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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 5

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

391 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 595▲ 391 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 103▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 4 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 steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher; heifers mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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 $117.56/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$117.56

156 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$29.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

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	488	120.83	589	122
Medium 2	399	107.73	430	30
Small 1-2	351	91.50	321	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.33/cwt here — about $268 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 sale156 hd

117.56

—

NC average8 barns · 1,264 hd

120.22

−2.66

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	—	High	1,419	86.76	1,231	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	65.73	809	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	60.00	886	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	47.48	451	31

Every lot

85 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	170	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	202	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	186	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	311	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	229	147.92/cwt	136.00–162.00	339	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	246	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	244	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	252	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	229	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	150.99/cwt	139.00–169.00	423	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	284	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	364	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	311	133.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	415	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	149.11/cwt	139.00–159.00	473	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	379	126.51/cwt	116.00–133.00	479	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	153.24/cwt	140.00–168.00	584	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	396	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	421	128.50/cwt	120.00–132.00	541	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	421	98.57/cwt	97.00–100.00	415	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	164.19/cwt	144.00–172.00	696	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	165.34/cwt	159.00–171.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	151.99/cwt	137.00–163.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	514	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	565	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	131.25/cwt	129.00–133.00	812	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	127.65/cwt	120.00–134.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	881	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	170	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	202	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	125.83/cwt	121.00–130.00	277	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	232	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	241	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	234	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	128.53/cwt	124.00–135.00	344	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	291	117.40/cwt	110.00–122.00	342	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	129.64/cwt	124.00–139.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	332	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	112.11/cwt	100.00–126.00	376	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	372	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	298	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	373	112.29/cwt	110.00–116.00	419	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	131.88/cwt	121.00–137.00	496	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	131.37/cwt	120.00–142.00	550	20
Heifers	—	Medium 2	426	108.22/cwt	100.00–114.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	468	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	123.96/cwt	119.00–133.00	583	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	472	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	518	96.73/cwt	90.00–103.00	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	117.69/cwt	108.00–131.00	613	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	556	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	118.01/cwt	110.00–126.50	674	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	598	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	104.19/cwt	90.00–121.00	643	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	631	82.49/cwt	81.00–84.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	682	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	107.99/cwt	100.00–114.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	97.94/cwt	91.00–105.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	732	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	928	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	733	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,004	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	733	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	456	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	324	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	152.59/cwt	133.00–166.00	723	22
Bulls	—	Medium 2	474	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	484	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	500	115.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	149.98/cwt	134.00–163.00	780	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	576	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	139.32/cwt	131.00–157.00	805	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	128.29/cwt	118.00–135.00	789	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	662	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	123.83/cwt	110.00–131.00	832	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	714	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	115.49/cwt	113.00–118.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	842	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	905	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	103.79/cwt	100.00–107.00	898	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	884	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	140	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	141	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	742	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	356	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	79.65/cwt	68.00–85.00	1,018	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	93.86/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,464	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	63.96/cwt	60.00–68.00	521	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	51.86/cwt	43.00–57.00	483	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	35.86/cwt	31.00–42.00	364	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	62.92/cwt	59.00–68.50	735	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	72.28/cwt	70.00–77.00	996	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	886	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,122	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	775.32/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,271	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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 595Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	578	131.00–157.00	139.32
22	—	474	133.00–166.00	152.59
9	—	672	110.00–131.00	123.83
9	—	520	134.00–163.00	149.98
7	—	615	118.00–135.00	128.29
5	—	865	100.00–107.00	103.79
3	—	772	108.00–110.00	109.02
2	—	838	106.00–110.00	107.99
2	—	715	113.00–118.00	115.49
1	—	982	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	714	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	112.00–119.00	115.50
1	—	662	88.00	88.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	474	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	576	128.00	128.00
1	—	484	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	421	97.00–100.00	98.57
1	—	252	91.00	91.00
1	—	246	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	396	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	424	144.00–172.00	164.19
11	—	317	139.00–159.00	149.11
10	—	381	140.00–168.00	153.24
7	—	280	139.00–169.00	150.99
5	—	514	137.00–163.00	151.99
5	—	229	136.00–162.00	147.92
4	—	619	129.00–133.00	131.25
4	—	472	159.00–171.00	165.34
3	—	673	120.00–134.00	127.65
1	—	186	167.00	167.00
1	—	722	122.00	122.00
2	—	557	154.00–156.00	154.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	119.00	119.00
1	—	284	128.00	128.00
1	—	514	110.00	110.00
4	—	311	130.00–138.00	133.30
4	—	379	116.00–133.00	126.51
5	—	421	120.00–132.00	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	571	110.00–126.50	118.01
20	—	419	120.00–142.00	131.37
19	—	376	121.00–137.00	131.88
14	—	521	108.00–131.00	117.69
12	—	470	119.00–133.00	123.96
10	—	617	90.00–121.00	104.19
8	—	268	124.00–135.00	128.53
3	—	683	100.00–114.00	107.99
3	—	324	124.00–139.00	129.64
2	—	753	91.00–95.00	92.99
2	—	706	91.00–105.00	97.94
2	—	220	121.00–130.00	125.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,004	73.00	73.00
1	—	928	79.00	79.00
1	—	598	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	335	100.00–126.00	112.11
5	—	373	110.00–116.00	112.29
3	—	426	100.00–114.00	108.22
3	—	291	110.00–122.00	117.40
2	—	631	81.00–84.00	82.49
2	—	518	90.00–103.00	96.73
2	—	472	100.00–110.00	105.06
1	—	732	76.00	76.00
1	—	556	106.00	106.00
1	—	170	119.00	119.00
1	—	234	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	682	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	232	104.00	104.00
1	—	332	96.00	96.00
1	—	372	80.00	80.00
1	—	468	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	140	101.00	101.00
1	—	742	48.00	48.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	931	43.00–57.00	51.86
10	—	1,014	31.00–42.00	35.86
2	—	815	60.00–68.00	63.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,476	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,168	59.00–68.50	62.92
6	—	1,378	70.00–77.00	72.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	90.00–99.00	93.86
6	—	1,278	68.00–85.00	79.65

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	750.00–800.00	775.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,156	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	964	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.