Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-07-12

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 12
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
913 head
▲ 359 vs last sale 554▲ 153 vs year ago 760 · +20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 210▲ 70 vs year ago 225 · +31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 6▲ 19 vs year ago 12 · +158.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 5.

Current goat receipts 10.

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; heifers were steady to 3.00 lower, some 5.00 to 6.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mixed, 1.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average, some attractive. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 45.00 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 $117.82/cwt on 270 head.
Average price
$117.82
270 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.05
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520124.43647137
Medium and Large 2490118.1057974
Small 1-2488103.4250443
Medium and Large 349198.6348516thin
One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $163 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 sale270 hd
117.82
—
NC average5 barns · 579 hd
118.87
−1.05
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—Low1,61795.001,53622
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41771.801,01729
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26468.5486699
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95249.0046641

Every lot

119 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230134.12/cwt132.00–137.503083
Steers—Medium and Large 2267135.73/cwt130.00–140.0036211
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed272119.88/cwt115.00–122.503263
Steers—Medium and Large 3273111.19/cwt110.00–112.503042
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed27380.00/cwt80.00–80.002182
Steers—Medium and Large 2322141.83/cwt136.00–145.004575
Steers—Small 1-2329107.54/cwt100.00–110.003545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335156.26/cwt150.00–162.505236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368148.03/cwt146.00–150.005455
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed368119.17/cwt117.50–120.004393
Steers—Medium and Large 3368111.24/cwt109.00–115.004093
Steers—Small 1-2372104.37/cwt100.00–110.003883
Steers—Medium and Large 2373133.23/cwt128.00–140.0049713
Steers—Medium and Large 2420131.20/cwt125.00–137.005515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426143.35/cwt139.00–152.006118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477144.71/cwt141.00–148.0069016
Steers—Medium and Large 2478135.32/cwt129.00–140.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519143.56/cwt140.00–149.007457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559146.39/cwt144.00–147.0081810
Steers—Medium and Large 2586129.01/cwt122.00–132.007564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618135.97/cwt129.00–140.008405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673135.55/cwt133.00–138.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 2720114.86/cwt110.00–120.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773125.01/cwt119.00–130.009663
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2182127.25/cwt122.50–130.002323
Heifers—Small 1-2280105.18/cwt100.00–110.002952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285123.30/cwt120.00–125.003513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310133.28/cwt130.00–135.004133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322124.66/cwt120.00–127.504017
Heifers—Small 1-2322110.67/cwt110.00–111.003563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370102.50/cwt100.00–105.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374123.32/cwt120.00–128.0046110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375135.31/cwt130.00–140.0050711
Heifers—Small 1-2380104.21/cwt102.50–105.003963
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed41383.09/cwt80.00–86.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418106.21/cwt105.00–107.504443
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy42390.00/cwt90.00–90.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424118.80/cwt114.00–122.005049
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed43394.20/cwt92.50–95.004083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435128.32/cwt124.00–135.0055812
Heifers—Small 1-2438108.35/cwt105.00–110.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468121.13/cwt115.00–123.005679
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471104.00/cwt100.00–106.004904
Heifers—Small 1-2473106.03/cwt102.00–110.005028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474128.45/cwt124.00–135.0060923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516112.51/cwt110.00–115.005814
Heifers—Small 1-2521106.87/cwt100.00–110.005577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525122.82/cwt118.00–128.0064550
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy52891.73/cwt91.00–92.504842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566121.62/cwt118.00–128.0068821
Heifers—Small 1-2574105.77/cwt101.00–110.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584114.29/cwt110.00–117.506678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613119.24/cwt116.00–122.507316
Heifers—Small 1-2617103.98/cwt100.00–106.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy618112.98/cwt112.00–114.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62386.20/cwt85.00–87.505372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627111.78/cwt110.00–114.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655119.00/cwt116.00–122.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671112.69/cwt108.00–115.0075613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy693112.49/cwt110.00–115.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed72091.74/cwt91.00–92.506612
Heifers—Small 1-272599.02/cwt98.00–100.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2758111.34/cwt109.00–113.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2871113.00/cwt113.00–113.009845
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed407116.72/cwt115.00–120.004753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413103.98/cwt100.00–108.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422130.58/cwt125.00–136.0055119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423145.63/cwt140.00–151.0061612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42592.47/cwt90.00–95.003932
Bulls—Small 1-2435105.00/cwt100.00–110.004572
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy45586.21/cwt82.50–90.003922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469131.33/cwt125.00–140.0061619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy470131.00/cwt128.00–135.006163
Bulls—Small 1-2470103.34/cwt100.00–110.004867
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471105.82/cwt100.00–111.004984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473143.34/cwt138.00–147.0067812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy481117.25/cwt114.00–120.005648
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515119.14/cwt118.00–125.0061428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517137.67/cwt134.00–142.5071215
Bulls—Small 1-2520108.21/cwt105.00–111.005635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy523130.00/cwt130.00–130.006802
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy52391.24/cwt90.00–92.504772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed52592.91/cwt90.00–96.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy563116.75/cwt116.00–117.506572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574126.18/cwt120.00–130.0072416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575137.23/cwt133.00–141.0078917
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585108.77/cwt105.00–110.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy608123.51/cwt122.00–125.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621132.55/cwt129.00–138.0082310
Bulls—Small 1-2624105.79/cwt103.00–110.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625105.42/cwt103.00–108.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635117.52/cwt115.00–120.007462
Bulls—Small 1-2662104.36/cwt100.00–109.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2671119.31/cwt115.00–124.0080110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2763116.00/cwt116.00–116.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3783105.05/cwt100.00–110.008232
Bulls—Small 1-2821106.60/cwt104.00–108.008755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3825100.00/cwt98.00–102.008252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54578.85/cwt75.00–81.001,2185
Bulls——1,59496.31/cwt94.00–98.001,53511
Bulls——1,718106.05/cwt104.00–110.001,8226
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79527.57/cwt27.00–28.002192
Cows—Lean 85-90%83240.45/cwt39.00–45.0033711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01053.89/cwt50.00–57.0054428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26267.55/cwt64.00–71.0085288
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27876.50/cwt75.00–79.0097811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39369.43/cwt65.00–72.0096717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45175.16/cwt74.00–78.001,09112
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0019,6701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed820400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,2801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed857449.61/cwt425.00–475.003,8533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,3941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948610.50/cwt550.00–725.005,7885
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973640.08/cwt630.00–650.006,2282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,064753.58/cwt565.00–975.008,0187
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065400.00/cwt400.00–400.004,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,070780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,3461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2890975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,6781
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,082966.99/cwt900.00–1,025.0010,4633

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.