Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week there were too few slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison; bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers were sharply lower on a light test; heifers mostly 6.00 to 10.00 lower on a fairly light test; and bulls were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower on a light test. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. 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 $112.13/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$112.13

87 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$8.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

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	487	113.53	553	73
Medium 2	400	104.79	420	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.75/cwt here — about $133 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 sale87 hd

112.13

—

NC average6 barns · 593 hd

115.80

−3.68

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	—	Low	1,367	71.33	975	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	50.00	694	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	27.25	272	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	576	103.11/cwt	96.00–110.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	107.90/cwt	100.00–124.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	111.78/cwt	106.00–117.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	120.95/cwt	114.00–127.00	461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	107.17/cwt	96.00–111.00	655	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	119.53/cwt	112.00–123.00	507	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	334	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	418	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	371	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	184	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.99/cwt	129.00–134.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	143.70/cwt	130.00–162.00	461	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	135.74/cwt	132.00–140.00	514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.41/cwt	130.00–143.00	566	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	458	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	308	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	314	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	664	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,486	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	746	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,222	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	103.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	357	107.80/cwt	103.00–111.00	385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	95.45/cwt	94.00–97.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	121.70/cwt	118.00–126.00	391	4
Bulls	—	—	1,128	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,387	72.19/cwt	64.00–88.00	1,001	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	694	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	22.00/cwt	20.00–24.00	208	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	422	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	246	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	129.24/cwt	120.00–133.00	724	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.58/cwt	120.00–135.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	130.05/cwt	123.00–136.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	107.16/cwt	102.00–116.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	121.69/cwt	119.00–126.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	93.51/cwt	90.00–97.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	95.01/cwt	89.00–101.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	469	109.03/cwt	104.00–114.00	511	2

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 Apr 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 283Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year 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
6	—	576	96.00–110.00	103.11
6	—	514	100.00–124.00	107.90
4	—	653	111.00	111.00
7	—	471	106.00–117.00	111.78
10	—	381	114.00–127.00	120.95
13	—	611	96.00–111.00	107.17
19	—	424	112.00–123.00	119.53
1	—	212	144.00	144.00
1	—	748	100.00	100.00
4	—	321	118.00–126.00	121.70
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	578	90.00	90.00
4	—	475	100.00–104.00	103.05
6	—	357	103.00–111.00	107.80
1	—	422	93.00	93.00
1	—	318	110.00	110.00
1	—	246	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	94.00–97.00	95.45
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	334	125.00	125.00
2	—	371	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	184	154.00	154.00
1	—	248	161.00	161.00
1	—	494	131.00	131.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
2	—	271	149.00–150.00	149.50
2	—	609	129.00–133.00	130.98
3	—	523	129.00–134.00	130.99
7	—	321	130.00–162.00	143.70
7	—	379	132.00–140.00	135.74
12	—	424	130.00–143.00	133.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	458	124.00	124.00
1	—	552	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	308	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	670	86.00	86.00
2	—	469	104.00–114.00	109.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	120.00–133.00	129.24
9	—	524	120.00–135.00	127.58
8	—	465	123.00–136.00	130.05
4	—	727	102.00–116.00	107.16
3	—	633	119.00–126.00	121.69
2	—	910	90.00–97.00	93.51
2	—	835	89.00–101.00	95.01
1	—	994	99.00	99.00
1	—	756	92.00	92.00
1	—	682	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	115.00	115.00

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	—	664	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	746	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,128	61.00	61.00
12	—	1,387	64.00–88.00	72.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,388	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,152	43.00	43.00
3	—	947	20.00–24.00	22.00

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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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