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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 17

● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

608 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 763▲ 608 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 174▲ 110 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 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand and market and buyer activity were moderate. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle plain to average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $104.16/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −97.07 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.

Average price

$104.16

166 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$37.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

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	522	113.89	595	63
Medium 1-2	553	103.52	573	68
Small 1-2	575	88.39	509	33
Large 3	400	84.00	336	1thin
Medium and Large 3	618	76.00	470	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about $125 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 sale166 hd

104.16

—

NC average7 barns · 936 hd

104.76

−0.60

This barn, trailing median9 sales

201.23

−97.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $160.66, median $201.23 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,725	67.15	1,158	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	43.61	485	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	42.17	564	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	34.34	344	35

Every lot

120 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	196	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	176	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	226	110.82/cwt	108.00–116.00	250	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	284	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	293	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	128.01/cwt	122.00–136.00	367	7
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	288	110.56/cwt	102.00–118.00	318	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	292	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	283	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	312	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	315	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	322	113.06/cwt	109.00–121.00	364	13
Steers	—	Small 1-2	322	90.98/cwt	90.00–93.00	293	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	127.83/cwt	120.00–134.00	419	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	366	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	430	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	132.39/cwt	124.00–142.00	492	12
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	384	107.93/cwt	100.00–113.00	414	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	384	92.47/cwt	80.00–102.00	355	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	394	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	236	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	396	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	238	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	409	93.47/cwt	90.00–97.00	382	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	414	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	455	7
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	416	106.36/cwt	100.00–111.00	442	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	130.45/cwt	126.00–135.00	548	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	458	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	130.27/cwt	120.00–136.00	598	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	376	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2Value Added	477	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	563	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	492	111.95/cwt	108.00–116.00	551	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	496	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	337	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	127.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	653	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	535	104.37/cwt	100.00–111.00	558	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	573	110.45/cwt	102.00–119.00	633	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	122.84/cwt	122.00–124.00	706	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	576	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	576	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	592	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	616	110.55/cwt	103.00–114.00	681	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	644	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	688	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	712	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	719	95.57/cwt	90.00–100.00	687	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	954	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	620	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	210	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	153	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	113.17/cwt	108.00–127.00	257	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	229	95.47/cwt	90.00–105.00	219	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	251	63.51/cwt	60.00–67.00	159	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	107.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	303	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	290	97.29/cwt	90.00–105.00	282	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	332	97.17/cwt	90.00–106.00	323	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	114.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	384	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	336	72.88/cwt	66.00–80.00	245	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	109.48/cwt	103.00–116.00	411	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	379	98.57/cwt	90.00–107.00	374	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	380	74.84/cwt	66.00–87.00	284	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	415	95.41/cwt	85.00–101.00	396	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	339	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	424	77.91/cwt	66.00–97.00	330	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	442	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	265	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	467	95.39/cwt	90.00–101.00	445	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	482	84.93/cwt	74.00–92.00	409	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	518	79.77/cwt	71.00–89.00	413	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	520	93.70/cwt	80.00–101.00	487	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	584	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	565	92.82/cwt	83.00–101.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	582	91.45/cwt	84.00–99.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	621	71.22/cwt	62.00–80.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	101.55/cwt	100.00–103.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	627	87.74/cwt	85.00–92.00	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	666	86.50/cwt	83.00–90.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	668	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	673	71.18/cwt	60.00–82.00	479	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	812	70.70/cwt	63.00–72.00	574	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	330	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	297	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	392	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	314	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	400	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	411	106.02/cwt	100.00–112.00	436	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	125.36/cwt	118.00–137.00	530	15
