Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, boning type were steady to 1.00 higher, while there were too few comparable bulls the previous sale to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower; four-weight heifers were steady to 1.00 lower, while five- and six-weights were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.17/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$116.17

138 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$16.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

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	492	119.18	586	109
Medium 2	452	104.89	474	28
Small 1-2	306	103.00	315	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.18/cwt here — about $271 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 sale138 hd

116.17

—

NC average8 barns · 1,054 hd

115.07

+1.10

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	1,539	103.48	1,592	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	76.77	1,124	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	73.34	862	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	53.88	503	11

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	168	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	137.99/cwt	129.00–148.00	384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	123.32/cwt	110.00–131.00	528	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	101.16/cwt	94.00–109.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	116.09/cwt	104.00–119.50	664	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	129.69/cwt	129.00–131.00	757	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.38/cwt	114.00–129.00	696	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	91.01/cwt	85.00–97.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	93.21/cwt	85.00–96.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	126.55/cwt	119.00–134.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	139.83/cwt	130.00–150.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	123.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	127.36/cwt	119.00–134.00	475	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	123.97/cwt	117.00–127.00	586	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.28/cwt	129.00–147.00	586	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	393	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	200	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	136.31/cwt	127.00–138.00	665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	169	135.74/cwt	130.00–139.00	229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.09/cwt	130.00–159.00	552	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	798	1
Steers	Small 3	—	256	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	179	1
Steers	Small 3	—	408	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	330	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	308	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	277	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	306	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	315	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	403	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	292	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	269	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	76.77/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,124	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	81.52/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,024	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	71.42/cwt	65.00–77.00	826	17
Bulls	—	—	1,295	96.78/cwt	75.00–109.00	1,253	10
Bulls	—	—	1,887	113.05/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,133	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	58.51/cwt	48.00–67.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	554	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	874	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	656	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	382	122.25/cwt	113.00–128.00	467	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	366	81.58/cwt	78.00–85.00	299	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	619	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	113.70/cwt	108.00–120.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	244	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	283	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	102.95/cwt	90.00–110.00	479	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	41.53/cwt	32.00–46.00	369	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	578	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	509	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	342	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	267	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	586	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	522	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	414	83.80/cwt	80.00–88.00	347	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	866	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	107.82/cwt	102.00–112.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	87.95/cwt	82.00–94.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	339	114.67/cwt	109.00–120.00	389	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	124.39/cwt	123.00–126.00	336	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	230	120.93/cwt	119.00–123.00	278	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	306	120.33/cwt	109.00–127.00	368	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	542	94.70/cwt	90.00–103.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	594	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	402	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	503	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	546	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	104.80/cwt	96.00–111.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	117.30/cwt	108.00–125.00	619	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	128.82/cwt	123.00–135.00	604	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	91.97/cwt	86.00–100.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.54/cwt	107.00–123.00	784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	111.69/cwt	100.00–119.00	700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.35/cwt	120.00–133.00	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.22/cwt	118.00–129.00	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.17/cwt	101.00–115.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	114.37/cwt	104.00–125.00	710	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	97.66/cwt	90.00–105.00	800	8

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year 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
1	—	168	132.00	132.00
11	—	428	110.00–131.00	123.32
19	—	572	104.00–119.50	116.09
4	—	283	119.00–134.00	126.55
1	—	904	82.00	82.00
6	—	331	120.00–130.00	123.43
19	—	373	119.00–134.00	127.36
14	—	473	117.00–127.00	123.97
15	—	528	108.00–125.00	117.30
3	—	722	86.00–100.00	91.97
11	—	627	100.00–119.00	111.69
4	—	668	101.00–115.00	109.17
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	306	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	554	98.00	98.00
1	—	874	75.00	75.00
6	—	375	108.00–120.00	113.70
1	—	244	116.00	116.00
5	—	465	90.00–110.00	102.95
6	—	425	102.00–112.00	107.82
2	—	605	82.00–94.00	87.95
3	—	339	109.00–120.00	114.67
3	—	542	90.00–103.00	94.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	129.00–148.00	137.99
3	—	629	119.00	119.00
1	—	716	114.00	114.00
10	—	584	129.00–131.00	129.69
8	—	315	130.00–150.00	139.83
15	—	427	129.00–147.00	137.28
10	—	488	127.00–138.00	136.31
3	—	169	130.00–139.00	135.74
17	—	378	130.00–159.00	146.09
1	—	688	116.00	116.00
8	—	523	120.00–133.00	126.35
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	94.00	94.00
1	—	200	107.00	107.00
1	—	308	90.00	90.00
1	—	380	106.00	106.00
1	—	292	92.00	92.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	256	70.00	70.00
1	—	408	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	113.00–128.00	122.25
3	—	270	123.00–126.00	124.39
2	—	230	119.00–123.00	120.93
3	—	306	109.00–127.00	120.33
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	594	110.00	110.00
1	—	402	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	94.00–109.00	101.16
13	—	578	114.00–129.00	120.38
2	—	965	85.00–97.00	91.01
4	—	881	85.00–96.00	93.21
6	—	730	96.00–111.00	104.80
14	—	469	123.00–135.00	128.82
1	—	922	90.00	90.00
12	—	673	107.00–123.00	116.54
14	—	523	118.00–129.00	125.22
14	—	621	104.00–125.00	114.37
8	—	819	90.00–105.00	97.66
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	474	95.00	95.00
2	—	619	100.00	100.00
1	—	866	72.00	72.00
1	—	546	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	578	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	548	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	366	78.00–85.00	81.58
1	—	342	78.00	78.00
1	—	460	86.00	86.00
1	—	586	89.00	89.00
4	—	414	80.00–88.00	83.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,464	73.00–79.00	76.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	80.00–83.00	81.52
17	—	1,157	65.00–77.00	71.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	950	48.00–67.00	58.51
3	—	889	32.00–46.00	41.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,295	75.00–109.00	96.78
7	—	1,887	110.00–117.00	113.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	775.00	775.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle