Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 12.00 to 13.00 lower; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher; feeder bulls were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was fairly good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average with some attractive. "By the head" calves ranged 125.00 to 230.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.18/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$130.18

118 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$40.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

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	451	141.87	639	73
Medium 2	393	118.88	467	8thin
Medium and Large 3	566	112.91	639	26
Small 1-2	382	101.67	388	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.20/cwt here — about $251 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 sale118 hd

130.18

—

NC average9 barns · 1,308 hd

129.09

+1.10

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	—	Average	1,503	100.87	1,516	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	87.75	1,038	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	70.20	688	8thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.56/cwt	154.00–168.00	602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	134.33/cwt	130.00–136.00	553	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	312	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	145.30/cwt	143.00–147.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	811	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	433	122.66/cwt	121.00–124.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	741	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	283	102.08/cwt	100.00–104.00	289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	114.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	600	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	210	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,023	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	194.87/cwt	187.00–196.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	429	142.32/cwt	140.00–146.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	740	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	131.80/cwt	126.00–137.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	146.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	156.37/cwt	150.00–164.00	676	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	402	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	312	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	395	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	101.43/cwt	100.00–103.00	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	160.29/cwt	156.00–165.00	519	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	151.24/cwt	148.00–155.00	434	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.39/cwt	137.00–142.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.48/cwt	128.00–133.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.91/cwt	128.00–135.00	765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	574	121.52/cwt	121.00–122.00	698	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	774	100.04/cwt	98.00–102.00	774	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	70.20/cwt	68.00–73.00	688	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	81.29/cwt	79.00–86.00	900	8
Bulls	—	—	1,270	89.82/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,141	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	111.92/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,942	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	95.14/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,207	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	848	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,392	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	462	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	116.80/cwt	114.00–119.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	732	110.01/cwt	108.00–111.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	875	107.75/cwt	106.00–110.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	788	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	116.43/cwt	114.00–119.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	477	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	311	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	101.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	129.78/cwt	127.00–136.00	491	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	237	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	329	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	113.84/cwt	110.00–116.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	421	118.50/cwt	116.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	112.18/cwt	107.00–116.00	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	129.43/cwt	124.00–131.00	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	119.27/cwt	118.00–120.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	113.32/cwt	110.00–117.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	643	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	176	103.27/cwt	101.00–106.00	182	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 Mar 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 513Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 62Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	154.00–168.00	160.56
2	—	452	163.00–165.00	164.00
2	—	557	144.00–150.00	146.99
11	—	432	150.00–164.00	156.37
11	—	324	156.00–165.00	160.29
4	—	518	140.00–150.00	146.20
4	—	287	148.00–155.00	151.24
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	121.00–124.00	122.66
6	—	379	126.00–137.00	131.80
2	—	290	137.00–140.00	138.49
2	—	312	126.00–127.00	126.49
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	333	100.00–103.00	101.43
2	—	176	101.00–106.00	103.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	565	181.00	181.00
8	—	485	187.00–196.00	194.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	429	140.00–146.00	142.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	130.00–136.00	134.33
3	—	327	143.00–147.00	145.30
2	—	604	120.00–125.00	122.48
9	—	378	127.00–136.00	129.78
14	—	485	124.00–131.00	129.43
2	—	283	130.00–134.00	131.96
5	—	531	120.00–122.00	121.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	100.00	100.00
2	—	283	100.00–104.00	102.08
2	—	477	100.00	100.00
3	—	527	100.00–105.00	101.72
2	—	237	104.00–105.00	104.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	515	157.50	157.50
11	—	434	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	110.00–116.00	114.04
2	—	278	111.00–113.00	112.01
5	—	584	110.00–116.00	113.84
9	—	674	107.00–116.00	112.18
3	—	623	112.00	112.00
2	—	331	110.00–117.00	113.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	329	127.00–129.00	128.01
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	116.00–120.00	118.50
4	—	365	118.00–120.00	119.27
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	110.00–114.00	112.01
2	—	462	120.00–123.00	121.50
6	—	720	117.00–120.00	117.99
3	—	788	115.00–118.00	115.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	137.00–142.00	139.39
2	—	628	128.00–133.00	130.48
8	—	580	128.00–135.00	131.91
13	—	517	130.00–140.00	134.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	574	121.00–122.00	121.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	774	98.00–102.00	100.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	114.00–119.00	116.80
3	—	732	108.00–111.00	110.01
2	—	658	117.00–118.00	117.49
4	—	875	106.00–110.00	107.75
2	—	480	114.00–119.00	116.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	980	68.00–73.00	70.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,107	79.00–86.00	81.29
7	—	1,269	93.00–98.00	95.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	88.00–91.00	89.82
3	—	1,735	109.00–115.00	111.92

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	848	400.00	400.00

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