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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 23

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▼ 389 vs last sale 769▼ 35 vs year ago 415 · −8.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 267▼ 35 vs year ago 215 · −16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 11 vs year ago 5 · +220.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.76/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$138.76

147 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$58.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

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	539	143.99	776	125
Medium 2	596	112.78	672	19thin
Medium 3	582	85.33	496	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.66/cwt here — about $279 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 sale147 hd

138.76

—

NC average8 barns · 1,133 hd

135.87

+2.88

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,628	97.26	1,583	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	78.93	1,055	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	72.29	964	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	60.02	578	48

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)	1,223	$878	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	820	$570	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	854	$879	8

Every lot

104 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	193.50/cwt	193.00–194.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	187.96/cwt	180.00–195.00	705	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	174.00/cwt	169.00–179.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	435	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	170.62/cwt	160.00–181.00	824	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	171.54/cwt	156.00–183.00	899	8
Steers	—	Medium 3	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	171.62/cwt	168.00–177.00	978	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	169.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,060	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	628	117.43/cwt	112.00–123.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	161.98/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,064	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	148.04/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,056	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	119.51/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,105	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	124.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,232	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	146.30/cwt	139.00–164.00	329	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	138.86/cwt	124.00–151.00	372	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	142.40/cwt	130.00–159.00	461	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	397	174.91/cwt	167.00–176.00	694	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	400	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	117.65/cwt	107.00–129.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	151.92/cwt	134.00–164.00	653	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	441	166.11/cwt	166.00–167.00	733	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	153.73/cwt	139.00–165.00	723	19
Heifers	—	Medium 2	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	152.00/cwt	137.00–159.00	784	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	139.30/cwt	122.00–151.00	805	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	590	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	141.00/cwt	139.00–144.00	849	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	638	103.46/cwt	100.00–107.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	662	110.26/cwt	106.00–115.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	129.27/cwt	124.00–134.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	116.29/cwt	109.00–120.00	845	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	114.34/cwt	109.00–120.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	830	96.07/cwt	92.00–100.00	797	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	903	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,084	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	107.04/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,047	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,108	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,093	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,312	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	98.00/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,088	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,200	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,152	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,270	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,380	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,614	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	215	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	310	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	219	168.14/cwt	154.00–184.00	368	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	270	140.50/cwt	132.00–149.00	379	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	185.98/cwt	172.00–198.00	532	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	190.46/cwt	170.00–206.00	630	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	183.88/cwt	170.00–196.00	688	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	181.72/cwt	172.00–188.00	756	16
Bulls	—	Medium 2	436	129.83/cwt	118.00–142.00	566	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	169.48/cwt	145.00–178.00	812	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	163.29/cwt	147.00–180.00	862	14
Bulls	—	Medium 3	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	161.45/cwt	150.00–170.00	920	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	153.81/cwt	140.00–168.00	952	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	145.97/cwt	135.00–155.00	998	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	134.22/cwt	123.00–146.00	964	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	918	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	997	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	940	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	724	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,260	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,235	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	78.17/cwt	75.00–80.00	950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	98.86/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,663	6
Bulls	—	—	1,878	111.54/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,095	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	877	47.42/cwt	42.00–54.00	416	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	64.70/cwt	55.00–70.00	643	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	739	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	78.07/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,029	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,334	72.29/cwt	68.00–77.00	964	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,527	86.93/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,327	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	685	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	877.73/head	725.00–1,000.00	878	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	788.24/head	725.00–900.00	788	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	835	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	783.25/head	650.00–900.00	783	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,211.91/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212	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 Jan 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 769Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 267Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	104.00	104.00
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
1	—	530	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	120.00–127.00	124.67
8	—	524	156.00–183.00	171.54
3	—	570	168.00–177.00	171.62
6	—	483	160.00–181.00	170.62
2	—	925	117.00–122.00	119.51
6	—	627	165.00–175.00	169.10
3	—	422	169.00–179.00	174.00
1	—	800	134.00	134.00
6	—	375	180.00–195.00	187.96
1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00
3	—	713	130.00–158.00	148.04
3	—	657	155.00–166.00	161.98
2	—	335	193.00–194.00	193.50
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
1	—	270	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
2	—	628	112.00–123.00	117.43
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
1	—	510	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	139.00–144.00	141.00
19	—	470	139.00–165.00	153.73
3	—	765	109.00–120.00	114.34
8	—	324	130.00–159.00	142.40
2	—	978	104.00–110.00	107.04
11	—	268	124.00–151.00	138.86
17	—	430	134.00–164.00	151.92
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
3	—	677	124.00–134.00	129.27
2	—	1,110	92.00–104.00	98.00
7	—	578	122.00–151.00	139.30
5	—	225	139.00–164.00	146.30
1	—	1,065	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,200	96.00	96.00
12	—	516	137.00–159.00	152.00
3	—	727	109.00–120.00	116.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
2	—	830	92.00–100.00	96.07
3	—	420	107.00–129.00	117.65
3	—	498	130.00	130.00
3	—	662	106.00–115.00	110.26
2	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
2	—	638	100.00–107.00	103.46
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	84.00	84.00
1	—	590	88.00	88.00
1	—	755	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	166.00–167.00	166.11
1	—	1,315	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,093	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,380	115.00–119.00	116.99
4	—	903	120.00	120.00
8	—	397	167.00–176.00	174.91
1	—	1,200	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,270	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	118.00–142.00	129.83
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
2	—	270	132.00–149.00	140.50
1	—	215	144.00	144.00
1	—	320	151.00	151.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	140.00–168.00	153.81
10	—	374	170.00–196.00	183.88
9	—	331	170.00–206.00	190.46
30	—	479	145.00–178.00	169.48
3	—	815	122.00–123.00	122.33
3	—	767	119.00–120.00	119.67
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
16	—	416	172.00–188.00	181.72
14	—	528	147.00–180.00	163.29
4	—	286	172.00–198.00	185.98
5	—	219	154.00–184.00	168.14
7	—	684	135.00–155.00	145.97
3	—	570	150.00–170.00	161.45
2	—	718	123.00–146.00	134.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	102.00	102.00
1	—	935	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	98.00	98.00
1	—	940	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,334	68.00–77.00	72.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,527	85.00–89.00	86.93
72	—	1,318	72.00–84.00	78.07
2	—	1,055	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	877	42.00–54.00	47.42
35	—	994	55.00–70.00	64.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	109.00–114.00	111.54
2	—	1,215	75.00–80.00	78.17
6	—	1,682	93.00–105.00	98.86

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,223	725.00–1,000.00	877.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	510.00	510.00

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	—	950	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,211.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	733	725.00–900.00	788.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	650.00–900.00	783.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	675.00	675.00

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.