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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 6

● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

696 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 559▲ 272 vs year ago 424 · +64.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

246 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 157▲ 45 vs year ago 201 · +22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 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 $138.62/cwt on 284 head.

Average price

$138.62

284 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$60.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

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	473	146.39	693	234
Medium 2	532	110.19	587	34
Medium 3	560	85.45	479	16thin

One grade step is worth $60.94/cwt here — about $214 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 sale284 hd

138.62

—

NC average8 barns · 808 hd

134.63

+3.99

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	—	Average	1,634	107.20	1,751	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	90.09	1,225	144
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	88.05	1,346	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	69.02	672	69

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)	1,215	$988	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$875	1thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	186.23/cwt	155.00–220.00	596	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	355	140.04/cwt	137.50–142.50	497	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	185.19/cwt	154.00–220.00	700	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	420	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	196.94/cwt	181.00–209.00	853	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	185.03/cwt	167.50–205.00	866	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	520	138.75/cwt	127.50–150.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	522	105.84/cwt	100.00–112.50	552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	192.84/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,009	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,084	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	176.36/cwt	157.00–189.00	1,023	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	175.84/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,081	22
Steers	—	Medium 2	623	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	903	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	166.50/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,116	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	161.00/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,164	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	153.62/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,186	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,315	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,030	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,080	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,143	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,463	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	135.78/cwt	122.50–152.50	303	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	135.33/cwt	125.00–145.00	369	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	116.37/cwt	112.50–120.00	367	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	142.10/cwt	122.50–157.50	470	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	150.16/cwt	130.00–170.00	563	44
Heifers	—	Medium 2	376	120.27/cwt	112.50–127.50	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	390	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	302	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	417	95.84/cwt	92.50–100.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	117.29/cwt	112.50–122.50	490	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	151.63/cwt	132.50–170.00	638	40
Heifers	—	Medium 2	466	112.21/cwt	105.00–120.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	156.05/cwt	130.00–174.00	738	37
Heifers	—	Medium 2	520	106.37/cwt	100.00–112.50	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	153.68/cwt	140.00–167.50	807	20
Heifers	—	Medium 3	525	84.93/cwt	70.00–97.50	446	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	567	113.22/cwt	100.00–125.00	642	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	146.32/cwt	130.00–161.00	834	13
Heifers	—	Medium 3	590	84.66/cwt	81.00–88.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	608	81.32/cwt	78.00–86.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	143.31/cwt	137.50–148.00	887	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	624	105.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	659	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	137.65/cwt	125.00–144.00	922	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	670	112.62/cwt	107.00–118.00	755	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	685	83.74/cwt	82.50–85.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	129.53/cwt	120.00–138.00	929	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	785	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	833	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	815	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,131	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,050	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	965	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,192	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	155.79/cwt	137.50–170.00	354	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	161.85/cwt	142.50–189.00	443	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	283	123.27/cwt	117.50–130.00	349	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	325	126.17/cwt	125.00–127.50	410	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	168.84/cwt	140.00–190.00	552	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	176.79/cwt	140.00–193.00	665	19
Bulls	—	Medium 2	383	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.50	474	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	390	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	177.21/cwt	140.00–194.00	751	24
Bulls	—	Medium 2	432	118.28/cwt	112.50–125.00	511	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	176.12/cwt	148.00–194.00	826	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	164.56/cwt	140.00–182.00	856	17
