Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2020-06-04

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 4
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▲ 210 vs last sale 238▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 50▲ 36 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher while bulls were sharply lower on a light test. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower; heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.80/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$118.80
155 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$39.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.65
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2479121.29582129
Medium 2420108.1045423
Small 1-226199.482602thin
Medium and Large 328682.002351thin
One grade step is worth $39.29/cwt here — about $347 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 sale155 hd
118.80
—
NC average9 barns · 1,241 hd
119.45
−0.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,59293.211,4845thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26167.4185013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69965.011,1053thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92950.1046511

Every lot

68 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290149.02/cwt146.00–152.004322
Steers—Medium 2292116.00/cwt116.00–116.003391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327142.39/cwt134.00–161.0046610
Steers—Medium 2327124.68/cwt124.00–125.004083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy348130.00/cwt130.00–130.004521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366146.00/cwt134.00–155.0053412
Steers—Medium 2371122.50/cwt120.00–125.004544
Steers—Small 1-238495.00/cwt95.00–95.003651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426138.76/cwt130.00–148.0059121
Steers—Medium 2432120.00/cwt120.00–120.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472146.51/cwt140.00–147.0069226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521137.47/cwt134.00–145.0071623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637134.58/cwt126.00–136.008577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685120.52/cwt119.00–122.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728118.65/cwt117.00–120.008646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756117.30/cwt112.00–118.0088717
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2186117.00/cwt117.00–117.002181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2224130.00/cwt130.00–130.002911
Heifers—Small 1-226199.48/cwt99.00–100.002602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277132.25/cwt123.00–146.003666
Heifers—Medium 2286117.13/cwt112.00–120.003355
Heifers—Medium and Large 328682.00/cwt82.00–82.002351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326138.39/cwt125.00–157.0045111
Heifers—Medium 2366113.64/cwt107.00–120.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367135.57/cwt120.00–150.0049811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418124.94/cwt118.00–135.0052235
Heifers—Medium 2424113.12/cwt106.00–116.004804
Heifers—Medium 2470103.90/cwt100.00–112.004884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482121.00/cwt114.00–126.005838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy482113.00/cwt113.00–113.005451
Heifers—Medium 2522101.52/cwt100.00–103.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524119.63/cwt110.00–129.0062712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540107.00/cwt107.00–107.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575115.91/cwt107.00–118.0066619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full60789.49/cwt89.00–90.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615110.95/cwt95.00–120.0068211
Heifers—Medium 262487.00/cwt87.00–87.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full65691.00/cwt91.00–91.005971
Heifers—Medium 266385.43/cwt80.00–91.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675104.55/cwt90.00–116.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full70475.00/cwt75.00–75.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743106.02/cwt95.00–120.007883
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474138.29/cwt130.00–143.0065529
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525129.80/cwt120.00–137.0068114
Bulls—Large 354084.00/cwt84.00–84.004541
Bulls—Medium 2546112.00/cwt112.00–112.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574126.41/cwt120.00–132.0072616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622122.98/cwt112.00–129.0076514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665115.78/cwt105.00–122.0077011
Bulls—Large 370866.00/cwt66.00–66.004671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724111.00/cwt111.00–111.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766107.97/cwt104.00–112.008275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt81888.00/cwt88.00–88.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282198.68/cwt92.00–106.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2863103.99/cwt100.00–107.008973
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-286470.00/cwt70.00–70.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292698.78/cwt90.00–105.009155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296498.00/cwt98.00–98.009451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 339052.00/cwt52.00–52.002031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52287.36/cwt79.00–97.001,3303
Bulls——1,698101.99/cwt101.00–103.001,7322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81137.64/cwt31.00–45.003053
Cows—Lean 85-90%89465.00/cwt65.00–65.005811
Cows—Lean 85-90%98453.31/cwt45.00–60.005257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22664.90/cwt60.00–70.0079611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45181.23/cwt77.00–86.001,1792
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69965.01/cwt64.00–66.001,1053

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.