Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive with several groups of value added feeder cattle. Dairy baby calves ranged 130.00 to 140.00 per head; other "by the head" calves were 120.00 to 160.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.49/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$156.49

132 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

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	510	159.61	814	113
Medium and Large 3	406	137.96	561	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.64/cwt here — about $253 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 sale132 hd

156.49

—

NC average8 barns · 654 hd

158.01

−1.52

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	—	High	1,846	101.00	1,864	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	81.41	895	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	80.84	1,177	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	63.59	599	8thin

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)	763	$918	14

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	486	123.80/cwt	120.00–128.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	142.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	139.68/cwt	138.00–141.00	401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	361	148.50/cwt	147.00–150.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.29/cwt	135.00–143.00	585	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	142.85/cwt	139.00–143.50	833	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.67/cwt	123.00–131.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	142.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	151.26/cwt	151.00–152.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	139.05/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	158.88/cwt	156.00–159.50	980	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	433	144.06/cwt	141.00–147.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	139.33/cwt	137.00–142.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	154.45/cwt	150.00–162.00	658	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	145.75/cwt	141.00–151.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	161.21/cwt	158.00–166.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	131.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	136.18/cwt	132.00–141.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	153.03/cwt	152.00–153.50	1,044	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	166.99/cwt	165.00–168.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	169.34/cwt	164.00–171.00	789	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	522	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	173.26/cwt	170.00–174.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	166.50/cwt	164.00–169.00	529	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.34/cwt	135.00–145.00	736	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	915	93.47/cwt	90.00–97.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	458	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	149.67/cwt	148.00–151.00	771	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	91.10/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,051	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	73.08/cwt	70.00–76.00	821	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	57.34/cwt	54.00–61.00	515	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	69.83/cwt	68.00–72.00	689	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,057	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	82.63/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,258	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	80.27/cwt	77.00–85.00	864	12
Bulls	—	—	2,042	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,246	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,518	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	88.43/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	736	762.19/head	725.00–800.00	762	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	777	968.40/head	900.00–1,000.00	968	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.49/cwt	135.00–144.00	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	136.18/cwt	132.00–138.00	911	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	129.95/cwt	126.00–136.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	154.61/cwt	148.00–159.00	747	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	546	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	680	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	432	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	145.58/cwt	143.00–147.00	703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	138.35/cwt	135.00–139.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	119.99/cwt	116.00–124.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	554	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	138.02/cwt	132.00–143.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	143.94/cwt	143.50–145.00	622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	124.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.08/cwt	125.00–133.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.48/cwt	128.00–135.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	132.54/cwt	129.00–137.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.94/cwt	145.00–159.00	790	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 Aug 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 171Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 16Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	120.00–128.00	123.80
2	—	529	116.00–124.00	119.99
2	—	269	134.00	134.00
2	—	414	126.00–128.00	127.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	140.00–146.00	142.72
3	—	287	138.00–141.00	139.68
13	—	420	135.00–143.00	139.29
7	—	567	123.00–131.00	127.67
9	—	387	132.00–143.00	138.02
4	—	614	120.00–130.00	124.54
2	—	680	125.00–133.00	129.08
8	—	527	128.00–135.00	131.48
8	—	473	129.00–137.00	132.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	583	139.00–143.50	142.85
13	—	483	143.00–147.00	145.58
6	—	613	135.00–139.00	138.35
15	—	432	143.50–145.00	143.94
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	105.00–110.00	107.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	139.00–141.00	140.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	361	147.00–150.00	148.50
2	—	433	141.00–147.00	144.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	163.00–165.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00–136.00	133.09
3	—	334	140.00–148.00	142.87
2	—	375	141.00–142.00	141.51
6	—	421	137.00–142.00	139.33
2	—	269	130.00–133.00	131.41
4	—	469	132.00–141.00	136.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	151.00–152.00	151.26
2	—	725	137.00–141.00	139.05
18	—	426	150.00–162.00	154.45
3	—	619	141.00–151.00	145.75
5	—	382	158.00–166.00	161.21
2	—	318	164.00–169.00	166.50
4	—	520	145.00–159.00	151.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	617	156.00–159.50	158.88
13	—	682	152.00–153.50	153.03
6	—	509	165.00–168.00	166.99
21	—	466	164.00–171.00	169.34
8	—	355	170.00–174.00	173.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	522	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	111.00–114.00	112.49
2	—	915	90.00–97.00	93.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	135.00–145.00	139.34
2	—	620	130.00–135.00	132.49
8	—	574	135.00–144.00	138.49
12	—	669	132.00–138.00	136.18
3	—	717	126.00–136.00	129.95
16	—	483	148.00–159.00	154.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00–143.00	141.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	148.00–151.00	149.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	546	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	554	128.00–130.00	128.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	86.00–95.00	91.10
3	—	1,123	70.00–76.00	73.08
12	—	1,076	77.00–85.00	80.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	898	54.00–61.00	57.34
4	—	986	68.00–72.00	69.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,429	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,523	82.00–84.00	82.63
2	—	1,397	87.00–90.00	88.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,042	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,650	92.00	92.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	777	900.00–1,000.00	968.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	736	725.00–800.00	762.19

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

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