Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2020-08-27

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 27
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 296 vs last sale 532▲ 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 119▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 1▲ 9 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 5.00 to 7.00 higher and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; heifers mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Steer calves, Medium and Large 1-2, (1) head weighing 60 lbs. brought 210.00 per head; (1) head weighing 116 lbs. brought 190.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.81/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$112.81
77 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$521
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$52.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.69
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492117.7258055
Medium 2391103.0340218thin
Small 1-234897.613403thin
Small 338265.002481thin
One grade step is worth $52.72/cwt here — about $331 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 sale77 hd
112.81
—
NC average8 barns · 975 hd
117.50
−4.69
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—High1,67689.501,5002thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47471.001,0471thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14666.9576714
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02256.4157618

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2178144.00/cwt144.00–144.002561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2217140.19/cwt135.00–144.003043
Steers—Small 326479.00/cwt79.00–79.002091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274140.00/cwt140.00–140.003841
Steers—Small 1-232397.14/cwt93.00–105.003144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341143.34/cwt139.00–151.004893
Steers—Small 1-2354115.00/cwt115.00–115.004071
Steers—Medium 2369120.49/cwt120.00–121.004452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377140.00/cwt133.00–146.005289
Steers—Small 2388110.00/cwt110.00–110.004271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411133.97/cwt129.00–138.005517
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed420108.00/cwt108.00–108.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465133.79/cwt131.00–136.006224
Steers—Medium 2492127.00/cwt127.00–127.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy502123.00/cwt123.00–123.006171
Steers—Medium 2502118.50/cwt114.00–123.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510126.00/cwt126.00–126.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640126.65/cwt125.00–132.008116
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed67285.00/cwt85.00–85.005711
Steers—Medium 267494.00/cwt94.00–94.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy84090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2193116.59/cwt113.00–120.002252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271128.52/cwt127.00–130.003482
Heifers—Small 1-2280102.41/cwt96.00–109.002872
Heifers—Medium 2282108.18/cwt102.00–115.003052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300119.00/cwt119.00–119.003571
Heifers—Medium 2327105.30/cwt102.00–110.003443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381123.23/cwt116.00–128.004708
Heifers—Small 338265.00/cwt65.00–65.002481
Heifers—Medium 2411107.74/cwt100.00–113.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429124.85/cwt120.00–133.005366
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed43298.00/cwt98.00–98.004231
Heifers—Medium 246299.56/cwt90.00–106.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477118.58/cwt114.00–128.0056610
Heifers—Small 1-248488.00/cwt88.00–88.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy488110.00/cwt110.00–110.005371
Heifers—Medium 252290.00/cwt90.00–90.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525117.51/cwt113.00–120.0061717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575110.27/cwt107.00–116.006343
Heifers—Medium 260480.00/cwt80.00–80.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629108.66/cwt100.00–114.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684103.50/cwt103.00–104.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726103.11/cwt98.00–108.007492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2464110.00/cwt110.00–110.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471128.52/cwt124.00–132.0060512
Bulls—Medium 2Thin Fleshed48490.00/cwt90.00–90.004362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy496115.00/cwt115.00–115.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517125.14/cwt120.00–129.0064711
Bulls—Medium 2538116.00/cwt116.00–116.006241
Bulls—Medium 2572112.91/cwt100.00–117.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578121.00/cwt121.00–121.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629117.98/cwt109.00–126.0074213
Bulls—Medium 2Thin Fleshed63487.00/cwt87.00–87.005521
Bulls—Medium 2648100.00/cwt100.00–100.006481
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed65860.00/cwt60.00–60.003951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy662100.00/cwt100.00–100.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681106.75/cwt105.00–108.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719105.61/cwt95.00–111.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2796100.00/cwt100.00–100.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2876101.00/cwt101.00–101.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290094.00/cwt94.00–94.008461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50683.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2501
Bulls——1,84696.00/cwt96.00–96.001,7721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84833.00/cwt33.00–33.002801
Cows—Lean 85-90%88863.00/cwt63.00–63.005591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04157.46/cwt49.00–62.0059816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04372.00/cwt72.00–72.007512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16366.11/cwt60.00–69.0076912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47471.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2682825.00/cwt825.00–825.005,6271
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2708600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,2481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,135.26/cwt1,025.00–1,175.0012,1254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,128925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,4341
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2961,096.00/cwt970.00–1,200.0014,2042

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.