Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few head to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were very light due to an impending winter storm. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.59/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$115.59

29 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$43.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.27

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	472	123.43	583	23
Medium 2	285	91.00	259	3thin
Small 1-2	223	80.07	179	2thin
Medium and Large 3	214	80.00	171	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.43/cwt here — about $412 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 sale29 hd

115.59

—

NC average8 barns · 810 hd

123.86

−8.27

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	1,865	78.73	1,468	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	73.11	810	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,224	71.00	869	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	849	53.49	454	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Small 1-2	—	184	100.07/cwt	99.00–101.00	184	2
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	832	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	254	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	276	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.85/cwt	139.00–155.00	636	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	149.35/cwt	140.00–156.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	118.95/cwt	112.00–124.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	214	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	171	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	223	80.07/cwt	79.00–81.00	179	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	160	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	122.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	641	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	95.95/cwt	90.00–102.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	526	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	176	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,313	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	78.73/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,468	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	73.11/cwt	65.00–77.00	810	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	213	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	61.98/cwt	51.00–67.00	544	3

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 Feb 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 333Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	184	99.00–101.00	100.07
1	—	270	94.00	94.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	276	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	139.00–155.00	147.85
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
1	—	584	127.00	127.00
2	—	236	144.00–146.00	144.97
6	—	373	140.00–156.00	149.35
1	—	462	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	79.00	79.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	140.00	140.00
1	—	528	136.00	136.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
1	—	662	119.00	119.00
1	—	786	107.00	107.00
1	—	808	103.00	103.00
2	—	624	114.00	114.00
2	—	859	90.00–102.00	95.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	526	125.00–126.00	125.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	112.00–124.00	118.95
1	—	286	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	572	118.00	118.00
1	—	754	103.00	103.00
2	—	480	118.00–126.00	122.07
11	—	501	128.00	128.00
1	—	332	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	214	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	79.00–81.00	80.07
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	90.00	90.00
1	—	378	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	176	92.00	92.00

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	1	—	690	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	74.00–81.00	78.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,108	65.00–77.00	73.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	28.00	28.00
3	—	878	51.00–67.00	61.98

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