Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 11.00 to 12.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifers were unevenly steady, while feeder bulls were 1.00 to 5.00 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 $127.01/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$127.01

79 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$28.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

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	423	136.89	579	40
Medium 2	522	122.89	641	18thin
Medium and Large 3	581	114.02	663	13thin
Small 1-2	589	108.01	636	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.88/cwt here — about −$57 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

127.01

—

NC average7 barns · 611 hd

130.61

−3.60

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	—	High	1,304	84.43	1,101	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	79.26	1,194	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	73.36	890	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	919	61.70	567	20

Every lot, as filed

60 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	Small 1-2	—	694	105.50/cwt	103.00–108.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	563	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.24/cwt	130.00–141.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	114.24/cwt	111.00–117.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.55/cwt	133.00–140.00	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	117.05/cwt	116.00–118.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.39/cwt	147.00–151.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	160.59/cwt	157.00–165.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	154.88/cwt	152.00–160.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	441	145.69/cwt	142.00–149.50	642	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	619	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	140.67/cwt	135.00–144.00	530	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	870	87.04/cwt	81.00–92.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	822	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	304	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	419	134.81/cwt	128.00–140.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	449	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	271	134.64/cwt	132.00–137.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	160.90/cwt	158.00–168.00	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	162.94/cwt	158.00–168.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.87/cwt	134.00–143.00	712	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	479	137.66/cwt	137.00–139.00	659	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	622	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	164.52/cwt	161.00–168.00	767	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,681	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	44.68/cwt	41.00–50.00	345	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	73.93/cwt	72.00–77.00	736	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	56.67/cwt	53.00–59.00	511	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	68.04/cwt	65.00–71.00	661	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	78.11/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,149	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	79.07/cwt	77.00–81.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	70.50/cwt	69.00–74.00	850	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	108.61/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,749	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	69.48/cwt	63.00–78.00	862	5
Bulls	—	—	1,160	97.64/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,133	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	672	716.18/cwt	675.00–750.00	4,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	994	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,443	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	836	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,315	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	984	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	774	115.23/cwt	115.00–117.00	892	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	127.83/cwt	124.00–134.00	813	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	144.44/cwt	141.00–151.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	469	132.39/cwt	128.00–137.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	593	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	577	107.70/cwt	103.00–113.00	621	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	109.98/cwt	106.00–112.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	426	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	133.38/cwt	128.00–136.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	127.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	319	121.97/cwt	121.00–123.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	536	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	137.41/cwt	131.00–144.00	459	4

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 316Year ago 459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 93Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	694	103.00–108.00	105.50
3	—	577	103.00–113.00	107.70
3	—	530	106.00–112.00	109.98
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	619	120.00–121.00	120.33
2	—	471	126.00	126.00
2	—	319	121.00–123.00	121.97
9	—	536	120.00–127.00	123.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	130.00–141.00	136.24
14	—	474	133.00–140.00	136.55
8	—	377	135.00–144.00	140.67
4	—	334	131.00–144.00	137.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	111.00–117.00	114.24
2	—	675	111.00–113.00	112.01
2	—	639	113.00–117.00	115.00
2	—	524	116.00–118.00	117.05
2	—	495	111.00–112.00	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	426	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	147.00–151.00	150.39
5	—	390	157.00–165.00	160.59
3	—	317	152.00–160.00	154.88
2	—	288	155.00–157.00	156.00
2	—	566	140.00–142.00	141.01
9	—	436	158.00–168.00	160.90
8	—	867	125.00	125.00
2	—	474	158.00–168.00	162.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	441	142.00–149.50	145.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	173.00	173.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	128.00–140.00	134.81
2	—	271	132.00–137.00	134.64
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	81.00–92.00	87.04
2	—	622	107.00–110.00	108.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	134.00–143.00	136.87
15	—	636	124.00–134.00	127.83
4	—	485	141.00–151.00	144.44
2	—	716	120.00–125.00	122.53
6	—	567	128.00–136.00	133.38
5	—	657	125.00–132.00	127.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	479	137.00–139.00	137.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	138.00	138.00
2	—	466	161.00–168.00	164.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	774	115.00–117.00	115.23
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	469	128.00–137.00	132.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,681	84.00–86.00	85.00
10	—	1,471	74.00–80.00	78.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	41.00–50.00	44.68
4	—	995	72.00–77.00	73.93
5	—	902	53.00–59.00	56.67
7	—	971	65.00–71.00	68.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,229	77.00–81.00	79.07
4	—	1,205	69.00–74.00	70.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	105.00–112.00	108.61
5	—	1,240	63.00–78.00	69.48
2	—	1,160	96.00–99.00	97.64

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	2	—	672	675.00–750.00	716.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	994	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	836	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	984	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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