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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 26

● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

473 head

▲ 473 vs last sale 0▲ 473 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 0▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls were steady. Feeder Cattle were 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer activity were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $110.08/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$110.08

148 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$47.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.02

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	490	119.29	585	79
Medium 2	414	103.90	430	53
Small 1-2	368	86.96	320	14thin
Medium and Large 3	340	71.50	243	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.79/cwt here — about $342 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 sale148 hd

110.08

—

NC average8 barns · 901 hd

120.09

−10.02

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	1,541	77.83	1,199	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	52.45	602	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	47.98	661	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	42.42	430	53

Every lot

113 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	156	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	178	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	224	122.44/cwt	115.00–129.00	274	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	237	112.26/cwt	108.00–117.00	266	3
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	258	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	248	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	126.71/cwt	120.00–133.00	342	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	279	91.52/cwt	80.00–97.00	255	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	296	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	340	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	125.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	407	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	324	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	237	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	333	105.78/cwt	94.00–116.00	352	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	336	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	356	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	249	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	372	83.71/cwt	77.00–90.00	311	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	373	104.84/cwt	95.00–118.00	391	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	124.95/cwt	115.00–134.00	474	15
Steers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	421	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	318	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	423	88.60/cwt	86.00–90.00	375	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	122.25/cwt	114.00–133.00	524	14
Steers	—	Medium 2	429	101.72/cwt	90.00–117.00	436	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	119.99/cwt	117.00–124.00	552	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	474	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	417	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	480	109.72/cwt	102.00–116.00	527	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	118.08/cwt	112.00–123.00	679	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	622	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	624	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	118.69/cwt	107.00–120.00	799	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	841	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	738	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	627	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Full	880	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	864	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	912	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	168	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	185	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	200	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	156	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	269	82.42/cwt	78.00–87.00	222	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	285	106.65/cwt	95.00–112.00	304	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	92.40/cwt	85.00–100.00	300	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	111.18/cwt	107.00–118.00	367	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	342	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	374	93.58/cwt	82.00–100.00	350	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	113.69/cwt	107.00–120.00	432	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	384	82.53/cwt	81.00–84.00	317	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	396	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	277	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	113.11/cwt	103.00–121.00	471	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	90.69/cwt	76.00–100.00	385	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	454	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	309	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	472	73.94/cwt	71.00–77.00	349	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	89.97/cwt	79.00–98.00	427	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	107.77/cwt	94.00–118.00	517	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	82.72/cwt	74.00–104.00	426	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	103.20/cwt	89.00–111.00	541	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	65.49/cwt	65.00–66.00	344	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	538	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	538	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	94.53/cwt	90.00–104.00	539	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	570	84.39/cwt	81.00–90.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Full	620	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	90.87/cwt	87.00–98.00	564	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	634	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	83.71/cwt	75.00–93.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	685	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	716	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	84.72/cwt	75.00–91.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	788	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	796	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	655	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	114.06/cwt	107.00–124.00	536	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	473	99.90/cwt	90.00–110.00	473	17
Bulls	—	Medium 2	523	96.04/cwt	83.00–100.00	502	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	107.48/cwt	100.00–118.00	566	14
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	529	72.28/cwt	66.00–80.00	382	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	542	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	379	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	108.57/cwt	104.00–114.00	623	17
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	89.71/cwt	80.00–96.00	516	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	589	69.51/cwt	69.00–70.00	409	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	87.21/cwt	80.00–94.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	104.49/cwt	98.00–107.00	654	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	100.17/cwt	95.00–106.00	672	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	698	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	710	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	96.96/cwt	90.00–105.00	694	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	739	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	775	80.00/cwt	71.00–89.00	620	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	92.55/cwt	88.00–96.00	720	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	784	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	90.65/cwt	86.00–96.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	80.02/cwt	77.00–83.00	769	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	230	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	145	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	256	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	238	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	548	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	329	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,502	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	76.09/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,176	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	54.90/cwt	54.00–57.00	472	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	34.79/cwt	30.00–39.00	356	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	45.55/cwt	40.00–52.00	466	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	39.46/cwt	30.00–45.00	421	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	60.47/cwt	60.00–61.00	662	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	53.16/cwt	46.00–62.00	617	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	48.76/cwt	45.00–54.00	662	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	636	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	885.34/cwt	825.00–960.00	7,676	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	768.40/cwt	700.00–875.00	7,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,413	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	826.26/cwt	775.00–875.00	10,477	2

