Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mixed, 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light due to a heat advisory and a severe thunderstorm watch in the area. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.55/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$140.55

74 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$45.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

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	419	151.44	635	43
Medium and Large 3	635	128.39	815	27
Small 1-2	396	105.62	418	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.82/cwt here — about $217 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 sale74 hd

140.55

—

NC average8 barns · 500 hd

144.07

−3.52

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	1,418	88.64	1,257	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	73.25	819	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	70.32	987	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	904	53.69	485	11

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)	1,062	$1,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,110	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	130.01/cwt	127.00–132.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	131.51/cwt	130.00–136.00	439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.70/cwt	143.00–155.00	477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	148.90/cwt	146.00–153.00	636	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	387	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.40/cwt	155.00–163.00	591	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	130.97/cwt	129.00–133.00	356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	969	124.50/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,206	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	992	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	124.05/cwt	119.00–129.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	132.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	136.07/cwt	132.00–140.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	148.79/cwt	144.00–150.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	116.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	598	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	774	72.04/cwt	70.00–74.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	741	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	691	81.99/cwt	80.00–84.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	34.50/cwt	34.00–35.00	359	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	62.20/cwt	60.00–64.00	542	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	63.09/cwt	61.00–65.00	861	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	73.93/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,052	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	72.87/cwt	69.00–76.00	773	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	63.89/cwt	60.00–68.00	770	2
Bulls	—	—	1,532	91.57/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,403	7
Bulls	—	—	1,020	78.37/cwt	75.00–82.00	799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	54.55/cwt	50.00–59.00	477	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	80.00/cwt	79.00–81.00	908	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,062	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	129.04/cwt	125.00–132.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	636	112.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.48/cwt	144.00–148.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	686	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	306	101.00/cwt	98.00–104.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	120.32/cwt	116.00–125.00	409	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	114.05/cwt	112.00–116.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	711	111.65/cwt	110.00–113.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	12
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	421	97.18/cwt	93.00–101.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	160.45/cwt	159.00–162.00	675	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 Jul 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 357Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 47Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	117.00	117.00
4	—	334	130.00–136.00	131.51
2	—	474	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	272	129.00–133.00	130.97
8	—	969	121.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	760	119.00–129.00	124.05
4	—	380	130.00–137.00	132.82
3	—	431	132.00–140.00	136.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	143.00–155.00	147.70
3	—	635	141.00	141.00
11	—	427	146.00–153.00	148.90
13	—	373	155.00–163.00	158.40
5	—	539	144.00–150.00	148.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	145.00–148.00	146.53
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	112.00–116.00	114.05
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	421	93.00–101.00	97.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	421	159.00–162.00	160.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	561	122.00–125.00	123.47
3	—	423	127.00–132.00	130.01
3	—	374	130.00–131.00	130.68
4	—	472	125.00–132.00	129.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	674	110.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	636	110.00–114.00	112.66
3	—	340	116.00–125.00	120.32
3	—	711	110.00–113.00	111.65
3	—	377	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	306	98.00–104.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	385	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	992	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	511	114.00–120.00	116.97
7	—	741	111.00	111.00
5	—	650	117.00	117.00
2	—	610	110.00–115.00	112.52
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	774	70.00–74.00	72.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	691	80.00–84.00	81.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	466	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	125.00–132.00	128.46
4	—	475	144.00–148.00	146.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,042	34.00–35.00	34.50
4	—	872	60.00–64.00	62.20
5	—	874	50.00–59.00	54.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,364	61.00–65.00	63.09
4	—	1,423	70.00–77.00	73.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,061	69.00–76.00	72.87
2	—	1,205	60.00–68.00	63.89
3	—	1,135	79.00–81.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,532	86.00–94.00	91.57
2	—	1,020	75.00–82.00	78.37

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	—	1,062	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Steers · 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

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