Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2019-11-07

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Nov 7
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
516 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 562▲ 516 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 129▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 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 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 3.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $89.58/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$89.58
200 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$416
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$328
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3
$30.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.29
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-250298.02492116
Medium 1-242480.8334363
Small 1-238869.2826820
Large 324068.001631thin
One grade step is worth $30.02/cwt here — about $328 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 sale200 hd
89.58
—
NC average8 barns · 1,324 hd
105.87
−16.29
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—Low1,67373.571,23116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13151.9658838
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47248.7971811
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00937.7938133

Every lot

98 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-212670.00/cwt70.00–70.00881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2178125.00/cwt125.00–125.002231
Steers—Small 1-221482.41/cwt80.00–85.001762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2222126.18/cwt120.00–139.002803
Steers—Medium 1-2238112.05/cwt105.00–117.002673
Steers—Medium 1-2265100.16/cwt90.00–105.002653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272125.13/cwt121.00–128.003403
Steers—Small 1-227682.60/cwt77.00–88.002284
Steers—Medium 1-2319103.20/cwt94.00–112.0032913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328120.36/cwt116.00–126.003955
Steers—Small 1-234483.00/cwt83.00–83.002861
Steers—Small 1-236676.00/cwt76.00–76.002781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373120.50/cwt114.00–129.0044916
Steers—Medium 1-2381101.36/cwt90.00–111.0038612
Steers—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed41879.00/cwt79.00–79.003301
Steers—Small 1-242082.00/cwt82.00–82.003441
Steers—Medium 1-2423100.38/cwt90.00–107.004256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426116.29/cwt110.00–130.0049520
Steers—Medium 1-2Fleshy43086.00/cwt86.00–86.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478116.00/cwt116.00–116.005541
Steers—Medium 1-2482113.00/cwt113.00–113.005451
Steers—Medium 1-257690.00/cwt90.00–90.005181
Steers—Medium 1-260690.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718118.00/cwt118.00–118.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836116.00/cwt116.00–116.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-296089.00/cwt89.00–89.008541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-221585.42/cwt84.00–87.001842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2237112.32/cwt94.00–115.002668
Heifers—Medium 1-223789.30/cwt85.00–95.002123
Heifers—Large 324068.00/cwt68.00–68.001631
Heifers—Small 1-226271.00/cwt71.00–71.001861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2264115.00/cwt115.00–115.003047
Heifers—Medium 1-227188.53/cwt83.00–93.002408
Heifers—Medium 1-232285.72/cwt80.00–92.0027611
Heifers—Small 1-232371.32/cwt65.00–76.002305
Heifers—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed32864.00/cwt64.00–64.002101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329106.87/cwt95.00–114.003527
Heifers—Medium 1-237583.05/cwt80.00–85.003114
Heifers—Small 1-237867.22/cwt60.00–73.002544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381103.52/cwt90.00–110.0039410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425107.16/cwt94.00–116.0045514
Heifers—Small 1-242567.79/cwt60.00–73.002883
Heifers—Medium 1-242980.55/cwt77.00–88.003466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467100.47/cwt90.00–115.0046910
Heifers—Medium 1-247280.88/cwt77.00–85.003828
Heifers—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed48065.76/cwt61.00–70.003164
Heifers—Small 1-249465.00/cwt63.00–67.003212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-251996.75/cwt90.00–105.0050218
Heifers—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed52267.96/cwt67.00–69.003552
Heifers—Medium 1-252579.38/cwt74.00–85.004178
Heifers—Small 1-252662.50/cwt62.00–63.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-257593.67/cwt87.00–98.0053910
Heifers—Medium 1-257779.33/cwt78.00–80.004583
Heifers—Medium 1-261574.67/cwt69.00–80.004593
Heifers—Small 1-261660.00/cwt60.00–60.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-262389.47/cwt84.00–95.0055712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-266888.56/cwt81.00–95.5059210
Heifers—Medium 1-269275.00/cwt75.00–75.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271280.50/cwt78.00–86.005734
Heifers—Medium 1-271276.00/cwt76.00–76.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280575.49/cwt74.00–77.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00167.00/cwt67.00–67.006714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed45573.51/cwt70.00–77.003342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476110.90/cwt105.00–118.0052813
Bulls—Medium 1-247791.22/cwt84.00–100.004359
Bulls—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed52477.00/cwt77.00–77.004031
Bulls—Medium 1-252587.52/cwt85.00–90.004592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527104.14/cwt97.00–112.0054910
Bulls—Medium 1-256183.52/cwt81.00–86.004692
Bulls—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed57271.00/cwt71.00–71.004061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577104.46/cwt99.00–112.0060320
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-261499.55/cwt97.00–102.006117
Bulls—Medium 1-262490.52/cwt80.00–98.005654
Bulls—Medium 1-2Fleshy63268.00/cwt68.00–68.004301
Bulls—Small 1-263458.00/cwt58.00–58.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy64680.00/cwt80.00–80.005171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677100.40/cwt97.00–104.006806
Bulls—Medium 1-268489.00/cwt89.00–89.006091
Bulls—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed70666.00/cwt66.00–66.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734102.02/cwt98.00–106.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277597.41/cwt91.00–105.007554
Bulls—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed81868.00/cwt68.00–68.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282488.43/cwt83.00–98.007293
Bulls—Small 1-285252.00/cwt52.00–52.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287092.00/cwt92.00–92.008001
Bulls—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed87560.02/cwt59.00–61.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292381.39/cwt74.00–89.007512
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 31,01842.00/cwt42.00–42.004281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05759.81/cwt56.00–64.006322
Bulls——1,40858.65/cwt50.00–65.008263
Bulls——1,85178.19/cwt70.00–84.001,4479
Bulls——1,88288.93/cwt86.00–92.001,6742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90823.57/cwt20.00–30.002149
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03562.49/cwt59.00–69.006476
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04743.12/cwt37.00–47.0045124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14949.99/cwt45.00–55.0057432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47248.79/cwt42.00–56.0071811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2884675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,9671

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.