Bulls	—	Medium 3	520	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	535	125.18/cwt	118.00–132.50	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	560	78.14/cwt	70.00–86.00	438	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	164.84/cwt	142.50–179.00	941	29
Bulls	—	Medium 2	578	120.84/cwt	110.00–130.00	698	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	162.11/cwt	137.00–176.00	1,013	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	149.84/cwt	136.00–165.00	1,001	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	671	114.04/cwt	102.50–125.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	720	115.04/cwt	112.00–118.00	828	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	141.15/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,021	8
Bulls	—	Medium 3	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,003	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	1,025	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	395	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	227	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	765	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	505	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	840	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	722	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	885	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	593	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,070	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,059	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	621	120.49/cwt	102.50–129.00	748	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,601	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,624	104.18/cwt	96.00–113.00	1,692	15
Bulls	—	—	1,772	119.08/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,110	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	50.96/cwt	43.00–59.00	397	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	71.73/cwt	60.00–79.00	719	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	87.96/cwt	78.00–94.00	1,150	113
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	88.05/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,346	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,551	97.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,518	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	987.81/head	950.00–1,025.00	988	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 559Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 157Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	615	168.00–180.00	175.84
1	—	825	138.00	138.00
5	—	378	154.00–220.00	185.19
8	—	468	167.50–205.00	185.03
16	—	433	181.00–209.00	196.94
1	—	295	164.00	164.00
5	—	320	155.00–220.00	186.23
19	—	580	157.00–189.00	176.36
6	—	523	183.00–200.00	192.84
1	—	850	130.00	130.00
3	—	723	160.00–163.00	161.00
3	—	772	151.00–157.00	153.62
2	—	670	164.00–169.00	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
2	—	355	137.50–142.50	140.04
2	—	623	144.00–146.00	145.00
2	—	520	127.50–150.00	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	102.50	102.50
3	—	522	100.00–112.50	105.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	128.00	128.00
6	—	556	195.00	195.00
8	—	910	144.50	144.50
1	—	1,080	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,030	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	104.00–106.00	105.00
10	—	619	137.50–148.00	143.31
1	—	825	114.00	114.00
37	—	473	130.00–174.00	156.05
40	—	421	132.50–170.00	151.63
3	—	223	122.50–152.50	135.78
1	—	1,025	90.00	90.00
3	—	717	120.00–138.00	129.53
13	—	570	130.00–161.00	146.32
14	—	670	125.00–144.00	137.65
20	—	525	140.00–167.50	153.68
10	—	273	125.00–145.00	135.33
25	—	331	122.50–157.50	142.10
44	—	375	130.00–170.00	150.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	120.00	120.00
2	—	933	110.00–115.00	112.51
4	—	850	133.00	133.00
2	—	965	122.00–125.00	123.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	112.50–122.50	117.29
1	—	815	84.00	84.00
2	—	670	107.00–118.00	112.62
6	—	624	100.00–110.00	105.59
2	—	520	100.00–112.50	106.37
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
4	—	376	112.50–127.50	120.27
7	—	567	100.00–125.00	113.22
1	—	720	89.00	89.00
5	—	466	105.00–120.00	112.21
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
2	—	315	112.50–120.00	116.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	82.00	82.00
1	—	390	77.50	77.50
2	—	685	82.50–85.00	83.74
3	—	525	70.00–97.50	84.93
3	—	417	92.50–100.00	95.84
3	—	590	81.00–88.00	84.66
3	—	608	78.00–86.00	81.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	99.00	99.00
1	—	395	57.50	57.50
1	—	885	67.00	67.00
1	—	840	86.00	86.00
1	—	765	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
4	—	621	102.50–129.00	120.49
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,570	102.00	102.00
1	—	530	80.00	80.00
1	—	355	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	469	148.00–194.00	176.12
8	—	723	129.00–150.00	141.15
6	—	227	137.50–170.00	155.79
23	—	327	140.00–190.00	168.84
19	—	376	140.00–193.00	176.79
24	—	424	140.00–194.00	177.21
8	—	668	136.00–165.00	149.84
29	—	571	142.50–179.00	164.84
15	—	625	137.00–176.00	162.11
1	—	750	143.00	143.00
17	—	520	140.00–182.00	164.56
1	—	810	132.50	132.50
1	—	920	109.00	109.00
15	—	274	142.50–189.00	161.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
1	—	390	97.50	97.50
1	—	520	87.50	87.50
1	—	735	80.00	80.00
2	—	560	70.00–86.00	78.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	130.00	130.00
4	—	671	102.50–125.00	114.04
1	—	1,025	83.00	83.00
5	—	578	110.00–130.00	120.84
3	—	432	112.50–125.00	118.28
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
3	—	283	117.50–130.00	123.27
2	—	325	125.00–127.50	126.17
2	—	720	112.00–118.00	115.04
2	—	383	120.00–127.50	123.63
2	—	535	118.00–132.50	125.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,307	78.00–94.00	87.96
31	—	1,551	95.00–105.00	97.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,529	81.00–94.00	88.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	780	43.00–59.00	50.96
60	—	1,003	60.00–79.00	71.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,624	96.00–113.00	104.18
1	—	1,085	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,772	115.00–123.00	119.08

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	—	980	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	950.00–1,025.00	987.81

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	1	—	945	875.00	875.00

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.