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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jan 16

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

475 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 420▲ 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 137▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 17▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while breaking type were 6.00 to 7.00 lower; and bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; bulls mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher; while heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. 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 $109.98/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$109.98

163 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$49.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

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	524	116.74	612	96
Medium 2	387	104.81	405	51
Small 1-2	329	87.14	287	15thin
Large 3	546	67.00	366	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.74/cwt here — about $246 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 sale163 hd

109.98

—

NC average8 barns · 1,009 hd

115.19

−5.21

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	1,376	67.23	925	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	53.87	600	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	50.43	665	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	39.33	389	33

Every lot

95 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	116	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	118	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	172	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	169	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	246	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	216	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	266	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	326	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	272	101.57/cwt	90.00–112.00	276	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	278	117.06/cwt	116.00–118.00	325	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	143.70/cwt	130.00–155.00	420	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	313	124.37/cwt	118.00–128.00	389	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	149.47/cwt	145.00–156.00	496	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	332	103.68/cwt	91.00–117.00	344	10
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	337	113.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	382	4
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	363	112.72/cwt	111.00–115.00	409	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	148.94/cwt	136.00–158.00	557	24
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	125.61/cwt	119.00–134.00	471	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	382	103.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	397	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	417	121.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	507	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	418	102.66/cwt	100.00–107.00	429	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	146.90/cwt	140.00–154.00	629	19
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	428	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	368	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	431	80.96/cwt	80.00–82.00	349	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	145.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	694	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	478	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	482	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	139.23/cwt	138.00–140.00	735	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	554	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	622	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	132.59/cwt	125.00–135.50	830	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	126.85/cwt	124.50–130.00	865	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	162	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	126	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	233	88.51/cwt	81.00–100.00	206	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	262	92.08/cwt	87.00–97.00	241	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	279	106.85/cwt	100.00–115.00	298	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	292	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	272	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	314	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	298	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	326	104.81/cwt	95.00–115.00	342	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	331	95.39/cwt	90.00–104.00	316	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	360	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	374	108.85/cwt	93.00–117.00	407	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	126.25/cwt	122.00–130.00	478	14
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	408	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	359	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	415	105.76/cwt	96.00–115.00	439	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	122.85/cwt	119.00–130.00	520	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	122.97/cwt	118.00–128.00	569	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	476	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	477	106.92/cwt	102.00–112.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	482	76.90/cwt	73.00–81.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	506	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	516	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	107.93/cwt	104.00–112.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	116.67/cwt	110.00–124.00	614	22
Heifers	—	Large 3	546	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	558	96.47/cwt	90.00–102.00	538	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	114.26/cwt	109.00–118.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	596	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	106.80/cwt	90.00–113.50	678	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	108.80/cwt	90.00–110.50	750	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	97.39/cwt	90.00–101.00	743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	822	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	458	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	139.41/cwt	130.00–148.00	661	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	477	104.29/cwt	92.00–110.00	497	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	496	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	502	110.54/cwt	101.00–120.00	555	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	135.33/cwt	124.00–144.00	700	15
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	532	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	479	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	132.53/cwt	129.00–137.00	759	14
Bulls	—	Medium 2	576	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	578	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	125.91/cwt	114.00–130.00	786	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	628	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	824	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	694	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	114.73/cwt	109.00–120.00	820	4
Bulls	—	Large 3	726	73.48/cwt	72.00–75.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	84.00/cwt	80.00–88.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	946	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	966	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	541	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	274	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	123	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	248	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	92	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	270	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	111	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,156	56.84/cwt	51.00–67.00	657	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	74.16/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,129	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	871	57.46/cwt	56.00–59.00	500	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	30.74/cwt	25.00–37.00	292	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	44.27/cwt	40.00–48.00	457	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	53.87/cwt	48.00–60.00	600	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	50.43/cwt	47.00–59.00	665	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	548.57/cwt	525.00–575.00	5,272	2

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 420Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 137Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	119.00–130.00	122.85
5	—	635	90.00–113.50	106.80
22	—	526	110.00–124.00	116.67
17	—	463	118.00–128.00	122.97
14	—	689	90.00–110.50	108.80
14	—	379	122.00–130.00	126.25
1	—	806	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,028	80.00	80.00
3	—	340	124.00–125.00	124.67
3	—	763	90.00–101.00	97.39
4	—	565	109.00–118.00	114.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	90.00–104.00	95.39
2	—	262	87.00–97.00	92.08
1	—	596	80.00	80.00
1	—	162	78.00	78.00
2	—	482	73.00–81.00	76.90
4	—	233	81.00–100.00	88.51
1	—	360	83.00	83.00
1	—	408	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	476	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	104.00–112.00	107.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	292	93.00	93.00
1	—	314	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	96.00–115.00	105.76
2	—	516	102.00–104.00	102.97
4	—	477	102.00–112.00	106.92
4	—	558	90.00–102.00	96.47
8	—	326	95.00–115.00	104.81
9	—	279	100.00–115.00	106.85
9	—	374	93.00–117.00	108.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	90.00–112.00	101.57
1	—	246	88.00	88.00
2	—	382	100.00–108.00	103.96
1	—	172	98.00	98.00
10	—	332	91.00–117.00	103.68
3	—	418	100.00–107.00	102.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	332	145.00–156.00	149.47
5	—	528	138.00–140.00	139.23
3	—	478	140.00–148.00	145.22
5	—	682	124.50–130.00	126.85
27	—	626	125.00–135.50	132.59
3	—	292	130.00–155.00	143.70
2	—	574	135.00–139.00	137.08
1	—	116	102.00	102.00
24	—	374	136.00–158.00	148.94
19	—	428	140.00–154.00	146.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	313	118.00–128.00	124.37
1	—	478	128.00	128.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
7	—	375	119.00–134.00	125.61
3	—	417	120.00–124.00	121.67
2	—	266	122.00–123.00	122.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	482	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	554	125.00	125.00
1	—	622	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	431	80.00–82.00	80.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	428	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	111.00–115.00	112.72
2	—	278	116.00–118.00	117.06
4	—	337	110.00–116.00	113.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	274	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	41.00	41.00
1	—	248	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	726	72.00–75.00	73.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	807	80.00–88.00	84.00
1	—	884	91.00	91.00
1	—	752	101.00	101.00
8	—	624	114.00–130.00	125.91
4	—	715	109.00–120.00	114.73
15	—	517	124.00–144.00	135.33
15	—	474	130.00–148.00	139.41
14	—	573	129.00–137.00	132.53
5	—	668	120.00–127.00	123.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	92.00–110.00	104.29
2	—	578	100.00–104.00	101.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	101.00–120.00	110.54
1	—	650	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	966	56.00	56.00
1	—	946	63.00	63.00
1	—	694	76.00	76.00
1	—	532	90.00	90.00
1	—	458	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	628	90.00	90.00
1	—	496	120.00	120.00
1	—	576	121.00	121.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	961	525.00–575.00	548.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,523	70.00–80.50	74.16
4	—	1,156	51.00–67.00	56.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,032	40.00–48.00	44.27
2	—	871	56.00–59.00	57.46
14	—	951	25.00–37.00	30.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,319	47.00–59.00	50.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,113	48.00–60.00	53.87

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.