Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 12.00 to 14.00 higher; four-weight heifers were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while five- and six-weights were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. There were (9) dairy steers, large 3, average weight of 50 lbs. that brought 25.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.67/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$104.67

155 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

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	464	110.33	511	109
Medium 2	448	92.26	414	38
Small 1-2	265	86.38	229	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $282 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 sale155 hd

104.67

—

NC average7 barns · 843 hd

106.11

−1.44

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	1,686	83.92	1,415	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	64.25	937	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	63.85	726	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	51.91	482	19

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	748	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	681	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	492	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	438	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	787	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,460	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	246	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	448	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	524	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	592	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	436	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	379	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	515	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	116.80/cwt	107.00–120.00	443	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	103.14/cwt	100.00–106.00	387	6
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	680	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	99.66/cwt	99.00–100.00	430	3
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	332	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	504	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	317	101.41/cwt	91.00–107.00	321	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	640	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	196	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	617	77.93/cwt	74.00–80.00	481	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	114.44/cwt	108.00–118.00	269	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	479	101.25/cwt	98.00–106.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	536	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	402	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	283	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	107.63/cwt	107.00–109.00	296	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	81.36/cwt	80.00–83.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	98.04/cwt	95.00–100.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	454	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	938	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	814	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	762	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	577	90.30/cwt	84.00–97.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	636	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	445	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	324	116.59/cwt	108.00–120.00	378	12
Bulls	—	—	1,581	56.40/cwt	44.00–65.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	582	74.11/cwt	70.00–78.00	431	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	62.84/cwt	57.00–66.00	708	60
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,102	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	661	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	879	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	527	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	556	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	228	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	150	47.80/cwt	47.00–48.00	72	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	984	60.01/cwt	56.00–63.00	590	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	67.65/cwt	67.00–69.00	796	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	64.25/cwt	62.00–67.00	937	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	53.66/cwt	48.00–60.00	504	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	37.01/cwt	35.00–39.00	311	2
Bulls	—	—	1,574	80.03/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,260	5
Bulls	—	—	1,784	95.26/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,699	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	228	83.32/cwt	80.00–87.00	190	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	308	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	279	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	189	100.95/cwt	100.00–102.00	191	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	466	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	401	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	210	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	164	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	544	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	348	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	382	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	325	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	444	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	444	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	126.49/cwt	123.00–130.00	878	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	162	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	128.74/cwt	116.00–133.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.18/cwt	121.00–134.00	611	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	302	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	128	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	99	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	114.72/cwt	110.00–123.00	488	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	462	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	508	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	419	114.75/cwt	110.00–122.00	481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	114.24/cwt	105.00–121.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	108.26/cwt	105.00–114.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	582	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	107.35/cwt	100.00–117.00	508	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	89.42/cwt	85.00–94.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	121.14/cwt	114.00–129.00	577	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	117.06/cwt	113.00–120.00	331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	115.13/cwt	109.00–121.00	373	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	133.51/cwt	123.00–145.00	499	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	108.95/cwt	100.00–116.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	115.88/cwt	107.00–121.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	116.21/cwt	109.00–130.00	435	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	96.00/cwt	89.00–110.00	503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	94.03/cwt	90.00–101.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	88.29/cwt	84.00–96.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	121.24/cwt	119.00–126.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	129.12/cwt	120.00–138.00	545	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	135.59/cwt	124.00–149.00	445	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	725	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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 443Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 87Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year 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	—	748	91.00	91.00
1	—	984	80.00	80.00
11	—	575	105.00–121.00	114.24
8	—	671	105.00–114.00	108.26
1	—	924	86.00	86.00
2	—	777	85.00–94.00	89.42
24	—	476	114.00–129.00	121.14
1	—	812	83.00	83.00
10	—	619	100.00–116.00	108.95
10	—	521	107.00–121.00	115.88
1	—	868	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	99.00	99.00
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
4	—	479	98.00–106.00	101.25
1	—	814	70.00	70.00
3	—	577	84.00–97.00	90.30
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	504	80.00	80.00
1	—	636	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	466	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	462	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	474	74.00	74.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	106.00–107.00	106.50
1	—	592	100.00	100.00
7	—	379	107.00–120.00	116.80
6	—	235	108.00–118.00	114.44
2	—	283	121.00–123.00	121.98
12	—	324	108.00–120.00	116.59
7	—	419	110.00–122.00	114.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	332	97.00	97.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	78.00	78.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	85.00	85.00
1	—	444	100.00	100.00
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
1	—	162	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	121.00–134.00	128.18
1	—	232	130.00	130.00
1	—	724	113.00	113.00
6	—	694	122.00	122.00
7	—	568	120.00–127.00	124.14
16	—	374	123.00–145.00	133.51
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
1	—	262	143.00	143.00
4	—	522	119.00–126.00	121.24
15	—	422	120.00–138.00	129.12
15	—	328	124.00–149.00	135.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	101.00–103.00	102.00
1	—	582	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	246	100.00	100.00
6	—	375	100.00–106.00	103.14
3	—	431	99.00–100.00	99.66
5	—	317	91.00–107.00	101.41
1	—	196	102.00	102.00
3	—	617	74.00–80.00	77.93
3	—	275	107.00–109.00	107.63
3	—	565	80.00–83.00	81.36
4	—	465	95.00–100.00	98.04
2	—	510	88.00–90.00	89.01
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	436	87.00	87.00
1	—	536	75.00	75.00
2	—	582	70.00–78.00	74.11
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	69.00	69.00
1	—	640	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	762	58.00	58.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	80.00–87.00	83.32
2	—	308	90.00–91.00	90.51
2	—	189	100.00–102.00	100.95
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	544	64.00	64.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	694	123.00–130.00	126.49
4	—	633	116.00–133.00	128.74
2	—	767	140.00	140.00
2	—	555	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	128	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	110.00–123.00	114.72
22	—	473	100.00–117.00	107.35
5	—	283	113.00–120.00	117.06
11	—	324	109.00–121.00	115.13
1	—	722	87.00	87.00
1	—	674	88.00	88.00
21	—	374	109.00–130.00	116.21
9	—	524	89.00–110.00	96.00
5	—	578	90.00–101.00	94.03
3	—	631	84.00–96.00	88.29
2	—	784	90.00–95.00	92.49
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	938	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,102	60.00	60.00
1	—	879	60.00	60.00
3	—	984	56.00–63.00	60.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	556	41.00	41.00
5	—	150	47.00–48.00	47.80

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	—	1,128	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	946	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,581	44.00–65.00	56.40
5	—	1,574	74.00–87.00	80.03
9	—	1,784	92.00–100.00	95.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,126	57.00–66.00	62.84
16	—	1,177	67.00–69.00	67.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,459	62.00–67.00	64.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	940	48.00–60.00	53.66
2	—	839	35.00–39.00	37.01

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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Replacement Cattle

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