Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few slaughter cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a weaker undertone was noted. There were also too few feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a higher undertone was noted for feeders. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.02/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −89.49 against this barn's trailing median of $201.51.

Average price

$112.02

46 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

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	652	113.17	738	43
Medium 2	689	95.67	659	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $79 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $160.66, median $201.51 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

112.02

—

NC average8 barns · 807 hd

112.25

−0.23

This barn, trailing median10 sales

201.51

−89.49

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	1,411	86.11	1,215	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	64.91	750	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	57.00	713	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	908	46.24	420	10

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
Heifers	Medium 2	—	618	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	338	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	362	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	69.62/cwt	68.00–72.00	876	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	678	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	62.66/cwt	62.00–63.00	531	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	346	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	38.24/cwt	30.00–44.00	367	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	438	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	526	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	292	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	112.73/cwt	108.00–120.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	748	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	811	736.78/cwt	725.00–750.00	5,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	633.48/cwt	600.00–675.00	5,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	132.52/cwt	125.00–140.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	709	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	319	119.28/cwt	117.00–121.00	381	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	117.82/cwt	115.00–121.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	107.06/cwt	100.00–112.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	138	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	173	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	106.05/cwt	96.00–112.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	130.46/cwt	126.00–134.00	492	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	128.01/cwt	124.00–134.00	539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	118.55/cwt	110.00–124.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	106.66/cwt	106.00–107.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	109.33/cwt	106.00–116.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	123.34/cwt	123.00–124.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	125.99/cwt	122.00–129.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	113.10/cwt	105.00–118.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	211	135.79/cwt	131.00–141.00	287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	142.51/cwt	133.00–152.00	388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	158	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	110.22/cwt	105.00–114.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	316	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	103.20/cwt	103.00–104.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	106.92/cwt	100.00–111.00	715	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	579	634.46/cwt	600.00–675.00	3,674	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	63.20/cwt	60.00–66.00	707	11
Bulls	—	—	1,048	76.47/cwt	73.00–80.00	801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,158	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	764	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	95.95/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	708	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	444	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	646	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	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 Jul 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 435Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	618	79.00	79.00
1	—	338	107.00	107.00
1	—	250	105.00	105.00
1	—	444	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	678	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	108.00–120.00	112.73
1	—	788	90.00	90.00
8	—	622	100.00–112.00	107.06
1	—	138	129.00	129.00
2	—	173	126.00–129.00	127.46
4	—	564	96.00–112.00	106.05
2	—	227	130.00	130.00
3	—	534	106.00–116.00	109.33
2	—	467	114.00	114.00
5	—	669	100.00–111.00	106.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	316	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	708	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	438	120.00	120.00
1	—	292	126.00	126.00
3	—	319	117.00–121.00	119.28
2	—	373	115.00–121.00	117.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	125.00–140.00	132.52
1	—	536	127.00	127.00
9	—	377	126.00–134.00	130.46
8	—	421	124.00–134.00	128.01
2	—	489	123.00–124.00	123.49
2	—	211	131.00–141.00	135.79
6	—	272	133.00–152.00	142.51
1	—	158	136.00	136.00
1	—	638	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	864	103.00	103.00
1	—	958	94.00	94.00
7	—	574	110.00–124.00	118.55
3	—	723	106.00–107.00	106.66
3	—	539	123.00–124.00	123.34
1	—	948	91.00	91.00
7	—	480	122.00–129.00	125.99
6	—	627	105.00–118.00	113.10
1	—	778	100.00	100.00
8	—	675	105.00–114.00	110.22
5	—	833	103.00–104.00	103.20
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	89.00	89.00
1	—	646	98.00	98.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	68.00–72.00	69.62
11	—	1,119	60.00–66.00	63.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	62.00–63.00	62.66
1	—	768	45.00	45.00
6	—	961	30.00–44.00	38.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	73.00–80.00	76.47
1	—	1,158	66.00	66.00
4	—	1,656	94.00–99.00	95.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	811	725.00–750.00	736.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	847	600.00–675.00	633.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	768	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	579	600.00–675.00	634.46

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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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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