Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.67/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$153.67

102 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$37.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.64

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	465	159.51	742	71
Medium 2	381	141.57	539	29
Small 1-2	288	122.00	351	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.51/cwt here — about $391 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 sale102 hd

153.67

—

NC average8 barns · 763 hd

164.32

−10.64

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	1,346	105.47	1,419	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	85.57	1,219	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	80.56	1,000	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	60.18	579	20

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	894	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	—	259	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	366	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	381	143.04/cwt	137.00–152.00	545	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	176	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	140.74/cwt	135.00–146.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	133.87/cwt	125.00–151.00	697	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	878	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	716	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	404	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	534	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	790	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	329	146.19/cwt	140.00–154.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.59/cwt	140.00–161.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	165.10/cwt	153.00–175.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	170.34/cwt	169.00–171.00	823	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	216	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,118	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	172	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.25/cwt	154.00–181.00	620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	165.96/cwt	156.00–174.00	466	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	143.00/cwt	124.00–152.00	611	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	131.87/cwt	125.00–137.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	163.58/cwt	151.00–168.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.29/cwt	127.00–140.00	853	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	963	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	513	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	677	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	66.10/cwt	60.00–74.00	650	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	85.57/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,219	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	80.56/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,000	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	50.05/cwt	44.00–54.00	463	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,967	1
Bulls	—	—	1,198	103.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,245	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	125.46/cwt	122.00–129.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	696	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.29/cwt	132.00–141.00	799	15
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	498	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	492	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	143.53/cwt	136.00–150.00	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	163.56/cwt	149.00–173.00	774	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	494	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.15/cwt	135.00–157.00	754	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	534	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	706	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	444	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.68/cwt	124.00–131.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	143.77/cwt	137.00–149.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	134	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	228	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	429	103.03/cwt	102.00–105.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	131.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	144.31/cwt	139.00–150.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	606	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	870	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	562	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	127.08/cwt	124.00–130.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	142.81/cwt	139.00–149.00	548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	146.11/cwt	139.00–153.00	470	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	346	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	492	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	441	146.44/cwt	143.00–150.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	166.50/cwt	150.00–177.00	708	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	271	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	119.79/cwt	111.00–127.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	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 Aug 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 394Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 42Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	259	140.00–142.00	141.33
7	—	381	137.00–152.00	143.04
1	—	176	140.00	140.00
1	—	508	141.00	141.00
3	—	329	140.00–154.00	146.19
1	—	216	135.00	135.00
10	—	427	124.00–152.00	143.00
3	—	478	125.00–137.00	131.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	618	142.00	142.00
7	—	746	150.00	150.00
4	—	580	140.00–161.00	150.59
5	—	328	153.00–175.00	165.10
3	—	483	169.00–171.00	170.34
1	—	810	138.00	138.00
2	—	767	145.00	145.00
11	—	375	154.00–181.00	165.25
9	—	281	156.00–174.00	165.96
4	—	519	151.00–168.00	163.58
16	—	425	150.00–177.00	166.50
2	—	660	139.00–140.00	139.49
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	404	120.00	120.00
1	—	172	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	534	148.00	148.00
2	—	441	143.00–150.00	146.44
2	—	271	140.00–142.00	140.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	276	135.00–146.00	140.74
14	—	521	125.00–151.00	133.87
10	—	467	136.00–150.00	143.53
3	—	635	124.00–131.00	126.68
6	—	419	137.00–149.00	143.77
1	—	134	170.00	170.00
11	—	587	125.00–135.00	131.79
2	—	232	139.00–150.00	144.31
10	—	384	139.00–149.00	142.81
5	—	322	139.00–153.00	146.11
2	—	671	117.00–120.00	118.52
2	—	719	122.00–126.00	123.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	534	123.00	123.00
1	—	444	133.00	133.00
3	—	562	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	124.00	124.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	606	92.00	92.00
2	—	310	124.00–130.00	127.08
1	—	492	122.00	122.00
4	—	423	111.00–127.00	119.79
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	429	102.00–105.00	103.03
1	—	346	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	870	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	108.00	108.00
1	—	722	124.00	124.00
10	—	626	127.00–140.00	136.29
2	—	673	133.00–135.00	133.99
7	—	764	126.00	126.00
15	—	578	132.00–141.00	138.29
14	—	473	149.00–173.00	163.56
15	—	527	135.00–157.00	143.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	130.00–134.00	132.00
1	—	492	140.00	140.00
1	—	706	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	122.00–129.00	125.46
1	—	696	100.00	100.00
1	—	494	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	498	116.00	116.00
1	—	558	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	984	60.00–74.00	66.10
8	—	926	44.00–54.00	50.05
1	—	1,006	76.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	83.00–88.00	85.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,241	74.00–86.00	80.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,788	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,198	100.00–106.00	103.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	894	650.00	650.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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