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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jan 30

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

553 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 425▲ 553 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 55▲ 109 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 mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 6.00 to 7.00 lower; heifers mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower; and bulls were mostly 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cattle was fairly good, while feeder cattle were moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. 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 $110.24/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$110.24

208 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$27.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

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	522	116.18	607	131
Medium 2	401	101.82	409	67
Small 1-2	320	88.92	284	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.26/cwt here — about $322 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 sale208 hd

110.24

—

NC average7 barns · 885 hd

115.67

−5.43

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	1,698	84.99	1,444	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	66.68	769	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	61.82	862	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	49.79	491	29

Every lot

97 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	—	Medium 2	228	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	283	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	232	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	211	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	244	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	342	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	252	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	343	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	267	129.39/cwt	123.00–134.00	345	9
Steers	—	Small 2	270	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	275	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	308	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	327	139.40/cwt	130.00–145.00	456	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	332	103.11/cwt	87.00–113.00	342	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	156.19/cwt	145.00–174.00	525	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	346	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	357	130.67/cwt	126.00–136.00	466	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	363	107.11/cwt	104.00–110.00	389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	157.36/cwt	140.00–175.00	592	35
Steers	—	Medium 2	404	129.94/cwt	124.00–136.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	168.16/cwt	150.00–176.00	715	24
Steers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	428	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	436	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	452	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	157.73/cwt	146.00–172.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	154.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	818	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	140.49/cwt	133.50–150.00	806	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	896	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	198	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	158	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	240	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	226	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	242	115.90/cwt	108.00–122.00	280	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	255	94.73/cwt	89.00–99.00	242	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	274	115.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	316	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	293	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	297	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	315	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	280	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	316	107.26/cwt	100.00–115.00	339	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	326	93.89/cwt	91.00–97.00	306	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	126.17/cwt	120.00–133.00	416	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	372	104.70/cwt	94.00–111.00	389	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	126.85/cwt	119.00–134.00	476	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	394	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	355	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	410	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	419	104.42/cwt	93.00–113.00	438	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	125.18/cwt	118.00–132.00	528	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	440	90.53/cwt	89.00–92.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	452	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	123.91/cwt	114.00–128.00	572	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	470	85.76/cwt	83.00–89.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	482	100.50/cwt	90.00–110.00	484	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	502	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	514	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	113.27/cwt	109.00–118.00	592	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	528	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	540	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	570	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	111.17/cwt	106.00–116.00	643	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	584	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	467	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	592	99.53/cwt	90.00–109.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	109.86/cwt	100.00–115.00	690	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	634	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	109.80/cwt	96.00–113.50	731	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	102.50/cwt	99.00–106.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	770	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	698	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	153.06/cwt	138.00–169.00	721	24
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	476	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	479	123.09/cwt	117.00–130.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	141.87/cwt	135.00–151.00	749	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	538	116.32/cwt	110.00–121.00	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	569	100.59/cwt	90.00–111.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	136.54/cwt	129.00–148.00	780	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	586	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	587	124.01/cwt	121.00–127.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	587	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	124.23/cwt	110.00–127.00	757	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	615	107.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	663	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	621	102.51/cwt	95.00–110.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	662	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	119.47/cwt	117.00–124.00	802	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	715	93.46/cwt	90.00–96.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	111.63/cwt	109.00–116.00	805	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	744	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	109.89/cwt	101.00–112.00	845	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	105.35/cwt	102.00–108.00	849	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	874	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	885	71.99/cwt	70.00–74.00	637	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	229	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	160	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,274	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,589	82.74/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,315	4
Bulls	—	—	1,914	91.74/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,756	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	60.96/cwt	60.00–62.00	519	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	52.29/cwt	45.00–58.00	520	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	41.05/cwt	34.00–44.00	411	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	64.11/cwt	57.00–73.00	723	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	58.90/cwt	54.00–67.00	745	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	78.04/cwt	73.00–85.50	992	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	81.20/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,163	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	47.31/cwt	46.00–50.00	743	3

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	94.00	94.00
1	—	198	80.00	80.00
1	—	410	87.00	87.00
1	—	452	88.00	88.00
2	—	315	89.00	89.00
1	—	502	78.00	78.00
3	—	255	89.00–99.00	94.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	802	87.00	87.00
10	—	330	120.00–133.00	126.17
27	—	523	109.00–118.00	113.27
17	—	462	114.00–128.00	123.91
15	—	375	119.00–134.00	126.85
12	—	422	118.00–132.00	125.18
5	—	628	100.00–115.00	109.86
2	—	707	99.00–106.00	102.50
9	—	578	106.00–116.00	111.17
29	—	666	96.00–113.50	109.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	372	94.00–111.00	104.70
12	—	419	93.00–113.00	104.42
10	—	482	90.00–110.00	100.50
7	—	316	100.00–115.00	107.26
2	—	592	90.00–109.00	99.53
3	—	242	108.00–122.00	115.90
3	—	274	110.00–118.00	115.35
1	—	514	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	528	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	80.00	80.00
1	—	540	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	634	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	100.00–103.00	101.47
3	—	470	83.00–89.00	85.76
2	—	440	89.00–92.00	90.53
2	—	394	90.00	90.00
2	—	326	91.00–97.00	93.89
1	—	584	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	232	91.00	91.00
8	—	332	87.00–113.00	103.11
2	—	363	104.00–110.00	107.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	125.00	125.00
1	—	308	122.00	122.00
1	—	228	124.00	124.00
3	—	357	126.00–136.00	130.67
2	—	404	124.00–136.00	129.94
9	—	267	123.00–134.00	129.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	150.00–160.00	154.56
9	—	574	133.50–150.00	140.49
3	—	468	146.00–172.00	157.73
4	—	336	145.00–174.00	156.19
1	—	822	109.00	109.00
1	—	252	136.00	136.00
1	—	244	140.00	140.00
35	—	376	140.00–175.00	157.36
24	—	425	150.00–176.00	168.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	436	128.00	128.00
5	—	327	130.00–145.00	139.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	428	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	346	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	229	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	117.00–130.00	123.09
2	—	621	95.00–110.00	102.51
2	—	587	110.00–120.00	115.08
3	—	538	110.00–121.00	116.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	135.00–151.00	141.87
9	—	571	129.00–148.00	136.54
8	—	769	101.00–112.00	109.89
4	—	671	117.00–124.00	119.47
22	—	609	110.00–127.00	124.23
24	—	471	138.00–169.00	153.06
3	—	721	109.00–116.00	111.63
3	—	806	102.00–108.00	105.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	121.00–127.00	124.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
4	—	715	90.00–96.00	93.46
4	—	615	105.00–110.00	107.75
1	—	874	92.00	92.00
1	—	662	96.00	96.00
1	—	586	127.00	127.00
1	—	468	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	70.00–74.00	71.99
2	—	569	90.00–111.00	100.59
1	—	744	86.00	86.00
1	—	476	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,274	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,589	80.00–87.00	82.74
4	—	1,914	89.00–94.00	91.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,127	57.00–73.00	64.11
7	—	1,271	73.00–85.50	78.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	76.00–87.00	81.20
3	—	1,571	46.00–50.00	47.31
5	—	1,265	54.00–67.00	58.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	995	45.00–58.00	52.29
8	—	1,001	34.00–44.00	41.05
2	—	852	60.00–62.00	60.96

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.