Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mixed, mostly 1.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 25.00 to 50.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.07/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$118.07

63 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.80

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	493	127.35	628	43
Medium and Large 3	433	100.15	434	14thin
Small 1-2	272	93.43	254	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $374 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 sale63 hd

118.07

—

NC average6 barns · 499 hd

126.88

−8.80

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	1,574	92.88	1,462	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	73.05	799	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	63.64	619	15

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	148.96/cwt	144.00–151.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	114.99/cwt	113.00–117.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.89/cwt	125.00–132.50	687	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	229	83.53/cwt	83.00–84.00	191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	101.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	120.28/cwt	119.00–122.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	412	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.01/cwt	146.00–155.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	369	144.57/cwt	142.00–147.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	126.63/cwt	120.00–133.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	149.56/cwt	145.00–155.00	485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.64/cwt	153.00–157.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	135.05/cwt	133.00–137.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	151.99/cwt	149.00–155.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	145.88/cwt	143.00–149.00	379	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	692	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	132.13/cwt	128.00–134.00	297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	156.37/cwt	150.00–162.00	569	5
Bulls	Large 3	—	574	87.65/cwt	84.00–91.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	127.47/cwt	126.00–130.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	122.62/cwt	117.00–128.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	543	141.25/cwt	140.00–144.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	257	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.85/cwt	123.00–131.00	616	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	221	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	200	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	268	95.87/cwt	93.00–99.00	257	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	326	93.93/cwt	90.00–98.00	306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	111.49/cwt	107.00–114.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	116.63/cwt	116.00–119.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.33/cwt	122.00–132.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	128.57/cwt	127.00–130.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	129.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	537	4
Bulls	—	—	1,555	90.80/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,412	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,467	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	77.76/cwt	76.00–80.00	904	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	86.42/cwt	84.00–90.00	928	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	62.04/cwt	50.00–68.00	656	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	70.13/cwt	67.00–74.00	665	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	579	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	55.87/cwt	54.00–60.00	524	4

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 217Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	144.00–151.00	148.96
4	—	543	140.00–144.00	141.25
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	574	84.00–91.00	87.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	126.00–130.00	127.47
3	—	610	117.00–128.00	122.62
5	—	668	116.00–119.00	116.63
8	—	580	122.00–132.00	125.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	120.00–121.00	120.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	107.00–114.00	111.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	113.00–117.00	114.99
2	—	413	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	577	100.00–105.00	101.26
2	—	631	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	125.00–132.50	129.89
2	—	225	125.00–129.00	126.94
6	—	579	120.00–133.00	126.63
7	—	478	123.00–131.00	128.85
2	—	263	127.00–130.00	128.57
4	—	415	125.00–135.00	129.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	229	83.00–84.00	83.53
2	—	257	81.00–82.00	81.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	119.00–122.00	120.28
2	—	585	112.00–114.00	113.01
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	221	90.00–91.00	90.50
2	—	268	93.00–99.00	95.87
2	—	326	90.00–98.00	93.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	146.00–155.00	150.01
6	—	324	145.00–155.00	149.56
6	—	531	153.00–157.00	153.64
2	—	471	149.00–155.00	151.99
2	—	260	143.00–149.00	145.88
5	—	364	150.00–162.00	156.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	369	142.00–147.00	144.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	426	160.00–161.00	160.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	484	133.00–137.00	135.05
3	—	225	128.00–134.00	132.13
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	692	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	88.00–93.00	90.80
1	—	1,480	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,726	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,163	76.00–80.00	77.76
4	—	1,074	84.00–90.00	86.42
7	—	1,057	50.00–68.00	62.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	948	67.00–74.00	70.13
2	—	1,158	50.00	50.00
4	—	938	54.00–60.00	55.87

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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