Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher, while bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 lower on a very light test; feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower; four- and five-weights heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while six-weights were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.63/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −87.16 against this barn's trailing median of $201.79.

Average price

$114.63

87 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$48.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

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	627	117.03	733	73
Medium 2	558	106.89	596	12thin
Medium and Large 3	536	78.00	418	1thin
Small 1-2	900	69.00	621	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.03/cwt here — about $112 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

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $185.11, median $201.79 across 11 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 sale87 hd

114.63

—

NC average8 barns · 796 hd

116.37

−1.74

This barn, trailing median11 sales

201.79

−87.16

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	1,556	95.05	1,479	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	71.97	838	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,259	69.53	875	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	59.05	566	7thin

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 1-2	—	419	118.60/cwt	115.00–123.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	133.32/cwt	124.00–147.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.22/cwt	127.00–147.00	516	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	108.50/cwt	106.00–113.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	131.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	105.01/cwt	101.00–110.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.14/cwt	120.00–134.00	605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	143.97/cwt	138.00–148.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	117.63/cwt	110.00–123.00	561	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.09/cwt	117.00–131.00	655	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	141.54/cwt	130.00–148.00	450	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	108.10/cwt	100.00–112.00	782	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	115.60/cwt	104.00–121.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	892	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	120.41/cwt	115.00–128.00	389	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	101.74/cwt	92.00–107.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	116.83/cwt	106.00–124.00	661	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	358	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	451	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	822.08/cwt	750.00–925.00	7,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	121.15/cwt	116.00–126.00	752	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.47/cwt	118.00–131.00	709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	612	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	846	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	626	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	446	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	517	101.42/cwt	99.00–104.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	92.28/cwt	85.00–96.00	814	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	314	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	364	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	116.07/cwt	110.00–126.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	614	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	668	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	668	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	472	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	574	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	103.99/cwt	100.00–108.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	532	108.25/cwt	100.00–115.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	376	106.66/cwt	104.00–109.00	401	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	176	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	218	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	670	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	402	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	508	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	428	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	385	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	346	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	130.38/cwt	129.00–132.00	360	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	101.39/cwt	95.00–106.00	386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	325	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	426	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	230	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	900	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	129.39/cwt	121.00–136.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	692	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	630	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	235	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	344	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	59.05/cwt	54.00–63.00	566	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	69.53/cwt	62.00–75.00	875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	78.40/cwt	77.00–80.00	935	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	69.99/cwt	65.00–75.00	808	13
Bulls	—	—	1,608	102.06/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	91.54/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,401	4

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 268Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year 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
8	—	419	115.00–123.00	118.60
1	—	644	110.00	110.00
2	—	389	124.00–126.00	124.99
4	—	235	129.00–135.00	131.72
5	—	664	101.00–110.00	105.01
16	—	477	110.00–123.00	117.63
9	—	523	104.00–121.00	115.60
7	—	323	115.00–128.00	120.41
10	—	566	106.00–124.00	116.83
1	—	718	101.00	101.00
3	—	276	129.00–132.00	130.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	892	75.00	75.00
1	—	612	87.00	87.00
1	—	846	74.00	74.00
2	—	508	90.00–100.00	95.00
2	—	692	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	99.00–104.00	101.42
2	—	445	100.00–108.00	103.99
3	—	376	104.00–109.00	106.66
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	54.00	54.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	344	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	124.00–147.00	133.32
11	—	376	127.00–147.00	137.22
1	—	492	135.00	135.00
3	—	263	138.00–148.00	143.97
8	—	318	130.00–148.00	141.54
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
1	—	170	139.00	139.00
1	—	218	149.00	149.00
5	—	537	121.00–136.00	129.39
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	358	126.00	126.00
1	—	314	116.00	116.00
4	—	415	110.00–126.00	116.07
1	—	176	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	446	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	472	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	90.00	90.00
1	—	346	104.00	104.00
4	—	381	95.00–106.00	101.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	984	89.00	89.00
4	—	683	106.00–113.00	108.50
10	—	472	120.00–134.00	128.14
14	—	524	117.00–131.00	125.09
1	—	804	103.00	103.00
11	—	723	100.00–112.00	108.10
2	—	922	90.00–92.00	91.00
4	—	778	92.00–107.00	101.74
10	—	621	116.00–126.00	121.15
13	—	570	118.00–131.00	124.47
3	—	882	85.00–96.00	92.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	536	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	614	100.00	100.00
1	—	668	100.00	100.00
5	—	574	100.00–110.00	105.19
2	—	474	115.00–117.00	115.98
3	—	532	100.00–115.00	108.25
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	69.00	69.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	83.00	83.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	750.00–925.00	822.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	856	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	959	54.00–63.00	59.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,259	62.00–75.00	69.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	77.00–80.00	78.40
13	—	1,155	65.00–75.00	69.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	101.00–103.00	102.06
4	—	1,530	87.00–98.00	91.54

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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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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