Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 11.00 to 12.00 lower. Four-weight feeder steers and bulls were sharply higher and five- and six-weights were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher; feeder heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 95.00 to 110.00 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.70/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$176.70

79 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$493

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

$86.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.48

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	438	185.30	811	68
Medium 2	349	137.69	481	7thin
Small 1-2	323	98.63	319	4thin

One grade step is worth $86.67/cwt here — about $493 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 sale79 hd

176.70

—

NC average7 barns · 322 hd

167.22

+9.48

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	—	High	1,711	102.53	1,755	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	78.00	1,115	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	72.93	877	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	938	61.46	577	12

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2	—	334	134.36/cwt	128.00–136.00	449	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	271	96.22/cwt	92.00–100.00	261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	192.93/cwt	186.00–198.00	666	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	276	146.50/cwt	140.00–153.00	404	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	101.04/cwt	100.00–102.00	379	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	223	103.81/cwt	100.00–106.00	231	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	479	111.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	536	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	419	129.97/cwt	129.00–132.00	545	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	340	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	193.52/cwt	186.00–198.00	822	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	135.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	138.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	159.68/cwt	154.00–164.00	917	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	576	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	657	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	354	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	297	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	344	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	275	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	246	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	216	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	318	140.47/cwt	140.00–141.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	167.98/cwt	160.00–174.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	157.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	155.82/cwt	149.00–162.00	880	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	181.87/cwt	180.00–185.00	882	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	891	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	74.34/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,066	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	83.50/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,188	2
Bulls	—	—	1,977	109.47/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,164	4
Bulls	—	—	1,180	88.65/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,046	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	72.93/cwt	69.00–75.00	877	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	81.03/cwt	80.00–82.00	856	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	751	43.32/cwt	40.00–46.00	325	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	64.22/cwt	62.00–66.00	653	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	652	491.67/cwt	450.00–525.00	3,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.82/cwt	135.00–142.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	837	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	868	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	772	87.98/cwt	86.00–90.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	777	111.43/cwt	109.00–114.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	539	128.41/cwt	123.00–134.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	123.52/cwt	118.00–129.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	118.57/cwt	113.00–122.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.96/cwt	126.00–135.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.13/cwt	124.00–133.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	442	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	427	100.62/cwt	100.00–102.00	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	377	156.61/cwt	150.00–164.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	194.64/cwt	185.00–200.00	722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	184.60/cwt	180.00–192.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	134.89/cwt	129.00–138.00	635	11

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 396Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 72Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	128.00–136.00	134.36
11	—	421	130.00–139.00	135.05
6	—	393	135.00–140.00	138.83
11	—	518	135.00–142.00	137.82
4	—	683	118.00–129.00	123.52
5	—	628	126.00–135.00	129.96
8	—	565	124.00–133.00	130.13
11	—	471	129.00–138.00	134.89
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	100.00–106.00	103.81
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	479	110.00–116.00	111.99
4	—	330	113.00–122.00	118.57
2	—	442	115.00–116.00	115.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	100.00–102.00	100.62
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	271	92.00–100.00	96.22
2	—	375	100.00–102.00	101.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	345	186.00–198.00	192.93
22	—	425	186.00–198.00	193.52
2	—	601	150.00	150.00
7	—	574	154.00–164.00	159.68
5	—	523	160.00–174.00	167.98
13	—	371	185.00–200.00	194.64
6	—	480	180.00–192.00	184.60
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	276	140.00–153.00	146.50
3	—	419	129.00–132.00	129.97
2	—	318	140.00–141.00	140.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	459	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	150.00–164.00	156.61
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	576	114.00	114.00
1	—	354	84.00	84.00
1	—	344	80.00	80.00
1	—	246	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	150.00–165.00	157.78
6	—	632	130.00–137.00	134.52
7	—	565	149.00–162.00	155.82
8	—	485	180.00–185.00	181.87
6	—	717	120.00–126.00	123.98
5	—	667	130.00–136.00	133.58
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	837	114.00–116.00	115.01
2	—	868	107.00–112.00	109.52
2	—	777	109.00–114.00	111.43
2	—	539	123.00–134.00	128.41
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	772	86.00–90.00	87.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,434	74.00–75.00	74.34
2	—	1,423	83.00–84.00	83.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	69.00–75.00	72.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	80.00–82.00	81.03
4	—	751	40.00–46.00	43.32
5	—	1,017	62.00–66.00	64.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,977	108.00–110.00	109.47
2	—	1,180	87.00–90.00	88.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	652	450.00–525.00	491.67

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

Steers · 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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