Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-05-03

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 3
● Final182 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 747▼ 191 vs year ago 1,003 · −19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 180▲ 101 vs year ago 114 · +88.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 24▲ 13 vs year ago 32 · +40.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 12.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.45/cwt on 282 head.
Average price
$120.45
282 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.37
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472126.81598162
Medium and Large 2429119.9451478
Small 1-255397.2753730
Medium and Large 358095.8455612thin
One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about $42 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 sale282 hd
120.45
—
NC average8 barns · 1,246 hd
119.08
+1.37
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—Average1,42787.241,24528
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45364.5293735
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25162.88786105
CowsLean 85-90%Average91646.5742742

Every lot

182 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed18090.00/cwt90.00–90.001621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223164.98/cwt157.50–170.003685
Steers—Medium and Large 2235124.89/cwt120.00–130.002932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy280145.00/cwt145.00–145.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284170.50/cwt170.00–171.004848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 2330130.91/cwt120.00–142.5043210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333164.71/cwt152.50–171.005487
Steers—Medium and Large 3345100.00/cwt100.00–100.003451
Steers—Medium and Large 3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 2373136.18/cwt117.50–146.0050816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375152.68/cwt150.00–161.0057312
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed39580.00/cwt80.00–80.003161
Steers—Medium and Large 2414132.68/cwt120.00–139.005495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439140.98/cwt140.00–151.0061929
Steers—Small 1-2440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469144.22/cwt138.00–154.006765
Steers—Medium and Large 2473135.00/cwt135.00–135.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475131.95/cwt129.00–135.006275
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed48084.00/cwt84.00–84.004031
Steers—Small 1-2485107.50/cwt107.50–107.505211
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48586.00/cwt86.00–86.004171
Steers—Medium and Large 2523122.27/cwt112.50–132.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525137.06/cwt133.00–146.0072029
Steers—Medium and Large 3525104.04/cwt100.00–110.005463
Steers—Small 1-2535102.50/cwt102.50–102.505481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569137.61/cwt134.00–142.007838
Steers—Medium and Large 2572125.03/cwt122.00–128.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy61086.00/cwt86.00–86.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618131.00/cwt129.00–139.008108
Steers—Medium and Large 2623118.83/cwt110.00–125.007404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 2680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed69090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
Steers—Small 1-2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 3722101.96/cwt100.00–104.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725128.96/cwt126.00–132.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753128.00/cwt128.00–128.009642
Steers—Small 1-2755102.50/cwt98.00–107.007742
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy75594.00/cwt94.00–94.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 2795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 3805108.00/cwt108.00–108.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 2812115.00/cwt114.00–116.009343
Feeder Cattle · Heifers57 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2155127.50/cwt127.50–127.501981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205167.50/cwt167.50–167.503431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2213143.85/cwt137.50–151.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225122.50/cwt122.50–122.502762
Heifers—Small 1-2235100.00/cwt100.00–100.002351
Heifers—Small 1-2250115.00/cwt115.00–115.002881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255117.96/cwt116.00–120.003012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270137.39/cwt133.00–142.003713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324133.91/cwt129.00–137.004348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331124.59/cwt118.00–129.004129
Heifers—Small 1-2343102.48/cwt100.00–105.003522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy345123.00/cwt123.00–123.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368124.21/cwt117.00–129.0045716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375134.62/cwt130.00–140.0050519
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed38090.00/cwt90.00–90.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy385119.00/cwt119.00–119.004581
Heifers—Small 1-2390104.94/cwt101.00–110.004093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed40080.00/cwt80.00–80.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Small 1-2422104.68/cwt100.00–111.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424128.53/cwt125.00–135.0054535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429118.86/cwt113.00–124.0051018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430123.51/cwt122.50–124.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed46090.00/cwt90.00–90.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468127.29/cwt125.00–132.5059615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474119.85/cwt113.00–124.0056816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy478120.00/cwt120.00–120.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Heifers—Small 1-2495107.50/cwt107.50–107.505321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517114.79/cwt113.00–117.005935
Heifers—Small 1-2Full52095.00/cwt95.00–95.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528122.95/cwt118.00–129.0064937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530111.00/cwt111.00–111.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535107.00/cwt107.00–107.005721
Heifers—Small 1-2543104.52/cwt100.00–109.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571123.68/cwt118.00–130.0070618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573112.94/cwt111.00–115.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583113.07/cwt111.00–117.006594
