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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Apr 9

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 188▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 19▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 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 9.00 to 10.00 higher and bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test; heifers mostly 1.00 to 8.00 lower on a fairly light test; while bulls were mixed, 3.00 lower to 1.00 higher on a fairly light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. 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 $105.75/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$105.75

77 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$13.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.03

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	486	107.31	522	68
Medium 2	479	93.90	449	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about $72 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 sale77 hd

105.75

—

NC average6 barns · 614 hd

109.78

−4.03

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	1,274	79.93	1,019	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	61.05	686	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	57.96	788	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	851	40.18	342	13

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	174	156.76/cwt	154.00–160.00	273	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	141.02/cwt	132.00–149.00	393	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	317	114.76/cwt	109.00–120.00	364	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	142.57/cwt	136.00–146.00	461	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	367	94.39/cwt	92.00–96.00	346	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	377	121.06/cwt	120.00–122.00	456	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	387	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	480	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	131.65/cwt	128.00–137.00	513	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	130.53/cwt	126.00–134.00	553	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	427	117.06/cwt	114.00–122.00	500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	436	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	541	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	444	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	444	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	121.28/cwt	105.00–128.00	815	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	234	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	286	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	114.23/cwt	110.00–118.00	379	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	376	99.09/cwt	95.00–102.00	373	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	377	96.36/cwt	94.00–99.00	363	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	429	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	111.70/cwt	101.00–118.00	484	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	462	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	110.68/cwt	103.00–117.00	517	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	479	96.43/cwt	93.00–100.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	103.67/cwt	100.00–111.00	542	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	636	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	101.65/cwt	97.00–106.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	98.53/cwt	91.00–101.00	702	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	714	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	722	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	706	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	130.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	623	14
Bulls	—	Medium 2	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	504	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	127.87/cwt	121.00–133.00	665	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	552	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	101.08/cwt	90.00–112.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	127.13/cwt	123.00–129.00	741	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	612	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	118.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	658	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	115.81/cwt	108.00–124.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	99.98/cwt	94.00–105.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	748	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	76.92/cwt	67.00–85.00	915	5
Bulls	—	—	1,696	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,611	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	470	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	47.30/cwt	41.00–55.00	401	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	26.64/cwt	25.00–30.00	230	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	59.63/cwt	55.00–64.00	667	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	65.78/cwt	64.00–68.00	754	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	57.96/cwt	52.00–62.00	788	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,822	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 Apr 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	286	113.00	113.00
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
3	—	376	95.00–102.00	99.09
2	—	479	93.00–100.00	96.43
1	—	714	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	722	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	433	101.00–118.00	111.70
10	—	467	103.00–117.00	110.68
8	—	381	110.00–115.00	112.64
7	—	712	91.00–101.00	98.53
7	—	523	100.00–111.00	103.67
1	—	234	123.00	123.00
1	—	280	118.00	118.00
1	—	784	90.00	90.00
2	—	614	102.00	102.00
3	—	577	100.00–102.00	100.67
3	—	666	97.00–106.00	101.65
5	—	332	110.00–118.00	114.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	94.00–99.00	96.36
1	—	636	81.00	81.00
1	—	462	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	—	748	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	127.00–135.00	130.91
8	—	520	121.00–133.00	127.87
7	—	583	123.00–129.00	127.13
3	—	726	94.00–105.00	99.98
3	—	619	115.00–122.00	118.71
2	—	674	108.00–124.00	115.81
1	—	812	100.00	100.00
1	—	764	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	612	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	552	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	90.00–112.00	101.08
1	—	658	92.00	92.00
1	—	504	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	114.00–122.00	117.06
2	—	377	120.00–122.00	121.06
2	—	317	109.00–120.00	114.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	105.00–128.00	121.28
3	—	529	133.00–137.00	134.94
2	—	570	129.00–132.00	130.51
2	—	279	132.00–149.00	141.02
2	—	174	154.00–160.00	156.76
1	—	604	128.00	128.00
1	—	474	137.00	137.00
13	—	424	126.00–134.00	130.53
8	—	390	128.00–137.00	131.65
8	—	323	136.00–146.00	142.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	120.00–128.00	123.97
1	—	436	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	92.00–96.00	94.39
1	—	444	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	548	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	847	41.00–55.00	47.30
5	—	865	25.00–30.00	26.64
1	—	810	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	52.00–62.00	57.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,118	55.00–64.00	59.63
6	—	1,146	64.00–68.00	65.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,190	67.00–85.00	76.92
1	—	1,696	95.00	95.00

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	1	—	886	770.00	770.00

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.