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	462	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	121.23/cwt	113.00–135.00	571	8
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	478	108.25/cwt	102.00–117.00	517	15
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	479	92.97/cwt	86.00–100.00	445	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	113.15/cwt	104.00–118.00	586	20
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	523	92.36/cwt	85.00–104.00	483	7
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	528	106.29/cwt	100.00–120.00	561	12
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	548	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	564	105.76/cwt	90.00–112.00	596	15
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	566	92.79/cwt	85.00–100.00	525	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	112.40/cwt	104.00–127.00	644	7
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	615	102.50/cwt	90.00–111.00	630	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	103.62/cwt	94.00–115.00	641	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	622	84.31/cwt	68.00–104.00	524	4
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	667	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	671	83.63/cwt	73.00–94.00	561	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	720	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	88.34/cwt	85.00–90.00	637	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	728	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	768	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	772	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	846	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	908	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	636	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	464	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	404	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	55.80/cwt	48.00–66.00	767	2
Bulls	—	—	2,062	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,485	1
Bulls	—	—	2,088	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	976	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	566	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	38.48/cwt	34.00–45.00	384	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	30.43/cwt	25.00–39.00	306	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	39.60/cwt	32.00–43.00	426	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	46.46/cwt	44.00–56.00	535	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,307	42.01/cwt	40.00–49.00	549	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	528	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,676	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	872	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 763Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 174Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,676	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,508	35.00	35.00
17	—	1,307	40.00–49.00	42.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,152	44.00–56.00	46.46
15	—	1,077	32.00–43.00	39.60
1	—	976	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,005	25.00–39.00	30.43
17	—	997	34.00–45.00	38.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,062	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,375	48.00–66.00	55.80
1	—	2,088	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	60.00–82.00	71.18
2	—	621	62.00–80.00	71.22
2	—	582	84.00–99.00	91.45
2	—	336	66.00–80.00	72.88
2	—	251	60.00–67.00	63.51
1	—	210	73.00	73.00
8	—	380	66.00–87.00	74.84
7	—	482	74.00–92.00	84.93
6	—	518	71.00–89.00	79.77
6	—	424	66.00–97.00	77.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	418	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	110.00–120.00	114.20
6	—	375	103.00–116.00	109.48
4	—	227	108.00–127.00	113.17
2	—	626	100.00–103.00	101.55
2	—	474	114.00	114.00
2	—	441	106.00–110.00	107.99
2	—	282	105.00–110.00	107.39
1	—	562	104.00	104.00
1	—	526	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	80.00–101.00	93.70
11	—	415	85.00–101.00	95.41
7	—	812	63.00–72.00	70.70
7	—	565	83.00–101.00	92.82
7	—	467	90.00–101.00	95.39
7	—	379	90.00–107.00	98.57
6	—	332	90.00–106.00	97.17
5	—	627	85.00–92.00	87.74
4	—	666	83.00–90.00	86.50
4	—	229	90.00–105.00	95.47
2	—	290	90.00–105.00	97.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	668	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	846	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	73.00–94.00	83.63
5	—	566	85.00–100.00	92.79
4	—	622	68.00–104.00	84.31
2	—	728	87.00	87.00
1	—	772	85.00	85.00
1	—	392	80.00	80.00
1	—	330	90.00	90.00
7	—	523	85.00–104.00	92.36
5	—	479	86.00–100.00	92.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	462	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	618	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	518	104.00–118.00	113.15
15	—	423	118.00–137.00	125.36
8	—	471	113.00–135.00	121.23
7	—	573	104.00–127.00	112.40
6	—	619	94.00–115.00	103.62
3	—	721	85.00–90.00	88.34
2	—	688	90.00–92.00	90.99
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	398	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
1	—	530	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	100.00–120.00	106.29
2	—	720	90.00–93.00	91.53
1	—	908	70.00	70.00
1	—	768	95.00	95.00
15	—	564	90.00–112.00	105.76
15	—	478	102.00–117.00	108.25
9	—	615	90.00–111.00	102.50
6	—	411	100.00–112.00	106.02
4	—	667	90.00–100.00	94.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	548	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	592	90.00	90.00
7	—	384	80.00–102.00	92.47
3	—	322	90.00–93.00	90.98
2	—	409	90.00–97.00	93.47
1	—	954	65.00	65.00
1	—	496	68.00	68.00
1	—	292	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	110.00	110.00
2	—	366	115.00–120.00	117.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	103.00–114.00	110.55
2	—	492	108.00–116.00	111.95
3	—	535	100.00–111.00	104.37
4	—	288	102.00–118.00	110.56
4	—	416	100.00–111.00	106.36
4	—	573	102.00–119.00	110.45
4	—	719	90.00–100.00	95.57
5	—	226	108.00–116.00	110.82
6	—	384	100.00–113.00	107.93
13	—	322	109.00–121.00	113.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	458	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	80.00	80.00
1	—	394	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	312	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	328	120.00–134.00	127.83
1	—	606	123.00	123.00
1	—	664	119.00	119.00
5	—	420	126.00–135.00	130.45
6	—	459	120.00–136.00	130.27
7	—	287	122.00–136.00	128.01
7	—	575	122.00–124.00	122.84
11	—	513	120.00–128.00	127.25
12	—	372	124.00–142.00	132.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	712	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	196	90.00	90.00
1	—	396	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	284	103.00	103.00
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
1	—	576	100.00	100.00
1	—	644	109.00	109.00
1	—	688	100.00	100.00

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.