Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-05-17

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 17
● Final181 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 668▲ 13 vs year ago 665 · +2.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 171▲ 69 vs year ago 137 · +50.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 35▼ 11 vs year ago 30 · −36.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 26

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Current goat receipts 26

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.13/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$118.13
227 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.22
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472126.97599114
Medium and Large 2454119.5954355
Small 1-2515101.2652121
Medium and Large 356198.2755237
One grade step is worth $28.70/cwt here — about $47 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 sale227 hd
118.13
—
NC average8 barns · 917 hd
117.91
+0.22
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—Low1,66595.411,58924
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38770.2197422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30768.82899123
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94153.1650037

Every lot

181 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2150162.50/cwt162.50–162.502441
Steers—Medium and Large 2190129.17/cwt120.00–137.502453
Steers—Medium and Large 2238128.72/cwt120.00–135.003065
Steers—Small 1-2238107.42/cwt105.00–110.002562
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy265116.27/cwt115.00–117.503082
Steers—Medium and Large 3270107.50/cwt107.50–107.502901
Steers—Medium and Large 2277136.10/cwt127.50–147.5037715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy288176.24/cwt175.00–177.505082
Steers—Small 1-2310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed31095.00/cwt95.00–95.002951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315174.88/cwt172.50–177.505512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321159.82/cwt150.00–170.0051312
Steers—Medium and Large 2325132.13/cwt119.00–142.5042914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed330126.00/cwt126.00–126.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy330112.50/cwt112.50–112.503711
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed36090.28/cwt85.00–97.003253
Steers—Small 1-2363110.00/cwt110.00–110.003993
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy373116.55/cwt114.00–119.004352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374156.45/cwt149.00–162.5058513
Steers—Medium and Large 2376135.39/cwt120.00–147.505099
Steers—Medium and Large 3389101.81/cwt100.00–107.503964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431152.84/cwt145.00–158.0065911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466149.34/cwt143.00–156.006969
Steers—Medium and Large 2481129.57/cwt120.00–142.506238
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed484114.51/cwt112.50–115.005545
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49597.50/cwt97.50–97.504831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521143.91/cwt135.00–152.0075015
Steers—Medium and Large 2525127.29/cwt123.00–132.506684
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy525112.50/cwt112.50–112.505911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568138.08/cwt135.00–143.007849
Steers—Medium and Large 2583127.67/cwt118.00–133.007446
Steers—Medium and Large 2614122.51/cwt121.00–127.007525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623131.74/cwt128.00–136.0082111
Steers—Medium and Large 3628101.18/cwt97.50–105.006352
Steers—Small 1-2635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed64092.00/cwt92.00–92.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661133.25/cwt133.00–134.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed68097.00/cwt97.00–97.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2685119.00/cwt119.00–119.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed70388.75/cwt87.50–90.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723124.95/cwt119.00–130.009034
Steers—Small 1-2730106.00/cwt106.00–106.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 375596.00/cwt96.00–96.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765123.49/cwt122.00–125.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 2778120.01/cwt118.00–122.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 2835112.51/cwt111.00–114.009392
Steers—Small 1-2855111.00/cwt111.00–111.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 2877114.01/cwt113.00–115.001,0003
Feeder Cattle · Heifers58 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3185100.00/cwt100.00–100.001851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210107.50/cwt107.50–107.502261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215115.00/cwt115.00–115.002471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed25587.50/cwt87.50–87.502231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285121.55/cwt120.00–127.503465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285106.25/cwt100.00–112.503032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288130.00/cwt130.00–130.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313123.23/cwt119.00–125.003866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324132.26/cwt129.00–138.004299
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed32592.50/cwt92.50–92.503011
Heifers—Small 1-2Full33082.50/cwt82.50–82.502721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370132.39/cwt130.00–137.0049011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370122.64/cwt115.00–128.0045410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed38580.00/cwt80.00–80.003081
Heifers—Small 1-2387105.33/cwt100.00–110.004083
Heifers—Small 1-2420105.00/cwt105.00–105.004411
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy42083.00/cwt83.00–83.003491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423107.75/cwt105.00–111.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428129.63/cwt124.00–140.0055523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429123.12/cwt120.00–127.505285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed44090.00/cwt90.00–90.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full44595.00/cwt95.00–95.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472127.35/cwt124.00–132.0060122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478121.86/cwt117.50–127.5058213
Heifers—Small 1-2485108.98/cwt105.00–111.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed49080.00/cwt80.00–80.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514115.80/cwt111.00–120.005954
Heifers—Small 1-2518107.03/cwt106.00–108.005542
