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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Nov 14

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 516▲ 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 107▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 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 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was 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 $97.97/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$97.97

105 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.45

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	491	108.86	534	62
Medium 1-2	521	83.22	433	35
Small 1-2	322	78.19	252	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $283 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 sale105 hd

97.97

—

NC average6 barns · 857 hd

107.42

−9.45

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	—	Low	1,315	60.44	795	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	50.41	653	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	42.50	558	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	36.09	339	27

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	217	59.97/cwt	53.00–67.00	130	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	222	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	258	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	239	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	192	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	322	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	127.38/cwt	121.00–133.00	345	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	274	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	200	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	327	107.83/cwt	100.00–120.00	353	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	135.44/cwt	126.00–145.00	448	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	138.84/cwt	132.00–146.00	510	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	371	109.83/cwt	100.00–119.00	407	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	381	86.53/cwt	84.00–92.00	330	3
Steers	—	Large 3	386	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	174	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	412	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	330	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	132.39/cwt	122.00–139.00	549	10
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	417	99.20/cwt	90.00–109.00	414	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	135.44/cwt	131.00–139.00	645	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	486	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	573	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	516	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	678	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	580	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	290	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	584	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	116.83/cwt	115.00–124.00	727	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	626	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	582	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	108.09/cwt	105.00–111.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	111.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	746	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	979	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	198	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	158	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	274	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	272	80.63/cwt	77.00–84.00	219	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	116.78/cwt	110.00–124.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	116.81/cwt	110.00–126.00	380	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	264	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	335	97.06/cwt	90.00–104.00	325	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	371	95.73/cwt	90.00–102.00	355	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	372	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	249	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	121.23/cwt	116.00–130.00	456	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	420	94.66/cwt	90.00–100.00	398	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	117.70/cwt	105.00–127.00	500	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	455	67.45/cwt	63.00–72.00	307	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	111.71/cwt	101.00–119.00	537	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	483	84.07/cwt	80.00–90.00	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	511	66.90/cwt	60.00–74.00	342	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	110.08/cwt	100.00–117.00	582	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	532	89.17/cwt	85.00–90.00	474	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	562	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	566	87.96/cwt	76.00–94.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	99.57/cwt	90.00–110.00	572	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	585	63.36/cwt	60.00–69.00	371	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	590	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Full	600	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	602	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	610	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	641	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	94.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	675	81.80/cwt	75.00–89.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	772	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	804	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	896	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	627	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	122.47/cwt	118.00–129.00	582	6
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	488	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	516	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	524	106.06/cwt	92.00–120.00	556	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	119.29/cwt	114.00–125.00	626	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	554	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	443	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	112.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	586	95.33/cwt	86.00–100.00	559	3
Bulls	—	Large 3	626	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	269	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	104.31/cwt	102.00–107.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	104.97/cwt	99.00–109.00	716	8
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	694	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	702	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	760	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	102.95/cwt	97.00–110.00	784	3
Bulls	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	764	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	267	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	946	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	624	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	60	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	9	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	336	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	138	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	639	55.01/cwt	54.00–56.00	352	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	55.55/cwt	43.00–66.00	700	11
Bulls	—	—	1,515	78.36/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,187	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	26.85/cwt	21.00–36.00	234	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	436	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	41.93/cwt	38.00–46.00	418	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,266	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	430	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	52.37/cwt	44.00–57.00	666	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	40.14/cwt	36.00–43.00	536	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	693	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	953	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,116	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 Nov 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 516Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	100.00–120.00	107.83
4	—	371	100.00–119.00	109.83
1	—	626	93.00	93.00
1	—	516	110.00	110.00
2	—	417	90.00–109.00	99.20
1	—	746	81.00	81.00
1	—	222	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	126.00–145.00	135.44
4	—	476	131.00–139.00	135.44
6	—	367	132.00–146.00	138.84
6	—	622	115.00–124.00	116.83
10	—	415	122.00–139.00	132.39
1	—	248	130.00	130.00
1	—	756	112.00	112.00
2	—	725	109.00–114.00	111.48
2	—	674	105.00–111.00	108.09
2	—	585	120.00–124.00	122.00
2	—	536	124.00–129.00	126.46
2	—	271	121.00–133.00	127.38
1	—	950	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	486	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	239	80.00–81.00	80.51
3	—	381	84.00–92.00	86.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	274	73.00	73.00
1	—	580	50.00	50.00
2	—	217	53.00–67.00	59.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	584	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	84.00–86.00	85.00
2	—	675	75.00–89.00	81.80
3	—	483	80.00–90.00	84.07
4	—	420	90.00–100.00	94.66
4	—	566	76.00–94.00	87.96
6	—	532	85.00–90.00	89.17
1	—	772	76.00	76.00
2	—	335	90.00–104.00	97.06
2	—	371	90.00–102.00	95.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	90.00–110.00	99.57
7	—	376	116.00–130.00	121.23
6	—	529	100.00–117.00	110.08
12	—	425	105.00–127.00	117.70
9	—	481	101.00–119.00	111.71
1	—	228	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	91.00	91.00
2	—	283	110.00–124.00	116.78
3	—	616	100.00–104.00	102.03
3	—	675	90.00–100.00	94.63
5	—	325	110.00–126.00	116.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	562	87.00	87.00
2	—	641	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	198	80.00	80.00
1	—	330	80.00	80.00
1	—	372	67.00	67.00
1	—	590	76.00	76.00
4	—	272	77.00–84.00	80.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	602	67.00	67.00
2	—	455	63.00–72.00	67.45
2	—	511	60.00–74.00	66.90
3	—	585	60.00–69.00	63.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	804	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	896	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	105.00	105.00
1	—	908	88.00	88.00
1	—	890	93.00	93.00
12	—	525	114.00–125.00	119.29
8	—	682	99.00–109.00	104.97
6	—	475	118.00–129.00	122.47
3	—	762	97.00–110.00	102.95
3	—	636	102.00–107.00	104.31
3	—	579	110.00–118.00	112.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	60.00	60.00
1	—	702	60.00	60.00
1	—	694	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	554	80.00	80.00
1	—	516	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	92.00–120.00	106.06
3	—	586	86.00–100.00	95.33
1	—	946	66.00	66.00
2	—	488	110.00–116.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	626	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	764	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	60	15.00	15.00
2	—	639	54.00–56.00	55.01
1	—	336	41.00	41.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,271	44.00–57.00	52.37
4	—	1,335	36.00–43.00	40.14
1	—	1,444	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	872	50.00	50.00
15	—	996	38.00–46.00	41.93
11	—	870	21.00–36.00	26.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,358	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,266	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,260	43.00–66.00	55.55
3	—	1,515	70.00–85.00	78.36

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	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	906	675.00	675.00

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.