Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 5.00 to 7.00 higher and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; heifers mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Steer calves, Medium and Large 1-2, (1) head weighing 60 lbs. brought 210.00 per head; (1) head weighing 116 lbs. brought 190.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.81/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$112.81

77 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$52.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.69

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	117.72	580	55
Medium 2	391	103.03	402	18thin
Small 1-2	348	97.61	340	3thin
Small 3	382	65.00	248	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.72/cwt here — about $331 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 sale77 hd

112.81

—

NC average8 barns · 975 hd

117.50

−4.69

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	1,676	89.50	1,500	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	71.00	1,047	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	66.95	767	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	56.41	576	18

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	117.98/cwt	109.00–126.00	742	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	140.19/cwt	135.00–144.00	304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	123.23/cwt	116.00–128.00	470	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	647	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	662	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	117.51/cwt	113.00–120.00	617	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	126.65/cwt	125.00–132.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	118.58/cwt	114.00–128.00	566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	140.00/cwt	133.00–146.00	528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.79/cwt	131.00–136.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	143.34/cwt	139.00–151.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	110.27/cwt	107.00–116.00	634	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	102.41/cwt	96.00–109.00	287	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	484	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	426	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	97.14/cwt	93.00–105.00	314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	124.85/cwt	120.00–133.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	108.66/cwt	100.00–114.00	683	3
Steers	Small 3	—	264	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	209	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	382	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	248	1
Steers	Small 2	—	388	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	133.97/cwt	129.00–138.00	551	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	1,096.00/cwt	970.00–1,200.00	14,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,248	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	354	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	407	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	658	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	682	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,627	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	280	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,047	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	66.11/cwt	60.00–69.00	769	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	751	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,772	1
Bulls	—	—	1,506	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	464	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	411	107.74/cwt	100.00–113.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	432	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	604	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	648	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	484	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	462	99.56/cwt	90.00–106.00	460	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	492	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	105.30/cwt	102.00–110.00	344	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	559	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	57.46/cwt	49.00–62.00	598	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,434	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,135.26/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	12,125	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	193	116.59/cwt	113.00–120.00	225	2
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	672	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	571	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	674	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	634	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	105.61/cwt	95.00–111.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	496	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	634	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	552	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	502	118.50/cwt	114.00–123.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	572	112.91/cwt	100.00–117.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	128.52/cwt	124.00–132.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	106.75/cwt	105.00–108.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	538	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	282	108.18/cwt	102.00–115.00	305	2
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	178	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	488	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	502	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	103.11/cwt	98.00–108.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	796	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 Aug 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 532Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	578	121.00	121.00
13	—	629	109.00–126.00	117.98
1	—	900	94.00	94.00
11	—	517	120.00–129.00	125.14
1	—	876	101.00	101.00
5	—	719	95.00–111.00	105.61
12	—	471	124.00–132.00	128.52
4	—	681	105.00–108.00	106.75
1	—	796	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	662	100.00	100.00
1	—	496	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	658	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	464	110.00	110.00
1	—	648	100.00	100.00
6	—	572	100.00–117.00	112.91
1	—	538	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	484	90.00	90.00
1	—	634	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	135.00–144.00	140.19
1	—	274	140.00	140.00
6	—	560	135.00	135.00
6	—	640	125.00–132.00	126.65
9	—	377	133.00–146.00	140.00
4	—	465	131.00–136.00	133.79
3	—	341	139.00–151.00	143.34
7	—	411	129.00–138.00	133.97
1	—	510	126.00	126.00
1	—	178	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	93.00–105.00	97.14
1	—	354	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	264	79.00	79.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	492	127.00	127.00
1	—	674	94.00	94.00
2	—	369	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	502	114.00–123.00	118.50
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	672	85.00	85.00
1	—	420	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	502	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	116.00–128.00	123.23
17	—	525	113.00–120.00	117.51
10	—	477	114.00–128.00	118.58
3	—	575	107.00–116.00	110.27
1	—	300	119.00	119.00
6	—	429	120.00–133.00	124.85
3	—	629	100.00–114.00	108.66
2	—	684	103.00–104.00	103.50
2	—	271	127.00–130.00	128.52
2	—	726	98.00–108.00	103.11
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	96.00–109.00	102.41
1	—	484	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	100.00–113.00	107.74
1	—	604	80.00	80.00
1	—	522	90.00	90.00
5	—	462	90.00–106.00	99.56
3	—	327	102.00–110.00	105.30
2	—	193	113.00–120.00	116.59
2	—	282	102.00–115.00	108.18
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	432	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	110.00	110.00

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	—	1,296	970.00–1,200.00	1,096.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	708	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,128	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,068	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,135.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	682	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	848	33.00	33.00
1	—	888	63.00	63.00
16	—	1,041	49.00–62.00	57.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,474	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,163	60.00–69.00	66.11
2	—	1,043	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,846	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,506	83.00	83.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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