Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 8.00 to 9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 13.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder heifers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.31/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$120.31

63 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$30.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	485	124.61	605	47
Medium 2	392	112.70	442	10thin
Medium and Large 3	322	110.00	354	2thin
Small 1-2	401	93.92	376	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.69/cwt here — about $228 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 sale63 hd

120.31

—

NC average8 barns · 675 hd

126.78

−6.47

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	1,713	93.96	1,609	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	74.05	1,076	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	73.28	858	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	952	53.19	506	17

Every lot, as filed

51 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	124.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	511	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.27/cwt	121.00–130.00	726	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	674	109.33/cwt	105.00–112.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.14/cwt	133.00–141.00	724	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	125.94/cwt	121.00–132.00	344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	148.36/cwt	144.00–151.00	708	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	124.45/cwt	121.00–130.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.96/cwt	137.00–141.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	391	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	107.44/cwt	106.00–109.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.67/cwt	144.00–153.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	153.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	119.42/cwt	117.00–120.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	135.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	509	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	323	122.28/cwt	120.00–126.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	119.38/cwt	116.00–122.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	109.02/cwt	107.00–111.00	748	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	94.92/cwt	93.00–97.00	318	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	72.65/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,013	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	76.15/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,173	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	77.93/cwt	75.00–81.00	970	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	61.95/cwt	60.00–65.00	639	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	41.22/cwt	40.00–42.00	412	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	54.41/cwt	53.00–57.00	452	6
Bulls	—	—	1,038	69.82/cwt	67.00–73.00	725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	69.09/cwt	66.00–71.00	763	10
Bulls	—	—	1,980	105.84/cwt	103.00–109.00	2,096	5
Bulls	—	—	1,716	91.73/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,574	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.64/cwt	111.00–120.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	99.01/cwt	97.00–101.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.36/cwt	134.00–144.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	118.19/cwt	114.00–121.00	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	124.94/cwt	121.00–130.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	287	114.46/cwt	111.00–118.00	329	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	466	92.92/cwt	90.00–96.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	144.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	653	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 204Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 62Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	148.00–150.00	148.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	120.00–126.00	124.02
8	—	575	121.00–130.00	126.27
5	—	520	133.00–141.00	139.14
5	—	715	111.00–120.00	114.64
5	—	664	120.00–125.00	122.56
7	—	476	134.00–144.00	138.36
2	—	777	110.00–111.00	110.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	120.00	120.00
3	—	674	105.00–112.00	109.33
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00	110.00
3	—	568	110.00–112.00	110.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	97.00–101.00	99.01
2	—	527	101.00–103.00	101.99
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	121.00–132.00	125.94
3	—	370	121.00–130.00	124.45
6	—	323	120.00–126.00	122.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	144.00–151.00	148.36
2	—	568	137.00–141.00	138.96
2	—	626	136.00–137.00	136.50
7	—	526	144.00–153.00	149.67
7	—	387	150.00–160.00	153.66
7	—	436	140.00–150.00	144.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	391	125.00–126.00	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	106.00–109.00	107.44
5	—	424	125.00–130.00	126.96
12	—	377	130.00–139.00	135.12
5	—	532	116.00–122.00	119.38
2	—	686	107.00–111.00	109.02
11	—	568	114.00–121.00	118.19
6	—	480	121.00–130.00	124.94
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	100.00–101.00	100.33
5	—	360	117.00–120.00	119.42
2	—	287	111.00–118.00	114.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	93.00–97.00	94.92
2	—	466	90.00–96.00	92.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	484	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	72.00–73.00	72.65
2	—	1,541	75.00–77.00	76.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,245	75.00–81.00	77.93
10	—	1,104	66.00–71.00	69.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,032	60.00–65.00	61.95
5	—	1,000	40.00–42.00	41.22
6	—	831	53.00–57.00	54.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	67.00–73.00	69.82
5	—	1,980	103.00–109.00	105.84
5	—	1,716	90.00–93.00	91.73

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	—	950	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	740.00	740.00

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.

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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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