Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3 to 5 cents higher. Feeder cattle were steady to 4 cents higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offering of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.33/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$123.33

102 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$40.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.40

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	530	128.22	680	76
Medium 2	502	110.79	556	24
Small 1-2	564	88.00	496	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.22/cwt here — about $184 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

123.33

—

NC average7 barns · 603 hd

137.73

−14.40

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	1,635	108.75	1,778	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	80.02	937	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	72.49	1,022	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	55.21	514	15

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)	1,296	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,019	$681	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	314	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.23/cwt	120.00–139.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	139.15/cwt	132.00–149.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	110.96/cwt	105.00–118.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	722	85.34/cwt	84.00–87.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.27/cwt	115.00–134.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	566	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.62/cwt	114.00–138.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	135.46/cwt	127.00–146.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	137.34/cwt	130.00–145.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	141.91/cwt	140.00–144.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	130.40/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	394	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	116.17/cwt	107.50–131.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	476	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	619	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	632	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	873	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	138.66/cwt	130.00–146.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	168.42/cwt	160.00–174.00	549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	158.34/cwt	150.00–167.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	164.89/cwt	160.00–169.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	167.78/cwt	155.00–175.00	616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	162.33/cwt	150.00–176.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	896	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	576	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	128.95/cwt	122.00–136.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.71/cwt	134.00–152.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	150.44/cwt	141.00–160.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	471	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	612	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	818	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	76.74/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,133	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	79.31/cwt	70.00–86.00	914	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	43.52/cwt	40.00–54.00	388	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	65.43/cwt	58.00–70.00	631	8
Bulls	—	—	1,508	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,845	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	680.54/head	600.00–775.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	114.88/cwt	110.00–124.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	604	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	592	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	722	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	479	89.63/cwt	80.00–99.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	569	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.70/cwt	130.00–148.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	472	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	424	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	878	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	688	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	481	125.51/cwt	123.00–128.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	614	112.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	117.05/cwt	110.00–124.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	636	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	578	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	554	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	598	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	654	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	113.64/cwt	112.00–115.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	119.39/cwt	112.00–126.00	450	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	474	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	674	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	130.67/cwt	117.00–140.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	196	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	240	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	118.31/cwt	111.00–123.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	572	108.78/cwt	104.00–114.00	622	3

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 Sep 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 190Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 34Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	314	116.00	116.00
3	—	722	84.00–87.00	85.34
5	—	428	110.00–124.00	117.05
3	—	529	112.00–115.00	113.64
2	—	377	112.00–126.00	119.39
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	196	122.50	122.50
4	—	480	111.00–123.00	118.31
3	—	572	104.00–114.00	108.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	772	115.00	115.00
11	—	521	120.00–139.00	129.23
5	—	334	132.00–149.00	139.15
3	—	723	105.00–118.00	110.96
9	—	660	115.00–134.00	121.27
6	—	626	114.00–138.00	122.62
1	—	212	142.00	142.00
13	—	467	127.00–146.00	135.46
7	—	431	130.00–145.00	137.34
2	—	370	140.00–144.00	141.91
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
9	—	567	117.00–140.00	130.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	472	121.00	121.00
1	—	424	124.00	124.00
1	—	878	87.00	87.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
1	—	554	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	636	111.00	111.00
1	—	578	110.00	110.00
1	—	674	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	654	82.00	82.00
1	—	474	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	566	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	831	121.00–140.00	130.40
2	—	674	139.00–141.00	140.00
1	—	242	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,216	111.00	111.00
1	—	542	161.00	161.00
7	—	326	160.00–174.00	168.42
11	—	431	150.00–167.00	158.34
4	—	473	160.00–169.00	164.89
13	—	367	155.00–175.00	167.78
2	—	272	150.00–176.00	162.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	438	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	107.50–131.00	116.17
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	476	130.00	130.00
1	—	632	118.00	118.00
3	—	435	130.00–146.00	138.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	149.00	149.00
3	—	626	163.00	163.00
5	—	456	176.00	176.00
12	—	524	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	576	110.00	110.00
3	—	528	110.00–124.00	114.88
1	—	688	110.00	110.00
2	—	481	123.00–128.00	125.51
2	—	614	111.00–114.00	112.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	912	96.00	96.00
4	—	638	122.00–136.00	128.95
7	—	528	134.00–152.00	142.71
6	—	479	141.00–160.00	150.44
7	—	573	130.00–148.00	136.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	471	130.00	130.00
2	—	592	120.00–124.00	121.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	604	118.00	118.00
2	—	569	120.00–124.00	121.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	479	80.00–99.00	89.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,278	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,476	74.00–80.00	76.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,152	70.00–86.00	79.31
1	—	1,438	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	891	40.00–54.00	43.52
8	—	965	58.00–70.00	65.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,508	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,677	110.00	110.00

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	—	1,296	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,019	600.00–775.00	680.54

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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