Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to 3 .00 lower feeder cattle were 5.00 to 9.00 lower demand was moderate market activity was moderate offering of cattle were moderate cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $90.00/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$90.00

168 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$31.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.59

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	483	100.54	485	83
Medium 2	449	82.97	373	65
Small 1-2	406	69.13	281	20

One grade step is worth $31.41/cwt here — about $205 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 sale168 hd

90.00

—

NC average7 barns · 797 hd

100.60

−10.59

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	1,373	60.70	833	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	48.21	551	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	42.10	593	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	35.93	383	58

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	89.59/cwt	80.00–95.00	282	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	79.71/cwt	75.00–88.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	276	90.44/cwt	80.00–97.00	250	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	434	84.59/cwt	78.00–90.00	367	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	81.62/cwt	75.00–88.00	423	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	481	82.42/cwt	74.00–88.00	396	17
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	496	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	532	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	426	70.29/cwt	63.00–78.00	299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	101.30/cwt	100.00–103.00	283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	101.75/cwt	99.00–104.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	104.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	95.52/cwt	90.00–106.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	107.43/cwt	101.00–110.00	345	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	94.05/cwt	90.00–102.00	537	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,778	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,864	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	788	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	865	68.97/cwt	66.00–72.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	633	85.30/cwt	80.00–91.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	808	76.98/cwt	74.00–82.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	666	80.17/cwt	70.00–85.00	534	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	726	80.46/cwt	70.00–87.00	584	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	88.77/cwt	77.00–96.00	466	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	577	86.04/cwt	74.00–96.00	496	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	95.17/cwt	85.00–100.00	447	17
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	482	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	95.31/cwt	93.00–98.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	98.05/cwt	94.00–106.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	108.31/cwt	106.00–115.00	513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	92.17/cwt	89.00–100.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	104.96/cwt	100.00–111.00	594	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	107.41/cwt	104.00–114.00	561	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	104.19/cwt	88.00–111.00	395	14
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	250	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	185	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	306	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	226	1
Bulls	—	—	1,371	68.93/cwt	65.00–75.00	945	6
Bulls	—	—	1,374	53.64/cwt	50.00–61.00	737	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	48.21/cwt	44.00–54.00	551	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	42.10/cwt	35.00–48.00	593	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	49.99/cwt	48.00–52.00	380	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	29.26/cwt	24.00–34.00	307	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	38.11/cwt	35.00–43.00	415	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	96.38/cwt	88.00–102.00	604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	105.65/cwt	100.00–113.00	390	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	101.04/cwt	91.00–110.50	482	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	164	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	131	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	202	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	141	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	286	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	194	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	526	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	316	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	384	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	764	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	458	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	471	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	334	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	322	71.56/cwt	67.00–78.00	230	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	69.13/cwt	60.00–76.00	296	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	486	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	496	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	509	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	660	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	554	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	259	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	494	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	114.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	119.30/cwt	111.00–124.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	116.50/cwt	110.00–121.00	341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	115.62/cwt	110.00–125.