Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while breaking type were 6.00 to 7.00 lower; and bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; bulls mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher; while heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly 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 $109.98/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$109.98

163 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$49.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

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	524	116.74	612	96
Medium 2	387	104.81	405	51
Small 1-2	329	87.14	287	15thin
Large 3	546	67.00	366	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.74/cwt here — about $246 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 sale163 hd

109.98

—

NC average8 barns · 1,009 hd

115.19

−5.21

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	1,376	67.23	925	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	53.87	600	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	50.43	665	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	39.33	389	33

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	122.85/cwt	119.00–130.00	520	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	331	95.39/cwt	90.00–104.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	106.80/cwt	90.00–113.50	678	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	262	92.08/cwt	87.00–97.00	241	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	596	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	477	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	101.57/cwt	90.00–112.00	276	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	246	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	216	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	162	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	116.67/cwt	110.00–124.00	614	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	122.97/cwt	118.00–128.00	569	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	108.80/cwt	90.00–110.50	750	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	149.47/cwt	145.00–156.00	496	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	313	124.37/cwt	118.00–128.00	389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.23/cwt	138.00–140.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	126.85/cwt	124.50–130.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	132.59/cwt	125.00–135.50	830	27
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	143.70/cwt	130.00–155.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	116	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	148.94/cwt	136.00–158.00	557	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.90/cwt	140.00–154.00	629	19
Steers	Small 1-2	—	382	103.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	397	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	172	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	169	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	125.61/cwt	119.00–134.00	471	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	417	121.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	507	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	266	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	326	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	274	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	123	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	270	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	111	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	248	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	92	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	548.57/cwt	525.00–575.00	5,272	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	103.68/cwt	91.00–117.00	344	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	102.66/cwt	100.00–107.00	429	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	726	73.48/cwt	72.00–75.00	533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	74.16/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,129	6
Bulls	—	—	1,156	56.84/cwt	51.00–67.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	84.00/cwt	80.00–88.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	760	1
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	482	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	554	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	622	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	684	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	431	80.96/cwt	80.00–82.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	476	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	107.93/cwt	104.00–112.00	567	2
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	428	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	368	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	363	112.72/cwt	111.00–115.00	409	3
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	278	117.06/cwt	116.00–118.00	325	2
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	337	113.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	506	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	292	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	272	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	314	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	298	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	477	104.29/cwt	92.00–110.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	578	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	502	110.54/cwt	101.00–120.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	125.91/cwt	114.00–130.00	786	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	966	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.73/cwt	109.00–120.00	820	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	946	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	596	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	694	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	527	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	532	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	628	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	496	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	595	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	458	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.33/cwt	124.00–144.00	700	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.41/cwt	130.00–148.00	661	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.53/cwt	129.00–137.00	759	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	44.27/cwt	40.00–48.00	457	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	126.25/cwt	122.00–130.00	478	14
Heifers	Large 3	—	546	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	366	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	482	76.90/cwt	73.00–81.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	105.76/cwt	96.00–115.00	439	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	233	88.51/cwt	81.00–100.00	206	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	299	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	408	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	106.92/cwt	102.00–112.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	558	96.47/cwt	90.00–102.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	326	104.81/cwt	95.00–115.00	342	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	279	106.85/cwt	100.00–115.00	298	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	374	108.85/cwt	93.00–117.00	407	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	50.43/cwt	47.00–59.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	97.39/cwt	90.00–101.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	114.26/cwt	109.00–118.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	576	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	824	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	53.87/cwt	48.00–60.00	600	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	57.46/cwt	56.00–59.00	500	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	30.74/cwt	25.00–37.00	292	14

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 Jan 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 420Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	119.00–130.00	122.85
5	—	635	90.00–113.50	106.80
22	—	526	110.00–124.00	116.67
17	—	463	118.00–128.00	122.97
14	—	689	90.00–110.50	108.80
14	—	379	122.00–130.00	126.25
1	—	806	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,028	80.00	80.00
3	—	340	124.00–125.00	124.67
3	—	763	90.00–101.00	97.39
4	—	565	109.00–118.00	114.26
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	90.00–104.00	95.39
2	—	262	87.00–97.00	92.08
1	—	596	80.00	80.00
1	—	162	78.00	78.00
2	—	482	73.00–81.00	76.90
4	—	233	81.00–100.00	88.51
1	—	360	83.00	83.00
1	—	408	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	476	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	104.00–112.00	107.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	292	93.00	93.00
1	—	314	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	67.00	67.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	96.00–115.00	105.76
2	—	516	102.00–104.00	102.97
4	—	477	102.00–112.00	106.92
4	—	558	90.00–102.00	96.47
8	—	326	95.00–115.00	104.81
9	—	279	100.00–115.00	106.85
9	—	374	93.00–117.00	108.85
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	90.00–112.00	101.57
1	—	246	88.00	88.00
2	—	382	100.00–108.00	103.96
1	—	172	98.00	98.00
10	—	332	91.00–117.00	103.68
3	—	418	100.00–107.00	102.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	332	145.00–156.00	149.47
5	—	528	138.00–140.00	139.23
3	—	478	140.00–148.00	145.22
5	—	682	124.50–130.00	126.85
27	—	626	125.00–135.50	132.59
3	—	292	130.00–155.00	143.70
2	—	574	135.00–139.00	137.08
1	—	116	102.00	102.00
24	—	374	136.00–158.00	148.94
19	—	428	140.00–154.00	146.90
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	313	118.00–128.00	124.37
1	—	478	128.00	128.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
7	—	375	119.00–134.00	125.61
3	—	417	120.00–124.00	121.67
2	—	266	122.00–123.00	122.49
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	482	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	554	125.00	125.00
1	—	622	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	431	80.00–82.00	80.96
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	428	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	111.00–115.00	112.72
2	—	278	116.00–118.00	117.06
4	—	337	110.00–116.00	113.47
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	274	45.00	45.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	41.00	41.00
1	—	248	37.00	37.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	726	72.00–75.00	73.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	807	80.00–88.00	84.00
1	—	884	91.00	91.00
1	—	752	101.00	101.00
8	—	624	114.00–130.00	125.91
4	—	715	109.00–120.00	114.73
15	—	517	124.00–144.00	135.33
15	—	474	130.00–148.00	139.41
14	—	573	129.00–137.00	132.53
5	—	668	120.00–127.00	123.37
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	92.00–110.00	104.29
2	—	578	100.00–104.00	101.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	101.00–120.00	110.54
1	—	650	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	966	56.00	56.00
1	—	946	63.00	63.00
1	—	694	76.00	76.00
1	—	532	90.00	90.00
1	—	458	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	628	90.00	90.00
1	—	496	120.00	120.00
1	—	576	121.00	121.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	961	525.00–575.00	548.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,523	70.00–80.50	74.16
4	—	1,156	51.00–67.00	56.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,032	40.00–48.00	44.27
2	—	871	56.00–59.00	57.46
14	—	951	25.00–37.00	30.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,319	47.00–59.00	50.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,113	48.00–60.00	53.87

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