Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-08-16

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 16
● Final158 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 654▼ 11 vs year ago 540 · −2.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 230▲ 84 vs year ago 124 · +67.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 7 vs year ago 11 · +63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2

Current sheep receipts 9

Current goat receipts 4

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady, while bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher, while heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was moderate to attractive. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 40.00 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 $120.97/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$120.97
206 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.15
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503130.00655128
Medium and Large 2431117.8150832
Small 1-2524100.5552717thin
Medium and Large 351696.5549829
One grade step is worth $33.45/cwt here — about $156 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 sale206 hd
120.97
—
NC average8 barns · 1,006 hd
119.81
+1.15
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—High1,53796.981,49132
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38570.08971102
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41468.7297220
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04351.0953349

Every lot

158 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2175142.50/cwt142.50–142.502491
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy185122.50/cwt122.50–122.502271
Steers—Medium and Large 3195112.50/cwt112.50–112.502191
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed225120.00/cwt120.00–120.002701
Steers—Medium and Large 2263136.36/cwt130.00–145.003593
Steers—Small 1-2280105.00/cwt105.00–105.002941
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285122.50/cwt122.50–122.503491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290151.25/cwt150.00–152.504392
Steers—Medium and Large 2323137.92/cwt125.00–147.504458
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy325117.42/cwt115.00–120.003822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333156.39/cwt150.00–162.505214
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy35580.00/cwt80.00–80.002841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2359155.86/cwt140.00–164.005609
Steers—Small 1-2367105.70/cwt98.00–112.503883
Steers—Medium and Large 2377136.06/cwt125.00–147.505137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423147.24/cwt145.00–152.506238
Steers—Medium and Large 2433132.76/cwt120.00–138.005757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475147.96/cwt142.00–160.007035
Steers—Medium and Large 2477132.85/cwt125.00–137.506343
Steers—Small 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525150.37/cwt140.00–156.0078912
Steers—Medium and Large 2533126.68/cwt123.00–131.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 2565121.00/cwt121.00–121.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580148.92/cwt135.00–155.0086413
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy58090.00/cwt90.00–90.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 3600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620144.73/cwt137.00–151.0089710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy628126.00/cwt126.00–126.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660138.04/cwt133.00–143.009112
Steers—Small 1-2680104.00/cwt104.00–104.007071
Steers—Small 1-2710111.00/cwt111.00–111.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727132.02/cwt129.00–134.009603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full740117.00/cwt117.00–117.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy85593.00/cwt93.00–93.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 2890119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2165137.50/cwt137.50–137.502271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185118.65/cwt115.00–122.502202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed220117.50/cwt117.50–117.502591
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy24587.50/cwt87.50–87.502141
Heifers—Small 1-2250102.50/cwt102.50–102.502561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275103.00/cwt103.00–103.002831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280123.24/cwt115.00–127.503453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319122.50/cwt115.00–127.503915
Heifers—Small 1-2325102.50/cwt102.50–102.503331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327132.45/cwt130.00–140.004338
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333112.50/cwt112.50–112.503752
Heifers—Small 1-2350112.50/cwt112.50–112.503941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373115.83/cwt115.00–117.504324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy37592.50/cwt92.50–92.503471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378133.69/cwt131.00–136.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380102.92/cwt100.00–106.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417116.04/cwt113.00–120.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42383.31/cwt80.00–90.003523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429132.44/cwt124.00–142.5056821
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431102.53/cwt85.00–112.504425
Heifers—Small 1-2433111.74/cwt111.00–112.504842
Heifers—Small 1-2463104.86/cwt100.00–110.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475120.88/cwt120.00–122.505744
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy47592.50/cwt92.50–92.504391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477129.69/cwt125.00–134.0061920
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed48590.00/cwt90.00–90.004371
Heifers—Small 1-2505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy52095.00/cwt95.00–95.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527124.72/cwt118.00–133.0065723