Heifers—Small 1-2595105.00/cwt105.00–105.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612119.21/cwt117.00–123.0073012
Heifers—Small 1-2618102.04/cwt100.00–104.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622111.32/cwt109.00–115.006923
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy62283.22/cwt80.00–90.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655106.02/cwt104.00–108.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660111.00/cwt111.00–111.007331
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed66081.00/cwt81.00–81.005351
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66594.48/cwt93.00–96.006282
Heifers—Small 1-2670103.00/cwt103.00–103.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed67592.00/cwt92.00–92.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 371099.00/cwt99.00–99.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy72785.67/cwt83.00–89.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy77086.00/cwt86.00–86.006621
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77586.51/cwt86.00–87.006702
Heifers—Small 1-278096.00/cwt96.00–96.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800122.00/cwt122.00–122.009762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy81584.00/cwt84.00–84.006851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415107.00/cwt107.00–107.004441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419133.23/cwt120.00–139.0055810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423143.72/cwt139.00–149.0060814
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy42388.33/cwt80.00–96.003742
Bulls—Small 1-2428100.73/cwt100.00–103.004314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy443125.63/cwt120.00–136.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy456130.52/cwt125.00–139.005957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466142.10/cwt139.00–148.0066213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468104.52/cwt104.00–105.004892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478131.29/cwt120.00–139.0062822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516125.34/cwt113.00–131.0064711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522135.88/cwt133.00–142.0070913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525117.00/cwt117.00–117.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530105.34/cwt105.00–106.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53092.50/cwt92.50–92.504901
Bulls—Small 1-2545109.00/cwt109.00–109.005941
Bulls—Small 1-2558105.99/cwt100.00–110.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570126.66/cwt115.00–133.0072219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573122.61/cwt119.00–126.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580107.50/cwt107.50–107.506241
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy59589.00/cwt89.00–89.005301
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy61093.00/cwt93.00–93.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620129.00/cwt128.00–131.008005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628123.00/cwt120.00–127.0077210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62888.40/cwt85.00–92.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy65090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008182
Bulls—Small 1-2665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668118.70/cwt111.00–124.007936
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed67590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724120.50/cwt120.00–121.008724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730109.00/cwt109.00–109.007961
Bulls—Small 1-2738107.00/cwt106.00–108.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy78593.00/cwt93.00–93.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3795106.00/cwt106.00–106.008431
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed79585.00/cwt85.00–85.006761
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy82090.00/cwt90.00–90.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed84085.00/cwt85.00–85.007141
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy85590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 385587.00/cwt87.00–87.007441
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 322878.72/cwt64.00–92.501792
Dairy Steers—Large 3270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002701
Dairy Steers—Large 3358104.04/cwt102.00–106.003722
Dairy Steers—Large 340395.96/cwt90.00–102.003872
Dairy Steers—Large 346086.00/cwt86.00–86.003961
Dairy Steers—Large 446063.00/cwt63.00–63.002901
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fleshy49565.00/cwt65.00–65.003221
Dairy Steers—Large 352788.29/cwt85.00–90.004653
Dairy Steers—Large 363080.00/cwt80.00–80.005041
Dairy Steers—Large 383587.50/cwt87.00–88.007312
Dairy Steers—Large 387581.39/cwt75.00–88.007122
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 369573.00/cwt73.00–73.005071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35172.01/cwt59.00–78.009737
Bulls——1,39190.10/cwt81.00–96.001,25316
Bulls——1,64799.39/cwt98.00–103.001,6375
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72328.25/cwt26.00–30.002045
Cows—Boner 80-85%83530.00/cwt30.00–30.002511
Cows—Lean 85-90%90241.94/cwt36.00–45.0037810
Cows—Lean 85-90%95751.68/cwt46.00–56.0049527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11871.26/cwt69.00–74.007978
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14051.06/cwt45.00–56.005823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27062.89/cwt56.00–68.0079993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45364.52/cwt57.00–68.0093735
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2780750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925957.03/cwt850.00–1,070.008,8532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2975725.00/cwt600.00–850.007,0692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,005950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0511,204.82/cwt900.00–1,425.0012,6637
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,135914.65/cwt675.00–1,050.0010,3813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2690382.28/cwt181.00–575.002,6382
Bred Cows—Small 1-2720487.86/cwt400.00–560.003,5133
Bred Cows—Small 1-2743394.61/cwt358.00–430.002,9322
Bred Cows—Small 1-2757303.83/cwt258.00–350.002,3003
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840637.35/cwt625.00–650.005,3542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2896582.23/cwt460.00–675.005,2175
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985585.00/cwt585.00–585.005,7621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,086758.38/cwt500.00–950.008,2366
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200965.00/cwt965.00–965.0011,5801

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.