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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 8

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

601 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 682▼ 162 vs year ago 763 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 89▼ 109 vs year ago 174 · −62.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while breaking type and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Four-weight feeder steers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, five-weights were unevenly steady, and six-weights were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher; heifers were mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Four dairy steers, Small 3, weighing 55 lbs. brought 90.00 per head.

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 $107.89/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$107.89

262 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$54.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

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	539	110.65	596	215
Medium 2	420	98.06	412	41
Small 1-2	368	86.25	317	4thin
Small 3	517	56.50	292	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.15/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 sale262 hd

107.89

—

NC average8 barns · 1,348 hd

111.32

−3.42

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	—	High	1,537	72.66	1,117	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	60.78	898	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	59.16	713	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	41.88	413	17

Every lot

102 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	148	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	221	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	174	129.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	225	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	184	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	210	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	212	95.25/cwt	92.50–98.00	202	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	221	124.04/cwt	123.00–125.00	274	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	156.30/cwt	151.00–162.50	359	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	139.24/cwt	128.00–147.00	383	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	317	118.56/cwt	114.00–120.00	376	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	133.76/cwt	130.00–147.00	436	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	333	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	350	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	370	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	137.03/cwt	128.00–145.00	517	18
Steers	—	Medium 2	378	117.13/cwt	110.00–124.00	443	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	383	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	479	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	418	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	424	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	135.43/cwt	130.00–143.00	584	19
Steers	—	Medium 2	435	120.08/cwt	117.00–123.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	466	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	433	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	138.69/cwt	132.00–146.00	648	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	129.66/cwt	127.00–135.00	688	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	123.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	123.33/cwt	116.00–127.00	757	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	120.51/cwt	111.00–122.00	811	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	766	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,055	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,020	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	220	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	180	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	200	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	192	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	204	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	224	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	254	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	118.45/cwt	115.00–126.00	267	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	118.84/cwt	114.00–125.00	321	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	276	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	301	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	321	105.51/cwt	98.00–111.00	339	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	122.19/cwt	114.00–131.00	401	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	332	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	371	105.61/cwt	100.00–111.00	392	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	125.25/cwt	115.00–132.00	467	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	121.55/cwt	110.00–130.00	506	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	96.18/cwt	84.00–105.00	412	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	434	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Small 3	434	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	273	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	468	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	114.22/cwt	104.00–121.00	544	24
Heifers	—	Medium 2	478	96.88/cwt	84.00–105.00	463	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	478	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	504	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	529	88.94/cwt	80.00–97.00	470	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	113.30/cwt	96.00–119.00	607	37
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	89.45/cwt	80.00–99.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	109.99/cwt	100.00–117.00	638	12
