Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2019-10-31

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 31
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
562 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 529▲ 562 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 135▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 2 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 steady. 300-400 pound feeder steers and heifers were 4.00-8.00 higher, with all other feeder cattle steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were average. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $92.87/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$92.87
202 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$429
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$45.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.58
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485103.05500128
Medium 242882.3535242
Small 1-242767.1728728
Medium and Large 331157.751794thin
One grade step is worth $45.30/cwt here — about $320 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 sale202 hd
92.87
—
NC average8 barns · 1,258 hd
106.46
−13.58
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,26354.796927thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16548.1456125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39243.8861116
CowsLean 85-90%High96036.8235451

Every lot

111 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2168106.00/cwt106.00–106.001781
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed17462.00/cwt62.00–62.001081
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed19474.00/cwt74.00–74.001441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2198111.00/cwt111.00–111.002201
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed23677.69/cwt75.00–83.001833
Steers—Small 1-225873.66/cwt63.00–84.001902
Steers—Medium 2286104.64/cwt98.00–110.002996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2292127.00/cwt127.00–127.003711
Steers—Medium 2319105.01/cwt90.00–110.003354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330130.18/cwt122.00–135.004306
Steers—Small 1-234662.00/cwt62.00–62.002151
Steers—Medium 2368102.41/cwt90.00–110.003775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374133.41/cwt120.00–145.0049917
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed37676.65/cwt73.00–80.002882
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed41676.00/cwt76.00–76.003161
Steers—Medium 2418103.62/cwt87.00–116.004336
Steers—Small 1-241976.29/cwt74.00–80.003203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425131.36/cwt118.00–137.0055824
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed44660.00/cwt60.00–60.002681
Steers—Small 1-247280.00/cwt80.00–80.003781
Steers—Medium 2481101.65/cwt100.00–105.004893
Steers—Medium 250490.00/cwt90.00–90.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512120.00/cwt120.00–120.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570114.16/cwt112.00–120.006516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed586105.00/cwt105.00–105.006151
Steers—Small 1-259472.00/cwt72.00–72.004281
Steers—Medium 261486.50/cwt84.00–89.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620114.57/cwt110.00–121.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734115.07/cwt100.00–117.508457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,07476.50/cwt76.00–77.008222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-214272.00/cwt72.00–72.001021
Heifers—Medium and Large 315659.00/cwt59.00–59.00921
Heifers—Medium 218086.00/cwt86.00–86.001551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2196106.50/cwt105.00–108.002092
Heifers—Medium 221686.96/cwt81.00–90.001885
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed22874.00/cwt74.00–74.001691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230101.98/cwt101.00–103.002352
Heifers—Small 1-224273.00/cwt73.00–73.001771
Heifers—Small 1-225771.95/cwt70.00–74.001852
Heifers—Medium 226490.86/cwt81.00–100.002402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279107.41/cwt100.00–113.003008
Heifers—Medium and Large 329161.00/cwt61.00–61.001782
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed30070.00/cwt70.00–70.002101
Heifers—Medium 231795.14/cwt85.00–100.003023
Heifers—Small 1-232573.20/cwt70.00–80.002383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329123.55/cwt115.00–129.004067
Heifers—Medium 237197.48/cwt90.00–101.003623
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed37272.00/cwt72.00–72.002681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375117.01/cwt103.00–127.0043920
Heifers—Small 1-237772.63/cwt68.00–80.002744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426111.20/cwt101.00–119.0047422
Heifers—Small 1-242860.00/cwt60.00–60.002573
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed43470.00/cwt70.00–70.003041
Heifers—Medium 244180.51/cwt80.00–81.003552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467101.53/cwt64.00–118.0047414
Heifers—Medium 247179.81/cwt76.00–84.003765
Heifers—Small 1-247469.60/cwt60.00–79.003307
Heifers—Medium and Large 350450.00/cwt50.00–50.002521
Heifers—Small 1-250860.13/cwt50.00–70.003053
Heifers—Medium 252780.16/cwt74.00–85.004227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-253196.99/cwt93.00–104.0051513
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed53261.00/cwt61.00–61.003251
Heifers—Small 1-256462.61/cwt55.00–70.003532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-257295.04/cwt90.00–101.0054411
Heifers—Medium 257678.58/cwt74.00–84.004537
Heifers—Medium 261880.00/cwt80.00–80.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-262994.10/cwt89.00–100.0059213
Heifers—Small 1-263855.00/cwt55.00–55.003511
Heifers—Medium 267280.00/cwt80.00–80.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-267591.84/cwt84.00–97.006206
Heifers—Small 1-267654.00/cwt54.00–54.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy70679.00/cwt79.00–79.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272587.34/cwt86.00–88.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277983.03/cwt81.00–85.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280878.00/cwt78.00–78.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full86558.36/cwt55.00–60.005053
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465129.05/cwt118.00–135.5060020
Bulls—Medium 2Thin Fleshed47173.58/cwt70.00–77.003472
Bulls—Medium 247287.99/cwt80.00–92.004158
Bulls—Small 1-248866.00/cwt66.00–66.003221
Bulls—Medium 252286.33/cwt80.00–92.004517
Bulls—Small 1-252367.83/cwt61.00–75.003552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524105.95/cwt100.00–115.0055513
Bulls—Medium 2Thin Fleshed52765.49/cwt60.00–71.003452
Bulls—Medium 256789.55/cwt80.00–98.005084
Bulls—Small 1-256858.00/cwt58.00–58.003291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573102.85/cwt98.00–112.0058910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-261395.98/cwt90.00–102.005886
Bulls—Small 1-263062.83/cwt54.00–72.003962
Bulls—Medium 263179.73/cwt75.00–84.005034
Bulls—Medium 265983.73/cwt80.00–85.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-267592.91/cwt89.00–102.0062715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed71270.00/cwt70.00–70.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272288.42/cwt84.00–94.006387
Bulls—Medium 272575.41/cwt71.00–80.005472
Bulls—Medium 277270.00/cwt70.00–70.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277388.43/cwt84.00–97.006844
Bulls—Large 377864.00/cwt64.00–64.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281289.97/cwt85.00–94.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287278.00/cwt78.00–78.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292572.30/cwt70.00–75.006693
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09272.00/cwt72.00–72.007861
Bulls——1,29251.92/cwt45.00–55.006716
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76749.53/cwt49.00–50.003802
Cows—Lean 85-90%95329.70/cwt21.00–35.0028318
Cows—Lean 85-90%97740.13/cwt35.00–49.0039231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16548.14/cwt44.00–55.0056125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39243.88/cwt40.00–49.0061116
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2868400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,4721
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,008660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,6531

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.