This sale against other markets

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	86.00–90.00	88.60
2	—	372	77.00–90.00	83.71
1	—	336	90.00	90.00
4	—	279	80.00–97.00	91.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	429	90.00–117.00	101.72
1	—	738	85.00	85.00
1	—	296	115.00	115.00
1	—	156	114.00	114.00
10	—	373	95.00–118.00	104.84
8	—	480	102.00–116.00	109.72
7	—	333	94.00–116.00	105.78
3	—	237	108.00–117.00	112.26
2	—	624	104.00–106.00	105.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	117.00–124.00	119.99
14	—	429	114.00–133.00	122.25
3	—	1,029	83.00–85.00	84.00
1	—	738	114.00	114.00
15	—	379	115.00–134.00	124.95
1	—	548	118.00	118.00
10	—	673	107.00–120.00	118.69
10	—	575	112.00–123.00	118.08
9	—	324	120.00–130.00	125.49
4	—	270	120.00–133.00	126.71
3	—	224	115.00–129.00	122.44
1	—	1,086	84.00	84.00
1	—	880	89.00	89.00
1	—	608	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	70.00	70.00
1	—	324	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	421	75.00–76.00	75.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	622	104.00	104.00
1	—	470	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	258	96.00	96.00
1	—	474	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	80.00	80.00
1	—	850	77.00	77.00
6	—	570	90.00–104.00	94.53
14	—	480	94.00–118.00	107.77
12	—	524	89.00–111.00	103.20
11	—	416	103.00–121.00	113.11
7	—	621	87.00–98.00	90.87
7	—	380	107.00–120.00	113.69
7	—	330	107.00–118.00	111.18
1	—	840	74.00	74.00
3	—	719	75.00–91.00	84.72
2	—	676	75.00–93.00	83.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	70.00	70.00
10	—	475	79.00–98.00	89.97
9	—	515	74.00–104.00	82.72
8	—	425	76.00–100.00	90.69
1	—	796	72.00	72.00
1	—	716	72.00	72.00
1	—	634	70.00	70.00
1	—	168	110.00	110.00
10	—	374	82.00–100.00	93.58
5	—	570	81.00–90.00	84.39
5	—	325	85.00–100.00	92.40
4	—	285	95.00–112.00	106.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	788	65.00	65.00
1	—	538	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	454	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	269	78.00–87.00	82.42
1	—	538	69.00	69.00
1	—	342	78.00	78.00
1	—	200	78.00	78.00
2	—	472	71.00–77.00	73.94
2	—	384	81.00–84.00	82.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	65.00–66.00	65.49
1	—	396	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	63.00	63.00
1	—	256	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	548	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	473	90.00–110.00	99.90
8	—	523	83.00–100.00	96.04
7	—	575	80.00–96.00	89.71
4	—	775	71.00–89.00	80.00
2	—	625	80.00–94.00	87.21
1	—	698	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	739	80.00–81.00	80.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	542	70.00	70.00
2	—	589	69.00–70.00	69.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	574	104.00–114.00	108.57
6	—	671	95.00–106.00	100.17
2	—	856	86.00	86.00
1	—	420	123.00	123.00
14	—	527	100.00–118.00	107.48
13	—	470	107.00–124.00	114.06
10	—	716	90.00–105.00	96.96
10	—	626	98.00–107.00	104.49
7	—	778	88.00–96.00	92.55
3	—	823	86.00–96.00	90.65
2	—	961	77.00–83.00	80.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	66.00–80.00	72.28
1	—	784	60.00	60.00
1	—	710	60.00	60.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	825.00–960.00	885.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	924	700.00–875.00	768.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	775.00–875.00	826.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,502	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,546	72.00–84.00	76.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	30.00–45.00	39.46
4	—	1,094	60.00–61.00	60.47
46	—	1,161	46.00–62.00	53.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,358	45.00–54.00	48.76
1	—	1,552	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,024	40.00–52.00	45.55
18	—	1,022	30.00–39.00	34.79
3	—	860	54.00–57.00	54.90

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