Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2020-07-23

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 23
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 145▲ 268 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 39▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 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 mostly 5.00 to 6.00 higher and bulls were sharply higher. Feeder steers were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher with limited comparable receipts the previous week; heifers were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.07/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$115.07
101 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.40
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508116.7059287
Medium 2368108.3539911thin
Small 1-229098.502862thin
Medium and Large 335480.002831thin
One grade step is worth $36.70/cwt here — about $309 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 sale101 hd
115.07
—
NC average8 barns · 889 hd
115.47
−0.40
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—Average1,42988.111,2594thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15870.8582012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35468.009211thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01958.335957thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2132123.00/cwt123.00–123.001621
Steers—Medium 2173124.46/cwt124.00–125.002152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195144.57/cwt140.00–149.002822
Steers—Medium 2230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2242138.00/cwt138.00–138.003341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2269138.56/cwt134.00–141.003734
Steers—Medium 2284109.00/cwt109.00–109.003101
Steers—Small 1-2296103.00/cwt103.00–103.003051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331134.75/cwt126.00–139.004466
Steers—Medium 2339117.54/cwt116.00–119.003982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375132.32/cwt127.00–138.004965
Steers—Medium 2376117.50/cwt115.00–120.004422
Steers—Medium 2425116.16/cwt110.00–119.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427134.52/cwt124.00–139.0057418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477132.99/cwt126.00–137.006346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532134.83/cwt129.00–137.007175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed588118.00/cwt118.00–118.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594133.27/cwt123.00–135.0079212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2180133.66/cwt130.00–141.002414
Heifers—Medium 2190123.00/cwt123.00–123.002341
Heifers—Small 1-2206105.00/cwt105.00–105.002161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230128.07/cwt125.00–134.002955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270133.49/cwt133.00–134.003602
Heifers—Medium 2286112.99/cwt110.00–115.003233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328122.00/cwt122.00–122.004001
Heifers—Medium 2338114.00/cwt114.00–114.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 335480.00/cwt80.00–80.002831
Heifers—Small 1-237492.00/cwt92.00–92.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375118.50/cwt118.00–119.004442
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed38690.00/cwt90.00–90.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410118.00/cwt118.00–118.004841
Heifers—Medium 2412108.00/cwt108.00–108.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469114.44/cwt110.00–118.0053711
Heifers—Medium 2476106.95/cwt104.00–110.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520115.47/cwt105.00–118.0060020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569115.86/cwt110.00–117.0065916
Heifers—Medium 257290.00/cwt90.00–90.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed604100.00/cwt100.00–100.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618114.19/cwt110.00–116.0070618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668110.93/cwt106.00–115.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764103.00/cwt103.00–103.007871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed466116.00/cwt116.00–116.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472130.27/cwt120.00–135.0061512
Bulls—Medium 2484118.49/cwt118.00–119.005732
Bulls—Medium 2523110.11/cwt106.00–114.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525132.10/cwt127.00–135.006947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy538114.00/cwt114.00–114.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575128.95/cwt117.00–134.0074114
Bulls—Medium 2594106.00/cwt106.00–106.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618125.88/cwt115.00–132.007788
Bulls—Medium 2648104.00/cwt104.00–104.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666119.94/cwt110.00–129.007996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2702104.00/cwt104.00–104.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783107.97/cwt106.00–113.008456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822107.00/cwt107.00–107.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288596.46/cwt93.00–100.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298090.00/cwt90.00–90.008821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3214102.00/cwt102.00–102.002181
Dairy Steers—Large 335087.00/cwt87.00–87.003051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03865.00/cwt65.00–65.006751
Bulls——1,55995.81/cwt94.00–97.001,4943
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98864.52/cwt64.00–65.006372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03255.85/cwt47.00–60.005765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07369.00/cwt63.00–73.0074010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35468.00/cwt68.00–68.009211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58380.12/cwt78.00–82.001,2682
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,046775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,1071

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.