Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00 to 7.00 lower. There were too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light due to excessive heat. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 60.00 to 120.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.51/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$117.51

48 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$25.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.13

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	480	127.76	613	27
Medium and Large 3	612	106.45	651	9thin
Small 1-2	480	102.73	493	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about $120 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 sale48 hd

117.51

—

NC average7 barns · 565 hd

127.63

−10.13

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	1,305	91.40	1,192	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	89.03	1,203	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,086	78.54	853	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	970	68.53	664	27

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$1,011	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	976	$817	6

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	377	131.10/cwt	129.00–135.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.31/cwt	122.00–129.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	126.16/cwt	120.00–131.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	130.75/cwt	128.00–134.00	574	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fancy	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fancy	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	130.47/cwt	129.00–134.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.96/cwt	116.00–124.00	749	4
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	322	92.09/cwt	89.00–95.00	297	2
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	488	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	415	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	326	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	718	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	905	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fancy	—	433	130.26/cwt	130.00–131.00	564	4
Steers	Small 1-2Fancy	—	606	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	764	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	229	133.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	452	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	497	1
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	186	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	167	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	444	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	524	1
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	386	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.86/cwt	140.00–142.00	599	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	292	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	385	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	424	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	180	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	167	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	198	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	144.31/cwt	141.00–148.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	142.53/cwt	140.00–146.00	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	544	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	139.50/cwt	134.00–143.00	654	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	467	123.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.45/cwt	136.00–142.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	847	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	55.63/cwt	52.00–59.00	525	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	83.33/cwt	80.00–87.00	899	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	64.42/cwt	60.00–67.00	602	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	76.11/cwt	72.00–79.00	760	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	91.54/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,247	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	69.15/cwt	65.00–70.00	725	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	78.20/cwt	77.00–79.00	924	5
Bulls	—	—	1,523	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,295	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,011	92.47/cwt	89.00–96.00	935	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	954	787.63/head	775.00–800.00	788	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	903	944.15/head	875.00–975.00	944	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,107	1,032.86/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,033	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	974	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	684	122.00/cwt	116.00–125.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	126.33/cwt	121.00–129.00	716	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	698	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	698	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	575	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	771	103.84/cwt	98.00–110.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	818	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	687	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	728	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	641	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	330	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	307	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	212	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	187	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	506	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	186	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	587	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	572	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	632	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	684	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	416	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	548	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	559	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	177	115.92/cwt	112.00–119.00	205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	838	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	754	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1

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 Jun 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 301Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 51Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	129.00–135.00	131.10
3	—	555	122.00–129.00	125.31
4	—	524	120.00–131.00	126.16
4	—	439	128.00–134.00	130.75
6	—	486	129.00–134.00	130.47
4	—	630	116.00–124.00	118.96
2	—	280	128.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	306	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	96.00	96.00
2	—	572	107.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	548	102.00	102.00
1	—	476	115.00	115.00
2	—	177	112.00–119.00	115.92
1	—	400	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	818	84.00	84.00
1	—	728	88.00	88.00
1	—	330	93.00	93.00
1	—	212	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	186	124.00	124.00
2	—	487	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	655	107.00–110.00	108.51
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
1	—	838	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	632	101.00	101.00
1	—	684	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
4	—	433	130.00–131.00	130.26
1	—	606	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	164.00	164.00
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	89.00–95.00	92.09
1	—	186	90.00	90.00
1	—	386	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	85.00	85.00
1	—	326	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	718	126.00	126.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	102.50	102.50
1	—	444	118.00	118.00
2	—	328	115.00–118.00	116.52
1	—	350	121.00	121.00
1	—	198	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	229	133.00–135.00	133.96
1	—	292	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	824	130.00	130.00
7	—	425	140.00–142.00	140.86
3	—	373	141.00–148.00	144.31
3	—	287	140.00–146.00	142.53
1	—	302	139.00	139.00
2	—	722	137.00–138.00	137.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	546	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	544	124.00–128.00	126.01
3	—	684	116.00–125.00	122.00
3	—	567	121.00–129.00	126.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	134.00–143.00	139.50
1	—	588	139.00	139.00
7	—	526	136.00–142.00	139.45
1	—	614	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	122.00–127.00	123.97
2	—	506	125.00–127.00	126.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	698	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	112.00–114.00	113.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	771	98.00–110.00	103.84
1	—	738	105.00	105.00
1	—	860	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	944	52.00–59.00	55.63
7	—	935	60.00–67.00	64.42
14	—	998	72.00–79.00	76.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,079	80.00–87.00	83.33
9	—	1,048	65.00–70.00	69.15
5	—	1,181	77.00–79.00	78.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,362	90.00–94.00	91.54
1	—	1,310	79.00	79.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,748	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,011	89.00–96.00	92.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	954	775.00–800.00	787.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	903	875.00–975.00	944.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,107	950.00–1,075.00	1,032.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	974	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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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