Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while boning type were steady to 1.00 lower and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower on a very light test. Feeder cattle were also very lightly tested, steers were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower; heifers mostly 3.00 to 7.00 lower; while bulls had too few head to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light due to heavy rain overnight and throughout the morning. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.79/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$106.79

64 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

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	471	109.89	517	51
Medium 2	462	95.47	441	12thin
Small 1-2	508	84.00	427	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $91 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 sale64 hd

106.79

—

NC average8 barns · 1,194 hd

114.00

−7.22

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	1,563	87.16	1,362	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	62.21	727	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	61.56	823	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	881	40.00	352	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	106.24/cwt	104.00–106.50	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	640	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	384	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	436	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	536	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	288	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	251	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	426	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	341	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	356	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	196	1
Bulls	—	—	1,512	82.71/cwt	71.00–89.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	91.61/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,478	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	922	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	60.36/cwt	57.00–63.00	724	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	61.56/cwt	59.00–65.00	823	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	371	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	586	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	352	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	506	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	126.87/cwt	125.00–128.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.18/cwt	117.00–135.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	130.57/cwt	124.00–136.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	98.99/cwt	97.00–101.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	588	101.27/cwt	97.00–110.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	120.63/cwt	110.00–129.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.28/cwt	130.00–154.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	162	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	267	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	389	117.76/cwt	112.00–125.00	458	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	331	123.09/cwt	121.00–125.00	407	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	434	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	499	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	508	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	110.52/cwt	106.00–113.00	475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	112.06/cwt	108.00–114.00	419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	106.59/cwt	100.00–113.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	106.00/cwt	99.00–111.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	101.03/cwt	93.00–105.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	132.32/cwt	118.00–159.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	95.50/cwt	93.00–98.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	98.30/cwt	90.00–102.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	103.42/cwt	101.00–106.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	684	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	432	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 Apr 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 227Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	718	104.00–106.50	106.24
13	—	472	135.50	135.50
4	—	624	110.00–129.00	120.63
3	—	420	130.00–154.00	139.28
2	—	524	128.00–131.00	129.51
2	—	389	131.00–134.00	132.47
1	—	302	143.00	143.00
1	—	162	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	384	130.00	130.00
1	—	436	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	288	87.00	87.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	389	112.00–125.00	117.76
2	—	331	121.00–125.00	123.09
1	—	434	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	97.00	97.00
6	—	428	90.00–102.00	98.30
2	—	477	101.00–106.00	103.42
1	—	684	84.00	84.00
1	—	540	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	106.00–113.00	110.52
10	—	374	108.00–114.00	112.06
8	—	472	100.00–113.00	106.59
6	—	534	99.00–111.00	106.00
5	—	576	93.00–105.00	101.03
3	—	289	118.00–159.00	132.32
2	—	695	93.00–98.00	95.50
1	—	894	81.00	81.00
1	—	844	110.00	110.00
1	—	782	94.00	94.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	302	121.00	121.00
1	—	244	126.00	126.00
1	—	190	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	586	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	89.00	89.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	125.00–128.00	126.87
8	—	528	117.00–135.00	128.18
4	—	466	124.00–136.00	130.57
3	—	728	97.00–101.00	98.99
1	—	958	85.00	85.00
1	—	832	92.00	92.00
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
1	—	688	94.00	94.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	97.00–110.00	101.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	71.00–89.00	82.71
3	—	1,613	90.00–93.00	91.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	922	77.00	77.00
8	—	1,200	57.00–63.00	60.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	59.00–65.00	61.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	812	48.00	48.00
1	—	950	32.00	32.00

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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