Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2020-08-13

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 13
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
306 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 197▲ 306 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 61▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower; heifers were unevenly steady; and feeder bulls were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good at lower prices; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly 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 $114.54/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$114.54
101 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$15.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.32
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515115.9759790
Medium 2471103.424879thin
Small 1-2293100.002932thin
One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $304 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
114.54
—
NC average8 barns · 953 hd
115.86
−1.32
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—High1,43188.961,2737thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38764.258916thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15962.2172123
CowsLean 85-90%Average95251.5349110

Every lot

65 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 1-2187133.00/cwt133.00–133.002492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258147.47/cwt144.00–151.003802
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed282111.00/cwt111.00–111.003131
Steers—Medium 2316115.68/cwt114.00–118.003663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334140.76/cwt130.00–150.004708
Steers—Small 1-2340109.00/cwt109.00–109.003711
Steers—Medium 2360123.00/cwt123.00–123.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378143.81/cwt130.00–155.0054413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed413127.97/cwt127.00–129.005292
Steers—Medium 2418120.97/cwt120.00–124.005064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424138.04/cwt130.00–151.0058512
Steers—Medium 2473120.60/cwt116.00–125.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481135.35/cwt133.00–138.006516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523135.50/cwt134.00–141.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567135.51/cwt133.00–138.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633138.66/cwt119.00–142.5087817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673138.66/cwt138.00–139.009333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745116.02/cwt110.00–120.008643
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2188136.00/cwt136.00–136.002561
Heifers—Small 1-2230104.00/cwt104.00–104.002391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334126.53/cwt125.00–130.004234
Heifers—Small 1-235696.00/cwt96.00–96.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365122.26/cwt118.00–125.004468
Heifers—Medium 2372110.00/cwt110.00–110.004091
Heifers—Medium 2419108.36/cwt104.00–112.004545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427120.24/cwt115.00–124.0051311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467122.29/cwt117.00–124.0057116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy494110.00/cwt110.00–110.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy512105.00/cwt105.00–105.005381
Heifers—Medium 2516100.00/cwt100.00–100.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532117.08/cwt108.00–126.0062322
Heifers—Medium 255499.00/cwt99.00–99.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576115.90/cwt110.00–124.0066810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy594100.00/cwt100.00–100.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy65090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673103.06/cwt100.00–105.006947
Heifers—Medium 270280.00/cwt80.00–80.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711103.34/cwt102.00–105.007353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278091.96/cwt90.00–94.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299281.00/cwt81.00–81.008041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2471116.54/cwt110.00–120.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478132.00/cwt125.00–138.0063122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527127.19/cwt120.00–135.0067012
Bulls—Medium 2544109.98/cwt103.00–115.005983
Bulls—Medium 2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567127.59/cwt120.00–135.007238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627121.80/cwt114.00–129.007646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679108.95/cwt107.00–113.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2737109.42/cwt107.00–110.008065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2759103.99/cwt101.00–106.007893
Bulls—Medium 282070.00/cwt70.00–70.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288493.00/cwt92.00–94.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291281.00/cwt81.00–81.007391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small 326280.00/cwt80.00–80.002101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small 332459.00/cwt59.00–59.001911
Dairy Steers—Large 375081.00/cwt81.00–81.006082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38882.64/cwt77.00–90.001,1475
Bulls——1,537104.75/cwt100.00–114.001,6102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82839.62/cwt36.00–44.003283
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00556.64/cwt53.00–59.005697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14562.58/cwt57.00–69.0071722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38764.25/cwt62.00–66.008916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46654.00/cwt54.00–54.007921
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2874775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,7741

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.