Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 15.00 to 16.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was fairly good; market activity and buyer interest were fairly active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light due to inclement weather in the region (Tornado Warning). Cattle quality was mostly average. "By the head" calves ranged 140.00 to 200.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.92/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$125.92

71 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$46.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

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	430	133.09	573	50
Medium 2	360	120.00	432	1thin
Medium and Large 3	639	113.81	727	16thin
Small 1-2	622	86.25	536	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.84/cwt here — about $37 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 sale71 hd

125.92

—

NC average8 barns · 1,138 hd

128.21

−2.28

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	1,592	102.85	1,638	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	94.17	1,406	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	90.53	994	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	941	61.20	576	12

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	322	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	606	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	402	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	138.11/cwt	132.00–143.00	590	10
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	702	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	121.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	252	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	423	1
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	418	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	339	145.54/cwt	144.00–147.00	493	2
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	462	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	388	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	438	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	154.00/cwt	148.00–160.00	655	5
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	427	96.00/cwt	94.00–98.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	493	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	564	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	292	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	831	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	344	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	440	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	688	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	838	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	153.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	160.49/cwt	154.00–164.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	814	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	944	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	694	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	652	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	342	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	388	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	160.63/cwt	152.00–163.00	996	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	778	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	426	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.36/cwt	133.00–135.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	774	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	488	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	597	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	833	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	102.05/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,570	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	83.99/cwt	82.00–86.00	837	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	26.47/cwt	25.00–28.00	202	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	72.46/cwt	68.00–75.00	711	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	50.90/cwt	50.00–52.00	489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,524	105.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,603	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	82.34/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,174	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	101.19/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,259	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,901	122.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,337	4
Bulls	—	—	1,271	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	928	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	872	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,284	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,067	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,968	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	874	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.63/cwt	122.00–134.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	746	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	145.37/cwt	139.00–152.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	976	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.63/cwt	120.00–131.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	759	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	482	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	588	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	886	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	135.27/cwt	129.00–140.00	379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	676	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	596	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	840	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	731	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,022	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	708	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	398	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	133.78/cwt	129.00–140.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	117.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	113.33/cwt	110.00–118.00	579	3

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 358Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 39Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year 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
4	—	322	137.00–140.00	138.49
10	—	427	132.00–143.00	138.11
4	—	522	120.00–126.00	121.49
11	—	476	126.00–136.00	131.09
5	—	280	129.00–140.00	135.27
2	—	583	121.00–122.00	121.49
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
4	—	369	129.00–140.00	133.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	606	116.00	116.00
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
7	—	731	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,022	90.00	90.00
2	—	495	116.00–119.00	117.50
3	—	511	110.00–118.00	113.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	702	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	128.00	128.00
2	—	438	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	147.00	147.00
1	—	468	148.00	148.00
1	—	382	143.00	143.00
1	—	596	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	886	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	86.00	86.00
1	—	398	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	252	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	418	140.00	140.00
1	—	462	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	339	144.00–147.00	145.54
1	—	388	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	148.00–160.00	154.00
2	—	627	132.00–133.00	132.49
1	—	456	153.00	153.00
3	—	365	150.00–158.00	153.29
3	—	271	154.00–164.00	160.49
4	—	542	156.00	156.00
1	—	862	126.00	126.00
1	—	552	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	94.00–98.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	141.00	141.00
1	—	564	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	146.00	146.00
1	—	292	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	344	128.00	128.00
2	—	435	120.00–130.00	124.90
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	688	102.00	102.00
1	—	342	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	113.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	814	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	620	152.00–163.00	160.63
1	—	560	164.00	164.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	694	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	133.00–135.00	134.36
1	—	894	120.00	120.00
5	—	625	122.00–134.00	127.63
2	—	459	139.00–152.00	145.37
3	—	672	120.00–131.00	124.63
1	—	588	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	774	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	132.00	132.00
2	—	597	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	746	116.00	116.00
1	—	976	111.00	111.00
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
4	—	676	116.00–118.00	116.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	472	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
2	—	482	120.00–124.00	122.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	99.00–106.00	102.05
2	—	1,426	80.00–85.00	82.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	996	82.00–86.00	83.99
4	—	1,244	98.00–105.00	101.19
2	—	958	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	25.00–28.00	26.47
8	—	981	68.00–75.00	72.46
2	—	960	50.00–52.00	50.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,524	100.00–110.00	105.16
4	—	1,901	117.00–125.00	122.94
3	—	1,271	73.00	73.00

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	—	872	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,054	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	996	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	874	650.00	650.00

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