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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

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

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 227▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 39▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while boning type were steady to 1.00 lower and bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower on a very light test. Feeder cattle were also very lightly tested, steers were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower; heifers mostly 3.00 to 7.00 lower; while bulls had too few head to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light due to heavy rain overnight and throughout the morning. 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 $106.79/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$106.79

64 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

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	471	109.89	517	51
Medium 2	462	95.47	441	12thin
Small 1-2	508	84.00	427	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $91 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 sale64 hd

106.79

—

NC average8 barns · 1,194 hd

114.00

−7.22

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	1,563	87.16	1,362	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	62.21	727	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	61.56	823	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	881	40.00	352	2thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	162	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	267	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	288	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	251	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	331	123.09/cwt	121.00–125.00	407	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	384	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	499	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	515	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	389	117.76/cwt	112.00–125.00	458	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	139.28/cwt	130.00–154.00	585	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	426	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	341	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	434	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	499	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	436	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	640	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	120.63/cwt	110.00–129.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	106.24/cwt	104.00–106.50	763	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	244	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	307	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	132.32/cwt	118.00–159.00	382	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	112.06/cwt	108.00–114.00	419	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	382	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	410	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	361	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	98.30/cwt	90.00–102.00	421	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	110.52/cwt	106.00–113.00	475	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	106.59/cwt	100.00–113.00	503	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	477	103.42/cwt	101.00–106.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	508	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	427	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	106.00/cwt	99.00–111.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	101.03/cwt	93.00–105.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	684	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	95.50/cwt	93.00–98.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	928	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	724	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	130.57/cwt	124.00–136.00	608	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	506	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	334	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	128.18/cwt	117.00–135.00	677	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	126.87/cwt	125.00–128.00	704	8
Bulls	—	Small 3	586	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	352	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	588	101.27/cwt	97.00–110.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	98.99/cwt	97.00–101.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	760	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	814	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	356	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	196	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	82.71/cwt	71.00–89.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	91.61/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,478	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	812	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	390	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	922	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	710	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	304	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	60.36/cwt	57.00–63.00	724	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	61.56/cwt	59.00–65.00	823	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 Apr 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 227Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	718	104.00–106.50	106.24
13	—	472	135.50	135.50
4	—	624	110.00–129.00	120.63
3	—	420	130.00–154.00	139.28
2	—	524	128.00–131.00	129.51
2	—	389	131.00–134.00	132.47
1	—	302	143.00	143.00
1	—	162	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	384	130.00	130.00
1	—	436	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	288	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	389	112.00–125.00	117.76
2	—	331	121.00–125.00	123.09
1	—	434	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	97.00	97.00
6	—	428	90.00–102.00	98.30
2	—	477	101.00–106.00	103.42
1	—	684	84.00	84.00
1	—	540	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	106.00–113.00	110.52
10	—	374	108.00–114.00	112.06
8	—	472	100.00–113.00	106.59
6	—	534	99.00–111.00	106.00
5	—	576	93.00–105.00	101.03
3	—	289	118.00–159.00	132.32
2	—	695	93.00–98.00	95.50
1	—	894	81.00	81.00
1	—	844	110.00	110.00
1	—	782	94.00	94.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	302	121.00	121.00
1	—	244	126.00	126.00
1	—	190	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	586	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	89.00	89.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	125.00–128.00	126.87
8	—	528	117.00–135.00	128.18
4	—	466	124.00–136.00	130.57
3	—	728	97.00–101.00	98.99
1	—	958	85.00	85.00
1	—	832	92.00	92.00
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
1	—	688	94.00	94.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	97.00–110.00	101.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	71.00–89.00	82.71
3	—	1,613	90.00–93.00	91.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	922	77.00	77.00
8	—	1,200	57.00–63.00	60.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	59.00–65.00	61.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	812	48.00	48.00
1	—	950	32.00	32.00

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.