Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2020-07-30

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 30
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 268▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 26▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 3 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 steady to 2.00 higher, while bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 lower on a very light test; feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower; four- and five-weights heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while six-weights were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.63/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −86.60 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.
Average price
$114.63
87 head · 619 lb average
Value per head Derived
$710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$48.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.74
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2627117.0373373
Medium 2558106.8959612thin
Medium and Large 353678.004181thin
Small 1-290069.006211thin
One grade step is worth $48.03/cwt here — about $112 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 sale87 hd
114.63
—
NC average8 barns · 796 hd
116.37
−1.74
This barn, trailing median9 sales
201.23
−86.60
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales
229201174147median 201.2303/1904/0204/1604/3010/01
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $160.66, median $201.23 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,55695.051,4796thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16471.9783817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25969.538752thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95959.055667thin

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 1-2170139.00/cwt139.00–139.002361
Steers—Medium 2176124.00/cwt124.00–124.002181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218149.00/cwt149.00–149.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2263143.97/cwt138.00–148.003793
Steers—Medium 2314116.00/cwt116.00–116.003641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318141.54/cwt130.00–148.004508
Steers—Small 1-2346104.00/cwt104.00–104.003601
Steers—Medium 2358126.00/cwt126.00–126.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376137.22/cwt127.00–147.0051611
Steers—Small 1-2381101.39/cwt95.00–106.003864
Steers—Medium 2415116.07/cwt110.00–126.004824
Steers—Small 1-242890.00/cwt90.00–90.003852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436133.32/cwt124.00–147.005819
Steers—Medium 2-3446100.00/cwt100.00–100.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy472115.00/cwt115.00–115.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492135.00/cwt135.00–135.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537129.39/cwt121.00–136.006955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590126.00/cwt126.00–126.007431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2230102.00/cwt102.00–102.002351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235131.72/cwt129.00–135.003104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276130.38/cwt129.00–132.003603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323120.41/cwt115.00–128.003897
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed34486.00/cwt86.00–86.002961
Heifers—Medium 2376106.66/cwt104.00–109.004013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389124.99/cwt124.00–126.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419118.60/cwt115.00–123.004978
Heifers—Small 342654.00/cwt54.00–54.002301
Heifers—Medium 2445103.99/cwt100.00–108.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477117.63/cwt110.00–123.0056116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy50895.00/cwt90.00–100.004832
Heifers—Medium 2517101.42/cwt99.00–104.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523115.60/cwt104.00–121.006059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566116.83/cwt106.00–124.0066110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy61287.00/cwt87.00–87.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644110.00/cwt110.00–110.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664105.01/cwt101.00–110.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy69291.00/cwt91.00–91.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718101.00/cwt101.00–101.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy84674.00/cwt74.00–74.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy89275.00/cwt75.00–75.006691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472128.14/cwt120.00–134.0060510
Bulls—Medium 2474115.98/cwt115.00–117.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524125.09/cwt117.00–131.0065514
Bulls—Medium 2532108.25/cwt100.00–115.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 353678.00/cwt78.00–78.004181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570124.47/cwt118.00–131.0070913
Bulls—Medium 2574105.19/cwt100.00–110.006045
Bulls—Medium 2614100.00/cwt100.00–100.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621121.15/cwt116.00–126.0075210
Bulls—Medium 2668100.00/cwt100.00–100.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683108.50/cwt106.00–113.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723108.10/cwt100.00–112.0078211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778101.74/cwt92.00–107.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2804103.00/cwt103.00–103.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288292.28/cwt85.00–96.008143
Bulls—Small 1-290069.00/cwt69.00–69.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292291.00/cwt90.00–92.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298489.00/cwt89.00–89.008761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 367060.00/cwt60.00–60.004021
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 379083.00/cwt83.00–83.006561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53091.54/cwt87.00–98.001,4014
Bulls——1,608102.06/cwt101.00–103.001,6412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95959.05/cwt54.00–63.005667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15569.99/cwt65.00–75.0080813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19378.40/cwt77.00–80.009354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25969.53/cwt62.00–75.008752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2856875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,4901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925822.08/cwt750.00–925.007,6042

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.