Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 10.00 to 13.00 lower; heifers were mostly 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.03/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$124.03

136 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$17.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.60

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	481	127.80	615	102
Medium 2	430	113.17	487	29
Small 1-2	201	110.05	222	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $394 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 sale136 hd

124.03

—

NC average8 barns · 1,088 hd

133.62

−9.60

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	1,343	83.44	1,120	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	74.49	873	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	70.73	1,065	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	56.38	522	9thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	671	111.18/cwt	110.00–114.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	421	100.72/cwt	100.00–103.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	578	114.92/cwt	112.00–118.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	421	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	526	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	471	130.96/cwt	127.00–135.00	617	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	287	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	316	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	123.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	370	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	427	143.74/cwt	143.00–144.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.63/cwt	131.00–140.00	578	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.10/cwt	124.00–132.00	611	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	163.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	162.23/cwt	161.00–164.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	533	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	108.27/cwt	106.00–110.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	140.36/cwt	134.00–144.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.06/cwt	119.00–127.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	644	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,056	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	157.50/cwt	151.00–164.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.81/cwt	146.00–158.00	581	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.74/cwt	146.00–158.00	638	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	155.59/cwt	152.00–159.00	412	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	130.47/cwt	127.00–134.00	489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	598	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	229	130.29/cwt	126.00–134.00	298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.90/cwt	148.00–156.00	498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	150.09/cwt	147.00–153.00	359	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	416	127.22/cwt	123.00–131.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	342	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	486	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	668	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	737	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	787	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	795	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	70.73/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,065	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	79.86/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,004	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	343	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	61.06/cwt	60.00–62.00	577	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	71.80/cwt	68.00–75.00	811	18
Bulls	—	—	1,201	73.49/cwt	70.00–76.00	883	6
Bulls	—	—	1,934	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	86.31/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,088	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	812	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,872	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	742	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,710	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	585	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	576	126.73/cwt	125.00–129.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	541	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	669	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	618	120.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.37/cwt	131.00–142.00	707	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	776	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	143.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	108.33/cwt	107.00–110.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	504	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	461	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	573	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	187	111.65/cwt	110.00–114.00	209	3
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	822	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	223	107.64/cwt	103.00–112.00	240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	136.25/cwt	130.00–143.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	533	114.36/cwt	112.00–116.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	414	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	419	116.49/cwt	112.00–121.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	175	116.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	492	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	386	117.43/cwt	112.00–122.00	453	8

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 470Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 84Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last 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
5	—	671	110.00–114.00	111.18
19	—	420	131.00–140.00	137.63
2	—	724	100.00–110.00	105.07
13	—	477	124.00–132.00	128.10
16	—	519	120.00–126.00	122.32
6	—	328	134.00–144.00	140.36
5	—	571	119.00–127.00	122.06
2	—	273	128.00–130.00	128.96
7	—	373	130.00–143.00	136.25
6	—	622	110.00–112.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	100.00–103.00	100.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	112.00–118.00	114.92
3	—	421	124.00–126.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	106.00–110.00	108.27
4	—	419	112.00–121.00	116.49
2	—	175	114.00–119.00	116.29
2	—	492	110.00–111.00	110.49
8	—	386	112.00–122.00	117.43
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	112.00–115.00	113.47
3	—	478	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	187	110.00–114.00	111.65
2	—	223	103.00–112.00	107.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	502	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	112.00–116.00	114.36
5	—	414	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	471	127.00–135.00	130.96
2	—	327	120.00–126.00	123.08
8	—	375	127.00–134.00	130.47
6	—	229	126.00–134.00	130.29
5	—	416	123.00–131.00	127.22
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	287	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.58
4	—	427	143.00–144.00	143.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	172.00	172.00
5	—	421	160.00–170.00	163.24
4	—	372	161.00–164.00	162.23
8	—	644	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	456	151.00–164.00	157.50
15	—	383	146.00–158.00	151.81
19	—	423	146.00–158.00	150.74
2	—	572	144.00	144.00
2	—	265	152.00–159.00	155.59
6	—	330	148.00–156.00	150.90
2	—	239	147.00–153.00	150.09
3	—	506	145.00–150.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	140.00–141.00	140.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	181.00	181.00
6	—	342	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	106.00–110.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	120.00	120.00
13	—	515	131.00–142.00	137.37
12	—	568	130.00–139.00	136.66
12	—	474	140.00–150.00	143.60
2	—	616	130.00–133.00	131.53
3	—	835	107.00–110.00	108.33
2	—	771	110.00–114.00	111.97
2	—	737	110.00–113.00	111.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	486	133.00–135.00	133.99
3	—	668	100.00–101.00	100.34
2	—	737	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	787	100.00–102.00	101.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	109.00–112.00	110.50
2	—	504	115.00–120.00	117.49
2	—	461	120.00–130.00	124.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	125.00–129.00	126.73
2	—	541	129.00–130.00	129.50
3	—	669	110.00–113.00	111.69
8	—	618	118.00–126.00	120.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	70.00–72.00	70.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,257	78.00–83.00	79.86
18	—	1,129	68.00–75.00	71.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	40.00	40.00
7	—	945	60.00–62.00	61.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,201	70.00–76.00	73.49
2	—	1,934	105.00–110.00	107.53
4	—	1,260	85.00–90.00	86.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	812	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	742	500.00	500.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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