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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 10

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

763 head

▲ 327 vs last sale 436▲ 763 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 70▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand and market and buyer activity were moderate. Heavy offerings with quality of cattle plain to average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $88.89/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$88.89

239 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$33.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.19

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	492	98.84	487	119
Medium 2	441	84.19	371	79
Small 1-2	391	69.96	274	34
Medium and Large 3	421	65.00	274	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.83/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 sale239 hd

88.89

—

NC average8 barns · 1,259 hd

102.08

−13.19

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	1,502	64.56	969	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	50.06	570	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	43.34	650	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	35.58	359	63

Every lot

110 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	220	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	213	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	235	111.76/cwt	100.00–120.00	263	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	274	111.57/cwt	100.00–119.00	306	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	128.51/cwt	120.00–132.00	364	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	285	90.96/cwt	90.00–92.00	259	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	125.26/cwt	119.00–133.00	405	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	108.62/cwt	98.00–115.00	353	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	87.88/cwt	81.00–92.00	286	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	124.23/cwt	117.00–133.00	465	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	374	108.69/cwt	100.00–115.00	407	17
Steers	—	Small 1-2	382	85.77/cwt	80.00–90.00	328	7
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	390	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	335	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	124.30/cwt	114.00–131.00	522	29
Steers	—	Medium 2	422	105.34/cwt	90.00–116.00	445	18
Steers	—	Small 1-2	428	75.94/cwt	70.00–80.00	325	6
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	469	101.81/cwt	91.00–110.00	477	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	124.90/cwt	118.00–130.00	596	7
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	484	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	387	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	508	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	124.07/cwt	116.00–130.00	643	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	117.36/cwt	115.00–123.00	667	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	592	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	114.26/cwt	106.00–122.00	705	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	632	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	844	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	894	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	172	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	146	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	180	91.21/cwt	87.00–100.00	164	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	224	91.50/cwt	87.00–100.00	205	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	247	73.98/cwt	70.00–78.00	183	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	269	74.63/cwt	62.00–80.00	201	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	282	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	273	96.22/cwt	88.00–101.00	263	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	108.36/cwt	100.00–113.00	348	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	324	90.07/cwt	86.00–100.00	292	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	331	70.66/cwt	63.00–80.00	234	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	344	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	241	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	103.68/cwt	99.00–115.00	388	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	374	84.08/cwt	80.00–89.00	314	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	374	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	379	69.75/cwt	60.00–79.00	264	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	65.01/cwt	60.00–71.00	252	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	413	84.78/cwt	76.00–91.00	350	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	416	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	68.83/cwt	60.00–76.00	293	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	104.72/cwt	96.00–113.00	448	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	456	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	460	67.34/cwt	66.00–70.00	310	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	102.33/cwt	94.00–110.00	485	19
Heifers	—	Medium 2	474	83.38/cwt	77.00–90.00	395	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	96.47/cwt	89.00–108.00	507	25
Heifers	—	Medium 2	528	78.59/cwt	74.00–82.00	415	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	536	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	94.56/cwt	90.00–101.00	540	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	579	79.44/cwt	74.00–85.00	460	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	614	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	90.24/cwt	85.00–100.00	559	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	628	80.72/cwt	74.00–84.00	507	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	88.34/cwt	81.00–94.00	592	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	673	73.46/cwt	69.00–78.00	494	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	700	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	81.76/cwt	81.00–83.00	591	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	858	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	601	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	474	75.04/cwt	70.00–80.00	356	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	120.88/cwt	115.00–130.00	578	27
Bulls	—	Medium 2	479	95.28/cwt	87.00–110.00	456	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	521	93.38/cwt	85.00–102.00	487	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	113.09/cwt	104.00–123.00	595	18
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	534	73.02/cwt	62.00–80.00	390	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	108.59/cwt	103.00–120.00	619	19
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	92.37/cwt	86.00–101.00	527	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	74.77/cwt	64.00–80.00	430	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	101.40/cwt	94.00–114.00	627	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	621	84.12/cwt	80.00–94.00	522	10
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	624	63.21/cwt	60.00–65.00	394	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	663	79.30/cwt	74.00–81.00	526	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	94.75/cwt	89.00–104.00	634	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	686	62.01/cwt	60.00–64.00	425	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	706	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	722	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	80.99/cwt	76.00–87.00	592	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	776	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	81.00/cwt	80.00–85.00	632	5
Bulls	—	Large 3	800	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	820	71.54/cwt	69.00–74.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	77.02/cwt	74.00–80.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	836	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	77.33/cwt	71.00–90.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	930	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	960	63.46/cwt	60.00–67.00	609	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	58.28/cwt	55.00–63.00	775	8
Bulls	—	—	1,794	86.94/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,560	2
Bulls	—	—	2,290	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,603	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	28.59/cwt	25.00–36.00	275	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	40.18/cwt	35.00–46.00	418	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	49.30/cwt	44.00–55.00	554	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	60.25/cwt	58.00–62.50	813	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	44.19/cwt	40.00–50.00	660	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	36.99/cwt	34.00–40.00	576	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,426	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,647	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,830	1

