Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 8.00 to 9.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 11.00 higher. 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 $127.25/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$127.25

92 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$39.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

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	452	132.92	601	68
Medium and Large 3	459	115.80	531	19thin
Small 1-2	370	93.63	346	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.29/cwt here — about $255 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 sale92 hd

127.25

—

NC average7 barns · 711 hd

128.96

−1.71

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	1,561	105.49	1,647	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	89.93	1,279	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	81.23	914	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	68.42	665	15

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)	882	$890	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	475	90.65/cwt	90.00–91.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	427	142.83/cwt	138.00–145.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	121.92/cwt	116.00–126.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	151.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	150.14/cwt	150.00–151.00	797	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	212	98.11/cwt	96.00–100.00	208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.12/cwt	128.00–136.00	493	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.82/cwt	147.00–155.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.59/cwt	142.00–144.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.76/cwt	126.00–134.00	748	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	131.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	158.70/cwt	154.00–164.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	125.52/cwt	125.00–127.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	156.09/cwt	151.00–161.00	443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	444	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	152.62/cwt	148.00–157.00	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	139.08/cwt	136.00–145.00	917	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	576	75.47/cwt	74.00–77.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	126.05/cwt	120.00–132.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.83/cwt	110.00–116.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	477	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	536	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	624	114.96/cwt	114.00–116.00	717	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	65.03/cwt	64.00–66.00	636	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	77.83/cwt	73.00–80.00	795	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	983	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	82.78/cwt	78.00–86.00	940	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	71.21/cwt	70.00–74.00	759	5
Bulls	—	—	1,014	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	48.94/cwt	47.00–50.00	419	4
Bulls	—	—	1,521	101.25/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,540	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	95.62/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,364	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	81.98/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,183	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	91.76/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,694	112.94/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,913	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,036	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	796	850.44/head	825.00–875.00	850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,016	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	712	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	908	937.91/head	925.00–950.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	579	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	135.96/cwt	133.00–139.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	133.56/cwt	127.00–140.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	128.75/cwt	125.00–134.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.53/cwt	129.00–137.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	130.99/cwt	128.00–133.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	111.48/cwt	111.00–112.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	468	109.28/cwt	106.00–111.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	369	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	140.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	362	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	519	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 Jun 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 188Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 36Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	90.00–91.00	90.65
2	—	212	96.00–100.00	98.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	116.00–126.00	121.92
5	—	424	120.00–125.00	122.26
2	—	571	111.00–112.00	111.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	130.00–135.00	132.94
13	—	373	128.00–136.00	132.12
4	—	601	130.00	130.00
14	—	426	130.00–138.00	133.11
9	—	572	126.00–134.00	130.76
9	—	527	129.00–137.00	133.53
4	—	285	128.00–133.00	130.99
8	—	467	135.00–145.00	140.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	579	120.00–123.00	121.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	106.00–111.00	109.28
2	—	369	108.00–110.00	108.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	138.00–145.00	142.83
2	—	362	143.00–144.00	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	464	150.00–154.00	151.32
7	—	623	140.00	140.00
7	—	531	150.00–151.00	150.14
6	—	420	147.00–155.00	151.82
5	—	567	142.00–144.00	143.59
4	—	332	154.00–164.00	158.70
4	—	774	125.00–127.00	125.52
7	—	284	151.00–161.00	156.09
9	—	379	148.00–157.00	152.62
3	—	659	136.00–145.00	139.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	130.00–135.00	131.64
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	131.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	444	120.00–122.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	164.00	164.00
6	—	480	161.00	161.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	576	74.00–77.00	75.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	619	120.00–132.00	126.05
9	—	472	140.00–149.00	145.20
2	—	587	133.00–139.00	135.96
8	—	521	127.00–140.00	133.56
4	—	666	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	110.00–116.00	112.83
3	—	474	125.00–134.00	128.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	110.00–112.00	111.03
2	—	536	110.00–112.00	110.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	624	114.00–116.00	114.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	64.00–66.00	65.03
9	—	1,022	73.00–80.00	77.83
4	—	857	47.00–50.00	48.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,328	74.00	74.00
7	—	1,427	91.00–99.00	95.62
3	—	1,443	80.00–84.00	81.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,135	78.00–86.00	82.78
5	—	1,066	70.00–74.00	71.21
3	—	1,185	90.00–95.00	91.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,014	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,521	100.00–103.00	101.25
5	—	1,694	109.00–116.00	112.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,036	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,016	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	796	825.00–875.00	850.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	908	925.00–950.00	937.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	712	675.00	675.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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