Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few head to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were light due to several days of rain, including heavy rain on sale day. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.93/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$108.93

78 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$39.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

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	110.63	522	63
Medium 2	300	106.46	319	13thin
Medium and Large 3	418	71.50	299	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.13/cwt here — about $223 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 sale78 hd

108.93

—

NC average8 barns · 685 hd

115.40

−6.47

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	1,828	94.25	1,723	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,212	62.00	751	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	61.81	811	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	52.17	483	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.76/cwt	125.00–127.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	116.05/cwt	104.00–120.00	484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	111.66/cwt	105.00–121.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	136.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	118.31/cwt	117.00–120.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	107.45/cwt	100.00–116.00	564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	178	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.37/cwt	130.00–138.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	91.00/cwt	88.00–94.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	394	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	115.53/cwt	112.00–121.00	379	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	138.44/cwt	126.00–152.50	318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	119.04/cwt	114.00–126.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	434	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	98.43/cwt	95.00–102.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.49/cwt	138.00–143.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	118.13/cwt	110.00–126.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.39/cwt	115.00–119.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	594	113.51/cwt	111.00–116.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	622	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	104.32/cwt	99.00–109.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	107.44/cwt	104.00–111.00	406	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	337	122.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	411	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	118	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	126	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	108.30/cwt	102.00–111.00	350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	137.32/cwt	133.00–142.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	138.41/cwt	134.00–143.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	726	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	959	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	52.17/cwt	49.00–56.00	483	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	293	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	314	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	298	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	114	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	98	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	102.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	215	107.65/cwt	106.00–110.00	231	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	216	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	235	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	184	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	223	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	252	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	124	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	138	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	152	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	169	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	404	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	502	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	91.87/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,566	2
Bulls	—	—	2,074	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	61.81/cwt	57.00–64.00	811	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,212	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	751	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 May 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 374Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	125.00–127.00	125.76
3	—	565	117.00–120.00	118.31
1	—	474	125.00	125.00
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
1	—	912	107.00	107.00
5	—	623	115.00–119.00	117.39
1	—	864	111.00	111.00
2	—	733	106.00–108.00	107.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	594	111.00–116.00	113.51
1	—	622	102.00	102.00
1	—	502	113.00	113.00
1	—	468	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	417	104.00–120.00	116.05
6	—	483	105.00–121.00	111.66
2	—	727	94.00	94.00
11	—	525	100.00–116.00	107.45
2	—	792	88.00–94.00	91.00
10	—	328	112.00–121.00	115.53
2	—	230	126.00–152.50	138.44
8	—	375	114.00–126.00	119.04
2	—	678	95.00–102.00	98.43
3	—	609	99.00–109.00	104.32
4	—	576	100.00–110.00	102.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	394	73.00	73.00
1	—	442	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	434	100.00	100.00
1	—	726	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	104.00–111.00	107.44
4	—	323	102.00–111.00	108.30
3	—	215	106.00–110.00	107.65
1	—	124	111.00	111.00
1	—	152	111.00	111.00
1	—	404	96.00	96.00
1	—	524	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	130.00–140.00	136.68
1	—	178	129.00	129.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
5	—	424	130.00–138.00	132.37
2	—	460	138.00–143.00	140.49
1	—	522	135.00	135.00
2	—	331	133.00–142.00	137.32
2	—	259	134.00–143.00	138.41
1	—	240	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	125.00	125.00
2	—	376	110.00–126.00	118.13
3	—	337	120.00–126.00	122.06
1	—	118	107.00	107.00
1	—	216	109.00	109.00
1	—	184	121.00	121.00
1	—	252	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	314	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	114	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	49.00–56.00	52.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,312	57.00–64.00	61.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,212	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	90.00–93.00	91.87
1	—	2,074	99.00	99.00

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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