Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 10.00 to 11.00 lower and boning type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower; there were too few comparable slaughter bulls the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 lower; heifers were mixed, 5.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Demand was good at lower prices; market activity and buyer interest were fairly active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves brought 190.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 180.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.46/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$125.46

104 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$40.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.35

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	442	134.13	593	70
Medium 2	395	127.52	504	4thin
Medium and Large 3	595	112.53	669	18thin
Small 1-2	680	93.59	636	12thin

One grade step is worth $40.53/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale104 hd

125.46

—

NC average8 barns · 1,188 hd

133.80

−8.35

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	1,264	88.50	1,119	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	70.35	979	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,187	69.18	821	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	63.89	634	22

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Small 1-2	—	411	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	452	2
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	323	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	363	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	158.44/cwt	156.00–161.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.12/cwt	155.00–166.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.48/cwt	123.00–131.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	136.85/cwt	132.00–142.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	134.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	365	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	767	96.98/cwt	96.00–98.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	117.19/cwt	114.00–118.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	294	188.48/cwt	186.00–191.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	124.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	729	8
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	719	78.51/cwt	74.00–83.00	564	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	878	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	135.82/cwt	131.00–139.00	644	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	105.51/cwt	103.00–108.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.90/cwt	170.00–179.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	146.37/cwt	141.00–150.00	776	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	528	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	443	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	339	156.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	165.33/cwt	163.00–168.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	126.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	837	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	269	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.35/cwt	160.00–172.00	628	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.28/cwt	142.00–150.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	693	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.76/cwt	131.00–136.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	553	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	158.48/cwt	156.00–161.00	724	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	47.02/cwt	44.00–50.00	413	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	53.31/cwt	50.00–57.00	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	67.81/cwt	65.00–71.00	688	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	77.58/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,085	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	66.73/cwt	65.00–70.00	926	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	70.34/cwt	66.00–73.00	846	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	74.16/cwt	73.00–77.00	771	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	76.82/cwt	74.00–81.00	888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,264	88.50/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,119	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	628	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	3,705	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	978	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,064	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,104	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,144	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	957	712.41/cwt	700.00–725.00	6,818	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,080	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	731	116.99/cwt	114.00–119.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	824	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	461	129.34/cwt	127.00–133.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	902	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	129.64/cwt	128.00–131.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	529	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	635	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	563	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	148.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	636	125.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	537	131.22/cwt	129.00–135.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	364	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.62/cwt	130.00–142.00	585	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	136.84/cwt	133.00–143.00	516	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	662	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	609	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	511	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	426	125.04/cwt	124.00–126.00	533	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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 325Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 117Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	411	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	131.00–134.00	132.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00–156.00	152.98
2	—	339	155.00–158.00	156.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	156.00–161.00	158.44
3	—	631	130.00–136.00	132.67
7	—	425	155.00–166.00	158.12
2	—	659	130.00–134.00	131.97
4	—	320	170.00–179.00	172.90
3	—	530	141.00–150.00	146.37
3	—	283	163.00–168.00	165.33
2	—	719	123.00–130.00	126.50
15	—	380	160.00–172.00	165.35
4	—	572	142.00–150.00	145.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	294	186.00–191.00	188.48
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00–147.00	143.42
2	—	443	144.00–148.00	146.02
2	—	269	140.00–144.00	141.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	123.00–131.00	127.48
6	—	327	132.00–142.00	136.85
2	—	272	130.00–139.00	134.27
8	—	585	120.00–127.00	124.65
11	—	474	131.00–139.00	135.82
15	—	428	130.00–142.00	136.62
14	—	377	133.00–143.00	136.84
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	767	96.00–98.00	96.98
4	—	575	103.00–108.00	105.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	114.00–118.00	117.19
2	—	728	105.00–110.00	107.45
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	719	74.00–83.00	78.51
2	—	878	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	90.00–98.00	94.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	135.00–136.00	135.50
3	—	386	145.00–152.00	148.99
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	364	130.00	130.00
2	—	426	124.00–126.00	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	511	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	609	110.00–111.00	110.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	476	140.00–152.00	145.56
6	—	574	130.00–138.00	135.70
5	—	632	131.00–136.00	132.76
5	—	522	140.00–146.00	141.60
3	—	671	128.00–131.00	129.64
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	120.00–129.00	124.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	156.00–161.00	158.48
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	731	114.00–119.00	116.99
2	—	824	112.00–113.00	112.50
3	—	461	127.00–133.00	129.34
2	—	636	124.00–127.00	125.52
7	—	537	129.00–135.00	131.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	902	99.00–101.00	100.00
3	—	688	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	879	44.00–50.00	47.02
12	—	1,015	65.00–71.00	67.81
5	—	1,039	73.00–77.00	74.16
2	—	911	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,221	50.00–57.00	53.31
16	—	1,203	66.00–73.00	70.34
4	—	1,145	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,156	74.00–81.00	76.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,399	75.00–79.00	77.58
10	—	1,388	65.00–70.00	66.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	85.00–92.00	88.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	628	590.00	590.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	978	620.00	620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,104	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	957	700.00–725.00	712.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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