Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.97/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$97.97

105 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.45

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	491	108.86	534	62
Medium 1-2	521	83.22	433	35
Small 1-2	322	78.19	252	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $283 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 sale105 hd

97.97

—

NC average6 barns · 857 hd

107.42

−9.45

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	—	Low	1,315	60.44	795	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	50.41	653	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	42.50	558	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	36.09	339	27

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2	—	327	107.83/cwt	100.00–120.00	353	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	371	109.83/cwt	100.00–119.00	407	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	626	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	582	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	516	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	135.44/cwt	126.00–145.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	135.44/cwt	131.00–139.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	138.84/cwt	132.00–146.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	116.83/cwt	115.00–124.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	132.39/cwt	122.00–139.00	549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	486	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	573	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	239	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	192	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	86.53/cwt	84.00–92.00	330	3
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	274	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	200	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	580	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	290	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	217	59.97/cwt	53.00–67.00	130	2
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	412	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	584	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	610	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	675	81.80/cwt	75.00–89.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	483	84.07/cwt	80.00–90.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	420	94.66/cwt	90.00–100.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	566	87.96/cwt	76.00–94.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	532	89.17/cwt	85.00–90.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	772	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	111.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	108.09/cwt	105.00–111.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	714	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	52.37/cwt	44.00–57.00	666	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	40.14/cwt	36.00–43.00	536	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	953	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	436	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	41.93/cwt	38.00–46.00	418	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	26.85/cwt	21.00–36.00	234	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	702	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	694	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.29/cwt	114.00–125.00	626	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	104.97/cwt	99.00–109.00	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	122.47/cwt	118.00–129.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	102.95/cwt	97.00–110.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	104.31/cwt	102.00–107.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	112.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	652	3
Bulls	—	—	1,260	55.55/cwt	43.00–66.00	700	11
Bulls	—	—	1,515	78.36/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,187	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	60	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	9	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	639	55.01/cwt	54.00–56.00	352	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	336	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	127.38/cwt	121.00–133.00	345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	979	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	417	99.20/cwt	90.00–109.00	414	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	746	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	604	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	222	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	258	1
Steers	Large 3	—	386	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	99.57/cwt	90.00–110.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	121.23/cwt	116.00–130.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	110.08/cwt	100.00–117.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	562	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	117.70/cwt	105.00–127.00	500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	111.71/cwt	101.00–119.00	537	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	554	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	516	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	524	106.06/cwt	92.00–120.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	586	95.33/cwt	86.00–100.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	335	97.06/cwt	90.00–104.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	371	95.73/cwt	90.00–102.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	641	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	564	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	198	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	158	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	264	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	249	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	448	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	272	80.63/cwt	77.00–84.00	219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	116.78/cwt	110.00–124.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	94.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	116.81/cwt	110.00–126.00	380	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	602	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	455	67.45/cwt	63.00–72.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	511	66.90/cwt	60.00–74.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	585	63.36/cwt	60.00–69.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	804	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	896	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	—	600	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	444	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	626	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	269	1
Bulls	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	764	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	267	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	946	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	488	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	551	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 Nov 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 516Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	100.00–120.00	107.83
4	—	371	100.00–119.00	109.83
1	—	626	93.00	93.00
1	—	516	110.00	110.00
2	—	417	90.00–109.00	99.20
1	—	746	81.00	81.00
1	—	222	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	126.00–145.00	135.44
4	—	476	131.00–139.00	135.44
6	—	367	132.00–146.00	138.84
6	—	622	115.00–124.00	116.83
10	—	415	122.00–139.00	132.39
1	—	248	130.00	130.00
1	—	756	112.00	112.00
2	—	725	109.00–114.00	111.48
2	—	674	105.00–111.00	108.09
2	—	585	120.00–124.00	122.00
2	—	536	124.00–129.00	126.46
2	—	271	121.00–133.00	127.38
1	—	950	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	486	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	239	80.00–81.00	80.51
3	—	381	84.00–92.00	86.53
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	274	73.00	73.00
1	—	580	50.00	50.00
2	—	217	53.00–67.00	59.97
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	584	95.00	95.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	84.00–86.00	85.00
2	—	675	75.00–89.00	81.80
3	—	483	80.00–90.00	84.07
4	—	420	90.00–100.00	94.66
4	—	566	76.00–94.00	87.96
6	—	532	85.00–90.00	89.17
1	—	772	76.00	76.00
2	—	335	90.00–104.00	97.06
2	—	371	90.00–102.00	95.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	90.00–110.00	99.57
7	—	376	116.00–130.00	121.23
6	—	529	100.00–117.00	110.08
12	—	425	105.00–127.00	117.70
9	—	481	101.00–119.00	111.71
1	—	228	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	91.00	91.00
2	—	283	110.00–124.00	116.78
3	—	616	100.00–104.00	102.03
3	—	675	90.00–100.00	94.63
5	—	325	110.00–126.00	116.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	562	87.00	87.00
2	—	641	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	198	80.00	80.00
1	—	330	80.00	80.00
1	—	372	67.00	67.00
1	—	590	76.00	76.00
4	—	272	77.00–84.00	80.63
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	602	67.00	67.00
2	—	455	63.00–72.00	67.45
2	—	511	60.00–74.00	66.90
3	—	585	60.00–69.00	63.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	804	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	896	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	105.00	105.00
1	—	908	88.00	88.00
1	—	890	93.00	93.00
12	—	525	114.00–125.00	119.29
8	—	682	99.00–109.00	104.97
6	—	475	118.00–129.00	122.47
3	—	762	97.00–110.00	102.95
3	—	636	102.00–107.00	104.31
3	—	579	110.00–118.00	112.65
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	60.00	60.00
1	—	702	60.00	60.00
1	—	694	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	554	80.00	80.00
1	—	516	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	92.00–120.00	106.06
3	—	586	86.00–100.00	95.33
1	—	946	66.00	66.00
2	—	488	110.00–116.00	113.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	626	43.00	43.00
Bulls — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	764	35.00	35.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	60	15.00	15.00
2	—	639	54.00–56.00	55.01
1	—	336	41.00	41.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,271	44.00–57.00	52.37
4	—	1,335	36.00–43.00	40.14
1	—	1,444	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	872	50.00	50.00
15	—	996	38.00–46.00	41.93
11	—	870	21.00–36.00	26.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,358	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,266	34.00	34.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,260	43.00–66.00	55.55
3	—	1,515	70.00–85.00	78.36

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	—	830	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	906	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.

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle