Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly

6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

Cattle quality was average to attractive. "By the head" calves ranged 95.00 to 120.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.01/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$125.01

143 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$27.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

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	524	127.81	670	116
Medium 2	388	114.05	442	25
Small 1-2	181	100.00	181	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.81/cwt here — about $489 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 sale143 hd

125.01

—

NC average8 barns · 886 hd

127.55

−2.53

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	1,610	95.29	1,534	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	75.93	1,088	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	70.91	856	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	58.85	544	17

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	384	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	119.40/cwt	115.00–124.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	132.05/cwt	128.00–136.00	551	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	166.53/cwt	159.00–172.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	146.66/cwt	144.00–148.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	588	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	111.03/cwt	107.00–114.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	132.81/cwt	130.00–134.00	745	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	166.35/cwt	160.00–174.00	622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	164.89/cwt	157.00–171.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	169.56/cwt	166.00–177.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	128.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	827	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	177.89/cwt	176.00–179.00	779	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	162.87/cwt	159.00–169.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	160.40/cwt	153.00–163.00	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	536	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	638	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	322	136.85/cwt	131.00–141.00	441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	231	122.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	283	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	386	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	184.93/cwt	179.00–188.00	693	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	412	141.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	575	130.46/cwt	129.00–132.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	148.38/cwt	145.00–153.00	832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	178.33/cwt	175.00–179.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	463	149.33/cwt	146.00–152.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	43.84/cwt	39.00–46.00	365	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	62.92/cwt	60.00–65.00	594	8
Bulls	—	—	1,307	72.86/cwt	70.00–77.00	952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,982	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,131	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	78.00/cwt	77.00–79.00	824	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	75.93/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,088	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	82.43/cwt	79.00–86.00	975	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	68.81/cwt	65.00–71.00	833	11
Bulls	—	—	1,575	100.38/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,581	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	356	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	181	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	894	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	808	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	158.15/cwt	154.00–166.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	209	121.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	255	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	589	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	438	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	718	112.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	627	124.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.65/cwt	101.00–105.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	272	116.78/cwt	112.00–122.00	318	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	376	114.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	430	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	124.76/cwt	122.00–128.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.60/cwt	128.00–140.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.37/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	112.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	118.73/cwt	116.00–120.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	134.52/cwt	131.00–140.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	430	6

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 Feb 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 304Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 82Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly

6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

Cattle quality was average to attractive. "By the head" calves ranged 95.00 to 120.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	384	122.00–124.00	122.98
2	—	588	119.00	119.00
2	—	536	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	681	115.00–124.00	119.40
17	—	417	128.00–136.00	132.05
12	—	644	122.00–129.00	128.35
3	—	285	124.00–126.00	124.97
2	—	209	120.00–124.00	121.93
3	—	770	101.00–105.00	102.65
4	—	530	122.00–128.00	124.76
11	—	469	128.00–140.00	133.60
8	—	575	123.00–128.00	125.37
5	—	711	110.00–116.00	112.20
4	—	377	131.00–140.00	134.52
6	—	330	125.00–132.00	130.45
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	107.00–114.00	111.03
2	—	589	102.00	102.00
2	—	438	114.00–116.00	114.99
5	—	272	112.00–122.00	116.78
10	—	376	110.00–120.00	114.42
3	—	325	116.00–120.00	118.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	561	130.00–134.00	132.81
3	—	526	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	181	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	894	87.00–89.00	88.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	341	159.00–172.00	166.53
3	—	602	144.00–148.00	146.66
10	—	374	160.00–174.00	166.35
9	—	415	157.00–171.00	164.89
5	—	477	166.00–177.00	169.56
3	—	525	159.00–169.00	162.87
7	—	571	153.00–163.00	160.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	179.00–180.00	179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	281	128.00–130.00	129.35
5	—	231	118.00–125.00	122.53
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	130.00–132.00	130.97
2	—	635	130.00	130.00
5	—	322	131.00–141.00	136.85
4	—	412	140.00–146.00	141.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	176.00–179.00	177.89
16	—	375	179.00–188.00	184.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	386	144.00–145.00	144.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	129.00–132.00	130.46
3	—	463	146.00–152.00	149.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	145.00–153.00	148.38
2	—	624	136.00–139.00	137.49
14	—	520	150.00–160.00	155.47
7	—	484	154.00–166.00	158.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	175.00–179.00	178.33
11	—	600	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	120.00–128.00	123.92
4	—	718	110.00–116.00	112.75
6	—	627	120.00–126.00	124.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	833	39.00–46.00	43.84
8	—	944	60.00–65.00	62.92
3	—	1,056	77.00–79.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	75.00–77.00	75.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	79.00–86.00	82.43
11	—	1,211	65.00–71.00	68.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,307	70.00–77.00	72.86
2	—	1,982	105.00–110.00	107.53
4	—	1,575	96.00–102.00	100.38

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	—	700	700.00	700.00

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

Replacement Cattle