Heifers	—	Small 3	600	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	606	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	98.51/cwt	90.00–112.00	621	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	106.45/cwt	90.00–110.50	707	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	674	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	87.16/cwt	80.00–100.00	631	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	790	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	88.67/cwt	88.00–90.00	714	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	769	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	460	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	127.30/cwt	122.00–136.00	607	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	485	106.00/cwt	93.00–120.00	514	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	516	109.62/cwt	101.00–114.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.32/cwt	116.00–129.00	648	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	574	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	120.59/cwt	114.00–131.00	693	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	579	94.83/cwt	88.00–103.00	549	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	120.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	748	30
Bulls	—	Medium 2	622	91.73/cwt	80.00–99.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	664	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	398	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	674	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	103.07/cwt	91.00–111.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	698	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	98.64/cwt	90.00–101.00	716	24
Bulls	—	Medium 2	730	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	94.28/cwt	85.00–116.00	721	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	773	75.52/cwt	70.00–81.00	584	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Full	810	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	95.52/cwt	94.00–97.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	836	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	83.49/cwt	76.00–95.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	965	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,088	56.35/cwt	54.00–58.00	613	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	81.20/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,490	3
Bulls	—	—	1,988	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,908	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	468	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	33.10/cwt	29.00–39.00	295	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	45.83/cwt	41.00–52.00	485	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	58.46/cwt	51.00–65.00	697	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	68.62/cwt	67.00–70.00	947	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	60.78/cwt	57.00–65.00	898	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,416	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 Oct 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 682Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 89Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	84.00	84.00
1	—	836	70.00	70.00
3	—	516	101.00–114.00	109.62
2	—	773	70.00–81.00	75.52
6	—	579	88.00–103.00	94.83
3	—	622	80.00–99.00	91.73
6	—	485	93.00–120.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	674	90.00	90.00
1	—	574	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	726	90.00–101.00	98.64
9	—	575	114.00–131.00	120.59
4	—	908	76.00–95.00	83.49
5	—	676	91.00–111.00	103.07
1	—	986	74.00	74.00
15	—	477	122.00–136.00	127.30
2	—	828	94.00–97.00	95.52
11	—	765	85.00–116.00	94.28
30	—	622	110.00–125.00	120.25
15	—	521	116.00–129.00	124.32
2	—	877	95.00–97.00	95.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	698	65.00	65.00
1	—	460	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	664	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	221	123.00–125.00	124.04
1	—	184	114.00	114.00
2	—	435	117.00–123.00	120.08
4	—	317	114.00–120.00	118.56
10	—	378	110.00–124.00	117.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	377	128.00–145.00	137.03
7	—	531	127.00–135.00	129.66
6	—	326	130.00–147.00	133.76
1	—	772	105.00	105.00
2	—	911	112.00	112.00
1	—	806	95.00	95.00
2	—	728	111.00–112.00	111.50
5	—	467	132.00–146.00	138.69
3	—	581	121.00–125.00	123.35
2	—	230	151.00–162.50	156.30
17	—	673	111.00–122.00	120.51
19	—	431	130.00–143.00	135.43
1	—	148	149.00	149.00
6	—	851	124.00	124.00
6	—	614	116.00–127.00	123.33
4	—	174	125.00–134.00	129.27
7	—	275	128.00–147.00	139.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	117.00	117.00
2	—	383	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	466	93.00	93.00
1	—	370	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	418	90.00	90.00
2	—	212	92.50–98.00	95.25
2	—	333	100.00–110.00	105.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	674	85.00	85.00
2	—	434	103.00–105.00	103.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	724	80.00–100.00	87.16
46	—	664	90.00–110.50	106.45
37	—	536	96.00–119.00	113.30
3	—	225	115.00–126.00	118.45
1	—	972	79.00	79.00
1	—	752	88.00	88.00
12	—	580	100.00–117.00	109.99
21	—	373	115.00–132.00	125.25
1	—	180	122.00	122.00
5	—	270	114.00–125.00	118.84
17	—	416	110.00–130.00	121.55
12	—	328	114.00–131.00	122.19
1	—	928	84.00	84.00
14	—	630	90.00–112.00	98.51
24	—	476	104.00–121.00	114.22
6	—	805	88.00–90.00	88.67
1	—	884	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	111.00	111.00
2	—	224	113.00–114.00	113.48
5	—	321	98.00–111.00	105.51
4	—	478	84.00–105.00	96.88
2	—	276	108.00–110.00	109.01
6	—	529	80.00–97.00	88.94
7	—	371	100.00–111.00	105.61
9	—	428	84.00–105.00	96.18
1	—	606	82.00	82.00
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
2	—	575	80.00–99.00	89.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	504	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	478	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	192	106.00	106.00
1	—	332	90.00	90.00
1	—	468	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	434	63.00	63.00
1	—	600	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,052	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,192	51.00–65.00	58.46
2	—	1,380	67.00–70.00	68.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	55.00	55.00
6	—	890	29.00–39.00	33.10
10	—	1,059	41.00–52.00	45.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,477	57.00–65.00	60.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,988	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,088	54.00–58.00	56.35
3	—	1,835	75.00–87.00	81.20

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.