Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower, while boning type were steady to 1.00 higher and bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower on a light test; heifers mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower; and feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light as remnants of Hurricane Sally pass through the region. Cattle quality was average. Two dairy steers, Large 3, weighing 50 lbs. brought 45.00 and 60.00 per head; one dairy steer, Medium and Large 3, weighing 50 lbs. brought 110.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.66/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$109.66

112 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$42.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.18

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	521	112.18	585	96
Medium 2	423	103.01	436	12thin
Small 1-2	539	69.25	373	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.93/cwt here — about $212 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 sale112 hd

109.66

—

NC average8 barns · 1,162 hd

115.84

−6.18

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	1,487	84.09	1,250	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	65.00	824	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	60.56	818	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	52.96	544	17

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	139.44/cwt	130.00–157.00	452	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	118.03/cwt	117.00–119.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	109.63/cwt	100.00–114.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	104.69/cwt	100.00–109.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	110.45/cwt	105.00–120.00	526	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	756	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.52/cwt	126.00–134.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.69/cwt	127.00–134.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	129.79/cwt	125.00–134.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	128.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.11/cwt	118.00–128.00	657	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	109.93/cwt	105.00–120.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	132.99/cwt	127.00–144.00	493	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	120.30/cwt	116.00–123.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	99.34/cwt	94.00–103.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	753	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	414	120.45/cwt	108.00–126.00	499	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	316	123.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	466	96.05/cwt	94.00–98.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	100.22/cwt	96.00–103.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.15/cwt	116.00–125.00	679	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	114.28/cwt	110.00–122.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	110.81/cwt	106.00–116.00	420	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	514	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	564	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	106.23/cwt	100.00–112.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	95.56/cwt	90.00–101.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	108.92/cwt	100.00–118.00	630	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	792	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	114.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	532	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	268	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	596	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	374	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,557	87.15/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,357	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	776	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	744	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	60.56/cwt	57.00–65.00	818	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	354	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	251	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	418	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	339	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	429	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,004	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	653	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	553	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	39.80/cwt	30.00–49.00	365	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	56.35/cwt	50.00–60.00	608	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	64.50/cwt	60.00–72.00	831	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	368	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	482	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	405	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	636	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	742	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	588	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	365	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	352	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	602	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	135.26/cwt	127.00–140.00	376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	125.29/cwt	115.00–132.00	396	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	254	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	556	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	345	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	524	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	121.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	462	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	126.33/cwt	119.00–133.00	360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	801	2

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 387Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	324	130.00–157.00	139.44
2	—	619	117.00–119.00	118.03
7	—	428	126.00–134.00	129.52
1	—	840	116.00	116.00
7	—	472	127.00–134.00	130.69
2	—	212	125.00–132.00	128.60
9	—	371	127.00–144.00	132.99
4	—	668	116.00–123.00	120.30
1	—	962	106.00	106.00
4	—	278	127.00–140.00	135.26
1	—	528	130.00	130.00
2	—	706	110.00–117.00	113.49
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	108.00–126.00	120.45
3	—	316	120.00–126.00	123.71
1	—	268	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	374	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	482	84.00	84.00
1	—	338	104.00	104.00
1	—	240	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	100.00–114.00	109.63
3	—	623	100.00–109.00	104.69
14	—	476	105.00–120.00	110.45
1	—	890	81.00	81.00
1	—	744	90.00	90.00
1	—	666	113.00	113.00
6	—	421	110.00–122.00	114.28
2	—	771	90.00–101.00	95.56
16	—	578	100.00–118.00	108.92
14	—	316	115.00–132.00	125.29
11	—	379	118.00–126.00	121.96
11	—	928	98.50	98.50
5	—	285	119.00–133.00	126.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	466	94.00–98.00	96.05
5	—	379	106.00–116.00	110.81
1	—	514	96.00	96.00
1	—	564	92.00	92.00
1	—	318	102.00	102.00
2	—	429	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	438	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	636	67.00	67.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	556	62.00	62.00
1	—	524	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	756	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	125.00–134.00	129.79
14	—	525	118.00–128.00	125.11
10	—	622	105.00–120.00	109.93
3	—	780	94.00–103.00	99.34
4	—	718	96.00–103.00	100.22
12	—	565	116.00–125.00	120.15
8	—	666	100.00–112.00	106.23
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	792	91.00	91.00
3	—	465	110.00–119.00	114.44
1	—	522	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	596	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	588	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	602	74.00	74.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	354	71.00	71.00
1	—	418	81.00	81.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	886	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	84.00–91.00	87.15
1	—	1,758	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,004	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,049	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,352	55.00	55.00
16	—	1,289	60.00–72.00	64.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	57.00–65.00	60.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	65.00	65.00
4	—	916	30.00–49.00	39.80
12	—	1,079	50.00–60.00	56.35

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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Replacement Cattle

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