Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher, both on a light test. Feeder steers were lightly tested and had too few comparable head to establish an adequate market comparison; heifers were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher on a fairly light test; and feeder bulls were steady to 4.00 higher, also on a fairly light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. 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 $107.86/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$107.86

73 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$13.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

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	490	109.55	537	63
Medium 1-2	326	106.00	346	1thin
Medium 2	505	96.19	486	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $51 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 sale73 hd

107.86

—

NC average8 barns · 617 hd

115.53

−7.67

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	1,368	85.73	1,173	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	63.08	783	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	61.17	916	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	51.72	466	11

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	521	109.81/cwt	106.00–114.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	111.59/cwt	105.00–116.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	116.76/cwt	110.00–135.00	502	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	522	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	491	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	264	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	333	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	424	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	511	2
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	344	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	389	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	352	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	424	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	97.23/cwt	92.00–100.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	846	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	641	95.51/cwt	94.00–97.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	119.56/cwt	117.00–124.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	131.45/cwt	121.00–138.00	613	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	131.72/cwt	125.00–146.00	697	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	870	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	326	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	346	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	526	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	554	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	666	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	708	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	486	94.52/cwt	89.00–100.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	128	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	99.50/cwt	98.00–101.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	104.72/cwt	100.00–108.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	115.97/cwt	112.00–121.00	392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	115.06/cwt	111.00–119.00	426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	139.27/cwt	134.00–146.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	144.71/cwt	133.00–156.00	480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	136.71/cwt	127.00–141.00	574	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	824	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	791	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	422	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	452	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	728	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	671	103.51/cwt	101.00–106.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.97/cwt	126.00–131.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	110.32/cwt	106.00–113.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	117.78/cwt	116.00–120.00	786	5
Bulls	—	—	1,168	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	101.14/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,719	3
Bulls	—	—	1,236	81.64/cwt	71.00–93.00	1,009	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	75.11/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,009	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	61.33/cwt	56.00–68.00	734	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	61.17/cwt	57.00–65.00	916	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	736	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	52.89/cwt	42.00–58.00	485	10

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 192Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year 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	—	521	106.00–114.00	109.81
10	—	474	105.00–116.00	111.59
13	—	430	110.00–135.00	116.76
1	—	128	115.00	115.00
1	—	294	116.00	116.00
1	—	762	91.00	91.00
2	—	728	98.00–101.00	99.50
3	—	673	100.00–108.00	104.72
4	—	620	100.00–102.00	100.99
5	—	568	105.00–109.00	107.00
6	—	338	112.00–121.00	115.97
6	—	370	111.00–119.00	115.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	92.00–100.00	97.23
1	—	526	100.00	100.00
1	—	554	105.00	105.00
1	—	666	93.00	93.00
1	—	708	87.00	87.00
2	—	486	89.00–100.00	94.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	846	70.00	70.00
2	—	641	94.00–97.00	95.51
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	326	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
1	—	264	126.00	126.00
2	—	424	119.00–122.00	120.49
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	344	113.00	113.00
1	—	352	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	248	133.00	133.00
1	—	528	130.00	130.00
1	—	594	126.00	126.00
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
1	—	828	100.00	100.00
2	—	633	117.00	117.00
6	—	373	134.00–146.00	139.27
9	—	332	133.00–156.00	144.71
16	—	420	127.00–141.00	136.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	824	96.00	96.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	422	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	117.00–124.00	119.56
13	—	466	121.00–138.00	131.45
15	—	529	125.00–146.00	131.72
1	—	858	94.00	94.00
1	—	902	93.00	93.00
1	—	976	78.00	78.00
2	—	842	94.00–95.00	94.50
3	—	573	126.00–131.00	128.97
3	—	729	106.00–113.00	110.32
5	—	667	116.00–120.00	117.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	728	94.00	94.00
2	—	671	101.00–106.00	103.51

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	—	750	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,168	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,700	97.00–106.00	101.14
6	—	1,236	71.00–93.00	81.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,396	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,343	72.00–78.00	75.11
8	—	1,197	56.00–68.00	61.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	57.00–65.00	61.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	736	40.00	40.00
10	—	917	42.00–58.00	52.89

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