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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 15

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

622 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 601▲ 14 vs year ago 608 · +2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 65▼ 7 vs year ago 110 · −6.4%

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, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; heifers were mostly 3.00 to 7.00 lower; while feeder bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. One dairy steer, Large 3, weighing 65 lbs. brought 55.00 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 $106.09/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$106.09

230 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$54.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

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	490	108.83	534	192
Medium 2	438	96.74	424	28
Small 1-2	421	82.56	347	9thin
Small 3	448	54.00	242	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.83/cwt here — about $292 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 sale230 hd

106.09

—

NC average8 barns · 938 hd

110.34

−4.24

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	—	Low	1,418	74.77	1,060	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	59.72	905	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	56.90	676	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	45.61	455	34

Every lot

95 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	124	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	143	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	126.93/cwt	124.00–129.00	298	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	129.64/cwt	124.00–141.00	358	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	292	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	248	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	298	112.50/cwt	107.00–118.00	335	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	129.82/cwt	124.00–138.00	418	14
Steers	—	Medium 2	332	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	362	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	347	96.01/cwt	92.00–100.00	333	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	137.60/cwt	125.00–151.00	509	17
Steers	—	Medium 2	371	117.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	435	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	382	92.91/cwt	90.00–96.00	355	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	419	97.27/cwt	90.00–102.00	408	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	132.60/cwt	124.00–142.00	564	39
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	114.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	486	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	434	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	139.45/cwt	137.00–142.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	128.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	660	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	554	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	128.77/cwt	127.00–133.00	720	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	124.57/cwt	117.00–127.00	780	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	688	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	840	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	842	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	983	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	136	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	151	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	188	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	222	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	192	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	198	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	210	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	218	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	257	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	266	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	115.65/cwt	110.00–122.00	324	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	283	96.29/cwt	90.00–103.00	273	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	119.09/cwt	110.00–129.00	387	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	328	105.64/cwt	105.00–107.00	346	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	340	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	296	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	369	105.33/cwt	104.00–106.00	389	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	120.78/cwt	109.00–130.00	449	25
Heifers	—	Medium 2	378	103.04/cwt	93.00–109.00	389	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	388	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	417	101.99/cwt	99.00–105.00	425	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	114.78/cwt	106.00–127.00	488	24
Heifers	—	Small 3	448	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	242	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	102.36/cwt	100.00–104.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	472	76.16/cwt	70.00–80.00	359	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	110.65/cwt	100.00–118.00	527	17
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	506	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	514	87.70/cwt	83.00–96.00	451	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	109.78/cwt	98.00–117.00	570	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	534	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	572	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	104.03/cwt	98.00–111.00	597	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	577	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	614	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	96.93/cwt	90.00–102.00	603	19
Heifers	—	Medium 2	665	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	668	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	96.40/cwt	87.00–101.00	656	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	706	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	746	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	822	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	661	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	128.81/cwt	119.00–138.00	611	34
Bulls	—	Medium 2	476	110.53/cwt	102.00–115.00	526	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	124.38/cwt	116.00–136.00	647	25
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	102.71/cwt	92.00–114.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	120.38/cwt	115.00–129.00	685	24
Bulls	—	Medium 2	573	105.30/cwt	97.00–113.00	603	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	574	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	113.23/cwt	105.00–119.00	704	18
Bulls	—	Medium 2	642	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	514	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	104.43/cwt	95.00–115.00	713	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	98.02/cwt	90.00–101.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	713	78.52/cwt	77.00–80.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	714	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	95.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Large 3	758	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	726	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	270	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	184	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	736	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	670	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	302	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,094	56.03/cwt	54.00–60.00	613	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	78.77/cwt	70.00–89.00	1,162	10
Bulls	—	—	1,822	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,658	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	31.43/cwt	30.00–34.00	283	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	553	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	48.41/cwt	44.00–52.00	493	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	56.43/cwt	51.00–61.00	670	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	64.83/cwt	64.00–66.00	776	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	59.72/cwt	58.00–64.00	905	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	728	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,368	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 601Year ago 608

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 65Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	92.00–100.00	96.01
3	—	419	90.00–102.00	97.27
1	—	292	85.00	85.00
2	—	382	90.00–96.00	92.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	124	115.00	115.00
2	—	466	137.00–142.00	139.45
1	—	878	112.00	112.00
17	—	370	125.00–151.00	137.60
7	—	514	125.00–135.00	128.41
39	—	425	124.00–142.00	132.60
9	—	276	124.00–141.00	129.64
14	—	322	124.00–138.00	129.82
50	—	626	117.00–127.00	124.57
3	—	235	124.00–129.00	126.93
5	—	559	127.00–133.00	128.77
8	—	757	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	842	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	434	119.00	119.00
1	—	688	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	108.00–110.00	109.02
2	—	298	107.00–118.00	112.50
9	—	371	110.00–120.00	117.14
1	—	554	115.00	115.00
5	—	425	110.00–118.00	114.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	712	92.00	92.00
42	—	519	98.00–117.00	109.78
5	—	280	110.00–122.00	115.65
19	—	622	90.00–102.00	96.93
25	—	372	109.00–130.00	120.78
17	—	476	100.00–118.00	110.65
24	—	425	106.00–127.00	114.78
15	—	574	98.00–111.00	104.03
13	—	680	87.00–101.00	96.40
1	—	188	118.00	118.00
14	—	325	110.00–129.00	119.09
2	—	836	86.00	86.00
1	—	870	76.00	76.00
1	—	136	111.00	111.00
2	—	218	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	534	97.00	97.00
1	—	614	86.00	86.00
3	—	577	94.00–96.00	95.00
3	—	369	104.00–106.00	105.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	78.00	78.00
1	—	572	70.00	70.00
1	—	388	87.00	87.00
1	—	340	87.00	87.00
2	—	283	90.00–103.00	96.29
3	—	472	70.00–80.00	76.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	93.00–109.00	103.04
1	—	746	72.00	72.00
1	—	266	109.00	109.00
2	—	665	80.00–81.00	80.51
3	—	328	105.00–107.00	105.64
1	—	192	103.00	103.00
5	—	514	83.00–96.00	87.70
3	—	417	99.00–105.00	101.99
1	—	210	104.00	104.00
3	—	465	100.00–104.00	102.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	668	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	822	70.00	70.00
1	—	706	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	756	90.00–100.00	95.34
1	—	828	88.00	88.00
25	—	520	116.00–136.00	124.38
18	—	622	105.00–119.00	113.23
4	—	710	90.00–101.00	98.02
34	—	474	119.00–138.00	128.81
6	—	683	95.00–115.00	104.43
24	—	569	115.00–129.00	120.38
1	—	854	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	714	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	80.00	80.00
10	—	476	102.00–115.00	110.53
2	—	530	92.00–114.00	102.71
1	—	642	80.00	80.00
2	—	713	77.00–80.00	78.52
7	—	573	97.00–113.00	105.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	758	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	574	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	68.00	68.00
1	—	736	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	302	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	728	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,094	54.00–60.00	56.03
1	—	1,822	91.00	91.00
10	—	1,475	70.00–89.00	78.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	901	30.00–34.00	31.43
1	—	1,006	55.00	55.00
27	—	1,018	44.00–52.00	48.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,197	64.00–66.00	64.83
34	—	1,187	51.00–61.00	56.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,516	58.00–64.00	59.72

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.