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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Nov 19

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

443 head

▲ 293 vs last sale 150▼ 41 vs year ago 484 · −8.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 32▼ 42 vs year ago 129 · −32.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls had too few comparable head the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison, however a lower undertone was noted. Six-weight feeder heifers were 6.00 to 7.00 higher, while there were too few lighter weights the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to 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 $96.63/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$96.63

164 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$26.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.99

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	502	103.40	520	102
Medium 2	457	87.57	400	48
Medium and Large 3	339	82.12	278	4thin
Small 1-2	425	76.83	327	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.57/cwt here — about $193 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 sale164 hd

96.63

—

NC average8 barns · 1,025 hd

105.62

−8.99

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	1,573	73.04	1,149	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	59.15	733	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	51.17	767	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	43.69	439	32

Every lot

100 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	—	Small 1-2	215	95.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	205	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	221	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	273	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	222	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	258	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	264	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	288	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	127.66/cwt	121.00–134.00	356	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	310	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	233	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	121.36/cwt	117.00–129.00	393	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	338	107.20/cwt	97.00–112.00	362	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	346	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	315	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	120.55/cwt	117.00–125.00	442	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	106.62/cwt	90.00–112.00	400	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	116.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	474	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	344	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	426	106.91/cwt	100.00–113.00	455	13
Steers	—	Small 2Thin Fleshed	426	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	260	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	428	82.04/cwt	81.00–83.00	351	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	466	108.97/cwt	105.00–113.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	117.31/cwt	114.00–119.00	549	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	528	94.91/cwt	90.00–100.00	501	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	119.02/cwt	108.00–128.00	632	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	118.07/cwt	111.00–125.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	117.12/cwt	108.00–123.00	730	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	666	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	108.48/cwt	106.00–115.00	741	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	113.20/cwt	112.00–115.00	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	927	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	977	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	982	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	779	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	125.26/cwt	115.00–135.00	291	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	267	107.04/cwt	106.00–108.00	286	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	118.57/cwt	107.00–137.50	324	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	310	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	260	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	81.16/cwt	79.00–86.00	262	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	105.27/cwt	100.00–113.00	344	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	344	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	105.42/cwt	100.00–111.00	397	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	380	78.18/cwt	73.00–83.00	297	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	382	92.62/cwt	89.00–96.00	354	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	386	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	103.71/cwt	94.00–114.00	434	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	419	71.62/cwt	70.00–75.00	300	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	89.56/cwt	83.00–95.00	381	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	439	81.48/cwt	80.00–83.00	358	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	444	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	466	88.23/cwt	84.00–93.00	411	14
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	473	78.36/cwt	76.00–80.00	371	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	104.98/cwt	92.00–112.00	501	19
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	479	77.04/cwt	75.00–79.00	369	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	504	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	393	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	508	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	516	82.71/cwt	80.00–85.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	100.18/cwt	91.00–105.00	521	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	665	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	583	83.19/cwt	80.00–86.00	485	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	97.73/cwt	89.00–102.00	574	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	96.19/cwt	85.00–102.00	595	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	630	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	89.02/cwt	81.00–95.00	601	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	679	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	456	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	112.37/cwt	106.00–119.00	532	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	476	92.66/cwt	89.00–99.00	441	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	484	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	109.79/cwt	103.00–116.00	576	17
