Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower. There were too few comparable feeder steers and bulls to establish an adequate market comparison, however a higher undertone was noted; heifers were unevenly steady. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average with some attractive, value added groups.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.33/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$130.33

144 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$27.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

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	484	139.41	674	85
Medium 2	482	124.41	600	23
Medium and Large 3	585	113.74	665	14thin
Small 1-2	454	112.00	508	22

One grade step is worth $27.40/cwt here — about $166 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 sale144 hd

130.33

—

NC average8 barns · 1,098 hd

131.80

−1.47

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	1,346	93.15	1,254	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	68.60	996	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	64.51	769	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	60.97	586	11

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	374	138.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	716	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	388	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	441	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	137.60/cwt	133.00–140.00	649	7
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	408	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	581	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	569	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	336	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	822	7
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	228	127.82/cwt	126.00–130.00	291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	162.99/cwt	158.00–167.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	149.13/cwt	146.00–150.00	696	24
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	111.26/cwt	110.00–114.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.75/cwt	127.00–135.00	740	4
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	273	104.88/cwt	102.00–108.00	286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.76/cwt	156.00–170.00	698	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	436	131.83/cwt	127.00–135.00	575	5
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	318	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	145.70/cwt	145.00–146.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	138.58/cwt	134.00–144.00	583	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	318	134.30/cwt	129.00–139.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	163.20/cwt	160.00–167.00	934	8
Steers	Medium 2Value Added	—	264	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	374	151.02/cwt	150.00–153.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	426	151.77/cwt	151.00–154.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	471	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	168.38/cwt	166.00–171.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	399	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	917	20
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	132.61/cwt	126.00–139.00	496	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	156.67/cwt	150.00–161.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	3
Steers	Medium 2Value Added	—	649	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	621	131.36/cwt	128.00–136.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	682	127.39/cwt	127.00–129.00	869	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	577	109.22/cwt	104.00–114.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.89/cwt	144.00–155.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	166.91/cwt	159.00–168.00	776	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	53.29/cwt	50.00–58.00	492	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	65.36/cwt	64.00–68.00	643	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	75.03/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,104	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	64.01/cwt	60.00–65.00	757	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	75.03/cwt	74.00–76.00	888	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	71.08/cwt	70.00–73.00	869	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	69.02/cwt	66.00–71.00	996	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	63.20/cwt	60.00–65.00	923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	48.40/cwt	45.00–50.00	577	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	99.44/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,605	2
Bulls	—	—	1,212	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,091	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	536	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	3,752	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,216	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	834	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	828	100.53/cwt	99.00–102.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	565	126.55/cwt	121.00–132.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	676	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	517	122.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	481	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	579	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	815	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	555	94.54/cwt	90.00–99.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	152.03/cwt	148.00–157.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	875	105.71/cwt	102.00–109.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	774	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	697	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	708	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	652	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	463	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	500	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	514	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	519	137.38/cwt	134.00–139.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	110.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	853	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	539	113.54/cwt	110.00–118.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	491	129.74/cwt	127.00–133.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	534	126.31/cwt	123.00–129.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	487	123.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	117.79/cwt	114.00–119.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	661	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	660	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.23/cwt	120.00–131.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	136.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	456	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	117.67/cwt	116.00–119.00	559	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	411	112.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	602	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	126.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	481	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 May 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 317Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 63Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	135.00–140.00	138.17
7	—	527	130.00–140.00	135.84
7	—	472	133.00–140.00	137.60
7	—	668	123.00	123.00
4	—	570	127.00–135.00	129.75
13	—	421	134.00–144.00	138.58
4	—	617	120.00–131.00	125.23
2	—	335	132.00–140.00	136.11
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	115.00–118.00	116.50
2	—	569	106.00–110.00	108.05
4	—	533	110.00–114.00	111.26
2	—	275	110.00–116.00	112.99
3	—	475	116.00–119.00	117.67
3	—	411	110.00–114.00	112.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	114.00–117.00	115.51
4	—	528	114.00–119.00	117.79
2	—	661	111.00–115.00	113.02
4	—	584	110.00–116.00	113.03
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	441	120.00–128.00	124.02
2	—	336	121.00–122.00	121.51
4	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.45
6	—	534	123.00–129.00	126.31
5	—	487	120.00–126.00	123.58
3	—	379	125.00–131.00	126.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	467	146.00–150.00	149.13
7	—	516	145.00–146.00	145.70
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	106.00–110.00	107.98
2	—	514	100.00–105.00	102.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
2	—	408	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	318	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	126.00–130.00	127.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	158.00–167.00	162.99
9	—	426	156.00–170.00	163.76
2	—	323	166.00–171.00	168.38
3	—	527	150.00–161.00	156.67
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	102.00–108.00	104.88
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	127.00–135.00	131.83
3	—	318	129.00–139.00	134.30
4	—	374	126.00–139.00	132.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	160.00–167.00	163.20
5	—	399	172.00	172.00
20	—	527	174.00	174.00
3	—	410	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	264	141.00	141.00
3	—	649	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	150.00–153.00	151.02
5	—	426	151.00–154.00	151.77
3	—	471	153.00–155.00	153.99
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	376	111.00–114.00	112.51
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	128.00–136.00	131.36
5	—	682	127.00–129.00	127.39
3	—	519	134.00–139.00	137.38
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	104.00–114.00	109.22
4	—	539	110.00–118.00	113.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	569	147.00–150.00	148.48
5	—	475	144.00–155.00	150.89
5	—	543	148.00–157.00	152.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	159.00–168.00	166.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	99.00–102.00	100.53
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	121.00–132.00	126.55
2	—	676	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	517	120.00–127.00	122.41
4	—	491	127.00–133.00	129.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	140.00–141.00	140.32
3	—	579	140.00–142.00	140.68
2	—	502	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	90.00–99.00	94.54
2	—	774	90.00	90.00
2	—	708	90.00–94.00	92.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	102.00–109.00	105.71
3	—	775	108.00–112.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	50.00–58.00	53.29
7	—	984	64.00–68.00	65.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,471	74.00–76.00	75.03
8	—	1,443	66.00–71.00	69.02
3	—	1,461	60.00–65.00	63.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	60.00–65.00	64.01
3	—	1,183	74.00–76.00	75.03
3	—	1,222	70.00–73.00	71.08
3	—	1,192	45.00–50.00	48.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,614	98.00–101.00	99.44
4	—	1,212	90.00	90.00

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	—	536	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	834	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,216	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

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