Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3 to 5 cents lower. Feeder cattle were 3 to 8 cents lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.86/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$127.86

136 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$36.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.83

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	500	129.35	646	124
Medium 2	430	116.42	501	10thin
Small 1-2	367	92.50	339	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.85/cwt here — about $307 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 sale136 hd

127.86

—

NC average7 barns · 1,115 hd

137.69

−9.83

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	1,302	99.12	1,290	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	86.42	1,264	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	83.17	997	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	61.74	609	17

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)	844	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2	—	276	135.83/cwt	134.00–138.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	124.85/cwt	117.00–132.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.60/cwt	125.00–140.00	559	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.35/cwt	120.00–136.00	725	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	132.33/cwt	130.00–136.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.52/cwt	114.00–120.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	138.19/cwt	130.00–146.00	524	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.32/cwt	120.00–132.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	97.54/cwt	94.00–101.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	152.73/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	131.97/cwt	127.50–136.00	301	2
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	444	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	344	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	436	141.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	556	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	168.89/cwt	165.00–171.00	897	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	356	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	163.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	897	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	133.63/cwt	131.00–136.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	166.84/cwt	152.00–171.00	526	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	424	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	479	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	180	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	149.30/cwt	136.00–159.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.91/cwt	140.00–161.00	420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	157.62/cwt	150.00–170.00	668	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	153.87/cwt	144.00–158.00	811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	156.68/cwt	150.00–164.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.47/cwt	137.00–161.00	688	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.09/cwt	120.00–136.00	791	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	70.02/cwt	64.00–74.00	721	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,304	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	84.16/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,253	6
Bulls	—	—	1,647	111.90/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,843	4
Bulls	—	—	1,163	95.12/cwt	84.00–102.00	1,106	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	48.48/cwt	40.00–56.00	460	7
Bulls	—	—	1,030	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	95.80/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,131	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	78.96/cwt	74.00–87.00	951	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,136	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	566	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	724	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	712	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.12/cwt	124.00–141.00	779	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	119.74/cwt	110.00–132.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	110.36/cwt	100.00–121.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	419	119.65/cwt	119.00–120.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.98/cwt	125.00–138.00	636	28
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	370	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	588	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.35/cwt	133.00–152.00	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	111.68/cwt	110.00–114.00	858	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	334	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	629	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	742	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	288	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	123.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	588	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	844	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	124.16/cwt	119.00–130.00	397	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	622	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	771	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 285Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	276	134.00–138.00	135.83
5	—	624	117.00–132.00	124.85
18	—	415	125.00–140.00	134.60
17	—	569	120.00–136.00	127.35
4	—	675	114.00–120.00	116.52
12	—	379	130.00–146.00	138.19
11	—	518	120.00–132.00	127.32
2	—	877	94.00–101.00	97.54
28	—	478	125.00–138.00	132.98
7	—	330	133.00–152.00	140.35
3	—	768	110.00–114.00	111.68
3	—	721	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	242	137.00	137.00
1	—	836	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,136	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	100.00–121.00	110.36
3	—	419	119.00–120.00	119.65
1	—	288	124.00	124.00
2	—	379	120.00–126.00	123.10
1	—	588	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	92.50	92.50
1	—	334	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	629	110.00–112.00	111.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	95.00	95.00
2	—	473	120.00–124.00	121.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	726	140.00–143.00	141.52
7	—	664	146.00–156.00	152.73
2	—	778	136.00–140.00	138.01
10	—	466	155.00–165.00	163.06
3	—	579	150.00–160.00	154.97
8	—	315	152.00–171.00	166.84
7	—	628	136.00–159.00	149.30
4	—	278	140.00–161.00	150.91
19	—	424	150.00–170.00	157.62
8	—	527	144.00–158.00	153.87
8	—	382	150.00–164.00	156.68
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	130.00–136.00	132.33
2	—	228	127.50–136.00	131.97
3	—	365	131.00–136.00	133.63
2	—	320	119.00–130.00	124.16
1	—	622	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	344	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	140.00–146.00	141.98
1	—	556	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	531	165.00–171.00	168.89
2	—	365	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	113.00	113.00
1	—	180	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	811	110.00–114.00	112.00
2	—	660	120.00–124.00	122.01
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
17	—	473	137.00–161.00	145.47
6	—	627	120.00–136.00	126.09
14	—	519	130.00–144.00	137.14
16	—	572	124.00–141.00	136.12
5	—	729	110.00–132.00	119.74
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
2	—	473	120.00–130.00	124.99
2	—	588	114.00–120.00	116.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	566	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	724	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	882	80.00	80.00
9	—	1,029	64.00–74.00	70.02
7	—	948	40.00–56.00	48.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,304	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,489	80.00–89.00	84.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	91.00–100.00	95.80
15	—	1,205	74.00–87.00	78.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,647	109.00–116.00	111.90
8	—	1,163	84.00–102.00	95.12
1	—	1,030	80.00	80.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	844	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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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

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