Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few head to establish an adequate market comparison. Offerings of cattle were light due to inclement weather; flood warning in effect for the area until Monday, November 16.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $96.27/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −105.53 against this barn's trailing median of $201.79.

Average price

$96.27

48 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$38.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.65

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	590	108.41	640	22
Medium 2	581	89.80	522	21
Small 1-2	612	70.00	428	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.41/cwt here — about $211 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 sale48 hd

96.27

—

NC average8 barns · 980 hd

111.91

−15.65

This barn, trailing median11 sales

201.79

−105.53

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	—	High	1,275	75.24	959	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	56.64	677	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	41.67	382	12

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	808	86.96/cwt	83.00–91.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	92.97/cwt	91.00–95.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	726	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	512	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	108.30/cwt	106.00–110.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	119.67/cwt	105.00–126.50	645	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	682	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	594	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	333	107.95/cwt	106.00–109.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	677	84.84/cwt	80.00–90.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	121.70/cwt	117.00–127.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	100.16/cwt	91.00–110.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	114.11/cwt	111.00–117.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	321	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	424	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	386	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	426	96.78/cwt	86.00–104.00	412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	112.52/cwt	110.00–122.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	112.03/cwt	108.00–116.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	131.84/cwt	126.00–140.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	186	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	227	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	234	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	109.01/cwt	106.00–112.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	780	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	647	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	468	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	456	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	319	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	382	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	344	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	668	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	434	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	626	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	438	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	398	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	308	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	354	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	714	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	416	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	341	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	35.69/cwt	31.00–40.00	314	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	443	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	43.32/cwt	41.00–47.00	412	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	170	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	170	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	650	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	56.64/cwt	51.00–62.00	677	9
Bulls	—	—	1,227	72.99/cwt	66.00–79.00	896	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	246	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	504	80.98/cwt	79.00–83.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	788	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	606	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	434	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	950	60.50/cwt	60.00–61.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	614	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	126.85/cwt	121.00–139.00	469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	93.92/cwt	90.00–101.00	638	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	562	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	545	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	106.72/cwt	95.00–112.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	778	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	569	77.32/cwt	70.00–81.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	105.90/cwt	100.00–116.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	105.63/cwt	102.00–110.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	105.61/cwt	95.00–112.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	521	97.14/cwt	90.00–105.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	568	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	117.73/cwt	115.00–123.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	650	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	736	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 Nov 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 367Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 95Year ago 86

Too few head to establish an adequate market comparison. Offerings of cattle were light due to inclement weather; flood warning in effect for the area until Monday, November 16.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	83.00–91.00	86.96
2	—	777	91.00–95.00	92.97
2	—	675	105.00–110.00	107.56
3	—	523	106.00–110.00	108.30
2	—	368	111.00–117.00	114.11
1	—	266	121.00	121.00
3	—	409	108.00–116.00	112.03
2	—	590	106.00–112.00	109.01
8	—	458	100.00–116.00	105.90
3	—	628	102.00–110.00	105.63
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	106.00–109.00	107.95
2	—	677	80.00–90.00	84.84
1	—	170	100.00	100.00
1	—	246	109.00	109.00
2	—	504	79.00–83.00	80.98
1	—	788	71.00	71.00
1	—	606	82.00	82.00
1	—	434	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	91.00	91.00
1	—	234	95.00	95.00
1	—	456	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	714	74.00	74.00
1	—	416	82.00	82.00
1	—	778	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
1	—	856	109.00	109.00
3	—	433	117.00–127.00	121.70
2	—	241	130.00–136.00	133.09
5	—	567	110.00–122.00	112.52
3	—	324	126.00–140.00	131.84
1	—	186	122.00	122.00
5	—	370	121.00–139.00	126.85
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	744	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	86.00–104.00	96.78
1	—	382	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	308	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	84.00	84.00
2	—	280	115.00–116.00	115.48
1	—	562	97.00	97.00
4	—	435	95.00–112.00	106.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	512	71.00	71.00
1	—	780	60.00	60.00
1	—	668	65.00	65.00
1	—	626	70.00	70.00
1	—	474	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	539	105.00–126.50	119.67
1	—	722	91.00	91.00
2	—	622	91.00–110.00	100.16
3	—	679	90.00–101.00	93.92
3	—	485	115.00–123.00	117.73
1	—	994	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	682	86.00	86.00
1	—	594	86.00	86.00
2	—	950	60.00–61.00	60.50
2	—	614	81.00	81.00
7	—	480	95.00–112.00	105.61
4	—	521	90.00–105.00	97.14
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	71.00	71.00
3	—	569	70.00–81.00	77.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	880	31.00–40.00	35.69
1	—	820	54.00	54.00
7	—	952	41.00–47.00	43.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,195	51.00–62.00	56.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	91.00	91.00
7	—	1,227	66.00–79.00	72.99

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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