Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher on a fairly light test. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.94/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −70.85 against this barn's trailing median of $201.79.

Average price

$130.94

78 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$72.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

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	497	147.83	735	17thin
Medium 2	612	132.98	814	46
Small 1-2	768	110.17	846	13thin
Medium and Large 3	475	75.49	359	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.34/cwt here — about $377 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $185.11, median $201.79 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale78 hd

130.94

—

NC average8 barns · 710 hd

136.02

−5.08

This barn, trailing median11 sales

201.79

−70.85

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	—	Low	1,659	101.46	1,683	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	85.82	1,213	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	79.10	920	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	72.25	701	16

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	—	221	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	263	123.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	324	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	326	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	411	2
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	274	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	154.51/cwt	150.00–161.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	130.76/cwt	130.00–133.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	856	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	317	138.73/cwt	136.00–140.00	440	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	139.93/cwt	136.00–145.00	591	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	371	135.35/cwt	131.00–140.00	502	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	113.93/cwt	112.00–115.00	416	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	468	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	156.44/cwt	153.00–160.00	519	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	468	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	153.62/cwt	150.00–156.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	155.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	160.84/cwt	158.00–168.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	160.99/cwt	158.00–164.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	156.66/cwt	150.00–161.00	450	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3Full	—	256	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	166	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	716	117.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	843	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	860	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	149.91/cwt	145.00–154.00	774	10
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	569	126.66/cwt	125.00–129.00	721	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	781	97.98/cwt	94.00–102.00	765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	75.87/cwt	73.00–79.00	890	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	71.94/cwt	70.00–76.00	672	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	60.79/cwt	58.00–63.00	568	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	83.91/cwt	80.00–88.00	863	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	81.84/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,167	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,005	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	91.48/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,300	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	86.63/cwt	84.00–89.00	986	3
Bulls	—	—	1,368	80.66/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,761	114.72/cwt	114.00–115.00	2,020	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	643	133.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	856	25
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	774	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	867	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	669	114.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	475	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	359	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	657	123.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	808	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	831	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	773	104.43/cwt	102.00–107.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	468	114.56/cwt	111.00–118.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	371	114.96/cwt	114.00–116.00	427	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	329	100.01/cwt	98.00–102.00	329	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	579	135.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	782	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	137.61/cwt	136.00–139.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	533	125.05/cwt	122.00–128.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	124.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	569	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	713	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	369	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	126.04/cwt	125.00–127.00	529	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 May 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 267Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 67Year ago 153

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	221	107.00–113.00	110.07
2	—	369	106.00–109.00	107.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	379	139.00–140.00	139.66
3	—	273	130.00–135.00	131.61
4	—	581	130.00–133.00	130.76
4	—	514	130.00–136.00	134.00
15	—	669	128.00	128.00
9	—	480	130.00–140.00	135.36
5	—	426	135.00–145.00	140.26
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	120.00–126.00	123.27
2	—	326	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	533	122.00–128.00	125.05
3	—	620	123.00–128.00	124.99
3	—	569	125.00–126.00	125.34
2	—	420	125.00–127.00	126.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	102.00–107.00	104.43
2	—	468	111.00–118.00	114.56
2	—	371	114.00–116.00	114.96
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	329	98.00–102.00	100.01
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	274	120.00–124.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	150.00–161.00	154.51
2	—	332	153.00–160.00	156.44
5	—	367	150.00–156.00	153.62
4	—	567	150.00–158.00	155.90
7	—	527	158.00–168.00	160.84
2	—	456	158.00–164.00	160.99
3	—	287	150.00–161.00	156.66
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	136.00–140.00	138.73
4	—	422	136.00–145.00	139.93
3	—	371	131.00–140.00	135.35
2	—	468	132.00–137.00	134.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	112.00–115.00	113.93
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	468	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	256	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	115.00–119.00	117.67
2	—	860	106.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	774	110.00–114.00	112.04
2	—	669	110.00–118.00	114.07
2	—	831	107.00–108.00	107.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	140.00–150.00	144.85
10	—	516	145.00–154.00	149.91
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	569	125.00–129.00	126.66
3	—	657	120.00–128.00	123.03
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	781	94.00–102.00	97.98
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	643	130.00–135.00	133.16
10	—	579	130.00–138.00	135.11
5	—	523	136.00–139.00	137.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	75.00–76.00	75.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,173	73.00–79.00	75.87
3	—	1,138	84.00–89.00	86.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	70.00–76.00	71.94
6	—	934	58.00–63.00	60.79
6	—	1,029	80.00–88.00	83.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	79.00–84.00	81.84
2	—	1,358	74.00	74.00
7	—	1,421	87.00–96.00	91.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	80.00–81.00	80.66
3	—	1,761	114.00–115.00	114.72
3	—	1,750	100.00–104.00	102.07

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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