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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

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

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

435 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 380▲ 435 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 60▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 7.00 to 10.00 lower and bulls were 12.00 to 13.00 lower. Four- and five-weight feeders steers were mostly 11.00 to 14.00 lower, while six-weights were 3.00 to 7.00 higher; heifers were mostly 13.00 to 16.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. 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 $106.76/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$106.76

162 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$34.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.77

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	510	108.73	555	130
Medium 2	406	101.10	410	29
Medium and Large 3	358	80.00	286	1thin
Small 1-2	456	74.50	340	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about $215 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 sale162 hd

106.76

—

NC average8 barns · 1,392 hd

117.53

−10.77

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	—	High	1,601	86.68	1,388	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	67.47	1,010	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	64.36	731	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	53.10	523	7thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	188	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	265	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	246	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	332	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	272	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	299	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	133.41/cwt	121.00–151.00	372	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	127.92/cwt	123.00–131.00	422	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	338	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	382	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	372	113.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	423	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	126.35/cwt	123.00–130.00	476	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	416	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	123.97/cwt	119.00–129.00	524	21
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	110.47/cwt	100.00–116.00	469	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	426	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	492	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	667	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	122.28/cwt	119.00–125.00	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	122.56/cwt	119.00–123.50	809	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	778	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	222	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	266	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	225	116.10/cwt	115.00–117.00	261	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	269	108.72/cwt	103.00–112.00	292	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	120.96/cwt	116.00–125.00	346	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	117.23/cwt	110.00–124.00	381	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	337	102.28/cwt	99.00–107.00	345	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	286	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	296	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	113.95/cwt	109.00–125.00	427	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	386	102.21/cwt	93.00–107.00	395	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	398	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	110.21/cwt	105.00–120.00	463	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	427	101.18/cwt	100.00–104.00	432	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	108.84/cwt	103.00–118.00	514	18
Heifers	—	Medium 2	473	96.92/cwt	90.00–103.00	458	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	107.09/cwt	100.00–115.00	562	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	542	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	564	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	109.43/cwt	100.00–113.00	626	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	113.53/cwt	105.00–118.00	711	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	666	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	95.39/cwt	80.00–110.00	686	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	732	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	778	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	818	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	472	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	121.05/cwt	116.00–132.00	579	16
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	506	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	405	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	508	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	467	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	116.82/cwt	108.00–125.00	610	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	112.99/cwt	100.00–120.00	649	24
Bulls	—	Medium 2	580	89.34/cwt	80.00–99.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	104.25/cwt	99.00–114.00	651	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	100.28/cwt	90.00–107.00	678	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	704	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	98.18/cwt	91.00–100.00	725	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	97.21/cwt	93.00–101.00	751	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	96.48/cwt	92.00–100.00	790	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	93.13/cwt	84.00–99.00	806	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	79.24/cwt	70.00–93.00	743	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	388	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	283	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	445	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	285	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	722	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	332	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	924	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	582	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,012	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,112	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,871	85.77/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,605	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	53.10/cwt	47.00–60.00	523	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	64.36/cwt	60.00–70.00	731	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	67.47/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,010	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	600	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,150	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 Jul 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	865	84.00–99.00	93.13
10	—	624	99.00–114.00	104.25
5	—	738	91.00–100.00	98.18
17	—	522	108.00–125.00	116.82
17	—	676	90.00–107.00	100.28
16	—	478	116.00–132.00	121.05
6	—	819	92.00–100.00	96.48
4	—	773	93.00–101.00	97.21
3	—	938	70.00–93.00	79.24
24	—	574	100.00–120.00	112.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	110.00–114.00	112.07
1	—	508	92.00	92.00
2	—	580	80.00–99.00	89.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	704	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	121.00–151.00	133.41
14	—	377	123.00–130.00	126.35
1	—	188	141.00	141.00
5	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.20
5	—	660	119.00–123.50	122.56
1	—	904	98.00	98.00
9	—	563	118.50	118.50
1	—	246	135.00	135.00
21	—	423	119.00–129.00	123.97
3	—	627	119.00–125.00	122.28
2	—	530	121.00–123.00	122.01
9	—	330	123.00–131.00	127.92
1	—	748	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	492	98.00	98.00
6	—	425	100.00–116.00	110.47
3	—	372	110.00–116.00	113.59
1	—	338	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	88.00	88.00
1	—	272	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	398	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	358	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	719	80.00–110.00	95.39
18	—	472	103.00–118.00	108.84
1	—	784	89.00	89.00
2	—	666	105.00–110.00	107.48
5	—	286	116.00–125.00	120.96
6	—	325	110.00–124.00	117.23
17	—	572	100.00–113.00	109.43
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
1	—	222	120.00	120.00
15	—	420	105.00–120.00	110.21
16	—	626	105.00–118.00	113.53
16	—	525	100.00–115.00	107.09
17	—	375	109.00–125.00	113.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	115.00–117.00	116.10
1	—	666	83.00	83.00
3	—	269	103.00–112.00	108.72
5	—	427	100.00–104.00	101.18
4	—	337	99.00–107.00	102.28
5	—	386	93.00–107.00	102.21
7	—	473	90.00–103.00	96.92
2	—	564	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	778	77.00	77.00
1	—	818	72.00	72.00
1	—	732	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	542	69.00	69.00
1	—	370	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	924	63.00	63.00
1	—	722	46.00	46.00
6	—	445	64.00	64.00
1	—	388	73.00	73.00

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	—	600	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,012	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,871	80.00–91.00	85.77
1	—	1,112	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	985	47.00–60.00	53.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,497	65.00–70.00	67.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,136	60.00–70.00	64.36

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.