Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher and bulls 7.00 to 8.00 higher on a light test. Feeder steers and bulls were sharply higher; and heifers mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher, all on a light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.48/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$110.48

58 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$42.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

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	440	119.63	526	41
Medium 1-2	543	91.84	498	13thin
Small 1-2	245	77.25	189	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.38/cwt here — about $337 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 sale58 hd

110.48

—

NC average7 barns · 679 hd

105.49

+4.99

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	1,648	84.37	1,391	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	53.13	674	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	50.71	783	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	42.32	448	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	560	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	370	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	302	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	211	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Full	—	586	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	416	1
Bulls	—	—	2,132	96.28/cwt	92.00–99.00	2,053	3
Bulls	—	—	1,174	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	131.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	770	3
Bulls	—	—	1,404	80.28/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	478	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	507	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	510	2
Steers	Small 3	—	702	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	78.79/cwt	75.00–80.00	875	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	418	112.55/cwt	107.00–116.00	470	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	328	120.27/cwt	111.00–127.00	394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	696	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	216	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	238	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	218	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	185	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	300	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	148.75/cwt	134.00–161.00	479	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	144.51/cwt	131.00–148.00	614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	138.46/cwt	132.00–145.00	504	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	279	109.79/cwt	96.00–123.00	306	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	361	119.82/cwt	110.00–129.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	578	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	628	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	756	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	148.30/cwt	142.00–152.00	349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	146.63/cwt	129.00–156.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.94/cwt	129.00–138.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	92.96/cwt	90.00–96.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	284	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	316	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	119.46/cwt	115.00–124.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	112.03/cwt	109.00–118.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	125.97/cwt	117.00–139.00	404	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	488	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	736	76.97/cwt	74.00–80.00	566	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	188	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	165	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	248	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	171	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	131.63/cwt	128.00–135.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	105.18/cwt	96.00–111.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	126.29/cwt	120.00–131.00	463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	125.63/cwt	110.00–134.00	771	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	53.13/cwt	50.00–62.00	674	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	50.71/cwt	45.00–56.00	783	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	32.53/cwt	30.00–35.00	339	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	44.28/cwt	39.00–49.00	471	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	122.24/cwt	115.00–127.00	581	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	826	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	130.86/cwt	125.00–139.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	120.79/cwt	115.00–127.00	801	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	256	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	154	1
Steers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	254	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	178	1

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 Dec 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 408Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	586	129.00–135.00	131.35
5	—	614	110.00–134.00	125.63
1	—	894	88.00	88.00
1	—	902	94.00	94.00
2	—	530	130.00–140.00	134.89
4	—	481	125.00–139.00	130.86
4	—	663	115.00–127.00	120.79
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	478	104.00	104.00
2	—	507	100.00–101.00	100.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	826	50.00	50.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	302	70.00	70.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	49.00	49.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	107.00–116.00	112.55
5	—	328	111.00–127.00	120.27
1	—	216	110.00	110.00
3	—	279	96.00–123.00	109.79
3	—	361	110.00–129.00	119.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	512	136.00	136.00
4	—	456	143.00–145.00	143.99
7	—	322	134.00–161.00	148.75
9	—	425	131.00–148.00	144.51
2	—	364	132.00–145.00	138.46
3	—	235	142.00–152.00	148.30
3	—	287	129.00–156.00	146.63
3	—	578	129.00–138.00	134.94
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	218	85.00	85.00
1	—	300	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	254	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	586	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	578	90.00	90.00
1	—	628	80.00	80.00
1	—	756	89.00	89.00
1	—	284	110.00	110.00
1	—	316	118.00	118.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
2	—	488	90.00–92.00	91.00
2	—	520	100.00	100.00
2	—	736	74.00–80.00	76.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	136.00	136.00
1	—	592	112.00	112.00
2	—	665	90.00–96.00	92.96
5	—	429	115.00–124.00	119.46
6	—	530	109.00–118.00	112.03
7	—	321	117.00–139.00	125.97
3	—	273	128.00–135.00	131.63
3	—	613	96.00–111.00	105.18
5	—	367	120.00–131.00	126.29
8	—	475	115.00–127.00	122.24
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	188	88.00	88.00
1	—	248	69.00	69.00
1	—	288	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	256	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,132	92.00–99.00	96.28
1	—	1,174	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,404	70.00–87.00	80.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,268	50.00–62.00	53.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,544	45.00–56.00	50.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,042	30.00–35.00	32.53
10	—	1,063	39.00–49.00	44.28

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,111	75.00–80.00	78.79

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