Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 9.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.65/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$102.65

226 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$36.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.72

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	509	106.51	542	169
Medium 2	426	95.74	408	42
Small 1-2	460	79.79	367	13thin
Medium and Large 3	438	70.00	307	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.51/cwt here — about $236 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 sale226 hd

102.65

—

NC average8 barns · 1,243 hd

112.36

−9.72

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	—	Low	1,301	69.62	906	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	52.62	608	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	49.74	732	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	41.80	404	29

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	727	88.46/cwt	84.00–93.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	123.08/cwt	119.00–128.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	106.59/cwt	100.00–113.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	103.39/cwt	95.00–111.00	588	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.41/cwt	127.00–134.00	628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	129.97/cwt	129.00–132.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	529	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	423	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	700	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	420	1
Bulls	Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	512	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	420	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	432	103.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	447	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	640	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	498	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	374	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	214	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	214	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	422	94.59/cwt	90.00–100.00	399	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	432	78.52/cwt	77.00–80.00	339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	136.83/cwt	126.00–143.00	514	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	581	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	424	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	105.74/cwt	100.00–112.00	554	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	612	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	836	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	326	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	115.47/cwt	107.00–121.00	490	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	630	90.25/cwt	90.00–91.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	109.20/cwt	100.00–117.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	95.92/cwt	90.00–110.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	882	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	80.01/cwt	79.00–81.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	135.17/cwt	125.00–147.00	374	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	552	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	227	107.40/cwt	100.00–111.00	244	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	432	98.63/cwt	90.00–105.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	472	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	774	74.23/cwt	71.00–76.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	102.47/cwt	90.00–116.00	480	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	104.07/cwt	90.00–110.00	347	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	95.89/cwt	90.00–104.00	648	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	864	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	78.03/cwt	76.00–80.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	90.18/cwt	84.00–93.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	541	82.62/cwt	80.00–88.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	279	107.19/cwt	101.00–113.00	299	2
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	230	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	259	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	96.57/cwt	86.00–110.00	549	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	115.47/cwt	100.00–125.00	433	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	242	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	288	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	93.22/cwt	90.00–100.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	102.88/cwt	93.00–110.00	390	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	667	78.92/cwt	74.00–84.00	526	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	531	101.84/cwt	97.00–107.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	598	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	692	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	471	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	116.16/cwt	104.00–125.00	380	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	112.63/cwt	91.00–123.00	476	11
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	772	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	633	82.40/cwt	78.00–90.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	98.24/cwt	90.00–105.00	511	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	674	81.72/cwt	77.00–88.00	551	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	606	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	564	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	483	105.65/cwt	100.00–111.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	571	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	428	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	91.36/cwt	90.00–94.00	337	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	502	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	382	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	33.35/cwt	28.00–39.00	302	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	52.13/cwt	47.00–58.00	733	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	682	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	762	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	419	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	551	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	42.56/cwt	40.00–45.00	711	2
Bulls	—	—	1,299	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	779	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	812	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	414	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	546	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	459	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	214	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	193	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	45.11/cwt	40.00–51.00	453	19
Bulls	—	—	1,302	72.82/cwt	66.00–76.00	948	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	52.48/cwt	47.00–62.00	607	27
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	680	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	449	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	394	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	339	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	608	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	377	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	900	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	75.49/cwt	74.00–77.00	433	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	479	80.05/cwt	75.00–84.00	383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	85.00/cwt	80.00–95.00	655	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	116.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	440	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	102.51/cwt	96.00–110.00	649	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.08/cwt	107.00–127.00	675	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	597	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	918	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	606	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	264	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	97.56/cwt	90.00–107.00	607	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	108.79/cwt	99.00–118.00	527	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	119.19/cwt	115.00–124.00	328	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	120.37/cwt	115.00–129.00	398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	85.34/cwt	80.00–100.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	684	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	71.31/cwt	70.00–73.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	135.29/cwt	125.00–147.00	438	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	116.26/cwt	110.00–119.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	127.96/cwt	124.00–135.00	288	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	122.76/cwt	114.00–131.00	641	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.80/cwt	112.00–120.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.08/cwt	122.00–137.00	547	22

