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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jan 23

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

425 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 475▲ 425 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 74▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 5.00 to 9.00 higher on a light test and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 12.00 higher some sharply higher; heifers mostly 5.00 to 11.00 higher; and bulls were mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher some sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were 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 $118.35/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$118.35

159 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$63.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

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	503	123.95	624	111
Medium 2	362	110.34	399	41
Medium and Large 3	230	81.62	188	2thin
Small 1-2	375	77.75	292	4thin
Small 3	320	60.00	192	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.95/cwt here — about $432 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 sale159 hd

118.35

—

NC average8 barns · 1,231 hd

120.18

−1.84

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	1,495	73.52	1,099	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	60.70	723	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,287	59.38	764	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	43.20	416	21

Every lot

96 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	188	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	224	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	216	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	162	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	220	93.63/cwt	90.00–97.00	206	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	248	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	263	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	274	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	263	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	278	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	261	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	282	133.24/cwt	125.00–140.00	376	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	146.26/cwt	141.00–155.00	423	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	132.54/cwt	130.00–134.00	431	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	329	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	475	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	165.65/cwt	150.00–177.00	548	17
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	337	114.46/cwt	113.00–116.00	386	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	358	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	361	102.42/cwt	97.00–108.00	370	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	372	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	374	127.16/cwt	122.00–132.00	476	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	374	102.06/cwt	99.00–106.00	382	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	175.93/cwt	164.00–181.50	660	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	174.24/cwt	150.00–179.00	728	14
Steers	—	Small 1-2	432	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	497	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	434	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	484	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	166.03/cwt	164.00–168.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	148.57/cwt	148.00–152.00	832	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	582	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	133.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	831	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	132.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	891	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	907	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	968	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	864	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	648	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	198	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	253	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	230	81.62/cwt	80.00–83.00	188	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	237	112.37/cwt	110.00–117.00	266	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	242	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	230	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	284	111.64/cwt	104.00–120.00	317	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	286	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	283	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	294	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	200	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	306	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	320	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	192	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	112.77/cwt	100.00–120.00	367	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	128.06/cwt	126.00–130.00	430	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	371	115.13/cwt	104.00–120.00	427	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	131.12/cwt	125.00–138.00	497	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	382	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	298	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	412	103.17/cwt	96.00–110.00	425	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	129.70/cwt	120.00–134.00	543	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	454	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	463	108.53/cwt	97.00–120.00	502	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	128.60/cwt	120.00–135.00	611	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	496	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	518	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	487	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	125.84/cwt	116.00–132.00	662	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	544	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	125.19/cwt	116.00–128.00	716	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	578	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	582	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	588	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	112.13/cwt	100.00–119.00	702	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	636	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	699	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	756	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2Fleshy	456	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	115.80/cwt	108.00–120.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	166.71/cwt	147.00–177.00	789	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	476	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	159.54/cwt	143.00–171.00	817	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	523	105.73/cwt	102.00–110.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	527	135.53/cwt	132.00–139.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	141.75/cwt	132.00–149.00	814	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	574	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	606	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	133.21/cwt	127.00–137.00	826	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	644	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	127.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	850	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	865	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	778	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	818	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	824	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	692	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	78.04/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,135	8
Bulls	—	—	1,480	56.70/cwt	55.00–63.00	839	4
Bulls	—	—	1,682	89.07/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,498	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	809	30.84/cwt	26.00–36.00	249	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	48.14/cwt	40.00–55.00	493	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	59.15/cwt	57.00–62.00	688	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,287	59.38/cwt	54.00–63.00	764	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	955	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	624	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,056	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,640	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 Jan 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 475Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year 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
18	—	419	120.00–134.00	129.70
15	—	572	116.00–128.00	125.19
12	—	626	100.00–119.00	112.13
11	—	379	125.00–138.00	131.12
2	—	756	100.00	100.00
2	—	336	126.00–130.00	128.06
1	—	744	94.00	94.00
1	—	662	100.00	100.00
1	—	198	128.00	128.00
20	—	526	116.00–132.00	125.84
21	—	475	120.00–135.00	128.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	582	70.00	70.00
1	—	242	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	80.00–83.00	81.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	454	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	636	90.00	90.00
1	—	588	109.00	109.00
1	—	496	112.00	112.00
2	—	544	112.00–114.00	113.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	294	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	306	98.00	98.00
1	—	286	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	110.00–117.00	112.37
4	—	284	104.00–120.00	111.64
7	—	463	97.00–120.00	108.53
9	—	371	104.00–120.00	115.13
1	—	518	94.00	94.00
12	—	325	100.00–120.00	112.77
1	—	578	94.00	94.00
2	—	412	96.00–110.00	103.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	99.00–106.00	102.06
2	—	220	90.00–97.00	93.63
1	—	432	115.00	115.00
1	—	274	96.00	96.00
1	—	188	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	514	164.00–168.00	166.03
17	—	331	150.00–177.00	165.65
16	—	375	164.00–181.50	175.93
1	—	472	160.00	160.00
14	—	418	150.00–179.00	174.24
8	—	670	127.00–135.00	132.94
7	—	560	148.00–152.00	148.57
6	—	623	130.00–136.00	133.36
5	—	289	141.00–155.00	146.26
1	—	768	126.00	126.00
1	—	714	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	216	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	374	122.00–132.00	127.16
5	—	282	125.00–140.00	133.24
2	—	434	130.00–132.00	131.00
6	—	325	130.00–134.00	132.54
1	—	484	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	582	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	113.00–116.00	114.46
1	—	864	75.00	75.00
1	—	278	94.00	94.00
1	—	248	106.00	106.00
2	—	361	97.00–108.00	102.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
1	—	358	145.00	145.00
2	—	329	144.00–145.00	144.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	372	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	818	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	606	91.00	91.00
1	—	574	115.00	115.00
1	—	824	84.00	84.00
3	—	465	108.00–120.00	115.80
3	—	523	102.00–110.00	105.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	476	140.00	140.00
2	—	527	132.00–139.00	135.53
1	—	778	90.00	90.00
1	—	644	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	473	147.00–177.00	166.71
2	—	769	110.00–116.00	113.00
3	—	731	118.00–119.00	118.34
4	—	668	125.00–130.00	127.20
9	—	512	143.00–171.00	159.54
9	—	620	127.00–137.00	133.21
12	—	574	132.00–149.00	141.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	624	650.00	650.00

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	1	—	930	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,455	74.00–85.00	78.04
4	—	1,480	55.00–63.00	56.70
2	—	1,682	88.00–90.00	89.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	54.00–63.00	59.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	809	26.00–36.00	30.84
15	—	1,025	40.00–55.00	48.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,364	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,163	57.00–62.00	59.15

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.