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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 20

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 333▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 38▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few head to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were very light due to an impending winter storm. 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 $115.59/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$115.59

29 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$43.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.27

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	472	123.43	583	23
Medium 2	285	91.00	259	3thin
Small 1-2	223	80.07	179	2thin
Medium and Large 3	214	80.00	171	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.43/cwt here — about $412 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 sale29 hd

115.59

—

NC average8 barns · 810 hd

123.86

−8.27

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	1,865	78.73	1,468	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	73.11	810	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,224	71.00	869	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	849	53.49	454	4thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	160	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	190	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	184	100.07/cwt	99.00–101.00	184	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	236	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	342	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	270	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	254	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	276	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	248	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	237	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	149.35/cwt	140.00–156.00	557	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	147.85/cwt	139.00–155.00	636	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	742	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	176	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	162	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	214	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	171	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	223	80.07/cwt	79.00–81.00	179	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	270	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	378	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	118.95/cwt	112.00–124.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	122.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	641	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	777	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	526	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	841	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	95.95/cwt	90.00–102.00	824	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	78.73/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,468	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	213	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	61.98/cwt	51.00–67.00	544	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	73.11/cwt	65.00–77.00	810	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,224	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	869	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	690	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,313	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 Feb 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 333Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	184	99.00–101.00	100.07
1	—	270	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	276	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	139.00–155.00	147.85
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
1	—	584	127.00	127.00
2	—	236	144.00–146.00	144.97
6	—	373	140.00–156.00	149.35
1	—	462	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	140.00	140.00
1	—	528	136.00	136.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
1	—	662	119.00	119.00
1	—	786	107.00	107.00
1	—	808	103.00	103.00
2	—	624	114.00	114.00
2	—	859	90.00–102.00	95.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	526	125.00–126.00	125.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	112.00–124.00	118.95
1	—	286	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	572	118.00	118.00
1	—	754	103.00	103.00
2	—	480	118.00–126.00	122.07
11	—	501	128.00	128.00
1	—	332	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	214	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	79.00–81.00	80.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	90.00	90.00
1	—	378	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	176	92.00	92.00

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	—	690	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	74.00–81.00	78.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,108	65.00–77.00	73.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	28.00	28.00
3	—	878	51.00–67.00	61.98

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.