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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 12

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

621 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 391▲ 621 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 74▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 6 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 unevenly steady, while bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a fairly light test. Feeder steers were sharply lower; heifers mostly 4.00 to 14.00 lower; and bulls were mostly 9.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was light; market activity and buyer interest were slow. 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 $110.40/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$110.40

196 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$37.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

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	481	114.05	549	162
Medium 2	429	99.95	429	24
Small 1-2	381	76.40	291	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.65/cwt here — about $258 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 sale196 hd

110.40

—

NC average8 barns · 1,371 hd

116.87

−6.47

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	1,662	85.44	1,420	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	64.65	814	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	58.63	854	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	41.99	415	19

Every lot

98 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	142	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	179	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	196	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	298	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	207	109.10/cwt	105.00–113.00	226	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	226	146.73/cwt	136.00–155.00	332	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	147.59/cwt	131.00–158.00	401	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	143.67/cwt	130.00–161.00	463	18
Steers	—	Medium 2	324	123.04/cwt	117.00–129.00	399	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	336	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	346	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	360	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	256	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	143.88/cwt	130.00–154.00	537	19
Steers	—	Medium 2	376	121.22/cwt	112.00–128.00	456	8
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	378	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	423	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	92.54/cwt	89.00–96.00	352	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	418	121.05/cwt	116.00–126.00	506	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	418	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	376	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	141.97/cwt	130.00–150.00	608	35
Steers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	434	103.98/cwt	96.00–116.00	451	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	144.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	671	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	524	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	720	38
Steers	—	Medium 2	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	128.79/cwt	122.00–136.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	119.45/cwt	114.00–124.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	123.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	823	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	844	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	128	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	104	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	192	120.94/cwt	119.00–124.00	232	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	220	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	189	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	226	121.64/cwt	118.00–124.00	275	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	254	113.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	287	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	121.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	330	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	296	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	207	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	300	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	119.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	382	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	337	107.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	362	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	356	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	121.22/cwt	117.00–126.00	452	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	266	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	98.42/cwt	90.00–108.00	379	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	104.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	442	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	122.43/cwt	110.00–127.00	522	26
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	429	78.99/cwt	78.00–80.00	339	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	474	97.41/cwt	90.00–104.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	116.78/cwt	110.00–122.00	556	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	482	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	521	90.72/cwt	85.00–96.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	524	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	113.62/cwt	100.00–118.00	598	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	104.34/cwt	99.00–120.00	595	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	579	91.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	102.68/cwt	90.00–108.00	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	95.97/cwt	89.00–105.00	639	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	752	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	459	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	360	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	138.22/cwt	130.00–149.00	644	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	471	121.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	476	110.70/cwt	97.00–121.00	527	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	511	100.32/cwt	90.00–111.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	514	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	128.44/cwt	123.00–137.00	668	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	534	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	564	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	126.35/cwt	120.00–136.00	724	18
Bulls	—	Medium 2	574	103.91/cwt	94.00–118.00	596	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	592	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	618	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	118.35/cwt	109.00–126.00	735	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	114.37/cwt	108.00–118.00	762	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	668	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	106.38/cwt	97.00–110.00	764	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	738	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	102.49/cwt	95.00–110.00	784	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	784	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	798	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	100.58/cwt	99.00–102.00	821	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	828	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	675	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	133	51.47/cwt	40.00–65.00	68	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	178	56.83/cwt	40.00–68.00	101	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	223	50.48/cwt	50.00–51.00	113	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	324	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	168	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	524	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	262	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	81.41/cwt	70.00–89.00	1,289	8
Bulls	—	—	1,820	93.51/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,702	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	30.75/cwt	25.00–39.00	296	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	48.54/cwt	40.00–57.00	488	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	61.89/cwt	54.00–69.00	773	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	72.00/cwt	70.00–75.00	925	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	60.72/cwt	52.00–69.00	871	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	708	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	862	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,526	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	345.29/cwt	300.00–400.00	3,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	636.54/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,493	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 Mar 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 391Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	86.00	86.00
1	—	128	81.00	81.00
2	—	429	78.00–80.00	78.99
1	—	752	61.00	61.00
1	—	524	72.00	72.00
1	—	356	86.00	86.00
1	—	300	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	474	90.00–104.00	97.41
2	—	521	85.00–96.00	90.72
2	—	254	110.00–116.00	113.05
1	—	620	84.00	84.00
5	—	385	90.00–108.00	98.42
4	—	423	100.00–110.00	104.60
4	—	337	100.00–110.00	107.35
3	—	579	90.00–95.00	91.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	89.00–105.00	95.97
4	—	226	118.00–124.00	121.64
3	—	271	120.00–124.00	121.69
3	—	192	119.00–124.00	120.94
2	—	752	90.00	90.00
1	—	740	89.00	89.00
47	—	526	100.00–118.00	113.62
26	—	426	110.00–127.00	122.43
22	—	476	110.00–122.00	116.78
17	—	570	99.00–120.00	104.34
11	—	373	117.00–126.00	121.22
10	—	318	117.00–125.00	119.99
8	—	633	90.00–108.00	102.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	70.00	70.00
1	—	296	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	482	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	103.00	103.00
2	—	418	90.00	90.00
2	—	380	89.00–96.00	92.54
2	—	207	105.00–113.00	109.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	524	110.00–114.00	112.05
2	—	418	116.00–126.00	121.05
2	—	324	117.00–129.00	123.04
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
8	—	376	112.00–128.00	121.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	434	96.00–116.00	103.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	537	134.00	134.00
35	—	428	130.00–150.00	141.97
19	—	373	130.00–154.00	143.88
18	—	322	130.00–161.00	143.67
17	—	272	131.00–158.00	147.59
6	—	667	120.00–124.00	123.32
6	—	226	136.00–155.00	146.73
4	—	621	114.00–124.00	119.45
3	—	465	140.00–147.00	144.35
2	—	573	122.00–136.00	128.79
1	—	728	116.00	116.00
1	—	196	152.00	152.00
1	—	142	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	378	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	828	89.00	89.00
1	—	514	119.00	119.00
1	—	460	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	120.00–136.00	126.35
18	—	466	130.00–149.00	138.22
17	—	520	123.00–137.00	128.44
13	—	621	109.00–126.00	118.35
7	—	718	97.00–110.00	106.38
6	—	765	95.00–110.00	102.49
5	—	816	99.00–102.00	100.58
5	—	666	108.00–118.00	114.37
1	—	912	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	80.00	80.00
1	—	784	76.00	76.00
1	—	564	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	97.00–121.00	110.70
5	—	574	94.00–118.00	103.91
2	—	511	90.00–111.00	100.32
1	—	798	87.00	87.00
1	—	738	80.00	80.00
1	—	668	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	120.00–123.00	121.01
1	—	618	100.00	100.00
1	—	592	106.00	106.00
1	—	534	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	178	40.00–68.00	56.83
2	—	223	50.00–51.00	50.48
2	—	133	40.00–65.00	51.47
1	—	524	50.00	50.00
1	—	324	52.00	52.00

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	—	862	525.00	525.00

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	2	—	1,020	625.00–650.00	636.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	934	300.00–400.00	345.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,005	40.00–57.00	48.54
7	—	961	25.00–39.00	30.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,435	52.00–69.00	60.72
1	—	1,608	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,249	54.00–69.00	61.89
6	—	1,285	70.00–75.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,583	70.00–89.00	81.41
4	—	1,820	90.00–97.00	93.51

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.