Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2021-12-06

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 6
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
951 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 794▲ 59 vs year ago 892 · +6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 290▲ 90 vs year ago 210 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 22▲ 14 vs year ago 25 · +56.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current sheep receipts 26.

Current goat receipts 5.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 10.00 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 $114.94/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$114.94
242 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$545
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.39
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483126.1060899
Medium and Large 2432118.2951156
Small 1-2495101.6650351
Medium and Large 348697.8847536
One grade step is worth $28.22/cwt here — about $133 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 sale242 hd
114.94
—
NC average8 barns · 1,194 hd
118.33
−3.39
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—High1,65085.431,40917
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29660.6078587
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40860.5385230
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02746.2247563

Every lot

120 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2173109.21/cwt107.50–110.001893
Steers—Small 1-2273110.00/cwt110.00–110.003002
Steers—Medium and Large 2277132.42/cwt127.50–135.003673
Steers—Medium and Large 2318138.96/cwt135.00–142.504422
Steers—Small 1-2325112.38/cwt110.00–115.003652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326160.07/cwt155.00–165.005228
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy33887.48/cwt85.00–90.002962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364159.46/cwt155.00–162.5058010
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy36589.12/cwt87.50–90.003253
Steers—Medium and Large 2377136.62/cwt132.50–140.0051515
Steers—Small 1-2383101.29/cwt100.00–102.503882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418148.54/cwt145.00–152.506215
Steers—Small 1-2450105.25/cwt103.00–107.504742
Steers—Medium and Large 2465136.72/cwt135.00–140.006363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482150.06/cwt145.00–157.507236
Steers—Medium and Large 2528130.08/cwt127.50–132.506872
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed52889.71/cwt87.00–92.504742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531151.35/cwt146.00–153.0080411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy533130.00/cwt130.00–130.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 2558127.51/cwt125.00–130.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576144.38/cwt138.00–150.008327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614135.32/cwt132.50–137.508316
Steers—Medium and Large 2628125.34/cwt125.00–126.007873
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy62890.00/cwt90.00–90.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 2667123.15/cwt120.00–127.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673133.59/cwt132.00–135.008994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717129.03/cwt124.00–134.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 2723116.58/cwt113.00–120.008432
Steers—Small 1-2740108.33/cwt108.00–109.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775131.97/cwt131.00–133.001,0232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223116.26/cwt112.50–120.002594
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed27387.66/cwt85.00–90.002392
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed29582.50/cwt80.00–85.002432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed31392.50/cwt92.50–92.502902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314122.76/cwt117.50–125.003857
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy32591.25/cwt90.00–92.502972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345107.00/cwt107.00–107.003693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362131.96/cwt130.00–138.0047826
Heifers—Small 1-2373106.51/cwt102.50–110.003975
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed37593.39/cwt90.00–97.503503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378123.01/cwt118.00–127.504657
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed38082.57/cwt80.00–85.003142
Heifers—Small 1-2419109.33/cwt107.00–110.004588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423120.01/cwt115.00–122.5050812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424126.46/cwt124.00–130.0053613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443109.34/cwt108.00–110.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464107.50/cwt105.00–110.004995
Heifers—Small 1-2473101.65/cwt100.00–105.004819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477117.68/cwt112.00–122.5056114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478127.86/cwt125.00–133.0061111
Heifers—Small 1-2509107.10/cwt102.50–110.005456
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510102.77/cwt100.00–104.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525112.63/cwt110.00–116.005918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528122.94/cwt118.00–127.0064924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed53090.00/cwt87.50–92.504774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed56290.00/cwt90.00–90.005063
Heifers—Small 1-2565101.79/cwt100.00–106.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566124.61/cwt120.00–128.0070514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613119.26/cwt116.00–123.007317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620102.64/cwt100.00–105.006365
Heifers—Small 1-2623102.49/cwt100.00–105.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629112.51/cwt110.00–115.007084
Heifers—Small 1-2667101.33/cwt100.00–105.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676118.04/cwt116.00–120.007984
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed68382.45/cwt80.00–85.005632
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy72390.50/cwt90.00–91.006544
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2421109.49/cwt105.00–112.504615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423130.65/cwt127.50–135.0055313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed427119.04/cwt118.00–121.005083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428107.45/cwt105.00–110.004603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42895.00/cwt95.00–95.004073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431146.08/cwt144.00–150.006309
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full465114.48/cwt114.00–115.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476148.12/cwt145.00–154.0070515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479137.43/cwt135.00–141.0065816
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy48591.24/cwt90.00–92.504432
Bulls—Small 1-2513109.90/cwt107.50–111.005644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523149.54/cwt147.50–152.0078211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525127.72/cwt124.00–130.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570140.01/cwt135.00–146.0079816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570130.44/cwt127.50–132.507446
Bulls—Small 1-2617104.02/cwt101.00–106.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619133.04/cwt129.00–138.0082412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620121.21/cwt120.00–122.507522
Bulls—Small 1-2663106.24/cwt105.00–107.507042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676125.09/cwt122.50–127.008465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2711119.35/cwt117.50–121.008494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712123.34/cwt121.00–126.008783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715102.04/cwt100.00–104.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed71892.50/cwt92.50–92.506642
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy77095.51/cwt95.00–96.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed84081.50/cwt80.00–83.006852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45673.49/cwt70.00–75.001,0706
Bulls——1,58399.69/cwt97.00–101.001,5783
Bulls——1,82089.03/cwt86.00–92.001,6208
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92131.77/cwt29.00–33.002937
Cows—Lean 85-90%94340.78/cwt38.00–44.0038519
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09151.75/cwt48.00–54.0056537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27860.12/cwt57.00–63.0076880
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40161.12/cwt58.00–64.0085628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50466.04/cwt65.00–69.009937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51052.27/cwt50.00–54.007892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed715425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,0391
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed750650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed775650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,0381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed830725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,0181
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed835675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,6361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed888362.61/cwt350.00–375.003,2202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed930525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,8831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155815.75/cwt775.00–850.009,4222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228875.05/cwt850.00–900.0010,7462
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed665565.00/cwt565.00–565.003,7571
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed880710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,2481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed920825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,5901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0011,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,014.21/cwt960.00–1,100.0010,7813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,075625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,7191
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,325933.49/cwt850.00–1,000.0012,3692

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.