Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2020-08-20

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 20
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
▲ 226 vs last sale 306▲ 532 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 53▲ 119 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 last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while boning type were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 7.00 to 9.00 lower; bulls mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower; four- and five-weight feeder heifers were mostly 8.00 to 9.00 lower, while six weights were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. 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 $107.93/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$107.93
170 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$537
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$49.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.55
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515109.99566141
Small 1-228799.652865thin
Medium 244199.2043823
Small 339460.002361thin
One grade step is worth $49.99/cwt here — about $330 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 sale170 hd
107.93
—
NC average8 barns · 991 hd
114.49
−6.55
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—Low1,49287.981,3139thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42763.1790110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15461.6571152
CowsLean 85-90%Low91953.0948831

Every lot

86 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2179129.29/cwt125.00–133.002312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232130.00/cwt130.00–130.003021
Steers—Small 1-224095.00/cwt95.00–95.002281
Steers—Medium 2244114.00/cwt114.00–114.002781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290137.34/cwt136.00–140.003983
Steers—Small 1-230290.00/cwt90.00–90.002721
Steers—Medium and Large 330689.00/cwt89.00–89.002721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325130.16/cwt126.00–139.0042314
Steers—Medium 2329117.91/cwt108.00–122.003884
Steers—Small 1-236296.25/cwt87.00–102.003485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374132.16/cwt125.00–137.0049420
Steers—Medium 2374115.21/cwt110.00–120.004312
Steers—Medium 2418114.73/cwt110.00–126.0048012
Steers—Small 1-2421100.00/cwt100.00–100.004213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426130.65/cwt125.00–136.0055728
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed438104.00/cwt104.00–104.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468136.00/cwt136.00–136.006361
Steers—Medium 2484110.00/cwt110.00–110.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516129.73/cwt129.00–132.0066910
Steers—Medium 2560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593131.60/cwt123.00–136.5078011
Steers—Medium 2604114.00/cwt114.00–114.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624128.02/cwt123.00–131.007997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed638117.00/cwt117.00–117.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666130.15/cwt128.00–133.008677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730123.49/cwt122.00–125.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771122.49/cwt122.00–123.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-292094.00/cwt94.00–94.008651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2198115.00/cwt115.00–115.002281
Heifers—Medium 2208117.00/cwt117.00–117.002431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2222131.00/cwt131.00–131.002911
Heifers—Small 1-2227103.63/cwt100.00–108.002352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281125.41/cwt120.00–133.003523
Heifers—Small 1-228897.00/cwt97.00–97.002791
Heifers—Medium 2324111.00/cwt111.00–111.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326118.08/cwt114.00–123.003858
Heifers—Small 1-234098.00/cwt98.00–98.003331
Heifers—Small 1-235496.00/cwt96.00–96.003401
Heifers—Medium 2361104.94/cwt102.00–108.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377118.76/cwt115.00–123.004485
Heifers—Small 339460.00/cwt60.00–60.002361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy423107.45/cwt106.00–109.004552
Heifers—Medium 2428100.44/cwt94.00–105.004309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429115.21/cwt111.00–121.0049426
Heifers—Medium 247797.54/cwt91.00–102.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478113.86/cwt107.00–123.0054420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516108.30/cwt103.00–117.0055929
Heifers—Medium 254093.03/cwt90.00–96.005022
Heifers—Medium 2Full57480.00/cwt80.00–80.004591
Heifers—Medium 257793.01/cwt89.00–97.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578107.16/cwt100.00–115.0061916
Heifers—Medium 260880.00/cwt80.00–80.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622106.04/cwt100.00–113.0066017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668104.00/cwt104.00–104.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723104.28/cwt100.00–108.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275793.00/cwt93.00–93.007046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282085.74/cwt84.00–87.007034
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469128.31/cwt123.00–132.0060234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005642
Bulls—Medium 2476115.00/cwt115.00–115.005471
Bulls—Medium 2512106.96/cwt100.00–110.005484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524123.17/cwt115.00–129.0064517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed532110.00/cwt110.00–110.005851
Bulls—Medium 2572114.36/cwt112.00–118.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576120.59/cwt115.00–132.0069520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy578110.00/cwt110.00–110.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623116.09/cwt109.00–125.0072315
Bulls—Medium 2623102.50/cwt101.00–104.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669111.33/cwt100.00–115.0074514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719103.70/cwt94.00–109.0074611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277294.96/cwt90.00–100.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282296.39/cwt93.00–105.007925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288095.13/cwt88.00–112.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292092.00/cwt92.00–92.008461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 357073.00/cwt73.00–73.004161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10460.00/cwt60.00–60.006621
Bulls——1,51896.17/cwt93.00–101.001,4605
Bulls——1,57983.66/cwt81.00–87.001,3213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86661.98/cwt60.00–63.005373
Cows—Lean 85-90%91953.48/cwt48.00–59.0049124
Cows—Lean 85-90%95944.12/cwt40.00–47.004234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14560.98/cwt54.00–67.0069848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25969.63/cwt68.00–72.008774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38364.63/cwt60.00–67.008949
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82450.00/cwt50.00–50.009121
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,028675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,9391

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.