96.00–100.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521126.18/cwt123.00–132.0065712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527115.43/cwt112.00–124.0060816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528108.45/cwt104.00–111.005736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full555123.99/cwt123.00–125.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559125.60/cwt124.00–128.007025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564117.89/cwt113.00–124.006658
Heifers—Small 1-256596.76/cwt90.00–100.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3588101.95/cwt90.00–106.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603119.99/cwt118.00–123.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613103.71/cwt101.00–107.006364
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed63586.00/cwt86.00–86.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 364081.00/cwt81.00–81.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full64593.00/cwt93.00–93.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665102.02/cwt101.00–103.006782
Heifers—Small 1-267399.00/cwt99.00–99.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed70072.00/cwt72.00–72.005041
Heifers—Small 1-271882.49/cwt81.00–84.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282588.09/cwt83.00–93.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy870107.00/cwt107.00–107.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288086.00/cwt86.00–86.007571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2220117.00/cwt117.00–117.002571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268144.91/cwt140.00–150.003883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275156.20/cwt155.00–157.504302
Bulls—Small 1-2275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Bulls—Small 1-2300115.00/cwt115.00–115.003451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326146.23/cwt142.50–150.004774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368129.23/cwt124.00–131.004767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381142.50/cwt135.00–150.0054310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383116.23/cwt115.00–117.504452
Bulls—Small 1-2413102.50/cwt102.50–102.504232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415110.85/cwt110.00–112.504603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424126.32/cwt120.00–132.505368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425153.00/cwt153.00–153.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427143.67/cwt136.00–151.0061315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465101.00/cwt101.00–101.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471122.64/cwt116.00–128.005788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474140.29/cwt130.00–149.0066524
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48590.00/cwt90.00–90.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3503106.28/cwt100.00–112.505352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523139.58/cwt130.00–148.0073021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528124.83/cwt117.50–128.006599
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563107.02/cwt100.00–111.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565138.25/cwt133.00–146.0078115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed57583.00/cwt83.00–83.004771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577124.68/cwt116.00–130.007196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617131.50/cwt125.00–136.0081110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624108.74/cwt100.00–115.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663122.98/cwt121.00–125.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 367094.00/cwt94.00–94.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676115.50/cwt113.00–117.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734106.06/cwt100.00–110.007787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735106.00/cwt106.00–106.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277095.00/cwt90.00–100.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280594.00/cwt94.00–94.007571
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 332085.16/cwt82.50–88.002732
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 337076.00/cwt76.00–76.002811
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3Fancy450101.00/cwt101.00–101.004551
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3Fancy52598.00/cwt95.00–101.005152
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3Fancy590103.00/cwt103.00–103.006081
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 361072.00/cwt72.00–72.004391
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3Fancy63596.03/cwt92.00–100.006102
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 388567.00/cwt67.00–67.005931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09667.32/cwt58.00–76.007386
Bulls——1,51583.99/cwt79.00–89.001,27220
Bulls——1,57094.44/cwt90.00–96.001,4835
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82743.85/cwt40.00–51.0036310
Cows—Lean 85-90%90164.74/cwt61.00–68.005837
Cows—Lean 85-90%95453.08/cwt48.00–60.0050615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12450.28/cwt47.00–54.005654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13670.83/cwt69.00–74.008056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24761.46/cwt52.00–68.0076640
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35581.09/cwt76.00–87.001,0992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60169.70/cwt62.00–74.001,11616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66363.07/cwt62.00–64.001,0493
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,009674.55/cwt550.00–775.006,8065
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018768.47/cwt675.00–875.007,8235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,1381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1701,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,1631
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2678767.62/cwt725.00–800.005,2042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29471,056.56/cwt925.00–1,125.0010,0063
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,150.53/cwt1,125.00–1,175.0012,1152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,113.50/cwt1,050.00–1,175.0012,1712

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.