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	120.83/cwt	112.00–130.00	391	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	121.73/cwt	114.00–136.00	456	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	118.32/cwt	110.00–130.00	502	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	148	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	93	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	284	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	199	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	231	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	414	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	311	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	792	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	531	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	167	87.23/cwt	84.00–90.00	146	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	76.93/cwt	67.00–84.00	282	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	744	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	484	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	782	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	508	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	830	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	506	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	804	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	667	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	262	100.21/cwt	91.00–109.00	263	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	593	94.99/cwt	90.00–100.00	563	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	618	92.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	575	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	332	104.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	347	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	187	102.19/cwt	95.00–110.00	191	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	223	102.76/cwt	100.00–106.00	229	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	97.40/cwt	85.00–108.00	414	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	668	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	672	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	244	87.05/cwt	84.00–90.00	212	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	628	81.48/cwt	79.00–84.00	512	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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 608Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	80.00–95.00	89.59
4	—	375	90.00	90.00
4	—	560	75.00–88.00	79.71
7	—	276	80.00–97.00	90.44
9	—	434	78.00–90.00	84.59
12	—	518	75.00–88.00	81.62
17	—	481	74.00–88.00	82.42
2	—	244	84.00–90.00	87.05
2	—	628	79.00–84.00	81.48
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	496	61.00	61.00
1	—	532	64.00	64.00
2	—	426	63.00–78.00	70.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	90.00–91.00	90.50
3	—	279	100.00–103.00	101.30
4	—	665	99.00–104.00	101.75
5	—	420	100.00–110.00	104.85
7	—	528	90.00–106.00	95.52
10	—	321	101.00–110.00	107.43
11	—	571	90.00–102.00	94.05
12	—	627	88.00–102.00	96.38
14	—	369	100.00–113.00	105.65
15	—	477	91.00–110.50	101.04
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	164	80.00	80.00
1	—	202	70.00	70.00
1	—	286	68.00	68.00
1	—	526	60.00	60.00
1	—	630	61.00	61.00
1	—	764	60.00	60.00
2	—	471	70.00–72.00	70.99
5	—	322	67.00–78.00	71.56
7	—	428	60.00–76.00	69.13
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	672	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	788	77.00	77.00
2	—	865	66.00–72.00	68.97
3	—	633	80.00–91.00	85.30
3	—	808	74.00–82.00	76.98
6	—	666	70.00–85.00	80.17
9	—	726	70.00–87.00	80.46
13	—	525	77.00–96.00	88.77
15	—	577	74.00–96.00	86.04
17	—	470	85.00–100.00	95.17
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	482	71.00	71.00
1	—	520	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	754	89.00	89.00
1	—	822	83.00	83.00
1	—	856	78.00	78.00
1	—	900	70.00	70.00
3	—	659	93.00–98.00	95.31
5	—	618	94.00–106.00	98.05
7	—	474	106.00–115.00	108.31
7	—	727	89.00–100.00	92.17
12	—	566	100.00–111.00	104.96
14	—	522	104.00–114.00	107.41
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	744	65.00	65.00
1	—	782	65.00	65.00
1	—	830	61.00	61.00
2	—	668	71.00	71.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	379	88.00–111.00	104.19
1	—	486	102.00	102.00
1	—	530	96.00	96.00
1	—	660	84.00	84.00
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
1	—	804	83.00	83.00
2	—	262	91.00–109.00	100.21
2	—	593	90.00–100.00	94.99
2	—	618	90.00–96.00	92.97
3	—	332	100.00–110.00	104.60
4	—	187	95.00–110.00	102.19
4	—	223	100.00–106.00	102.76
7	—	425	85.00–108.00	97.40
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	74.00	74.00
1	—	306	74.00	74.00
1	—	360	72.00	72.00
1	—	494	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	454	116.50	116.50
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	682	115.50	115.50
1	—	920	105.00	105.00
2	—	768	118.00	118.00
3	—	218	110.00–119.00	114.35
3	—	567	111.00–124.00	119.30
4	—	293	110.00–121.00	116.50
7	—	530	110.00–125.00	115.62
16	—	324	112.00–130.00	120.83
17	—	375	114.00–136.00	121.73
20	—	424	110.00–130.00	118.32
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	148	63.00	63.00
1	—	284	70.00	70.00
1	—	330	70.00	70.00
1	—	414	75.00	75.00
1	—	792	67.00	67.00
2	—	167	84.00–90.00	87.23
3	—	367	67.00–84.00	76.93

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	704	325.00	325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	780.00	780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,371	65.00–75.00	68.93
7	—	1,374	50.00–61.00	53.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,143	44.00–54.00	48.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,408	35.00–48.00	42.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	48.00–52.00	49.99
17	—	1,050	24.00–34.00	29.26
39	—	1,089	35.00–43.00	38.11

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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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle