Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher with some high as 10.00 higher with limited comparison from the previous week; heifers were 7.00 to 13.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some high as 16.00 higher. Demand was good with higher than normal local buyers present; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly 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 $123.64/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$123.64

79 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

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	477	125.08	596	72
Medium 2	350	108.84	381	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about $215 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 sale79 hd

123.64

—

NC average7 barns · 642 hd

118.14

+5.50

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	—	High	1,548	98.09	1,518	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	67.71	799	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	67.22	966	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	54.08	524	12

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	—	513	138.66/cwt	131.00–140.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	126.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	126.53/cwt	121.00–132.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.85/cwt	115.00–126.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	136.79/cwt	127.00–152.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	138.66/cwt	137.00–141.00	320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	151.78/cwt	144.00–160.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	151.58/cwt	141.00–159.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	102.80/cwt	93.00–108.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	188	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	142.32/cwt	135.00–147.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	109.51/cwt	105.00–114.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.32/cwt	112.00–121.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	139.13/cwt	131.00–147.00	384	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	149.50/cwt	140.00–157.00	489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.75/cwt	117.00–123.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.38/cwt	137.00–150.00	604	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	154.36/cwt	149.00–159.00	372	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	62.70/cwt	60.00–66.00	899	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,067	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	74.29/cwt	70.00–77.00	863	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	63.76/cwt	58.00–67.00	759	15
Bulls	—	—	1,780	105.96/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,393	92.85/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	145.01/cwt	140.00–153.00	473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.03/cwt	106.00–108.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	107.42/cwt	91.00–119.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	124.66/cwt	117.00–130.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	112.16/cwt	105.00–115.50	714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.44/cwt	117.00–132.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.62/cwt	136.00–144.00	668	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	212	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	129.71/cwt	126.00–132.00	761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	506	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	566	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	542	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.58/cwt	126.00–134.00	684	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	746	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	256	115.91/cwt	105.00–127.00	297	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	55.18/cwt	50.00–59.00	546	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	311	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	462	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	564	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	380	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	506	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	582	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	407	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	435	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	306	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	389	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	377	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	496	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 May 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 13Year 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
7	—	513	131.00–140.00	138.66
2	—	290	144.00–160.00	151.78
5	—	373	141.00–159.00	151.58
1	—	188	159.00	159.00
9	—	478	135.00–147.00	142.32
7	—	327	140.00–157.00	149.50
2	—	739	114.00–120.00	117.01
1	—	696	120.00	120.00
13	—	427	137.00–150.00	141.38
4	—	241	149.00–159.00	154.36
6	—	628	117.00–132.00	127.44
2	—	551	130.00–133.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	746	103.00	103.00
1	—	220	133.00	133.00
2	—	306	127.00	127.00
2	—	377	130.00–133.00	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	120.00–129.00	126.38
2	—	557	121.00–132.00	126.53
5	—	379	127.00–152.00	136.79
3	—	231	137.00–141.00	138.66
2	—	741	105.00–114.00	109.51
9	—	276	131.00–147.00	139.13
8	—	525	117.00–123.00	119.75
6	—	326	140.00–153.00	145.01
7	—	668	91.00–119.00	107.42
11	—	469	117.00–130.00	124.66
12	—	637	105.00–115.50	112.16
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	212	129.00	129.00
2	—	377	90.00–100.00	95.04
1	—	566	104.00	104.00
2	—	256	105.00–127.00	115.91
1	—	407	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
5	—	633	115.00–126.00	119.85
4	—	713	93.00–108.00	102.80
1	—	962	107.00	107.00
2	—	852	106.00–107.00	106.50
6	—	670	112.00–121.00	117.32
2	—	775	106.00–108.00	107.03
9	—	475	136.00–144.00	140.62
1	—	934	106.00	106.00
13	—	587	126.00–132.00	129.71
15	—	528	126.00–134.00	129.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	120.00	120.00
1	—	462	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	542	108.00	108.00
1	—	582	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	66.00	66.00
1	—	506	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,434	60.00–66.00	62.70
2	—	1,442	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,161	70.00–77.00	74.29
15	—	1,191	58.00–67.00	63.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	990	50.00–59.00	55.18
1	—	740	42.00	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	105.00–107.00	105.96
3	—	1,393	90.00–96.00	92.85

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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