Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher while bulls were sharply lower on a light test. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower; heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.80/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$118.80

155 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$39.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

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	479	121.29	582	129
Medium 2	420	108.10	454	23
Small 1-2	261	99.48	260	2thin
Medium and Large 3	286	82.00	235	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.29/cwt here — about $347 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 sale155 hd

118.80

—

NC average9 barns · 1,241 hd

119.45

−0.65

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	1,592	93.21	1,484	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	67.41	850	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,699	65.01	1,105	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	50.10	465	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2Full	—	656	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	597	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	384	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	186	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	218	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	546	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	149.02/cwt	146.00–152.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	135.57/cwt	120.00–150.00	498	11
Bulls	—	—	1,698	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,732	2
Bulls	—	—	1,522	87.36/cwt	79.00–97.00	1,330	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	65.01/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,105	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	53.31/cwt	45.00–60.00	525	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	261	99.48/cwt	99.00–100.00	260	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	864	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	124.94/cwt	118.00–135.00	522	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	104.55/cwt	90.00–116.00	706	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	64.90/cwt	60.00–70.00	796	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	81.23/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.47/cwt	134.00–145.00	716	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	117.30/cwt	112.00–118.00	887	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	121.00/cwt	114.00–126.00	583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	118.65/cwt	117.00–120.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.91/cwt	107.00–118.00	666	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	371	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	203	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	540	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	454	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	708	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	624	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	37.64/cwt	31.00–45.00	305	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	663	85.43/cwt	80.00–91.00	566	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	432	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	146.00/cwt	134.00–155.00	534	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.29/cwt	130.00–143.00	655	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.78/cwt	105.00–122.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	110.95/cwt	95.00–120.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	119.63/cwt	110.00–129.00	627	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	98.78/cwt	90.00–105.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	138.39/cwt	125.00–157.00	451	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	122.98/cwt	112.00–129.00	765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	142.39/cwt	134.00–161.00	466	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.41/cwt	120.00–132.00	726	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	692	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	107.97/cwt	104.00–112.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	138.76/cwt	130.00–148.00	591	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	132.25/cwt	123.00–146.00	366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	286	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.80/cwt	120.00–137.00	681	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	286	117.13/cwt	112.00–120.00	335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	348	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	106.02/cwt	95.00–120.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	103.99/cwt	100.00–107.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	607	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	134.58/cwt	126.00–136.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	366	113.64/cwt	107.00–120.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	113.12/cwt	106.00–116.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	818	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	98.68/cwt	92.00–106.00	810	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	292	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	103.90/cwt	100.00–112.00	488	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	124.68/cwt	124.00–125.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	482	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	704	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	528	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 Jun 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 238Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	656	91.00	91.00
2	—	607	89.00–90.00	89.49
1	—	704	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	186	117.00	117.00
2	—	522	100.00–103.00	101.52
1	—	624	87.00	87.00
2	—	663	80.00–91.00	85.43
5	—	286	112.00–120.00	117.13
4	—	366	107.00–120.00	113.64
4	—	424	106.00–116.00	113.12
4	—	470	100.00–112.00	103.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	367	120.00–150.00	135.57
35	—	418	118.00–135.00	124.94
6	—	675	90.00–116.00	104.55
8	—	482	114.00–126.00	121.00
19	—	575	107.00–118.00	115.91
11	—	615	95.00–120.00	110.95
12	—	524	110.00–129.00	119.63
11	—	326	125.00–157.00	138.39
1	—	224	130.00	130.00
6	—	277	123.00–146.00	132.25
3	—	743	95.00–120.00	106.02
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	261	99.00–100.00	99.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	107.00	107.00
1	—	482	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	286	82.00	82.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	384	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	146.00–152.00	149.02
23	—	521	134.00–145.00	137.47
17	—	756	112.00–118.00	117.30
6	—	728	117.00–120.00	118.65
2	—	685	119.00–122.00	120.52
12	—	366	134.00–155.00	146.00
10	—	327	134.00–161.00	142.39
26	—	472	140.00–147.00	146.51
21	—	426	130.00–148.00	138.76
7	—	637	126.00–136.00	134.58
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	432	120.00	120.00
1	—	292	116.00	116.00
3	—	327	124.00–125.00	124.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	348	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	112.00	112.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	864	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	84.00	84.00
1	—	708	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	474	130.00–143.00	138.29
11	—	665	105.00–122.00	115.78
5	—	926	90.00–105.00	98.78
14	—	622	112.00–129.00	122.98
1	—	964	98.00	98.00
1	—	724	111.00	111.00
16	—	574	120.00–132.00	126.41
5	—	766	104.00–112.00	107.97
14	—	525	120.00–137.00	129.80
3	—	863	100.00–107.00	103.99
3	—	821	92.00–106.00	98.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	818	88.00	88.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	52.00	52.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	101.00–103.00	101.99
3	—	1,522	79.00–97.00	87.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,699	64.00–66.00	65.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	984	45.00–60.00	53.31
1	—	894	65.00	65.00
3	—	811	31.00–45.00	37.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,226	60.00–70.00	64.90
2	—	1,451	77.00–86.00	81.23

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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