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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 13

● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

445 head

▼ 262 vs last sale 707▲ 70 vs year ago 375 · +18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 202▼ 18 vs year ago 175 · −10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 19▼ 7 vs year ago 12 · −58.3%

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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 4.00 to 6.00 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 $150.91/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$150.91

169 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$63.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

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	476	159.48	759	129
Large 1-2	449	129.61	582	7thin
Medium 2	469	127.74	599	27
Medium 3	485	95.84	465	6thin

One grade step is worth $63.64/cwt here — about $294 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 sale169 hd

150.91

—

NC average8 barns · 1,161 hd

156.06

−5.15

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	1,564	110.06	1,721	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	96.75	1,257	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	91.55	1,425	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	69.93	653	40

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	918	$864	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$850	3thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	223.90/cwt	210.00–240.00	611	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	365	127.38/cwt	122.50–132.00	465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	212.92/cwt	200.00–235.00	786	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	423	145.27/cwt	130.00–160.00	614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	220.90/cwt	195.00–235.00	959	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	215.08/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,058	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	495	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	606	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	518	154.50/cwt	140.00–162.50	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	195.62/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,017	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	203.22/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,154	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	183.97/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,135	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	635	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.50	772	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	163.47/cwt	142.50–182.00	1,082	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	160.26/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,188	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,269	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	134.19/cwt	126.00–142.50	1,166	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	124.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,156	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,383	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,464	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	123.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,516	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	156.87/cwt	147.50–170.00	361	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	163.69/cwt	147.50–175.00	449	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	158.13/cwt	140.00–172.50	508	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	331	122.45/cwt	110.00–135.00	405	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	126.92/cwt	117.50–132.50	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	163.24/cwt	147.50–176.00	620	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	198.83/cwt	192.50–205.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	410	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	416	145.52/cwt	140.00–149.00	605	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	169.43/cwt	150.00–190.00	715	18
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	428	132.59/cwt	122.50–138.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	468	95.52/cwt	95.00–96.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	173.52/cwt	150.00–186.00	817	14
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	477	125.63/cwt	122.00–127.50	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	132.30/cwt	127.00–137.50	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	156.76/cwt	140.00–168.00	814	31
Heifers	—	Medium 2	524	119.46/cwt	107.50–135.00	626	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	160.42/cwt	152.50–167.00	908	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	135.19/cwt	124.00–147.00	853	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	134.95/cwt	124.00–146.00	901	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	124.35/cwt	110.00–139.00	918	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	123.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	956	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,164	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,269	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	332	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	221.32/cwt	215.00–227.50	505	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	240	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	414	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	250	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	395	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	212.25/cwt	180.00–235.00	579	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	195.39/cwt	170.00–225.00	627	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	203.72/cwt	170.00–225.00	744	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	378	151.37/cwt	145.00–157.50	572	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	423	149.12/cwt	145.00–152.50	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	192.88/cwt	172.50–214.00	826	11
Bulls	—	Medium 3	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	473	152.58/cwt	147.50–157.50	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	188.10/cwt	170.00–210.00	892	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	142.32/cwt	125.00–160.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	475	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	180.32/cwt	152.50–199.00	932	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	529	140.97/cwt	122.50–150.00	746	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	533	101.16/cwt	97.50–105.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	168.72/cwt	150.00–187.00	974	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	580	141.11/cwt	137.00–145.00	818	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	600	110.00/cwt	107.50–112.50	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	180.61/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,129	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	148.21/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	151.72/cwt	135.00–167.50	1,089	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	127.71/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,038	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	126.41/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,160	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	121.65/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,182	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,215	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	370	78.78/cwt	77.50–80.00	291	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	867	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	694	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,010	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,010	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	108.62/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,646	11
Bulls	—	—	1,833	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,163	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	728	52.16/cwt	40.00–63.00	380	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	79.50/cwt	68.00–85.00	831	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	105.95/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,316	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	94.62/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,241	69
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	91.55/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,425	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	695	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	863.62/head	825.00–900.00	864	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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 707Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 202Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 19Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	133.00	133.00
17	—	520	180.00–215.00	195.62
3	—	273	210.00–240.00	223.90
6	—	369	200.00–235.00	212.92
3	—	617	174.00–189.00	183.97
1	—	985	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,170	134.00	134.00
4	—	741	140.00–167.00	160.26
6	—	1,229	120.00–124.00	123.33
4	—	662	142.50–182.00	163.47
19	—	788	161.00	161.00
11	—	492	190.00–218.00	215.08
1	—	1,135	129.00	129.00
2	—	928	120.00–129.00	124.56
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
4	—	869	126.00–142.50	134.19
5	—	568	185.00–208.00	203.22
9	—	434	195.00–235.00	220.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	140.00–162.50	154.50
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
2	—	365	122.50–132.00	127.38
1	—	495	122.50	122.50
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
3	—	635	121.00–122.50	121.50
2	—	423	130.00–160.00	145.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	152.50–167.00	160.42
5	—	631	124.00–147.00	135.19
12	—	380	147.50–176.00	163.24
1	—	875	133.00	133.00
3	—	230	147.50–170.00	156.87
18	—	422	150.00–190.00	169.43
31	—	519	140.00–168.00	156.76
11	—	321	140.00–172.50	158.13
5	—	668	124.00–146.00	134.95
1	—	1,075	118.00	118.00
2	—	738	110.00–139.00	124.35
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
3	—	773	120.00–126.00	123.65
7	—	274	147.50–175.00	163.69
14	—	471	150.00–186.00	173.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	127.00–137.50	132.30
4	—	331	110.00–135.00	122.45
3	—	375	117.50–132.50	126.92
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
8	—	524	107.50–135.00	119.46
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
1	—	555	132.50	132.50
7	—	416	140.00–149.00	145.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
2	—	468	95.00–96.00	95.52
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	85.00	85.00
1	—	615	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	122.00–127.50	125.63
4	—	428	122.50–138.00	132.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
2	—	385	192.50–205.00	198.83
2	—	310	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	100.00	100.00
2	—	370	77.50–80.00	78.78
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
2	—	867	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	105.00	105.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	147.50–157.50	152.58
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	240	172.50	172.50
1	—	380	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	172.50–214.00	192.88
6	—	273	180.00–235.00	212.25
6	—	718	135.00–167.50	151.72
7	—	321	170.00–225.00	195.39
2	—	678	140.00–156.00	148.21
2	—	228	215.00–227.50	221.32
15	—	365	170.00–225.00	203.72
1	—	1,095	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,155	116.00	116.00
3	—	972	118.00–126.00	121.65
3	—	625	175.00–184.00	180.61
3	—	813	120.00–138.00	127.71
10	—	517	152.50–199.00	180.32
10	—	577	150.00–187.00	168.72
13	—	474	170.00–210.00	188.10
2	—	918	120.00–133.00	126.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	115.00–117.50	116.28
2	—	600	107.50–112.50	110.00
2	—	533	97.50–105.00	101.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	137.00–145.00	141.11
1	—	225	147.50	147.50
5	—	529	122.50–150.00	140.97
3	—	423	145.00–152.50	149.12
1	—	250	158.00	158.00
2	—	378	145.00–157.50	151.37
2	—	475	125.00–160.00	142.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	728	40.00–63.00	52.16
26	—	1,045	68.00–85.00	79.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,557	82.00–99.00	91.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,242	103.00–112.00	105.95
69	—	1,312	87.00–102.00	94.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	118.00	118.00
11	—	1,515	99.00–115.00	108.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	965	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	825.00	825.00

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	—	695	750.00	750.00

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)	2	—	918	825.00–900.00	863.62

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.