Bulls	—	Medium 2	526	90.62/cwt	86.00–98.00	477	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	539	82.97/cwt	80.00–86.00	447	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	550	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	558	71.49/cwt	70.00–73.00	399	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	110.89/cwt	102.00–125.00	622	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	568	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	525	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	584	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	467	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	598	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	600	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	106.84/cwt	93.00–122.00	665	15
Bulls	—	Medium 2	622	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	655	80.33/cwt	79.00–82.00	526	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	662	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	463	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	100.01/cwt	89.00–107.00	667	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	90.46/cwt	86.00–95.00	646	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	800	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	93.98/cwt	87.00–105.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	92.72/cwt	89.00–100.00	796	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	574	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	310	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	56.33/cwt	50.00–61.00	740	3
Bulls	—	—	1,473	75.09/cwt	67.00–81.00	1,106	5
Bulls	—	—	2,214	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,059	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	35.22/cwt	30.00–40.00	348	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	49.48/cwt	43.00–54.00	502	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	58.18/cwt	55.00–64.00	700	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	66.80/cwt	65.00–71.50	880	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	58.18/cwt	52.00–66.00	863	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,502	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	661	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	38.91/cwt	34.00–45.00	594	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,208	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	879.52/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,373	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	954	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,678	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 Nov 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 150Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 32Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	86.00–95.00	90.46
3	—	811	87.00–105.00	93.98
8	—	473	106.00–119.00	112.37
15	—	622	93.00–122.00	106.84
8	—	667	89.00–107.00	100.01
3	—	859	89.00–100.00	92.72
1	—	758	105.00	105.00
13	—	561	102.00–125.00	110.89
17	—	525	103.00–116.00	109.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	82.00	82.00
2	—	558	70.00–73.00	71.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	89.00–99.00	92.66
6	—	568	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	800	75.00	75.00
1	—	622	80.00	80.00
4	—	526	86.00–98.00	90.62
3	—	655	79.00–82.00	80.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	72.00	72.00
1	—	662	70.00	70.00
1	—	550	79.00	79.00
1	—	484	83.00	83.00
2	—	539	80.00–86.00	82.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	584	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	94.00–114.00	103.71
7	—	619	85.00–102.00	96.19
19	—	477	92.00–112.00	104.98
15	—	520	91.00–105.00	100.18
5	—	675	81.00–95.00	89.02
19	—	587	89.00–102.00	97.73
4	—	327	100.00–113.00	105.27
2	—	232	115.00–135.00	125.26
1	—	700	84.00	84.00
4	—	273	107.00–137.50	118.57
1	—	894	76.00	76.00
8	—	377	100.00–111.00	105.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	73.00–83.00	78.18
1	—	504	78.00	78.00
1	—	310	84.00	84.00
3	—	473	76.00–80.00	78.36
3	—	419	70.00–75.00	71.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	479	75.00–79.00	77.04
1	—	630	75.00	75.00
2	—	439	80.00–83.00	81.48
1	—	508	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	382	89.00–96.00	92.62
14	—	466	84.00–93.00	88.23
1	—	344	93.00	93.00
2	—	267	106.00–108.00	107.04
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
6	—	425	83.00–95.00	89.56
3	—	516	80.00–85.00	82.71
5	—	583	80.00–86.00	83.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	85.00	85.00
3	—	323	79.00–86.00	81.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	111.00–125.00	118.07
1	—	880	111.00	111.00
8	—	324	117.00–129.00	121.36
7	—	623	108.00–123.00	117.12
5	—	406	115.00–120.00	116.82
5	—	740	112.00–115.00	113.20
2	—	279	121.00–134.00	127.66
4	—	531	108.00–128.00	119.02
3	—	221	123.00–124.00	123.67
7	—	367	117.00–125.00	120.55
7	—	683	106.00–115.00	108.48
2	—	817	112.00–115.00	113.52
1	—	974	80.00	80.00
1	—	926	106.00	106.00
9	—	468	114.00–119.00	117.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	666	60.00	60.00
2	—	428	81.00–83.00	82.04
1	—	346	91.00	91.00
2	—	215	90.00–100.00	95.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	466	105.00–113.00	108.97
2	—	528	90.00–100.00	94.91
1	—	222	116.00	116.00
10	—	375	90.00–112.00	106.62
13	—	426	100.00–113.00	106.91
4	—	338	97.00–112.00	107.20
1	—	264	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	414	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,502	44.00	44.00
4	—	1,317	65.00–71.50	66.80
16	—	1,204	55.00–64.00	58.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,526	34.00–45.00	38.91
7	—	1,483	52.00–66.00	58.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	988	30.00–40.00	35.22
19	—	1,015	43.00–54.00	49.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	50.00–61.00	56.33
2	—	2,214	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,473	67.00–81.00	75.09

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	954	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	938	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	952	800.00–925.00	879.52

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.