Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a fairly light test. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower; heifers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower; and bulls were mixed, mostly 1.00 higher to 9.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.59/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$97.59

178 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$28.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.00

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	506	105.67	535	114
Medium 1-2	463	85.15	394	49
Small 1-2	339	76.84	260	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.83/cwt here — about $275 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 sale178 hd

97.59

—

NC average8 barns · 1,347 hd

105.59

−8.00

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	1,613	74.43	1,201	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	58.77	719	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	53.18	710	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	40.04	399	41

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 3	57	19.17/cwt	15

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	111.11/cwt	104.00–121.00	581	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.19/cwt	112.00–137.00	580	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	99.09/cwt	90.00–105.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	93.29/cwt	90.00–100.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	106.65/cwt	100.00–112.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	84.43/cwt	81.00–88.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	96.44/cwt	90.00–103.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	492	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	472	101.74/cwt	89.00–110.00	480	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	569	90.49/cwt	90.00–92.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	757	76.06/cwt	70.00–88.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	618	87.08/cwt	84.00–90.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	544	99.99/cwt	96.00–104.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	882	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	680	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	476	1
Bulls	Number 3	—	50	11.25/cwt	7.50–15.00	6	4
Bulls	Number 3	—	60	22.05/cwt	20.00–25.00	13	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	496	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	352	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	584	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	350	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	614	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	362	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	189	76.95/cwt	74.00–80.00	145	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	343	77.49/cwt	73.00–82.00	266	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	281	84.95/cwt	80.00–89.00	239	6
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	262	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	197	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	546	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	557	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	564	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	564	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	602	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	566	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	468	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	508	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	223	99.53/cwt	94.00–105.00	222	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	281	102.03/cwt	93.00–113.00	287	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	323	102.40/cwt	90.00–115.00	331	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	377	109.33/cwt	99.00–120.00	412	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	416	100.52/cwt	90.00–114.00	418	10
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	256	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	225	1
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	338	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	294	1
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	392	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	341	1
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	506	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	127.77/cwt	120.00–139.00	422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.32/cwt	120.00–140.00	545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	122.35/cwt	118.00–127.00	653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	138.50/cwt	127.00–154.00	524	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	83.05/cwt	80.00–86.00	183	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	298	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	411	81.47/cwt	80.00–83.00	335	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	86.22/cwt	82.00–90.00	228	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	80.90/cwt	75.00–85.00	261	3
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	162	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	81	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	597	466.37/cwt	400.00–525.00	2,784	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	942	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,475	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	385	86.75/cwt	81.00–90.00	334	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	577	83.73/cwt	80.00–90.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	673	76.31/cwt	70.00–80.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.00/cwt	127.00–131.00	606	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	44.30/cwt	39.00–52.00	444	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	32.66/cwt	25.00–38.00	323	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	55.22/cwt	46.50–63.00	754	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	57.34/cwt	48.00–63.00	695	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	65.47/cwt	64.00–67.50	836	6
Bulls	—	—	1,746	76.88/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,342	9
Bulls	—	—	1,149	57.47/cwt	53.00–63.00	660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	88.86/cwt	87.50–90.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	113.65/cwt	97.00–122.00	536	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	100.26/cwt	90.00–105.00	621	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	111.51/cwt	94.00–124.00	472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	99.25/cwt	90.00–111.00	518	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	110.41/cwt	102.00–122.00	421	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	88.99/cwt	85.00–95.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	98.28/cwt	91.00–109.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	116.49/cwt	110.00–121.00	376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	802	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	511	67.46/cwt	65.00–70.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	654	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	460	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	422	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	336	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	319	93.91/cwt	84.00–106.00	300	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	523	81.16/cwt	80.00–85.00	424	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	425	92.07/cwt	87.00–106.00	391	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	479	83.45/cwt	80.00–90.00	400	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	476	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	818	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	222	102.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	228	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	617	82.52/cwt	78.00–87.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	274	93.92/cwt	90.00–100.00	257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	112.68/cwt	110.00–116.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	113.74/cwt	113.00–114.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	748	5

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	523	104.00–121.00	111.11
16	—	471	112.00–137.00	123.19
8	—	616	90.00–105.00	99.09
3	—	672	90.00–100.00	93.29
3	—	586	100.00–112.00	106.65
2	—	927	81.00–88.00	84.43
2	—	775	90.00–103.00	96.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
1	—	492	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	89.00–110.00	101.74
4	—	569	90.00–92.00	90.49
3	—	757	70.00–88.00	76.06
2	—	618	84.00–90.00	87.08
2	—	544	96.00–104.00	99.99
1	—	882	70.00	70.00
1	—	680	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	476	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	496	71.00	71.00
1	—	584	60.00	60.00
1	—	614	59.00	59.00
2	—	189	74.00–80.00	76.95
2	—	343	73.00–82.00	77.49
6	—	281	80.00–89.00	84.95
1	—	378	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	81.00–90.00	86.75
4	—	577	80.00–90.00	83.73
4	—	673	70.00–80.00	76.31
7	—	319	84.00–106.00	93.91
6	—	523	80.00–85.00	81.16
6	—	425	87.00–106.00	92.07
5	—	479	80.00–90.00	83.45
1	—	818	73.00	73.00
2	—	222	100.00–105.00	102.66
2	—	617	78.00–87.00	82.52
3	—	274	90.00–100.00	93.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	472	97.00–122.00	113.65
19	—	619	90.00–105.00	100.26
16	—	423	94.00–124.00	111.51
13	—	522	90.00–111.00	99.25
13	—	381	102.00–122.00	110.41
8	—	720	85.00–95.00	88.99
8	—	572	91.00–109.00	98.28
5	—	323	110.00–121.00	116.49
2	—	687	90.00–94.00	92.02
2	—	292	110.00–112.00	111.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	802	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	511	65.00–70.00	67.46
1	—	654	71.00	71.00
1	—	460	77.00	77.00
1	—	422	80.00	80.00
1	—	336	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	102.00	102.00
1	—	564	100.00	100.00
1	—	602	94.00	94.00
2	—	468	107.00–110.00	108.47
3	—	223	94.00–105.00	99.53
3	—	281	93.00–113.00	102.03
9	—	323	90.00–115.00	102.40
9	—	377	99.00–120.00	109.33
10	—	416	90.00–114.00	100.52
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	256	88.00	88.00
1	—	338	87.00	87.00
1	—	392	87.00	87.00
1	—	506	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	274	120.00	120.00
7	—	330	120.00–139.00	127.77
11	—	418	120.00–140.00	130.32
13	—	534	118.00–127.00	122.35
14	—	378	127.00–154.00	138.50
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	708	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	127.00–131.00	129.00
3	—	691	110.00–116.00	112.68
4	—	814	113.00–114.00	113.74
5	—	589	127.00	127.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	80.00–86.00	83.05
2	—	373	80.00	80.00
2	—	411	80.00–83.00	81.47
3	—	265	82.00–90.00	86.22
3	—	323	75.00–85.00	80.90
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	162	50.00	50.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	50	7.50–15.00	11.25
11	—	60	20.00–25.00	22.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	597	400.00–525.00	466.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	942	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,002	39.00–52.00	44.30
15	—	988	25.00–38.00	32.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,365	46.50–63.00	55.22
2	—	1,213	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,212	48.00–63.00	57.34
6	—	1,277	64.00–67.50	65.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,746	72.00–83.00	76.88
3	—	1,149	53.00–63.00	57.47
2	—	1,712	87.50–90.00	88.86

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Feeder Cattle

Feeder Dairy Calves

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle