Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-02-21

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 21
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
778 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 728▲ 295 vs year ago 483 · +61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
255 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 263▲ 80 vs year ago 175 · +45.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 25▲ 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 2.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher and boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Four- and five-weight feeder steers were mostly 9.00 to 10.00 lower, six-weights were lightly tested with a higher undertone noted; feeder heifers were mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mixed, mostly 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 30.00 to 60.0 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 $138.50/cwt on 271 head.
Average price
$138.50
271 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$44.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.58
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480147.31708186
Medium and Large 2412125.7051860
Small 1-2526105.075528thin
Medium and Large 3609103.0462717thin
One grade step is worth $44.28/cwt here — about $80 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 sale271 hd
138.50
—
NC average8 barns · 1,200 hd
133.93
+4.58
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—Low1,58095.281,50518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46874.621,09628
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37374.551,02490
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06058.1261638

Every lot

141 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2168145.19/cwt142.50–147.502442
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy215129.83/cwt127.50–132.502792
Steers—Medium and Large 2227143.35/cwt142.50–145.003253
Steers—Medium and Large 2274154.44/cwt150.00–157.504234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275166.58/cwt162.50–170.004587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282180.95/cwt177.50–185.005103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319178.61/cwt177.50–180.005705
Steers—Small 1-2328111.30/cwt110.00–112.503652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy338161.59/cwt159.00–167.505464
Steers—Medium and Large 2340148.81/cwt145.00–152.505062
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed367120.61/cwt117.00–125.004433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy371159.71/cwt155.00–164.005938
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy375140.26/cwt140.00–141.005264
Steers—Medium and Large 2376150.49/cwt143.00–155.005668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382173.68/cwt165.00–179.0066325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy418160.00/cwt160.00–160.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427172.20/cwt170.00–177.007356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468166.31/cwt158.00–171.007786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523186.00/cwt186.00–186.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538162.99/cwt161.00–165.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 2560131.02/cwt129.00–133.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577160.16/cwt155.00–168.009245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615160.19/cwt155.00–166.009856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665151.64/cwt146.00–155.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713150.98/cwt145.00–155.001,0763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855126.50/cwt125.00–128.001,0822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2234126.39/cwt125.00–130.002964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy270118.71/cwt117.50–120.003215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272134.17/cwt132.50–135.003653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285161.70/cwt157.50–165.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy292145.79/cwt140.00–150.004263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320153.17/cwt149.00–157.5049010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy327118.34/cwt115.00–120.003873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328134.69/cwt132.00–137.504422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy333145.00/cwt145.00–145.004833
Heifers—Small 1-2333109.11/cwt105.00–115.003634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy368120.58/cwt117.50–123.004445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372169.60/cwt164.00–175.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy372143.56/cwt142.50–147.505345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373154.04/cwt150.00–160.005757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377132.77/cwt130.00–135.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414162.75/cwt160.00–165.006745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy418140.45/cwt135.00–142.5058711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419151.02/cwt145.00–158.0063326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419131.85/cwt127.50–137.5055210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy423100.49/cwt100.00–101.004252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3453111.24/cwt110.00–112.505042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fancy458135.51/cwt135.00–136.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy459119.69/cwt115.00–122.505496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460159.50/cwt158.00–161.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469149.73/cwt145.00–155.0070215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480131.01/cwt130.00–132.506297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy493139.24/cwt137.50–141.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508120.49/cwt120.00–122.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy518116.27/cwt115.00–117.506022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy519131.71/cwt130.00–136.006846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523151.18/cwt150.00–152.507913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523143.55/cwt139.00–149.0075121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523110.00/cwt110.00–110.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558152.25/cwt152.00–152.508502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572144.34/cwt137.50–150.0082620
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577109.91/cwt105.00–115.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy583130.00/cwt125.00–135.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601153.00/cwt153.00–153.009208
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy60598.74/cwt97.50–100.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616132.49/cwt127.00–139.0081610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676133.88/cwt130.00–137.509054
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy68392.53/cwt90.00–95.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2684118.86/cwt117.50–120.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed71381.24/cwt80.00–82.505792
Heifers—Medium and Large 3735106.00/cwt106.00–106.007791
Heifers—Small 1-2753109.51/cwt106.00–113.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3817104.15/cwt102.50–106.008513
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413142.48/cwt140.00–145.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fancy415149.93/cwt148.00–152.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy415128.05/cwt126.00–130.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421168.33/cwt160.00–175.0070919
Bulls—Small 1-2421111.85/cwt110.00–115.004714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy422152.53/cwt148.00–158.006448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429179.75/cwt177.00–185.007717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433123.73/cwt122.50–125.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy463124.76/cwt122.00–127.505782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464180.39/cwt177.50–187.508377
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy466151.13/cwt145.00–158.007047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fancy470147.58/cwt145.00–150.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477138.85/cwt137.50–141.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478167.77/cwt163.00–175.0080216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513166.85/cwt166.00–167.508563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514141.38/cwt138.00–145.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528158.58/cwt152.50–165.0083724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy532145.05/cwt143.00–147.007723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy535126.00/cwt126.00–126.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568153.81/cwt147.50–159.0087413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy573120.00/cwt120.00–120.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy582141.93/cwt140.00–145.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583129.81/cwt127.00–132.507572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620132.00/cwt129.00–135.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623148.19/cwt143.00–155.0092321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627120.81/cwt120.00–122.507573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664143.96/cwt137.50–148.009565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695130.50/cwt126.00–135.009072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705136.23/cwt131.00–143.009604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713123.99/cwt122.00–126.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy728116.51/cwt115.00–118.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed72880.00/cwt80.00–80.005822
Bulls—Small 1-2765106.02/cwt105.00–107.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773127.01/cwt126.00–128.009822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2777121.66/cwt120.00–123.009453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805127.00/cwt125.00–129.001,0222
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341094.00/cwt94.00–94.003851
Dairy Steers—Large 356589.00/cwt89.00–89.005031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43381.70/cwt80.00–84.001,1716
Bulls——1,60396.86/cwt94.00–101.001,5538
Bulls——1,753112.49/cwt109.00–115.001,9724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72322.04/cwt21.00–23.001592
Cows—Lean 85-90%80846.02/cwt43.00–48.003723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09360.39/cwt60.00–61.006602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10361.41/cwt58.00–64.0067733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28058.20/cwt57.00–60.007452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32472.51/cwt68.00–75.0096053
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42673.41/cwt69.00–76.001,04716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46378.46/cwt77.00–80.001,14835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57479.84/cwt77.00–82.001,25710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed620409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,5361
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed765497.00/cwt497.00–497.003,8021
Bred Cows—Small 1-2795600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,7701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed955575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,4911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,052767.39/cwt725.00–825.008,0733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,060525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,5651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335988.00/cwt988.00–988.0013,1901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2760935.00/cwt935.00–935.007,1061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2780700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,4601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed803734.97/cwt675.00–800.005,9022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed945750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,0881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,001.24/cwt825.00–1,150.0010,0622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,185958.86/cwt875.00–1,025.0011,3622

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.