Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 10.00 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 $124.11/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$124.11

80 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

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	417	134.47	560	25
Medium and Large 3	446	119.89	535	53
Small 1-2	364	106.49	388	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $173 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 sale80 hd

124.11

—

NC average8 barns · 757 hd

131.11

−6.99

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	1,427	99.54	1,420	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	83.38	996	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	75.24	1,087	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	958	67.03	642	16

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	519	96.76/cwt	93.00–100.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	136.81/cwt	130.00–143.00	430	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	192	106.04/cwt	102.00–110.00	204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	125.24/cwt	124.00–127.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	123.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	124.11/cwt	119.00–127.00	654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	154.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	370	121.08/cwt	118.00–124.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	415	146.47/cwt	144.00–149.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	523	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.34/cwt	130.00–136.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	153.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	129.20/cwt	126.00–132.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.67/cwt	150.00–156.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	231	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	802	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	97.98/cwt	97.00–99.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	159.56/cwt	153.00–166.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	352	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	605	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Full	—	298	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	244	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3Full	—	528	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	134.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.15/cwt	150.00–155.00	709	7
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	196	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	161	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	206	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	173	1
Bulls	Large 3Full	—	682	68.99/cwt	65.00–73.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	122.67/cwt	121.00–126.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	121.83/cwt	117.00–127.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	53.35/cwt	52.00–54.00	491	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	68.76/cwt	65.00–71.00	671	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	75.24/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,087	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	89.92/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,071	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	79.46/cwt	78.00–82.00	950	5
Bulls	—	—	1,500	99.10/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,487	2
Bulls	—	—	1,148	89.53/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,028	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	57.59/cwt	55.00–61.00	521	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	81.77/cwt	80.00–85.00	817	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,795	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,130	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	492	599.59/cwt	575.00–625.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	509	583.19/cwt	525.00–625.00	2,968	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	669	862.44/cwt	850.00–875.00	5,770	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	853	821.75/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,010	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,154	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,386	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	732	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,405	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	658	770.83/cwt	700.00–875.00	5,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	126.59/cwt	123.00–129.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	483	111.23/cwt	110.00–113.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	563	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	138.02/cwt	132.00–142.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	643	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	516	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	562	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	364	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	273	114.96/cwt	114.00–116.00	314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	239	121.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	423	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	122.16/cwt	122.00–123.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	124.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	388	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 280Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 62Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	125.00	125.00
4	—	416	124.00–127.00	125.24
5	—	474	120.00–129.00	123.46
10	—	527	119.00–127.00	124.11
5	—	378	123.00–129.00	126.59
4	—	239	120.00–125.00	121.78
6	—	583	122.00–123.00	122.16
3	—	311	120.00–129.00	124.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	93.00–100.00	96.76
4	—	483	110.00–113.00	111.23
3	—	563	113.00–114.00	113.67
3	—	273	114.00–116.00	114.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	336	132.00–133.00	132.51
8	—	481	130.00–136.00	132.34
7	—	376	130.00–140.00	133.46
5	—	424	130.00–136.00	132.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	364	106.00–107.00	106.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	130.00–143.00	136.81
5	—	421	126.00–132.00	129.20
2	—	231	138.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	275	130.00–140.00	134.27
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	192	102.00–110.00	106.04
2	—	379	97.00–99.00	97.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	150.00–160.00	154.07
4	—	560	152.00	152.00
8	—	378	150.00–160.00	153.46
3	—	423	150.00–156.00	152.67
2	—	526	150.00–155.00	152.50
5	—	331	153.00–166.00	159.56
7	—	469	150.00–155.00	151.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	118.00–124.00	121.08
2	—	423	115.00–120.00	117.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	144.00–149.00	146.47
2	—	523	141.00–142.00	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	172.00	172.00
5	—	490	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	82.00	82.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	528	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	196	82.00	82.00
1	—	206	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	65.00–73.00	68.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	118.00–120.00	118.99
3	—	527	121.00–126.00	122.67
2	—	680	110.00–114.00	112.01
2	—	623	117.00–127.00	121.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	130.00–135.00	133.24
7	—	477	132.00–142.00	138.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	98.00–100.00	98.99
3	—	516	110.00–114.00	111.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	921	52.00–54.00	53.35
6	—	976	65.00–71.00	68.76
3	—	905	55.00–61.00	57.59
4	—	999	80.00–85.00	81.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	74.00–77.00	75.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,191	87.00–93.00	89.92
5	—	1,196	78.00–82.00	79.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	96.00–101.00	99.10
2	—	1,148	89.00–90.00	89.53
2	—	1,632	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,154	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	492	575.00–625.00	599.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	509	525.00–625.00	583.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	669	850.00–875.00	862.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	853	700.00–900.00	821.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	732	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	658	700.00–875.00	770.83

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

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