Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows were 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls had too few to compare. Feeder steers and bulls mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, heifers were mixed. Demand was good and market and buyer activity were moderate. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $112.62/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$112.62

116 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$66.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.08

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	458	123.37	565	66
Medium 2	390	102.26	399	43
Small 1-2	360	77.86	280	6thin
Large 3	484	57.00	276	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.37/cwt here — about $289 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 sale116 hd

112.62

—

NC average8 barns · 816 hd

119.70

−7.08

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	1,154	76.00	877	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	52.91	738	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	51.56	575	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	41.52	399	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	186	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	240	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	392	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	337	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	346	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	278	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	247	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	434	102.25/cwt	90.00–111.00	444	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	103.22/cwt	98.00–110.00	338	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	677	97.21/cwt	88.00–104.00	658	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	103.11/cwt	96.00–108.00	402	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	98.42/cwt	95.00–102.00	556	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	491	96.04/cwt	89.00–103.00	472	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	226	104.28/cwt	101.00–108.00	236	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	546	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	546	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	156	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	158	1
Steers	Large 3	—	484	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	101.13/cwt	92.00–113.00	577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	100.99/cwt	91.00–107.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	107.92/cwt	97.00–113.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	93.02/cwt	89.00–96.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	81.61/cwt	76.00–87.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	92.04/cwt	90.00–94.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	106.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	946	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	574	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	416	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	312	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	90.41/cwt	84.00–105.00	343	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	85.25/cwt	80.00–91.00	405	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	90.14/cwt	83.00–98.00	296	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	277	93.57/cwt	86.00–104.00	259	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	226	102.18/cwt	100.00–106.00	231	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	684	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	622	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	576	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	504	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	87.07/cwt	78.00–100.00	372	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,154	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.37/cwt	109.00–126.00	570	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	111.80/cwt	104.00–123.00	587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	108.02/cwt	100.00–122.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	96.16/cwt	90.00–100.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	92.34/cwt	90.00–97.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	93.65/cwt	88.00–97.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	100.99/cwt	94.00–106.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	748	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	326	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	170	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	194	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	97	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	41.52/cwt	39.00–46.00	399	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	52.91/cwt	49.00–55.00	738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	51.56/cwt	46.00–57.00	575	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	437	72.98/cwt	70.00–76.00	319	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	73.98/cwt	70.00–78.00	265	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	264	76.97/cwt	73.00–81.00	203	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	59.05/cwt	53.00–65.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	102.97/cwt	91.00–110.00	490	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	267	110.82/cwt	95.00–134.00	296	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	359	80.33/cwt	80.00–81.00	288	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	424	73.08/cwt	70.00–76.00	310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	896	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	578	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	565	72.28/cwt	67.00–76.00	408	3
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	640	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	538	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	94.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	457	96.31/cwt	92.00–100.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	861	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	716	78.57/cwt	72.00–85.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	674	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	629	76.53/cwt	75.00–78.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	770	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	670	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	773	60.25/cwt	53.00–70.00	466	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	234	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	126.80/cwt	118.00–136.00	469	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	125.81/cwt	118.00–134.00	538	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	120.58/cwt	110.00–130.00	646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	115.12/cwt	109.00–131.00	665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.95/cwt	124.00–135.00	419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.05/cwt	126.00–131.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	113.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	106.39/cwt	100.00–113.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	131.04/cwt	130.00–132.00	368	2

How this sale compares

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 →

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Thu Oct 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 473Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 158Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	888	105.00	105.00
1	—	734	119.00	119.00
1	—	186	129.00	129.00
17	—	370	118.00–136.00	126.80
12	—	428	118.00–134.00	125.81
10	—	536	110.00–130.00	120.58
7	—	578	109.00–131.00	115.12
6	—	320	124.00–135.00	130.95
4	—	480	126.00–131.00	128.05
3	—	627	110.00–115.00	113.32
2	—	661	100.00–113.00	106.39
2	—	281	130.00–132.00	131.04
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	392	86.00	86.00
1	—	346	90.00	90.00
1	—	278	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	434	90.00–111.00	102.25
6	—	327	98.00–110.00	103.22
3	—	677	88.00–104.00	97.21
3	—	390	96.00–108.00	103.11
2	—	565	95.00–102.00	98.42
2	—	491	89.00–103.00	96.04
2	—	226	101.00–108.00	104.28
1	—	546	100.00	100.00
1	—	156	101.00	101.00
8	—	267	95.00–134.00	110.82
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	57.00	57.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	359	80.00–81.00	80.33
2	—	424	70.00–76.00	73.08
1	—	234	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	92.00–113.00	101.13
7	—	527	91.00–107.00	100.99
7	—	426	97.00–113.00	107.92
3	—	770	89.00–96.00	93.02
3	—	319	110.00	110.00
2	—	823	76.00–87.00	81.61
2	—	731	90.00–94.00	92.04
2	—	674	102.00	102.00
2	—	625	104.00–106.00	104.99
2	—	367	104.00–110.00	106.94
2	—	279	110.00	110.00
1	—	200	119.00	119.00
18	—	476	91.00–110.00	102.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	946	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	77.00	77.00
1	—	312	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	84.00–105.00	90.41
6	—	475	80.00–91.00	85.25
5	—	328	83.00–98.00	90.14
3	—	277	86.00–104.00	93.57
3	—	226	100.00–106.00	102.18
1	—	684	76.00	76.00
1	—	622	70.00	70.00
1	—	576	78.00	78.00
1	—	504	92.00	92.00
9	—	427	78.00–100.00	87.07
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	70.00–76.00	72.98
2	—	358	70.00–78.00	73.98
2	—	264	73.00–81.00	76.97
1	—	300	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	53.00–65.00	59.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	109.00–126.00	121.37
9	—	525	104.00–123.00	111.80
7	—	574	100.00–122.00	108.02
4	—	676	90.00–100.00	96.16
3	—	773	90.00–97.00	92.34
3	—	729	88.00–97.00	93.65
3	—	603	94.00–106.00	100.99
1	—	972	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	896	76.00	76.00
1	—	578	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	67.00–76.00	72.28
1	—	640	66.00	66.00
1	—	538	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	90.00–100.00	94.63
3	—	457	92.00–100.00	96.31
2	—	861	70.00–74.00	72.02
2	—	716	72.00–85.00	78.57
2	—	674	85.00–86.00	85.50
2	—	629	75.00–78.00	76.53
1	—	770	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	53.00–70.00	60.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	74.00	74.00
1	—	240	71.00	71.00
1	—	194	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,204	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,154	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	39.00–46.00	41.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	49.00–55.00	52.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,115	46.00–57.00	51.56

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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Replacement Cattle

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