Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were 1.00 to 4.00 lower; feeder bulls were 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. "By the head" calves were 275.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.68/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$130.68

72 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$27.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

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	427	138.34	591	36
Medium 2	508	125.03	635	30
Medium and Large 3	623	113.98	710	4thin
Small 1-2	225	110.94	250	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.40/cwt here — about $341 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 sale72 hd

130.68

—

NC average8 barns · 1,024 hd

135.84

−5.16

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	1,225	90.83	1,112	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	76.45	1,141	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	72.75	848	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	69.22	645	21

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	386	138.01/cwt	132.00–144.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.94/cwt	136.00–146.00	598	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	159.83/cwt	154.00–166.00	606	8
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	386	127.48/cwt	127.00–128.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	151.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	481	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	324	125.53/cwt	122.00–130.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.50/cwt	157.00–167.00	526	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	413	139.35/cwt	134.00–144.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	162.07/cwt	157.00–167.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	138.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	429	4
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	306	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	245	5
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	431	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	157.71/cwt	157.50–159.00	962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	628	122.34/cwt	122.00–123.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	582	127.53/cwt	124.00–129.00	742	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	267	139.39/cwt	133.00–145.00	372	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	471	133.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	627	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	382	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	5
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	822	91.51/cwt	90.00–93.00	752	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	764	93.55/cwt	90.00–97.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	155.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	744	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	82.52/cwt	82.00–83.00	976	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	571	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	79.05/cwt	75.00–82.50	757	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	74.57/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,133	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	75.89/cwt	73.00–78.00	877	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	56.48/cwt	56.00–57.00	518	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,164	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	70.14/cwt	67.00–73.00	650	5
Bulls	—	—	1,850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,118	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	59.50/cwt	59.00–60.00	674	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	64.63/cwt	63.00–67.00	781	3
Bulls	—	—	1,095	84.99/cwt	84.00–86.00	931	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,068	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,418	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	832	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	9,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	809	1,016.21/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	8,221	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,000	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	134.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	768	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	621	132.85/cwt	130.00–137.00	825	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	672	125.63/cwt	124.00–128.00	844	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	867	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	143.03/cwt	142.00–149.00	865	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	124.59/cwt	120.00–129.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	381	127.08/cwt	125.00–129.00	484	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	110.94/cwt	110.00–112.00	250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	9

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 396Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 55Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	132.00–144.00	138.01
14	—	421	136.00–146.00	141.94
4	—	309	136.00–140.00	138.97
4	—	526	130.00–135.00	132.50
9	—	468	130.00–140.00	135.23
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	481	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	324	122.00–130.00	125.53
3	—	628	122.00–123.00	122.34
10	—	582	124.00–129.00	127.53
10	—	483	120.00–129.00	124.59
2	—	381	125.00–129.00	127.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	110.00–118.00	113.98
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	110.00–112.00	110.94
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	129.00–130.00	129.49
10	—	570	130.00–138.00	134.71
7	—	621	130.00–137.00	132.85
2	—	522	135.00–136.00	135.49
3	—	672	124.00–128.00	125.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	140.00–142.00	141.48
3	—	487	144.00	144.00
5	—	522	140.00–150.00	143.55
9	—	605	142.00–149.00	143.03
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	822	90.00–93.00	91.51
2	—	764	90.00–97.00	93.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	150.00–160.00	155.64
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	867	100.00–104.00	101.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	154.00–166.00	159.83
4	—	322	157.00–167.00	163.50
2	—	564	157.00–167.00	162.07
7	—	610	157.50–159.00	157.71
7	—	432	160.00–165.00	162.53
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	386	127.00–128.00	127.48
2	—	431	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	150.00–156.00	151.93
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	134.00–144.00	139.35
3	—	267	133.00–145.00	139.39
4	—	471	130.00–134.00	133.03
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	110.00–114.00	112.02
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	306	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	82.00–83.00	82.52
10	—	1,155	73.00–78.00	75.89
2	—	1,133	59.00–60.00	59.50
3	—	1,209	63.00–67.00	64.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	915	60.00–65.00	62.36
7	—	958	75.00–82.50	79.05
2	—	917	56.00–57.00	56.48
5	—	927	67.00–73.00	70.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,519	72.00–78.00	74.57
2	—	1,402	82.00–84.00	83.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,118	96.00	96.00
4	—	1,095	84.00–86.00	84.99

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	832	1,140.00	1,140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	809	950.00–1,125.00	1,016.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,068	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00

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