RA_LS759 Raleigh, NC Fri May 17, 2019 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News ***This report reflects prices of the majority of cattle with a USDA grade, weight, and sex on this sale date. This report does not represent all animals at the sale on this date.*** Powell Livestock Market, Smithfield, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Thursday May 16, 2019 Cattle Receipts: 435 Last Week: 450 Last Year: 460 Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle 300-500 pounds were mostly steady with 600-700 pounds were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Moderate demand. buyer activity and offerings. Quality of cattle average. Slaughter cows made up 7 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, and feeders 89 percent. The feeder supply included 39 percent steers, 39 percent heifers, and 22 percent bulls. Near 19 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 294-294 294 151.00 151.00 12 302-342 325 147.00-165.00 157.33 12 350-386 365 140.00-159.00 149.45 27 404-448 424 140.00-159.00 148.95 11 452-498 487 139.00-143.50 142.30 2 468-498 483 132.00 132.00 Fleshy 16 506-535 527 130.00-151.00 143.24 2 610-610 610 122.00 122.00 2 682-682 682 100.00 100.00 Fleshy 6 1061-1061 1061 90.00 90.00 Small 1 - 2 2 400-432 416 95.00-100.00 97.60 Medium 2 2 268-280 274 125.00-132.00 128.58 5 354-394 377 120.00-137.00 131.75 15 410-448 434 128.00-137.00 132.87 Holstein Large 3 3 314-344 326 50.00-52.00 51.01 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 306-336 325 120.00-131.00 123.31 9 350-392 370 118.00-129.00 123.30 24 402-448 431 119.00-132.00 127.67 17 454-499 484 119.00-132.00 125.20 11 506-544 519 120.00-124.00 121.46 3 638-644 640 100.00-104.00 102.66 15 624-624 624 124.50 124.50 Value Added Small 1 - 2 2 108-130 119 89.00-91.00 89.91 Medium 2 2 170-196 183 119.00-125.00 122.21 2 346-346 346 85.00 85.00 Thin 2 378-386 382 110.00-116.00 112.97 7 400-424 415 90.00-115.00 104.48 3 500-538 517 100.00-110.00 103.23 2 576-578 577 89.00-102.00 95.49 2 726-728 727 80.00-86.00 83.00 2 760-780 770 74.00-78.00 76.03 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 456-498 481 128.00-140.00 132.96 7 502-548 524 120.00-132.00 125.46 11 550-584 566 119.00-124.00 121.72 2 612-632 622 110.00-120.00 114.92 4 658-682 670 100.00-112.00 104.75 3 700-710 703 100.00 100.00 4 754-780 769 89.00-101.00 92.79 Small 1 - 2 2 454-484 469 90.00-93.00 91.55 Medium 2 8 456-492 477 100.00-126.00 112.99 6 504-544 521 96.00-115.00 104.70 7 552-596 569 96.00-117.00 105.61 3 614-648 627 96.00-102.00 98.63 2 670-686 678 81.00-92.00 86.56 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 986-1164 1082 54.00-61.00 58.03 4 1037-1260 1093 63.00-64.00 63.71 High Dressing 2 1420-1552 1486 50.00-62.00 55.73 Lean 85-90% Lean 8 818-1285 1034 40.00-874.00 133.25 4 834-1130 953 28.00-39.00 33.85 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1212-1366 1302 71.00-87.00 81.44 2 1138-1384 1261 57.00-66.00 61.94 Low Dressing 4 1550-2014 1823 70.00-80.00 75.58 Cows/Calf Pairs: (2) Small 1 and 2 616 lbs middle age cows with 100 lbs calves 600.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 982 lbs middle age cows with 150 lbs calves 625.00 per pair. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3156 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS759.txt