Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2020-06-18

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 18
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 316▲ 403 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 50▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 5 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 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while boning type were steady to 1.00 lower; there were no comparable bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers, 400-450 lbs., were steady to 1.00 higher, while 450-700 lbs. were 6.00 to 8.00 lower; heifers were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 12.00 to 13.00 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 $116.23/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$116.23
149 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$23.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.69
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506116.81591141
Medium 2410108.004437thin
Small 1-229293.002721thin
One grade step is worth $23.81/cwt here — about $320 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 sale149 hd
116.23
—
NC average8 barns · 995 hd
116.92
−0.69
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—High1,67895.811,6085thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35873.509987thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22072.3488231
CowsLean 85-90%High96456.9454924

Every lot

76 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2244138.00/cwt138.00–138.003371
Steers—Medium 2270123.00/cwt123.00–123.003321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272143.00/cwt143.00–143.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327137.24/cwt130.00–146.004498
Steers—Medium 2327120.78/cwt119.00–124.003954
Steers—Small 1-2352102.00/cwt102.00–102.003591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378134.80/cwt130.00–142.005109
Steers—Medium 2386120.00/cwt120.00–120.004631
Steers—Medium and Large 341884.00/cwt84.00–84.003511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421139.55/cwt127.00–148.0058825
Steers—Medium 2433120.96/cwt114.00–126.005243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481129.61/cwt126.00–135.006238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522127.59/cwt123.00–133.0066614
Steers—Medium 2538114.50/cwt114.00–115.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620121.37/cwt110.00–126.0075212
Steers—Medium 266298.00/cwt98.00–98.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674119.60/cwt106.00–125.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723110.40/cwt107.00–116.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822105.00/cwt105.00–105.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2904105.00/cwt105.00–105.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,02590.49/cwt90.00–91.009282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2130150.00/cwt150.00–150.001951
Heifers—Medium 2216128.00/cwt128.00–128.002761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288133.20/cwt125.00–145.003844
Heifers—Small 1-229293.00/cwt93.00–93.002721
Heifers—Medium 2312119.00/cwt119.00–119.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332126.94/cwt121.00–130.004216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380127.25/cwt120.00–147.0048422
Heifers—Medium 2390111.00/cwt110.00–112.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy398113.00/cwt113.00–113.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy419114.00/cwt114.00–114.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429124.22/cwt120.00–126.0053311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460124.21/cwt116.00–127.0057123
Heifers—Medium 2476110.00/cwt110.00–110.005241
Heifers—Medium 250890.00/cwt90.00–90.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513112.75/cwt104.00–119.0057823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579108.54/cwt100.00–117.006289
Heifers—Medium 258087.00/cwt87.00–87.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629106.33/cwt102.00–117.0066918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665106.88/cwt102.00–110.0071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272399.31/cwt92.00–106.007186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy74281.00/cwt81.00–81.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763114.00/cwt114.00–114.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283290.00/cwt90.00–90.007491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470128.76/cwt125.00–131.0060525
Bulls—Medium 2522104.00/cwt104.00–104.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525120.82/cwt110.00–126.0063414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy532108.00/cwt108.00–108.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575117.78/cwt108.00–128.0067719
Bulls—Medium 2578102.50/cwt102.00–103.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621107.66/cwt100.00–115.0066923
Bulls—Medium 262698.00/cwt98.00–98.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672105.54/cwt100.00–110.007099
Bulls—Medium 267290.00/cwt90.00–90.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719104.53/cwt94.00–116.007526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772105.09/cwt100.00–113.008119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy79488.00/cwt88.00–88.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825104.83/cwt98.00–108.008656
Bulls—Medium 284484.00/cwt84.00–84.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy84888.00/cwt88.00–88.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850107.00/cwt107.00–107.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2932106.00/cwt106.00–106.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295886.00/cwt86.00–86.008241
Bulls—Medium 297078.00/cwt78.00–78.007571
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 348279.00/cwt79.00–79.003811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33168.07/cwt62.00–73.009062
Bulls——1,910114.30/cwt112.00–117.002,1833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88838.92/cwt29.00–46.003465
Cows—Lean 85-90%89367.41/cwt66.00–70.006023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00160.61/cwt54.00–66.0060716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21271.34/cwt64.00–78.0086528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29481.65/cwt81.00–83.001,0573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35873.50/cwt68.00–79.009987
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2628700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,3961
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2956950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,0821
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,020857.37/cwt820.00–925.008,7453

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.