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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 31

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

525 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 690▼ 278 vs year ago 803 · −34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 244▼ 21 vs year ago 230 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 13 vs year ago 18 · −72.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.43/cwt on 184 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −61.92 against this barn's trailing median of $199.35.

Average price

$137.43

184 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$26.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.17

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	487	143.35	699	143
Medium and Large 2-3	535	116.76	625	41

One grade step is worth $26.59/cwt here — about $74 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 sale184 hd

137.43

—

NC average8 barns · 951 hd

122.26

+15.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

199.35

−61.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $216.84, low $152.07, median $199.35 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,438	93.63	1,347	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	72.65	963	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	66.40	1,011	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	56.40	612	68

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$852	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$1,183	3thin

Every lot

87 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	166.47/cwt	155.00–179.00	471	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	166.86/cwt	150.00–173.00	627	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	170.89/cwt	167.50–174.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	167.74/cwt	163.00–170.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	118.93/cwt	110.00–127.50	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	150.35/cwt	144.00–151.50	868	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	140.09/cwt	135.00–142.00	919	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	147.11/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,075	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,152	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,234	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,205	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	248	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	129.73/cwt	127.50–132.00	328	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	109.73/cwt	108.00–112.50	302	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	329	114.66/cwt	112.50–120.00	377	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	130.36/cwt	122.50–135.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	118.84/cwt	110.00–125.00	437	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	140.22/cwt	130.00–147.50	534	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	139.89/cwt	132.00–151.00	596	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	138.38/cwt	130.00–149.00	655	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	118.55/cwt	110.00–125.00	568	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	119.28/cwt	117.50–120.00	621	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	132.89/cwt	122.00–137.00	695	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	134.56/cwt	125.00–138.00	759	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	110.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	123.06/cwt	116.00–134.00	762	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	105.82/cwt	102.00–114.00	656	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	107.27/cwt	101.00–110.00	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	121.44/cwt	115.00–127.50	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	112.72/cwt	105.00–121.00	813	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	108.73/cwt	105.00–115.00	845	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	992	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	945	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	238	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	274	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	143.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	388	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	153.40/cwt	140.00–163.00	485	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	122.27/cwt	115.00–130.00	401	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	151.91/cwt	139.00–165.00	561	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	154.77/cwt	139.00–166.00	655	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	122.31/cwt	117.50–130.00	517	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	153.52/cwt	139.00–161.00	731	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	126.95/cwt	117.00–135.00	604	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	140.33/cwt	130.00–151.00	731	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	121.03/cwt	110.00–127.50	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	135.23/cwt	122.50–144.00	771	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	118.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	127.10/cwt	117.00–134.00	784	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	109.08/cwt	100.00–115.00	728	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	124.35/cwt	118.00–135.00	837	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	118.46/cwt	110.00–127.00	840	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	103.70/cwt	98.00–109.00	752	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	480	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	379	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	535	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	348	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	586	91.80/cwt	85.00–97.00	538	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	625	65.90/cwt	55.00–79.00	412	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	760	49.44/cwt	40.00–59.00	376	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	910	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	637	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	285	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	178	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	660	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	330	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,236	81.39/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,006	4
Bulls	—	—	1,439	94.91/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,366	22
Bulls	—	—	1,833	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,906	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	46.55/cwt	41.00–50.00	487	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	58.51/cwt	50.00–66.00	640	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	71.98/cwt	64.00–77.00	951	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	79.96/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,098	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	66.40/cwt	62.00–72.00	1,011	33
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	851.89/head	825.00–875.00	852	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,262.28/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,262	2

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Mon Oct 31, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 690Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 244Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 18

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	125.00–138.00	134.56
2	—	670	115.00–127.50	121.44
18	—	381	130.00–147.50	140.22
9	—	619	116.00–134.00	123.06
7	—	721	105.00–121.00	112.72
1	—	920	115.00	115.00
3	—	777	105.00–115.00	108.73
2	—	253	127.50–132.00	129.73
16	—	523	122.00–137.00	132.89
20	—	473	130.00–149.00	138.38
1	—	955	99.00	99.00
13	—	426	132.00–151.00	139.89
2	—	878	113.00	113.00
1	—	245	134.00	134.00
4	—	333	122.50–135.00	130.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	117.50–120.00	119.28
2	—	710	102.00–104.00	102.99
4	—	660	101.00–110.00	107.27
7	—	329	112.50–120.00	114.66
4	—	620	102.00–114.00	105.82
1	—	220	112.50	112.50
2	—	428	109.00–110.00	109.50
5	—	479	110.00–125.00	118.55
5	—	368	110.00–125.00	118.84
6	—	275	108.00–112.50	109.73
6	—	578	110.00–115.00	110.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	175.00	175.00
7	—	656	135.00–142.00	140.09
7	—	577	144.00–151.50	150.35
2	—	283	155.00–179.00	166.47
1	—	920	131.00	131.00
4	—	411	167.50–174.00	170.89
3	—	470	163.00–170.00	167.74
9	—	891	138.50	138.50
1	—	800	144.00	144.00
6	—	376	150.00–173.00	166.86
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
1	—	530	158.00	158.00
4	—	731	140.00–149.50	147.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	102.50	102.50
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
1	—	410	127.50	127.50
2	—	640	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	485	110.00–127.50	118.93
1	—	815	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	79.00	79.00
10	—	586	85.00–97.00	91.80
3	—	625	55.00–79.00	65.90
2	—	760	40.00–59.00	49.44
1	—	535	65.00	65.00
1	—	910	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	62.50	62.50
1	—	660	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	139.00–166.00	154.77
6	—	673	118.00–135.00	124.35
4	—	709	110.00–127.00	118.46
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	116.00	116.00
22	—	570	122.50–144.00	135.23
3	—	270	140.00–150.00	143.52
25	—	521	130.00–151.00	140.33
24	—	476	139.00–161.00	153.52
10	—	617	117.00–134.00	127.10
23	—	369	139.00–165.00	151.91
14	—	316	140.00–163.00	153.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	98.00–109.00	103.70
3	—	423	117.50–130.00	122.31
2	—	643	106.00–108.00	107.00
4	—	578	115.00–120.00	118.76
3	—	328	115.00–130.00	122.27
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
10	—	667	100.00–115.00	109.08
3	—	528	110.00–127.50	121.03
8	—	476	117.00–135.00	126.95
2	—	238	110.00–120.00	115.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,094	50.00–66.00	58.51
12	—	1,047	41.00–50.00	46.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,321	64.00–77.00	71.98
5	—	1,373	78.00–83.00	79.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,523	62.00–72.00	66.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,439	87.00–101.00	94.91
4	—	1,236	80.00–82.00	81.39
2	—	1,833	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	825.00–875.00	851.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,262.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,025.00	1,025.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.