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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 3

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

220 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 236▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 43▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle were lightly tested. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 higher, while boning type were steady to 1.00 lower and bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher; heifers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher; while feeder bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.89/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$115.89

81 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3

$61.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	499	118.24	590	70
Medium 2	474	105.36	499	10thin
Small 3	538	57.00	307	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.24/cwt here — about $284 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 sale81 hd

115.89

—

NC average8 barns · 862 hd

115.36

+0.53

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,369	79.00	1,082	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	74.00	1,221	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	66.62	721	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	54.74	471	18

Every lot

62 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	212	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	244	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	343	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	274	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	332	1
Steers	—	Small 3	278	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	243	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	327	124.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	407	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	144.68/cwt	130.00–149.00	556	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	135.34/cwt	130.00–144.00	577	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	429	121.25/cwt	114.00–127.00	520	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	496	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	518	116.47/cwt	113.00–120.00	603	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	137.17/cwt	130.00–139.50	716	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	559	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	128.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	806	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	859	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	706	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	864	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	127.05/cwt	122.00–136.00	348	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	296	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	125.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	123.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	441	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	114.90/cwt	112.00–118.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	127.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	434	112.28/cwt	111.00–115.00	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	120.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	559	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	468	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	118.67/cwt	111.00–122.00	602	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	538	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	307	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	117.74/cwt	109.00–120.50	658	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	111.63/cwt	108.00–114.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	660	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	104.01/cwt	94.00–110.00	703	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	710	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	95.52/cwt	90.00–101.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	718	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	116.85/cwt	110.00–124.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	127.95/cwt	120.00–133.00	624	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	126.39/cwt	120.00–132.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	536	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	113.97/cwt	109.00–122.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	636	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	677	93.57/cwt	89.00–98.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	728	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	752	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	106.47/cwt	104.00–111.00	813	4
Bulls	—	Large 3	826	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	970	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	458	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	252	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	785	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	455	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,599	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	56.53/cwt	50.00–62.00	485	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	40.40/cwt	34.00–46.00	355	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	65.27/cwt	64.00–68.00	670	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	942	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,221	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Thu Sep 3, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 236Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	34.00–46.00	40.40
16	—	858	50.00–62.00	56.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	64.00–68.00	65.27
1	—	1,308	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,738	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,000	66.00	66.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	125.00–129.00	127.96
3	—	607	108.00–114.00	111.63
13	—	507	111.00–122.00	118.67
3	—	357	120.00–126.00	123.64
4	—	274	122.00–136.00	127.05
5	—	676	94.00–110.00	104.01
1	—	764	94.00	94.00
14	—	464	120.00–125.00	120.58
4	—	312	120.00–129.00	125.82
16	—	559	109.00–120.50	117.74
2	—	713	90.00–101.00	95.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	538	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	104.00	104.00
1	—	710	76.00	76.00
2	—	385	112.00–118.00	114.90
3	—	434	111.00–115.00	112.28
1	—	660	80.00	80.00
1	—	296	120.00	120.00
1	—	468	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	764	104.00–111.00	106.47
2	—	717	111.00	111.00
6	—	488	120.00–133.00	127.95
3	—	573	120.00–123.00	120.99
3	—	620	109.00–122.00	113.97
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
6	—	522	120.00–132.00	126.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	71.00	71.00
1	—	728	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	536	116.00	116.00
2	—	677	89.00–98.00	93.57
1	—	598	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	110.00–124.00	116.85
1	—	636	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	826	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	752	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	278	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	130.00–139.50	137.17
15	—	629	125.00–130.00	128.14
1	—	758	118.00	118.00
8	—	384	130.00–149.00	144.68
1	—	336	150.00	150.00
1	—	698	123.00	123.00
8	—	426	130.00–144.00	135.34
1	—	264	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	706	90.00	90.00
1	—	864	104.00	104.00
1	—	496	125.00	125.00
3	—	429	114.00–127.00	121.25
2	—	559	116.00–119.00	117.51
2	—	212	110.00–120.00	115.24
1	—	274	121.00	121.00
2	—	518	113.00–120.00	116.47
4	—	327	121.00–127.00	124.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	58.00	58.00
1	—	458	55.00	55.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.