Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.25/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$112.25

149 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$26.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

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	508	120.95	615	78
Medium 2	444	107.44	477	44
Small 1-2	291	94.94	276	27

One grade step is worth $26.01/cwt here — about $339 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 sale149 hd

112.25

—

NC average8 barns · 1,314 hd

119.56

−7.31

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	1,266	84.08	1,065	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	68.70	796	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	67.07	1,022	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	53.17	544	44

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)	1,102	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	677	98.06/cwt	94.00–100.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	661	82.77/cwt	80.00–85.00	547	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	85.01/cwt	80.00–90.00	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	90.46/cwt	87.00–94.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	123.20/cwt	118.00–129.00	577	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	129.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	94.65/cwt	91.00–99.00	723	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	308	93.21/cwt	90.00–100.00	287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.70/cwt	115.00–135.50	669	13
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	502	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	452	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	318	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	122.34/cwt	110.00–128.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	383	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	486	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	123.42/cwt	114.00–134.00	531	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	104.54/cwt	90.00–114.00	442	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	103.21/cwt	99.00–110.00	395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	698	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	288	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	374	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	323	131.32/cwt	122.00–134.00	424	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	178	98.90/cwt	90.00–108.00	176	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	271	133.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	361	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	127.69/cwt	121.00–137.00	306	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	302	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	97.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	143.08/cwt	142.00–144.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	145.06/cwt	138.00–152.00	540	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	135.17/cwt	131.00–136.00	850	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	319	107.33/cwt	96.00–115.00	342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	652	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	460	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	331	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	702	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	351	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	530	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.35/cwt	132.00–142.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	142.71/cwt	138.00–156.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	143.87/cwt	139.00–152.00	463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	130.54/cwt	122.00–140.00	623	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	119.17/cwt	112.00–128.00	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	106.67/cwt	96.00–116.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	456	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	456	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	69.51/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,078	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	78.65/cwt	76.00–82.00	897	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	67.35/cwt	61.00–73.00	775	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	39.69/cwt	30.00–48.00	348	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	64.57/cwt	64.00–65.00	602	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	56.16/cwt	50.00–62.00	600	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	58.51/cwt	57.00–60.00	835	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	87.66/cwt	78.00–94.00	1,192	4
Bulls	—	—	1,020	72.60/cwt	65.00–76.00	741	7
Bulls	—	—	1,603	100.59/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,612	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	105.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	116.97/cwt	110.00–124.00	554	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	492	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	408	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	558	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	864	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	579	101.48/cwt	84.00–114.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	102.86/cwt	95.00–109.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.17/cwt	120.00–131.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.64/cwt	121.00–128.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	841	79.98/cwt	72.00–84.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	780	80.98/cwt	80.00–82.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	677	94.89/cwt	90.00–100.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	536	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	462	116.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	616	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	727	86.53/cwt	82.00–94.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.30/cwt	112.00–120.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	481	110.14/cwt	103.00–114.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	786	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.32/cwt	118.00–136.00	545	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	185	101.19/cwt	96.00–106.00	187	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	416	104.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	746	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	132.94/cwt	129.00–136.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	117.03/cwt	116.00–118.00	334	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	878	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	116.64/cwt	110.00–123.00	435	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	118.08/cwt	107.00–122.00	396	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	531	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	531	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	374	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	366	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	96.78/cwt	90.00–112.00	255	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	237	99.25/cwt	88.00–112.00	235	6

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 Nov 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 497Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 53Year ago 116

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
3	—	677	94.00–100.00	98.06
2	—	960	87.00–94.00	90.46
2	—	618	107.00–110.00	108.48
15	—	468	118.00–129.00	123.20
4	—	319	127.00–134.00	129.35
3	—	764	91.00–99.00	94.65
13	—	520	115.00–135.50	128.70
8	—	582	110.00–128.00	122.34
2	—	293	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
13	—	428	118.00–136.00	127.32
5	—	371	129.00–136.00	132.94
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	80.00–85.00	82.77
6	—	481	103.00–114.00	110.14
5	—	416	100.00–110.00	104.25
2	—	285	116.00–118.00	117.03
1	—	878	78.00	78.00
15	—	373	110.00–123.00	116.64
6	—	335	107.00–122.00	118.08
2	—	531	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	80.00–90.00	85.01
4	—	308	90.00–100.00	93.21
2	—	185	96.00–106.00	101.19
2	—	374	97.00–99.00	97.99
8	—	263	90.00–112.00	96.78
6	—	237	88.00–112.00	99.25
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	318	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	536	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	115.00–120.00	116.04
1	—	710	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	786	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	746	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	126.00–128.00	127.02
11	—	430	114.00–134.00	123.42
7	—	323	122.00–134.00	131.32
5	—	271	130.00–135.00	133.20
5	—	240	121.00–137.00	127.69
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	90.00–114.00	104.54
6	—	383	99.00–110.00	103.21
2	—	178	90.00–108.00	98.90
2	—	272	110.00–112.00	110.96
2	—	230	95.00–100.00	97.52
3	—	319	96.00–115.00	107.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	698	119.00	119.00
1	—	288	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	138.00	138.00
2	—	274	142.00–144.00	143.08
13	—	372	138.00–152.00	145.06
11	—	629	131.00–136.00	135.17
4	—	464	140.50	140.50
3	—	569	132.00–142.00	136.35
5	—	424	138.00–156.00	142.71
5	—	322	139.00–152.00	143.87
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	72.00	72.00
1	—	702	50.00	50.00
1	—	530	53.00	53.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	448	135.00	135.00
18	—	477	122.00–140.00	130.54
8	—	623	112.00–128.00	119.17
5	—	715	96.00–116.00	106.67
7	—	761	95.00–109.00	102.86
7	—	569	120.00–131.00	126.17
8	—	523	121.00–128.00	124.64
6	—	668	112.00–120.00	115.30
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
1	—	492	83.00	83.00
1	—	558	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	100.00–110.00	105.01
2	—	474	110.00–124.00	116.97
3	—	579	84.00–114.00	101.48
3	—	841	72.00–84.00	79.98
2	—	780	80.00–82.00	80.98
2	—	677	90.00–100.00	94.89
1	—	616	100.00	100.00
3	—	727	82.00–94.00	86.53
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	864	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	64.00–74.00	69.51
2	—	1,427	57.00–60.00	58.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,140	76.00–82.00	78.65
23	—	1,150	61.00–73.00	67.35
1	—	1,432	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	877	30.00–48.00	39.69
2	—	933	64.00–65.00	64.57
33	—	1,069	50.00–62.00	56.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	78.00–94.00	87.66
7	—	1,020	65.00–76.00	72.60
4	—	1,603	98.00–105.00	100.59

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	—	1,102	925.00	925.00

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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