Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 9.00 to 10.00 higher and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test; heifers mostly 1.00 to 8.00 lower on a fairly light test; while bulls were mixed, 3.00 lower to 1.00 higher on a fairly light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.75/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$105.75

77 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$13.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.03

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	486	107.31	522	68
Medium 2	479	93.90	449	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about $72 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 sale77 hd

105.75

—

NC average6 barns · 614 hd

109.78

−4.03

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	1,274	79.93	1,019	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	61.05	686	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	57.96	788	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	851	40.18	342	13

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	286	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	323	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	47.30/cwt	41.00–55.00	401	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	26.64/cwt	25.00–30.00	230	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	57.96/cwt	52.00–62.00	788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	59.63/cwt	55.00–64.00	667	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	722	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	748	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	623	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.87/cwt	121.00–133.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	127.13/cwt	123.00–129.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	99.98/cwt	94.00–105.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	118.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	115.81/cwt	108.00–124.00	781	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	117.06/cwt	114.00–122.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	612	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	552	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	101.08/cwt	90.00–112.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	658	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	504	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.28/cwt	105.00–128.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	141.02/cwt	132.00–149.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	174	156.76/cwt	154.00–160.00	273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	387	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	436	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	541	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	377	121.06/cwt	120.00–122.00	456	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	317	114.76/cwt	109.00–120.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	111.70/cwt	101.00–118.00	484	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	110.68/cwt	103.00–117.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	98.53/cwt	91.00–101.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	103.67/cwt	100.00–111.00	542	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	65.78/cwt	64.00–68.00	754	6
Bulls	—	—	1,190	76.92/cwt	67.00–85.00	915	5
Bulls	—	—	1,696	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,611	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,822	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	94.39/cwt	92.00–96.00	346	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	444	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	130.53/cwt	126.00–134.00	553	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	131.65/cwt	128.00–137.00	513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	142.57/cwt	136.00–146.00	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	377	96.36/cwt	94.00–99.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	636	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	462	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	376	99.09/cwt	95.00–102.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	479	96.43/cwt	93.00–100.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	714	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	101.65/cwt	97.00–106.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	114.23/cwt	110.00–118.00	379	5

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	286	113.00	113.00
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
3	—	376	95.00–102.00	99.09
2	—	479	93.00–100.00	96.43
1	—	714	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	722	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	433	101.00–118.00	111.70
10	—	467	103.00–117.00	110.68
8	—	381	110.00–115.00	112.64
7	—	712	91.00–101.00	98.53
7	—	523	100.00–111.00	103.67
1	—	234	123.00	123.00
1	—	280	118.00	118.00
1	—	784	90.00	90.00
2	—	614	102.00	102.00
3	—	577	100.00–102.00	100.67
3	—	666	97.00–106.00	101.65
5	—	332	110.00–118.00	114.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	94.00–99.00	96.36
1	—	636	81.00	81.00
1	—	462	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	748	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	127.00–135.00	130.91
8	—	520	121.00–133.00	127.87
7	—	583	123.00–129.00	127.13
3	—	726	94.00–105.00	99.98
3	—	619	115.00–122.00	118.71
2	—	674	108.00–124.00	115.81
1	—	812	100.00	100.00
1	—	764	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	612	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	552	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	90.00–112.00	101.08
1	—	658	92.00	92.00
1	—	504	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	114.00–122.00	117.06
2	—	377	120.00–122.00	121.06
2	—	317	109.00–120.00	114.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	105.00–128.00	121.28
3	—	529	133.00–137.00	134.94
2	—	570	129.00–132.00	130.51
2	—	279	132.00–149.00	141.02
2	—	174	154.00–160.00	156.76
1	—	604	128.00	128.00
1	—	474	137.00	137.00
13	—	424	126.00–134.00	130.53
8	—	390	128.00–137.00	131.65
8	—	323	136.00–146.00	142.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	120.00–128.00	123.97
1	—	436	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	92.00–96.00	94.39
1	—	444	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	548	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	847	41.00–55.00	47.30
5	—	865	25.00–30.00	26.64
1	—	810	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	52.00–62.00	57.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,118	55.00–64.00	59.63
6	—	1,146	64.00–68.00	65.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,190	67.00–85.00	76.92
1	—	1,696	95.00	95.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	886	770.00	770.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle