Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-02-14

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 14
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
728 head
▲ 304 vs last sale 424▲ 591 vs year ago 137 · +431.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
263 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 201▲ 131 vs year ago 132 · +99.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 8▲ 16 vs year ago 9 · +177.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 1.

Current goat receipts 7.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were sharply higher; four-weight feeder heifers were 3.00 to 10.00 lower, while five- and six-weights were steady to 4.00 higher; and feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 30.00 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 $138.28/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$138.28
262 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$42.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.92
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484142.96691212
Medium and Large 2419125.9752835
Small 1-2552102.495663thin
Medium and Large 3518100.4152012thin
One grade step is worth $42.55/cwt here — about $171 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 sale262 hd
138.28
—
NC average7 barns · 711 hd
136.36
+1.92
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—Average1,43289.741,2857thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54576.581,18370
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20070.3384418
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92456.4652233

Every lot

115 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 2217144.21/cwt140.00–147.503133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2237215.05/cwt210.00–222.505105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy275163.39/cwt160.00–170.004493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2281206.18/cwt200.00–210.005794
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy284156.88/cwt155.00–157.504464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324193.06/cwt190.00–202.5062611
Steers—Medium and Large 2325141.33/cwt135.00–145.004596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy329165.30/cwt160.00–175.005446
Steers—Medium and Large 2363137.94/cwt135.00–141.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370162.50/cwt162.50–162.506012
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy375121.40/cwt117.50–125.004552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376174.06/cwt167.50–182.5065421
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy385157.53/cwt155.00–160.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy424160.19/cwt159.00–161.006795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426185.94/cwt182.50–188.007929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy468159.48/cwt159.00–160.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472173.50/cwt167.00–178.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505151.00/cwt151.00–151.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525172.02/cwt164.00–174.509039
Steers—Medium and Large 2532132.73/cwt130.00–138.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575169.75/cwt165.00–173.0097610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616157.74/cwt157.00–158.009724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660141.48/cwt140.00–143.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724140.76/cwt135.00–143.001,0199
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2163158.19/cwt157.50–159.002582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy223172.33/cwt167.50–177.503842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275168.80/cwt167.50–170.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275148.11/cwt145.00–150.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279130.21/cwt124.00–135.003635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy290133.75/cwt130.00–137.503882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323126.00/cwt120.00–130.004079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328145.19/cwt140.00–150.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy333135.00/cwt135.00–135.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369127.64/cwt123.00–130.004715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy373132.65/cwt130.00–135.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376145.20/cwt140.00–150.0054618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380158.78/cwt155.00–165.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380102.40/cwt100.00–105.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416124.89/cwt120.00–130.005204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423141.95/cwt137.50–146.0060022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428154.92/cwt150.00–161.0066314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy438135.00/cwt135.00–135.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466160.46/cwt154.00–167.507484
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473106.19/cwt105.00–107.505022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478145.83/cwt140.00–150.0069722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy484136.21/cwt132.50–138.006598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485131.70/cwt130.00–135.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513157.03/cwt151.00–158.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed52087.50/cwt85.00–90.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522144.07/cwt137.50–150.0075228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy522132.51/cwt130.00–136.0069210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526124.99/cwt120.00–127.506574
Heifers—Medium and Large 3543112.51/cwt110.00–115.006112
Heifers—Small 1-2552102.49/cwt100.00–107.505663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569141.95/cwt135.00–146.0080817
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570103.85/cwt100.00–107.505922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy582128.99/cwt126.00–132.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy623125.37/cwt122.50–129.007815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62390.00/cwt90.00–90.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624135.98/cwt130.00–141.008496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625119.28/cwt116.00–122.507462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed630119.50/cwt119.00–120.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639144.50/cwt144.50–144.509237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668125.17/cwt120.00–131.008366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682117.50/cwt117.50–117.508013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718120.51/cwt118.00–123.008652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755123.99/cwt122.00–126.009363
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410106.63/cwt102.50–110.004373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423181.18/cwt177.50–186.007668
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426170.03/cwt162.50–176.0072411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434146.70/cwt140.00–150.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463172.50/cwt172.50–172.507992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473141.82/cwt136.00–147.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480160.72/cwt155.00–168.0077120
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518111.69/cwt110.00–115.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy521146.28/cwt140.00–151.007628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525167.23/cwt165.00–172.508786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527124.18/cwt122.50–125.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529160.60/cwt155.00–164.0085010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569158.77/cwt152.50–164.0090311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588125.00/cwt125.00–125.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3593106.23/cwt102.50–110.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621146.82/cwt140.00–152.5091210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed62382.57/cwt80.00–85.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682136.53/cwt134.00–141.0093111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683119.50/cwt119.00–120.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3708107.49/cwt105.00–110.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2721119.00/cwt114.00–122.008584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723130.22/cwt127.50–133.009412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2768116.50/cwt115.00–118.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3825107.50/cwt105.00–110.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed86881.47/cwt80.00–83.007072
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 329055.00/cwt55.00–55.001601
Dairy Heifers—Large 331048.00/cwt48.00–48.001491
Dairy Heifers—Large 337547.50/cwt47.50–47.501781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40696.46/cwt94.00–99.001,3564
Bulls——1,46780.78/cwt79.00–83.001,1853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87349.20/cwt46.00–51.0043013
Cows—Lean 85-90%87828.86/cwt28.00–30.002532
Cows—Lean 85-90%96664.77/cwt62.00–68.0062618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19668.67/cwt66.00–72.0082115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21878.65/cwt78.00–80.009583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49672.86/cwt69.00–75.001,09030
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58179.37/cwt77.00–83.001,25540
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2723484.29/cwt425.00–540.003,5012
Bred Cows—Small 1-2730425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,1031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed935600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,6101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,155825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,5291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,000.00/cwt975.00–1,025.0012,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,345950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,7781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,107.69/cwt1,025.00–1,175.0015,6742
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0011,5631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2321,114.38/cwt1,020.00–1,225.0013,7293
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2721,219.79/cwt1,050.00–1,350.0015,5163

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.