Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of high weight feeder cattle record.*

Too few head the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.81/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$112.81

179 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$37.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.89

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	492	117.31	578	137
Medium 2	412	100.92	416	36
Small 1-2	304	85.00	258	2thin
Medium and Large 3	415	79.77	331	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $247 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 sale179 hd

112.81

—

NC average8 barns · 839 hd

121.70

−8.89

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	1,270	74.87	951	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	65.82	814	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	60.49	896	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	43.77	422	35

Every lot, as filed

96 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 3	—	377	81.03/cwt	80.00–82.00	305	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	224	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	184	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	384	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	338	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	268	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	348	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	324	125.40/cwt	121.00–128.00	406	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	417	124.43/cwt	114.00–130.00	519	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	127.00/cwt	117.00–131.00	470	13
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	276	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	304	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	194	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	942	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,516	1
Bulls	—	—	1,048	59.97/cwt	56.00–66.00	628	5
Bulls	—	—	1,338	79.99/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,070	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	76.37/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,053	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	60.49/cwt	55.00–66.00	896	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	34.96/cwt	25.00–42.00	316	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	50.37/cwt	45.00–56.00	509	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	63.48/cwt	54.00–71.00	765	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	156.80/cwt	137.00–167.00	673	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	151.28/cwt	140.00–164.00	572	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	139.71/cwt	130.00–152.00	380	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	143.69/cwt	137.00–152.00	473	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	126.25/cwt	120.00–131.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	133.34/cwt	127.00–138.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.44/cwt	140.00–160.00	790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.57/cwt	116.00–121.50	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	159.77/cwt	150.00–165.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	144.68/cwt	132.00–154.00	347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	150.44/cwt	144.00–153.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	483	121.77/cwt	100.00–134.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	966	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	904	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	892	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	798	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	592	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	372	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	562	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	518	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	416	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	120.12/cwt	110.00–127.00	626	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.52/cwt	116.00–130.00	525	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.74/cwt	114.00–128.00	583	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	113.59/cwt	109.00–116.00	650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.37/cwt	116.00–130.00	453	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	101.13/cwt	93.00–108.00	683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	100.84/cwt	94.00–108.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	126.88/cwt	120.00–133.00	343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	128.63/cwt	124.00–136.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	281	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	267	3
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	652	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	108.31/cwt	100.00–115.00	408	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	98.97/cwt	94.00–104.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	421	101.71/cwt	94.00–110.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	319	104.22/cwt	94.00–115.00	332	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	287	108.76/cwt	100.00–114.00	312	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	586	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	794	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	622	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	182	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	206	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	604	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	465	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	626	547.52/cwt	525.00–575.00	3,427	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,374	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	354	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	359	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	304	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	337	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	252	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	252	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	144	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	130.22/cwt	129.00–132.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	504	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.86/cwt	130.00–157.00	758	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.55/cwt	140.00–165.00	717	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	142.47/cwt	129.00–155.00	811	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.83/cwt	101.00–116.00	798	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.01/cwt	110.00–130.00	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	116.57/cwt	104.00–120.00	789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	584	84.98/cwt	80.00–90.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	666	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	472	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	566	112.47/cwt	104.00–120.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	119.35/cwt	110.00–126.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	119.12/cwt	110.00–130.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	844	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	784	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	702	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	618	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 Feb 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 83Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of high weight feeder cattle record.*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	80.00–82.00	81.03
1	—	566	77.00	77.00
1	—	340	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	224	82.00	82.00
1	—	384	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	562	100.00	100.00
1	—	518	106.00	106.00
1	—	416	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	521	110.00–127.00	120.12
22	—	425	116.00–130.00	123.52
21	—	471	114.00–128.00	123.74
17	—	572	109.00–116.00	113.59
17	—	370	116.00–130.00	122.37
12	—	675	93.00–108.00	101.13
7	—	619	94.00–108.00	100.84
5	—	270	120.00–133.00	126.88
4	—	320	124.00–136.00	128.63
2	—	769	94.00	94.00
1	—	732	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	281	94.00–96.00	94.98
1	—	652	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	377	100.00–115.00	108.31
5	—	480	94.00–104.00	98.97
5	—	421	94.00–110.00	101.71
5	—	319	94.00–115.00	104.22
3	—	287	100.00–114.00	108.76
2	—	586	100.00–104.00	102.03
1	—	794	82.00	82.00
1	—	622	83.00	83.00
1	—	182	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	604	77.00	77.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
2	—	220	119.00–125.00	121.97
2	—	288	120.00–122.00	121.00
5	—	324	121.00–128.00	125.40
6	—	417	114.00–130.00	124.43
13	—	370	117.00–131.00	127.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	276	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	194	138.00	138.00
1	—	768	114.00	114.00
1	—	834	113.00	113.00
42	—	429	137.00–167.00	156.80
14	—	378	140.00–164.00	151.28
10	—	272	130.00–152.00	139.71
9	—	329	137.00–152.00	143.69
7	—	663	120.00–131.00	126.25
7	—	616	127.00–138.00	133.34
7	—	525	140.00–160.00	150.44
6	—	715	116.00–121.50	120.57
6	—	477	150.00–165.00	159.77
5	—	240	132.00–154.00	144.68
4	—	574	144.00–153.00	150.44
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	354	100.00–103.00	101.49
1	—	304	111.00	111.00
1	—	252	100.00	100.00
1	—	144	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	129.00–132.00	130.22
2	—	380	130.00–136.00	132.98
1	—	576	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	100.00–134.00	121.77
1	—	966	68.00	68.00
1	—	904	68.00	68.00
1	—	892	74.00	74.00
1	—	798	94.00	94.00
1	—	592	125.00	125.00
1	—	504	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	527	130.00–157.00	143.86
30	—	473	140.00–165.00	151.55
15	—	569	129.00–155.00	142.47
12	—	720	101.00–116.00	110.83
10	—	620	110.00–130.00	119.01
8	—	677	104.00–120.00	116.57
1	—	854	105.00	105.00
1	—	804	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	584	80.00–90.00	84.98
1	—	666	70.00	70.00
1	—	472	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	104.00–120.00	112.47
4	—	528	110.00–126.00	119.35
4	—	477	110.00–130.00	119.12
1	—	844	74.00	74.00
1	—	784	80.00	80.00
1	—	702	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,048	56.00–66.00	59.97
11	—	1,338	70.00–85.00	79.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	72.00–80.50	76.37
18	—	1,205	54.00–71.00	63.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,481	55.00–66.00	60.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	904	25.00–42.00	34.96
20	—	1,010	45.00–56.00	50.37

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	—	626	525.00–575.00	547.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,214	525.00	525.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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