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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jan 9

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Dec 19Jan 9Jan 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

420 head

▲ 267 vs last sale 153▲ 420 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 37▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 4▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was 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 $111.55/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$111.55

157 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$42.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

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	474	120.38	571	90
Medium 2	402	101.98	410	56
Small 1-2	240	90.27	217	9thin
Medium and Large 3	325	78.00	254	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.38/cwt here — about $318 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 sale157 hd

111.55

—

NC average8 barns · 1,075 hd

114.91

−3.36

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	1,623	77.71	1,261	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	56.54	802	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	53.80	599	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	41.20	426	58

Every lot

91 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	140	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	136	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	210	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	185	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	234	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	269	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	274	119.46/cwt	115.00–132.00	327	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	274	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	249	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	313	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	355	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	328	123.09/cwt	117.00–130.00	404	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	152.13/cwt	140.00–157.00	508	7
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	364	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	152.97/cwt	138.00–165.00	575	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	386	121.89/cwt	114.00–130.00	470	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	402	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	402	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	425	108.91/cwt	101.00–116.00	463	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	152.83/cwt	138.00–162.00	651	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	432	120.03/cwt	117.00–125.00	519	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	150.13/cwt	139.00–159.00	695	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	488	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	528	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	145.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	777	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	132.80/cwt	129.50–147.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	125.71/cwt	121.00–129.00	789	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	119.95/cwt	111.00–123.00	795	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	184	91.07/cwt	89.00–93.00	168	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	188	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	201	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	212	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	254	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	224	90.22/cwt	80.00–96.00	202	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	102.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	283	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	276	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	210	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	278	90.71/cwt	81.00–100.00	252	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	294	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	256	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	370	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	127.95/cwt	125.00–136.00	406	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	327	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	392	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	328	102.80/cwt	95.00–114.00	337	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	342	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	358	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	106.19/cwt	93.00–120.00	393	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	126.95/cwt	120.00–137.00	486	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	414	105.41/cwt	90.00–113.00	436	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	123.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	532	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	436	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	473	103.27/cwt	90.00–111.00	488	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	124.39/cwt	118.00–129.00	590	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	488	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	492	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	502	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	514	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	119.97/cwt	109.00–128.00	629	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	564	78.43/cwt	72.00–85.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	116.60/cwt	114.00–121.00	667	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	92.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	630	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	723	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	673	87.94/cwt	85.00–91.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	724	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	467	115.30/cwt	110.00–126.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	149.60/cwt	136.00–159.00	711	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	140.03/cwt	126.00–149.00	735	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	528	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	569	104.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	128.59/cwt	120.00–139.00	755	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	121.08/cwt	110.00–126.00	748	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	628	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	118.38/cwt	116.00–125.00	788	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	674	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	573	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	109.25/cwt	100.00–114.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	110.95/cwt	108.00–114.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	814	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	757	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	390	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	234	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	458	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	293	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,259	65.56/cwt	63.00–67.00	825	3
Bulls	—	—	1,888	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,899	82.43/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,565	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	32.73/cwt	27.00–37.00	309	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	44.16/cwt	38.00–49.00	470	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	53.06/cwt	48.00–60.50	588	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	67.09/cwt	64.00–70.00	802	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	56.54/cwt	51.00–62.00	802	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	798	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,586	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	745.79/cwt	675.00–800.00	7,204	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	848.32/cwt	775.00–950.00	8,246	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	674.45/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,873	4

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 Jan 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	275	100.00–110.00	102.89
2	—	673	85.00–91.00	87.94
7	—	414	90.00–113.00	105.41
1	—	630	89.00	89.00
1	—	188	107.00	107.00
1	—	230	117.00	117.00
2	—	575	90.00–94.00	92.00
12	—	473	90.00–111.00	103.27
12	—	370	93.00–120.00	106.19
8	—	328	95.00–114.00	102.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	634	114.00	114.00
1	—	724	100.00	100.00
17	—	524	109.00–128.00	119.97
16	—	572	114.00–121.00	116.60
1	—	212	120.00	120.00
17	—	474	118.00–129.00	124.39
10	—	430	120.00–128.00	123.81
8	—	383	120.00–137.00	126.95
6	—	317	125.00–136.00	127.95
2	—	688	90.00–94.00	92.02
2	—	297	124.00–125.00	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	184	89.00–93.00	91.07
1	—	342	88.00	88.00
4	—	224	80.00–96.00	90.22
2	—	278	81.00–100.00	90.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	492	110.00	110.00
1	—	514	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	294	87.00	87.00
2	—	564	72.00–85.00	78.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	115.00	115.00
1	—	436	115.00	115.00
1	—	358	118.00	118.00
3	—	327	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	276	76.00	76.00
1	—	374	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	100.00	100.00
1	—	274	91.00	91.00
1	—	140	97.00	97.00
1	—	210	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	376	138.00–165.00	152.97
13	—	426	138.00–162.00	152.83
7	—	334	140.00–157.00	152.13
6	—	463	139.00–159.00	150.13
5	—	588	129.50–147.00	132.80
1	—	294	156.00	156.00
7	—	534	142.00–147.00	145.56
4	—	663	111.00–123.00	119.95
7	—	628	121.00–129.00	125.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	234	115.00	115.00
6	—	274	115.00–132.00	119.46
5	—	432	117.00–125.00	120.03
5	—	386	114.00–130.00	121.89
1	—	488	119.00	119.00
7	—	328	117.00–130.00	123.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	100.00	100.00
2	—	313	112.00–115.00	113.47
1	—	528	116.00	116.00
2	—	425	101.00–116.00	108.91
2	—	364	104.00–106.00	105.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	60.00	60.00
1	—	458	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	116.00–125.00	118.38
5	—	618	110.00–126.00	121.08
15	—	525	126.00–149.00	140.03
8	—	475	136.00–159.00	149.60
7	—	587	120.00–139.00	128.59
3	—	714	100.00–114.00	109.25
2	—	773	108.00–114.00	110.95
1	—	850	89.00	89.00
1	—	800	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	100.00–110.00	104.25
3	—	528	110.00	110.00
3	—	467	110.00–126.00	115.30
1	—	674	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	628	100.00	100.00
1	—	548	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	814	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	798	700.00	700.00

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	4	—	972	775.00–950.00	848.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,019	625.00–750.00	674.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	966	675.00–800.00	745.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,899	75.00–88.00	82.43
3	—	1,259	63.00–67.00	65.56
1	—	1,888	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,108	48.00–60.50	53.06
2	—	1,195	64.00–70.00	67.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,064	38.00–49.00	44.16
15	—	943	27.00–37.00	32.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	51.00–62.00	56.54

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.