Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test; heifers were mostly 10.00 to 11.00 higher; feeder bulls weighing 450-550 lbs. were 5.00 to 8.00 higher, while 550-650 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower, and 650-700 lbs. were 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average with a lot of thin fleshed cows and calves offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.52/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$108.52

106 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$40.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

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	491	114.16	560	80
Medium 2	456	93.48	426	23
Small 1-2	473	73.33	347	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.83/cwt here — about $213 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 sale106 hd

108.52

—

NC average8 barns · 1,207 hd

109.67

−1.15

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	1,452	81.71	1,187	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	59.47	715	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	59.37	930	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	48.86	481	28

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	621	111.37/cwt	109.00–113.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	134.18/cwt	126.00–144.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	106.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	122.53/cwt	114.00–133.00	524	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	120.03/cwt	115.00–126.00	443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	120.36/cwt	113.00–125.00	392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	123.18/cwt	118.00–126.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.24/cwt	114.00–132.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	104.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	86.47/cwt	85.00–88.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	128.02/cwt	123.00–134.00	346	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	650	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	130.36/cwt	122.00–137.00	540	14
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	402	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	326	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	98.43/cwt	90.00–106.00	318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	214	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	137.04/cwt	130.00–145.00	507	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	117.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	643	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	538	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	414	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	284	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	126.78/cwt	120.00–134.00	597	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	284	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	239	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	326	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	261	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	432	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	387	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	598	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	359	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	80.99/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,185	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	413.24/cwt	400.00–425.00	3,058	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	95.48/cwt	86.00–104.00	357	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	395	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	40.17/cwt	31.00–44.00	365	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	59.37/cwt	53.00–66.00	930	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	59.71/cwt	57.00–63.00	714	14
Bulls	—	—	1,220	63.72/cwt	61.00–66.00	777	2
Bulls	—	—	1,541	92.52/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,426	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	827	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	51.75/cwt	45.00–57.00	523	21
Bulls	Medium 2	—	850	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	736	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	589	1
Steers	Medium 2Full	—	608	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	486	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	314	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	163	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	116.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	360	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	521	96.97/cwt	94.00–102.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	238	103.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	245	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	287	107.65/cwt	101.00–112.00	309	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	556	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	328	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	92.98/cwt	90.00–99.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	596	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	109.98/cwt	100.00–120.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	558	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	780	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	481	109.64/cwt	108.00–112.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	621	86.05/cwt	80.00–92.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	105.19/cwt	100.00–111.00	335	2
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	472	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	114.15/cwt	110.00–119.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	726	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	97.58/cwt	94.00–99.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	100.75/cwt	97.00–106.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	458	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	94.55/cwt	91.00–98.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	92.03/cwt	86.00–98.00	423	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	389	113.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	87.35/cwt	86.00–89.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	115.12/cwt	111.00–120.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	544	81.01/cwt	79.00–83.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	667	77.38/cwt	70.00–85.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	84.45/cwt	81.00–88.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	88.67/cwt	87.00–90.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	734	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	573	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	115.31/cwt	111.00–118.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	800	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	604	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	501	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	115.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	315	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 460Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 153Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year 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
8	—	621	109.00–113.00	111.37
15	—	471	120.00–134.00	126.78
12	—	578	110.00–119.00	114.15
5	—	728	94.00–99.00	97.58
4	—	690	97.00–106.00	100.75
2	—	779	91.00–98.00	94.55
3	—	825	86.00–89.00	87.35
5	—	533	111.00–120.00	115.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	68.00	68.00
1	—	472	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	78.00	78.00
1	—	736	80.00	80.00
5	—	521	94.00–102.00	96.97
1	—	568	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	74.00	74.00
3	—	481	108.00–112.00	109.64
2	—	621	80.00–92.00	86.05
2	—	675	81.00–88.00	84.45
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	472	87.00	87.00
2	—	544	79.00–83.00	81.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	458	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	126.00–144.00	134.18
1	—	752	115.00	115.00
1	—	506	125.00	125.00
6	—	270	123.00–134.00	128.02
1	—	1,092	97.00	97.00
14	—	414	122.00–137.00	130.36
1	—	214	122.00	122.00
9	—	370	130.00–145.00	137.04
3	—	635	115.00–120.00	117.66
2	—	480	133.00–135.00	133.97
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	81.00	81.00
1	—	326	80.00	80.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	90.00–106.00	98.43
1	—	284	84.00	84.00
2	—	374	86.00–104.00	95.48
1	—	420	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	608	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	110.00–120.00	116.22
3	—	427	100.00–120.00	109.98
3	—	389	110.00–118.00	113.63
3	—	490	111.00–118.00	115.31
2	—	273	110.00–120.00	115.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	100.00–110.00	106.59
13	—	428	114.00–133.00	122.53
11	—	369	115.00–126.00	120.03
6	—	326	113.00–125.00	120.36
1	—	248	117.00	117.00
3	—	280	118.00–126.00	123.18
10	—	473	114.00–132.00	120.24
9	—	570	100.00–110.00	104.62
2	—	735	85.00–88.00	86.47
2	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	648	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	538	77.00	77.00
1	—	284	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	685	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	100.00–106.00	103.00
3	—	287	101.00–112.00	107.65
3	—	427	90.00–99.00	92.98
1	—	558	85.00	85.00
2	—	318	100.00–111.00	105.19
1	—	726	80.00	80.00
2	—	460	86.00–98.00	92.03
2	—	667	70.00–85.00	77.38
3	—	510	87.00–90.00	88.67
2	—	382	100.00–104.00	101.99
1	—	800	75.00	75.00
1	—	604	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	107.00	107.00
1	—	734	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	314	52.00	52.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	556	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,463	74.00–88.00	80.99
2	—	1,220	61.00–66.00	63.72
4	—	1,541	90.00–94.00	92.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	909	31.00–44.00	40.17
21	—	1,010	45.00–57.00	51.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,567	53.00–66.00	59.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,195	57.00–63.00	59.71
2	—	1,253	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,196	43.00	43.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	400.00–425.00	413.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,158	975.00	975.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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