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy52092.92/cwt91.00–95.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523123.26/cwt118.00–129.0064522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540104.00/cwt104.00–104.005621
Heifers—Small 1-2550107.50/cwt107.50–107.505911
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed55587.50/cwt87.50–87.504861
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567108.65/cwt105.00–111.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573123.74/cwt119.00–128.0070917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585111.00/cwt111.00–111.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed60594.67/cwt94.00–95.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619123.58/cwt117.00–129.007655
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full62596.00/cwt96.00–96.006002
Heifers—Small 1-2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635107.00/cwt107.00–107.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670111.00/cwt111.00–111.007441
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67585.00/cwt85.00–85.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683110.97/cwt108.00–114.007582
Heifers—Small 1-2683106.35/cwt104.00–108.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed69092.50/cwt92.50–92.506381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710106.26/cwt105.00–107.507542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713109.59/cwt109.00–111.007815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full72588.00/cwt88.00–88.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed75588.00/cwt88.00–88.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed83587.01/cwt86.00–88.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy88093.00/cwt93.00–93.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed89092.00/cwt92.00–92.008191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405102.00/cwt102.00–102.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410115.99/cwt115.00–117.004762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423125.44/cwt120.00–135.005318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425148.86/cwt140.00–155.0063322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42597.00/cwt97.00–97.004121
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed43582.50/cwt80.00–85.003592
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy45587.50/cwt87.50–87.503981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470128.77/cwt118.00–137.0060521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475142.94/cwt139.00–153.0067911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed483116.23/cwt115.00–117.505612
Bulls—Small 1-2483109.26/cwt108.00–110.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed512133.00/cwt133.00–133.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520139.80/cwt134.00–149.0072711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527126.85/cwt117.50–132.0066812
Bulls—Small 1-2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558135.20/cwt134.00–138.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565129.99/cwt129.00–131.007343
Bulls—Small 1-2570103.47/cwt100.00–107.005902
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy57095.00/cwt95.00–95.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573129.45/cwt117.00–134.0074217
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590112.50/cwt112.50–112.506641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2611121.36/cwt120.00–127.007426
Bulls—Small 1-2613105.43/cwt100.00–111.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620131.12/cwt129.00–133.008138
Bulls—Medium and Large 3643107.49/cwt105.00–110.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655104.00/cwt104.00–104.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy668124.49/cwt122.00–127.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2669123.94/cwt116.00–127.008296
Bulls—Small 1-2670105.43/cwt100.00–110.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed70080.00/cwt80.00–80.005601
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed71080.00/cwt80.00–80.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720113.96/cwt112.00–116.008212
Bulls—Small 1-2755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2772111.65/cwt109.00–113.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed81080.00/cwt80.00–80.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy87094.00/cwt94.00–94.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0471
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 329085.00/cwt85.00–85.002471
Dairy Heifers—Large 336084.00/cwt84.00–84.003021
Dairy Heifers—Large 344081.00/cwt81.00–81.003561
Dairy Heifers—Large 347060.00/cwt60.00–60.002821
Dairy Heifers—Large 351851.04/cwt42.00–60.002642
Dairy Heifers—Large 360355.48/cwt51.00–60.003352
Dairy Heifers—Large 376061.00/cwt61.00–61.004641
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 339087.00/cwt87.00–87.003391
Dairy Steers—Large 343588.30/cwt80.00–95.003843
Dairy Steers—Large 345089.00/cwt89.00–89.004011
Dairy Steers—Large 363080.00/cwt80.00–80.005041
Dairy Steers—Large 377578.50/cwt73.00–84.006082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23569.00/cwt69.00–69.008521
Bulls——1,51991.68/cwt84.00–97.001,39314
Bulls——1,940104.15/cwt100.00–109.002,0219
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75034.00/cwt34.00–34.002551
Cows—Lean 85-90%81059.00/cwt59.00–59.004781
Cows—Lean 85-90%85341.36/cwt36.00–44.003535
Cows—Lean 85-90%96655.57/cwt51.00–58.0053730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18765.02/cwt58.00–68.0077263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29556.00/cwt56.00–56.007251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38265.22/cwt61.00–68.009015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39472.66/cwt69.00–79.001,01316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43272.82/cwt69.00–79.001,04360
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2670469.00/cwt469.00–469.003,1421
Bred Cows—Small 1-2690380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013807.87/cwt690.00–906.008,1842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,4591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130785.00/cwt785.00–785.008,8711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2685875.00/cwt875.00–875.005,9941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2955975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,3111
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2680585.00/cwt585.00–585.003,9781
Stock Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed749477.50/cwt363.00–555.003,5767
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2680500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,4001

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.