Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-07-19

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 19
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
493 head
▼ 420 vs last sale 913▼ 121 vs year ago 614 · −19.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 295▼ 21 vs year ago 198 · −10.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 31▼ 27 vs year ago 45 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 4

Current goat receipts 7

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 15.00 to 60.00 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 $120.64/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$120.64
196 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.63
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496129.10640120
Medium and Large 2456117.1953436
Small 1-2455100.4745714thin
Medium and Large 346797.2545426
One grade step is worth $31.85/cwt here — about $186 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 sale196 hd
120.64
—
NC average8 barns · 972 hd
119.01
+1.63
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—Low1,54295.461,47224
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47167.6499518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34566.2889181
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00350.5850750

Every lot

145 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2180127.50/cwt127.50–127.502301
Steers—Medium and Large 2215127.50/cwt127.50–127.502741
Steers—Small 1-2230110.00/cwt110.00–110.002531
Steers—Medium and Large 3240113.25/cwt112.50–114.002722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Steers—Medium and Large 3263107.52/cwt103.00–112.502832
Steers—Medium and Large 2267141.72/cwt140.00–145.003783
Steers—Small 1-2285115.00/cwt115.00–115.003281
Steers—Small 1-2310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325160.08/cwt155.00–165.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 2325129.28/cwt125.00–135.004205
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy340122.00/cwt122.00–122.004151
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy362116.04/cwt115.00–118.004203
Steers—Small 1-2365102.95/cwt101.00–105.003762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369154.61/cwt149.00–175.005715
Steers—Medium and Large 2369132.53/cwt125.00–143.004897
Steers—Medium and Large 3372104.21/cwt100.00–110.003883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy385146.25/cwt145.00–147.505632
Steers—Medium and Large 2430136.00/cwt136.00–136.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442147.66/cwt144.00–152.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455152.44/cwt139.00–156.0069413
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed46584.35/cwt80.00–89.003922
Steers—Medium and Large 3510107.00/cwt107.00–107.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525146.01/cwt143.00–150.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55592.50/cwt92.50–92.505131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571146.06/cwt138.00–151.008347
Steers—Medium and Large 2615112.00/cwt112.00–112.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623137.01/cwt131.00–142.008543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,01412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230100.00/cwt100.00–100.002301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240122.50/cwt122.50–122.502941
Heifers—Small 1-2240100.00/cwt100.00–100.002401
Heifers—Small 1-2255106.18/cwt102.50–110.002712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275120.00/cwt115.00–125.003303
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290105.00/cwt100.00–110.003052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed29092.50/cwt92.50–92.502681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317121.12/cwt115.00–125.003843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325138.73/cwt130.00–144.004515
Heifers—Small 1-2327106.57/cwt102.50–112.503483
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333105.71/cwt97.00–110.003523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed33390.11/cwt85.00–95.003002
Heifers—Small 1-2370102.50/cwt102.50–102.503791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37081.52/cwt80.00–83.003022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376135.82/cwt131.00–143.0051110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376120.57/cwt115.00–128.004538
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384103.86/cwt98.00–110.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410117.80/cwt113.00–122.004835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425117.00/cwt117.00–117.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed43095.00/cwt95.00–95.004091
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy43091.00/cwt91.00–91.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433134.27/cwt124.00–139.0058121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471129.76/cwt124.00–136.0061121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482118.69/cwt116.00–122.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510115.34/cwt114.00–117.005883
Heifers—Small 1-2515101.00/cwt101.00–101.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521126.12/cwt118.00–136.0065722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523105.52/cwt101.00–110.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55080.00/cwt80.00–80.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565125.82/cwt118.00–133.0071122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573116.22/cwt115.00–117.506662
Heifers—Small 1-2580112.50/cwt112.50–112.506531
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618111.23/cwt109.00–114.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636124.29/cwt119.00–127.0079014
Heifers—Small 1-2640102.50/cwt102.50–102.506561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660109.97/cwt108.00–112.007262
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy67090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673118.03/cwt117.00–119.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007561
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy70588.00/cwt88.00–88.006201
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed73087.00/cwt87.00–87.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735108.00/cwt108.00–108.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770106.00/cwt106.00–106.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy82595.00/cwt95.00–95.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed82884.05/cwt80.00–91.006963
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417131.36/cwt122.50–137.505487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428145.85/cwt140.00–150.006248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy430117.50/cwt117.50–117.505051
Bulls—Small 1-2440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445122.00/cwt122.00–122.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2457131.26/cwt125.00–138.006006
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy46096.00/cwt96.00–96.004421
Bulls—Small 1-2466102.29/cwt100.00–105.004774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471144.72/cwt140.00–148.006829
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed47593.00/cwt93.00–93.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522141.25/cwt134.00–148.0073715
Bulls—Small 1-2523106.90/cwt104.00–110.005592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525117.00/cwt117.00–117.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526121.39/cwt118.00–131.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full560133.00/cwt133.00–133.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564140.57/cwt135.00–146.0079312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573104.93/cwt100.00–110.006012
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy57791.38/cwt89.00–92.505273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580127.70/cwt119.00–132.507416
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614135.65/cwt130.00–140.008339
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy64593.00/cwt93.00–93.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008441
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy67890.67/cwt87.50–94.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688121.95/cwt117.00–127.008392
Bulls—Small 1-2745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy75594.00/cwt94.00–94.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed75593.00/cwt93.00–93.007021
Bulls—Small 1-2770103.04/cwt100.00–106.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775116.00/cwt116.00–116.008991
Bulls—Small 1-2800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed82094.00/cwt94.00–94.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2840112.00/cwt112.00–112.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed86582.00/cwt82.00–82.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 3885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008851
Bulls—Small 1-2893107.00/cwt107.00–107.009562
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328290.64/cwt83.00–97.002563
Dairy Steers—Large 333495.53/cwt87.00–101.003194
Dairy Steers—Large 351081.00/cwt81.00–81.004131
Dairy Steers—Large 357085.00/cwt85.00–85.004851
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 343578.00/cwt78.00–78.003391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25181.88/cwt70.00–88.001,0245
Bulls——1,573108.38/cwt105.00–112.001,7052
Bulls——1,62497.94/cwt90.00–103.001,59117
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94244.50/cwt38.00–50.0041913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01555.67/cwt49.00–61.0056533
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10628.38/cwt23.00–34.003144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33565.93/cwt60.00–73.0088078
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46467.27/cwt60.00–73.0098517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,59875.31/cwt75.00–76.001,2033
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2565640.00/cwt640.00–640.003,6161
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2755675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,0961
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2795630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,0091
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2825725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,9811
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,044999.71/cwt825.00–1,160.0010,4374
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2605525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,1761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2720350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,8881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,130.00/cwt1,130.00–1,130.0015,5941

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.