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 Oct 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 763Last week 436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	64.00	64.00
7	—	663	74.00–81.00	79.30
5	—	479	87.00–110.00	95.28
2	—	960	60.00–67.00	63.46
2	—	820	69.00–74.00	71.54
9	—	570	86.00–101.00	92.37
10	—	621	80.00–94.00	84.12
11	—	521	85.00–102.00	93.38
2	—	776	75.00–76.00	75.49
1	—	722	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	474	70.00–80.00	75.04
7	—	534	62.00–80.00	73.02
7	—	575	64.00–80.00	74.77
2	—	686	60.00–64.00	62.01
1	—	830	60.00	60.00
1	—	706	62.00	62.00
4	—	624	60.00–65.00	63.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	478	115.00–130.00	120.88
19	—	570	103.00–120.00	108.59
18	—	526	104.00–123.00	113.09
8	—	618	94.00–114.00	101.40
6	—	669	89.00–104.00	94.75
5	—	875	71.00–90.00	77.33
5	—	780	80.00–85.00	81.00
5	—	731	76.00–87.00	80.99
2	—	828	74.00–80.00	77.02
1	—	956	74.00	74.00
1	—	934	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	836	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	761	117.00–118.00	117.50
3	—	717	115.00–120.00	117.72
5	—	568	115.00–123.00	117.36
7	—	477	118.00–130.00	124.90
8	—	617	106.00–122.00	114.26
11	—	283	120.00–132.00	128.51
12	—	374	117.00–133.00	124.23
14	—	518	116.00–130.00	124.07
29	—	420	114.00–131.00	124.30
8	—	323	119.00–133.00	125.26
2	—	660	114.00–118.00	115.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	70.00–80.00	75.94
1	—	220	97.00	97.00
2	—	285	90.00–92.00	90.96
3	—	325	81.00–92.00	87.88
7	—	382	80.00–90.00	85.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	111.00	111.00
1	—	632	100.00	100.00
2	—	592	100.00–104.00	101.99
3	—	469	91.00–110.00	101.81
6	—	235	100.00–120.00	111.76
8	—	274	100.00–119.00	111.57
11	—	325	98.00–115.00	108.62
17	—	374	100.00–115.00	108.69
18	—	422	90.00–116.00	105.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	86.00	86.00
1	—	440	80.00	80.00
1	—	484	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	60.00–71.00	65.01
1	—	344	70.00	70.00
1	—	416	60.00	60.00
1	—	456	70.00	70.00
1	—	570	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	172	85.00	85.00
1	—	536	72.00	72.00
1	—	700	60.00	60.00
2	—	247	70.00–78.00	73.98
2	—	614	60.00–61.00	60.51
3	—	460	66.00–70.00	67.34
5	—	331	63.00–80.00	70.66
7	—	379	60.00–79.00	69.75
8	—	425	60.00–76.00	68.83
4	—	269	62.00–80.00	74.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	74.00–84.00	80.72
9	—	579	74.00–85.00	79.44
1	—	858	70.00	70.00
3	—	180	87.00–100.00	91.21
4	—	273	88.00–101.00	96.22
4	—	673	69.00–78.00	73.46
5	—	224	87.00–100.00	91.50
6	—	374	80.00–89.00	84.08
7	—	528	74.00–82.00	78.59
10	—	474	77.00–90.00	83.38
11	—	324	86.00–100.00	90.07
12	—	413	76.00–91.00	84.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	271	104.00	104.00
1	—	790	75.00	75.00
4	—	723	81.00–83.00	81.76
6	—	619	85.00–100.00	90.24
6	—	670	81.00–94.00	88.34
10	—	374	99.00–115.00	103.68
11	—	321	100.00–113.00	108.36
15	—	571	90.00–101.00	94.56
19	—	428	96.00–113.00	104.72
19	—	474	94.00–110.00	102.33
25	—	526	89.00–108.00	96.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	374	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	87.00	87.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	982	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	806	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,349	58.00–62.50	60.25
40	—	1,123	44.00–55.00	49.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,041	35.00–46.00	40.18
25	—	962	25.00–36.00	28.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,493	40.00–50.00	44.19
2	—	1,556	34.00–40.00	36.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,290	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,794	86.00–88.00	86.94
8	—	1,330	55.00–63.00	58.28

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.