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 Oct 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 587Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 82Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	727	84.00–93.00	88.46
22	—	569	95.00–111.00	103.39
37	—	524	100.00–112.00	105.74
22	—	424	107.00–121.00	115.47
11	—	676	90.00–104.00	95.89
11	—	377	110.00–120.00	116.63
15	—	622	90.00–107.00	97.56
20	—	484	99.00–118.00	108.79
8	—	275	115.00–124.00	119.19
8	—	331	115.00–129.00	120.37
1	—	838	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	529	80.00	80.00
1	—	498	75.00	75.00
2	—	571	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	214	100.00	100.00
2	—	432	77.00–80.00	78.52
1	—	502	76.00	76.00
1	—	394	86.00	86.00
2	—	573	74.00–77.00	75.49
4	—	479	75.00–84.00	80.05
1	—	264	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	581	90.00–97.00	93.49
1	—	424	104.00	104.00
1	—	612	89.00	89.00
1	—	836	73.00	73.00
2	—	326	110.00	110.00
1	—	472	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	227	100.00–111.00	107.40
4	—	432	90.00–105.00	98.63
7	—	333	90.00–110.00	104.07
4	—	570	84.00–93.00	90.18
3	—	541	80.00–88.00	82.62
2	—	279	101.00–113.00	107.19
3	—	471	90.00–100.00	93.22
8	—	379	93.00–110.00	102.88
2	—	667	74.00–84.00	78.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	332	80.00	80.00
1	—	544	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	66.00	66.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	119.00–128.00	123.08
2	—	824	100.00–113.00	106.59
11	—	474	127.00–134.00	132.41
1	—	874	106.00	106.00
4	—	535	129.00–132.00	129.97
14	—	376	126.00–143.00	136.83
4	—	723	100.00–117.00	109.20
8	—	277	125.00–147.00	135.17
7	—	324	125.00–147.00	135.29
7	—	657	110.00–119.00	116.26
8	—	225	124.00–135.00	127.96
6	—	625	112.00–120.00	113.80
22	—	427	122.00–137.00	128.08
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	100.00–105.00	103.38
1	—	230	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	63.00	63.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	90.00–100.00	94.59
3	—	369	90.00–94.00	91.36
1	—	546	84.00	84.00
1	—	214	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	375	100.00–125.00	115.47
1	—	242	119.00	119.00
1	—	288	110.00	110.00
2	—	531	97.00–107.00	101.84
8	—	327	104.00–125.00	116.16
11	—	423	91.00–123.00	112.63
1	—	606	93.00	93.00
2	—	483	100.00–111.00	105.65
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	512	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	90.00–91.00	90.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	674	90.00–110.00	95.92
2	—	873	79.00–81.00	80.01
1	—	982	72.00	72.00
2	—	826	90.00	90.00
6	—	771	80.00–95.00	85.00
13	—	633	96.00–110.00	102.51
17	—	572	107.00–127.00	118.08
23	—	478	116.00–128.00	124.95
9	—	731	80.00–100.00	85.34
3	—	927	70.00–73.00	71.31
27	—	522	114.00–131.00	122.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	518	65.00	65.00
1	—	882	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	552	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	73.00	73.00
4	—	774	71.00–76.00	74.23
10	—	468	90.00–116.00	102.47
1	—	864	70.00	70.00
3	—	720	76.00–80.00	78.03
9	—	569	86.00–110.00	96.57
7	—	633	78.00–90.00	82.40
5	—	520	90.00–105.00	98.24
5	—	674	77.00–88.00	81.72
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	70.00	70.00
1	—	598	76.00	76.00
1	—	692	68.00	68.00
1	—	772	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	66.00	66.00
1	—	900	60.00	60.00
1	—	490	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	812	51.00	51.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	608	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	918	66.00	66.00
1	—	684	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	907	28.00–39.00	33.35
1	—	762	55.00	55.00
19	—	1,004	40.00–51.00	45.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,406	47.00–58.00	52.13
2	—	1,670	40.00–45.00	42.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,066	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,224	45.00	45.00
27	—	1,157	47.00–62.00	52.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,299	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,302	66.00–76.00	72.82

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