Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle were lightly tested. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 higher, while boning type were steady to 1.00 lower and bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher; heifers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher; while feeder bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.89/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$115.89

81 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$61.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

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	499	118.24	590	70
Medium 2	474	105.36	499	10thin
Small 3	538	57.00	307	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.24/cwt here — about $284 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 sale81 hd

115.89

—

NC average8 barns · 862 hd

115.36

+0.53

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	1,369	79.00	1,082	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	74.00	1,221	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	66.62	721	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	54.74	471	18

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,221	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	40.40/cwt	34.00–46.00	355	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	56.53/cwt	50.00–62.00	485	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	65.27/cwt	64.00–68.00	670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,000	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	106.47/cwt	104.00–111.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	111.63/cwt	108.00–114.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	118.67/cwt	111.00–122.00	602	13
Steers	Small 3	—	278	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	243	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	538	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	123.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	127.05/cwt	122.00–136.00	348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.17/cwt	130.00–139.50	716	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	970	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	128.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	144.68/cwt	130.00–149.00	556	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	127.95/cwt	120.00–133.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	104.01/cwt	94.00–110.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	728	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	135.34/cwt	130.00–144.00	577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.97/cwt	109.00–122.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	120.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	559	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	114.90/cwt	112.00–118.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	536	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	622	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	706	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	864	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	434	112.28/cwt	111.00–115.00	487	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	496	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	620	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	826	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	529	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	528	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	429	121.25/cwt	114.00–127.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	296	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	355	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	677	93.57/cwt	89.00–98.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	559	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	657	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	212	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	244	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	274	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	125.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	752	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	549	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	518	116.47/cwt	113.00–120.00	603	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	124.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	407	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	116.85/cwt	110.00–124.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	117.74/cwt	109.00–120.50	658	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	95.52/cwt	90.00–101.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	636	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.39/cwt	120.00–132.00	660	6

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 236Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	34.00–46.00	40.40
16	—	858	50.00–62.00	56.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	64.00–68.00	65.27
1	—	1,308	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,738	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,000	66.00	66.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	125.00–129.00	127.96
3	—	607	108.00–114.00	111.63
13	—	507	111.00–122.00	118.67
3	—	357	120.00–126.00	123.64
4	—	274	122.00–136.00	127.05
5	—	676	94.00–110.00	104.01
1	—	764	94.00	94.00
14	—	464	120.00–125.00	120.58
4	—	312	120.00–129.00	125.82
16	—	559	109.00–120.50	117.74
2	—	713	90.00–101.00	95.52
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	538	57.00	57.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	104.00	104.00
1	—	710	76.00	76.00
2	—	385	112.00–118.00	114.90
3	—	434	111.00–115.00	112.28
1	—	660	80.00	80.00
1	—	296	120.00	120.00
1	—	468	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	764	104.00–111.00	106.47
2	—	717	111.00	111.00
6	—	488	120.00–133.00	127.95
3	—	573	120.00–123.00	120.99
3	—	620	109.00–122.00	113.97
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
6	—	522	120.00–132.00	126.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	71.00	71.00
1	—	728	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	536	116.00	116.00
2	—	677	89.00–98.00	93.57
1	—	598	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	110.00–124.00	116.85
1	—	636	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	826	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	752	73.00	73.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	278	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	130.00–139.50	137.17
15	—	629	125.00–130.00	128.14
1	—	758	118.00	118.00
8	—	384	130.00–149.00	144.68
1	—	336	150.00	150.00
1	—	698	123.00	123.00
8	—	426	130.00–144.00	135.34
1	—	264	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	706	90.00	90.00
1	—	864	104.00	104.00
1	—	496	125.00	125.00
3	—	429	114.00–127.00	121.25
2	—	559	116.00–119.00	117.51
2	—	212	110.00–120.00	115.24
1	—	274	121.00	121.00
2	—	518	113.00–120.00	116.47
4	—	327	121.00–127.00	124.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	58.00	58.00
1	—	458	55.00	55.00

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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