Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago all classes of slaughter and feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.85/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −69.94 against this barn's trailing median of $201.79.

Average price

$131.85

93 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.46

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	396	140.69	557	29
Medium and Large 1-2	472	137.66	650	41
Medium and Large 2-3	505	110.34	557	23

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $0 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $185.11, median $201.79 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale93 hd

131.85

—

NC average7 barns · 661 hd

117.39

+14.46

This barn, trailing median11 sales

201.79

−69.94

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	1,794	105.00	1,884	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	71.20	850	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	65.81	914	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	53.82	576	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2-3	—	342	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.17/cwt	113.00–120.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	149.77/cwt	148.00–152.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	141.06/cwt	130.00–142.00	883	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.11/cwt	124.00–142.00	572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	244	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	149.02/cwt	146.00–151.00	340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	701	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	306	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	131.98/cwt	121.00–137.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	123.76/cwt	118.00–131.00	639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	156.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	146.38/cwt	136.00–149.50	815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	152.77/cwt	141.00–157.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	119.74/cwt	110.00–129.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	119.43/cwt	110.00–129.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	344	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	146.71/cwt	135.00–152.00	643	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	314	147.80/cwt	147.00–148.00	464	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	228	142.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	143.63/cwt	140.00–154.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	113.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.52/cwt	110.00–136.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	499	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	758	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	53.82/cwt	50.00–61.00	576	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	64.79/cwt	60.00–70.00	910	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	71.59/cwt	70.00–73.00	929	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	72.76/cwt	68.00–78.00	881	11
Bulls	—	—	1,794	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	114.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	112.68/cwt	107.50–120.00	593	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	377	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	562	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	146.95/cwt	140.00–157.00	569	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	116.51/cwt	112.00–120.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	113.06/cwt	110.00–119.00	530	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	458	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	136.23/cwt	124.00–145.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	107.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.59/cwt	124.00–142.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	111.40/cwt	105.00–118.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	779	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	272	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	367	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	389	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	537	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	595	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	528	110.26/cwt	110.00–111.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	132.41/cwt	125.00–137.00	428	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 Oct 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 155Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 38Year ago 91

Compared to two weeks ago all classes of slaughter and feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	342	114.00	114.00
1	—	632	110.00	110.00
2	—	422	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	244	128.00	128.00
2	—	538	105.00–118.00	111.40
2	—	470	110.00–116.00	113.03
1	—	578	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	113.00–120.00	118.17
11	—	423	124.00–142.00	135.11
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
8	—	366	121.00–137.00	131.98
9	—	516	118.00–131.00	123.76
4	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.77
2	—	619	110.00	110.00
1	—	756	103.00	103.00
3	—	323	125.00–137.00	132.41
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	306	124.00	124.00
1	—	272	135.00	135.00
8	—	389	138.00	138.00
7	—	555	111.00	111.00
4	—	528	110.00–111.00	110.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	485	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	148.00–152.00	149.77
14	—	626	130.00–142.00	141.06
2	—	681	130.00	130.00
1	—	780	137.00	137.00
1	—	338	148.00	148.00
3	—	228	146.00–151.00	149.02
2	—	707	137.00	137.00
1	—	464	151.00	151.00
2	—	286	154.00–158.00	156.03
7	—	557	136.00–149.50	146.38
6	—	506	141.00–157.00	152.77
7	—	438	135.00–152.00	146.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	110.00–129.00	119.74
1	—	368	125.00	125.00
2	—	544	110.00–129.00	119.43
1	—	344	113.00	113.00
1	—	570	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	147.00–148.00	147.80
2	—	228	141.00–145.00	142.98
14	—	377	149.00	149.00
7	—	532	120.00	120.00
1	—	458	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	140.00–154.00	143.63
3	—	611	110.00–120.00	113.29
3	—	573	110.00–136.00	122.52
1	—	282	148.00	148.00
6	—	387	140.00–157.00	146.95
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
9	—	468	124.00–145.00	136.23
3	—	334	129.00–130.00	129.66
3	—	423	124.00–142.00	131.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	499	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	659	100.00	100.00
2	—	623	100.00–101.00	100.48
2	—	422	110.00–118.00	114.21
5	—	526	107.50–120.00	112.68
1	—	336	110.00	110.00
4	—	374	112.00–120.00	116.51
3	—	469	110.00–119.00	113.06
4	—	584	100.00–110.00	107.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	50.00–61.00	53.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,405	60.00–70.00	64.79
3	—	1,297	70.00–73.00	71.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	54.00	54.00
11	—	1,211	68.00–78.00	72.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,794	105.00	105.00

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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