Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-08-02

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 2
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 743▼ 71 vs year ago 726 · −9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 224▼ 54 vs year ago 224 · −24.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 22▼ 25 vs year ago 35 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 3.

Current sheep receipts 1.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls were unevenly steady, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 17.50 to 65.00 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 $124.49/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$124.49
194 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.62
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2505129.61655130
Medium and Large 2426118.8550747
Small 1-2591105.126218thin
Medium and Large 355797.125419thin
One grade step is worth $32.50/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 sale194 hd
124.49
—
NC average8 barns · 831 hd
121.86
+2.62
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—Average1,48092.441,36812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41870.571,00114
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33768.5291679
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00551.4751721

Every lot

97 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2183125.00/cwt125.00–125.002292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258153.86/cwt150.00–157.503972
Steers—Medium and Large 2285138.44/cwt132.50–142.503955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327162.60/cwt152.50–167.505326
Steers—Medium and Large 2329139.79/cwt132.50–145.004607
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy358138.99/cwt138.00–140.004982
Steers—Medium and Large 3360108.65/cwt105.00–112.503912
Steers—Medium and Large 2371134.96/cwt132.50–140.005014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372156.39/cwt150.00–164.0058212
Steers—Small 1-2373110.08/cwt107.50–112.504112
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41083.04/cwt80.00–86.003402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424152.74/cwt145.00–161.0064810
Steers—Medium and Large 3441108.00/cwt108.00–108.004765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477150.56/cwt145.00–156.007186
Steers—Medium and Large 2523117.46/cwt115.00–120.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529144.66/cwt140.00–151.0076510
Steers—Medium and Large 2565125.09/cwt120.00–130.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy578129.51/cwt129.00–130.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579140.28/cwt135.00–148.0081214
Steers—Medium and Large 2618127.06/cwt124.00–130.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638142.42/cwt134.00–144.0090924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674136.36/cwt132.00–140.009196
Steers—Small 1-2678100.49/cwt97.50–104.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725135.22/cwt131.00–138.009805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753138.48/cwt131.00–140.001,0436
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218117.36/cwt115.00–120.002562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280123.04/cwt117.50–127.503459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy330129.00/cwt129.00–129.004266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335138.06/cwt136.00–140.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335122.94/cwt120.00–125.004126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370121.95/cwt118.00–126.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374123.98/cwt119.00–127.004647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378139.60/cwt132.00–145.0052815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383107.98/cwt103.00–113.004143
Heifers—Small 1-2388103.00/cwt103.00–103.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419133.84/cwt126.00–139.0056115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469117.87/cwt115.00–120.005537
Heifers—Small 1-2478108.49/cwt108.00–109.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481130.66/cwt125.00–135.0062814
Heifers—Small 1-2523110.00/cwt110.00–110.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525125.55/cwt120.00–131.0065926
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53092.04/cwt90.00–94.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532114.51/cwt110.00–117.506099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567111.08/cwt109.00–115.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573128.67/cwt122.50–134.0073726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618125.34/cwt118.00–129.5077520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620100.50/cwt97.00–104.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668127.00/cwt127.00–127.008484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669112.34/cwt110.00–116.007524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed78382.51/cwt81.00–84.006462
Heifers—Small 1-297399.00/cwt99.00–99.009632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy413124.53/cwt120.00–129.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413111.29/cwt110.00–112.504602
Bulls—Small 1-2417103.86/cwt100.00–107.504335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419147.29/cwt139.00–154.0061722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426131.60/cwt125.00–137.505618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464131.92/cwt128.00–138.006127
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465107.50/cwt105.00–110.005002
Bulls—Small 1-2470106.63/cwt105.00–110.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472145.10/cwt141.00–151.0068514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513139.37/cwt134.00–145.0071510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy515117.43/cwt115.00–120.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515108.94/cwt106.00–112.005612
Bulls—Small 1-2Full51887.74/cwt87.50–88.004542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525127.13/cwt120.00–133.006675
Bulls—Small 1-2533104.29/cwt100.00–111.005564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558140.29/cwt134.00–146.0078313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567128.26/cwt127.00–129.007279
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573100.00/cwt100.00–100.005732
Bulls—Small 1-2578109.49/cwt107.50–111.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615134.67/cwt134.00–135.008283
Bulls—Small 1-2620108.07/cwt105.00–111.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623110.00/cwt110.00–110.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630120.65/cwt118.00–124.007603
Bulls—Small 1-2673100.00/cwt100.00–100.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678122.17/cwt116.00–125.008285
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725111.99/cwt110.00–114.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3768106.95/cwt105.00–109.008212
Bulls—Small 1-2773100.51/cwt98.00–103.007772
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 352583.00/cwt80.00–86.004362
Dairy Steers—Large 383379.66/cwt79.00–81.006643
Dairy Steers—Large 386877.00/cwt76.00–78.006682
Dairy Steers—Large 31,06670.02/cwt66.00–73.007464
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05081.48/cwt81.00–82.008562
Bulls——1,56694.63/cwt91.00–98.001,48210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98754.74/cwt52.00–58.0054014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04144.92/cwt42.00–48.004687
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31167.43/cwt64.00–71.0088467
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32167.60/cwt65.00–70.008938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47974.63/cwt74.00–77.001,10412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54874.53/cwt74.00–76.001,1546
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2795800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,3601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0013,0051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0018,2331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063748.18/cwt725.00–775.007,9532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,5641

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.