Heifers—Medium and Large 353199.37/cwt97.50–100.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542140.75/cwt140.75–140.7576314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555102.50/cwt102.50–102.505691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563113.33/cwt111.00–115.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570126.35/cwt118.00–134.0072017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624126.47/cwt117.00–133.0078914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628114.98/cwt114.00–116.007223
Heifers—Small 1-2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy64088.00/cwt88.00–88.005631
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy66585.81/cwt80.00–95.005713
Heifers—Small 1-2672105.60/cwt100.00–109.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678127.00/cwt127.00–127.008614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680104.00/cwt104.00–104.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750109.00/cwt109.00–109.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3760101.00/cwt101.00–101.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed78082.50/cwt82.50–82.506441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy78589.00/cwt89.00–89.006991
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy79087.00/cwt87.00–87.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy81089.00/cwt89.00–89.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed84580.00/cwt80.00–80.006761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42090.00/cwt90.00–90.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427144.14/cwt140.00–151.006159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429131.04/cwt125.00–138.005627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455117.50/cwt117.50–117.505351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy465121.29/cwt120.00–122.505642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467147.13/cwt140.00–155.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468134.93/cwt122.50–140.0063112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy493140.00/cwt140.00–140.006902
Bulls—Small 1-2513111.52/cwt108.00–115.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523139.26/cwt135.00–144.007288
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535132.04/cwt128.00–134.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535125.11/cwt120.00–128.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535106.25/cwt102.50–110.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563102.53/cwt100.00–105.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566124.81/cwt120.00–130.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568138.14/cwt136.00–143.007858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575133.00/cwt133.00–133.007651
Bulls—Small 1-2580107.02/cwt105.00–109.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy585112.00/cwt112.00–112.006551
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy61886.17/cwt82.50–90.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627135.24/cwt132.50–140.008485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631118.33/cwt111.00–124.007474
Bulls—Small 1-2635107.50/cwt107.50–107.506831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed64585.00/cwt85.00–85.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full65090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655132.00/cwt132.00–132.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66092.50/cwt92.50–92.506111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673120.94/cwt115.00–127.008143
Bulls—Small 1-2673107.51/cwt105.00–110.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685105.04/cwt100.00–110.007203
Bulls—Small 1-2730108.00/cwt108.00–108.007881
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy77094.00/cwt94.00–94.007241
Bulls—Small 1-2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy80590.00/cwt90.00–90.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3835103.00/cwt103.00–103.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed85596.00/cwt96.00–96.008211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 323888.79/cwt85.00–92.502112
Dairy Steers—Large 327797.15/cwt90.00–98.002699
Dairy Steers—Large 435577.50/cwt77.50–77.502751
Dairy Steers—Large 337886.04/cwt80.00–92.503252
Dairy Steers—Large 3Full49577.50/cwt77.50–77.503841
Dairy Steers—Large 357090.18/cwt80.00–100.005142
Dairy Steers—Large 363595.00/cwt95.00–95.006031
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 317379.28/cwt72.50–85.001374
Dairy Heifers—Large 321567.50/cwt67.50–67.501451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30677.96/cwt62.00–86.001,0184
Bulls——1,50097.96/cwt92.00–103.001,46922
Bulls——1,828106.07/cwt104.00–108.001,9396
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81064.00/cwt64.00–64.005181
Cows—Lean 85-90%86527.99/cwt10.00–35.002426
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00145.38/cwt40.00–49.0045412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10357.57/cwt51.00–62.0063530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31474.91/cwt74.00–79.0098428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39068.61/cwt64.00–72.0095417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41168.44/cwt63.00–73.0096673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49055.00/cwt55.00–55.008201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63560.00/cwt60.00–60.009811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2710675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,7931
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2725575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,1691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed860875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2940940.00/cwt940.00–940.008,8361
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,298.21/cwt1,125.00–1,400.0015,7343
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2755400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225916.90/cwt900.00–925.0011,2323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,3851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,6351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0017,9461

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.