Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 3 cents higher. Feeder cattle were steady to 5 cents higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. 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 $136.96/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$136.96

141 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$36.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	507	142.50	723	103
Medium 2	408	124.98	509	32
Small 1-2	312	105.71	330	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.80/cwt here — about $393 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 sale141 hd

136.96

—

NC average8 barns · 1,258 hd

135.05

+1.92

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	1,367	88.83	1,214	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	74.72	1,052	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	72.07	865	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	52.28	537	35

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	328	148.24/cwt	140.00–154.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	150.90/cwt	141.00–160.00	492	8
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	388	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	145.83/cwt	130.00–156.00	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	130.91/cwt	120.00–139.00	935	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.04/cwt	130.00–145.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.93/cwt	120.00–143.00	892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	406	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	323	156.25/cwt	153.00–160.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	416	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	356	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	141.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	135.93/cwt	130.00–142.00	310	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	536	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	154.99/cwt	153.00–159.00	970	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	398	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	155.45/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,046	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	104.77/cwt	100.00–110.00	445	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	282	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	344	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	269	135.59/cwt	120.00–156.00	365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	181.10/cwt	165.00–196.00	516	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	454	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	599	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	231	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	142.41/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	406	143.71/cwt	132.00–160.00	583	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	142.15/cwt	129.00–157.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	181.35/cwt	164.00–197.00	774	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	632	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	169.29/cwt	162.00–174.00	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	183.88/cwt	163.00–200.00	679	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	179.78/cwt	162.00–203.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	110.43/cwt	100.00–113.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	844	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	886	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	102.92/cwt	96.00–110.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	626	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	776	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	71.35/cwt	64.00–77.00	852	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	809	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	61.31/cwt	54.00–66.00	646	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	862	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	76.82/cwt	69.00–86.00	1,079	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	797	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	40.47/cwt	30.00–50.00	398	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	106.62/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,861	2
Bulls	—	—	1,223	69.06/cwt	60.00–76.00	845	3
Bulls	—	—	1,337	90.98/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,216	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	876	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	602	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	130.13/cwt	120.00–140.00	616	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	663	93.44/cwt	81.00–106.00	620	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	856	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	948	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	164.33/cwt	149.00–173.00	790	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.94/cwt	128.00–145.00	901	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	145.11/cwt	139.00–159.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	933	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	143.63/cwt	128.00–153.00	888	24
Heifers	Medium 2	—	221	119.54/cwt	119.00–120.00	264	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	128.10/cwt	110.00–136.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	658	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	421	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	154.31/cwt	142.00–166.00	809	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	424	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	123.24/cwt	117.00–130.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	292	125.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	368	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	512	119.36/cwt	110.00–126.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	134.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	148.50/cwt	139.00–164.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	145.92/cwt	140.00–153.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	150.03/cwt	143.00–158.00	626	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.31/cwt	143.00–158.00	702	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	109.75/cwt	100.00–116.00	258	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 Jan 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 314Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 74Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	140.00–154.00	148.24
3	—	228	130.00–142.00	135.93
1	—	536	110.00	110.00
8	—	269	120.00–156.00	135.59
1	—	454	132.00	132.00
5	—	406	132.00–160.00	143.71
6	—	369	129.00–157.00	142.15
1	—	624	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	130.00–134.00	131.99
2	—	828	139.00–144.00	141.50
5	—	626	153.00–159.00	154.99
2	—	673	154.00–157.00	155.45
2	—	285	165.00–196.00	181.10
2	—	779	136.00–149.00	142.41
1	—	734	152.00	152.00
13	—	427	164.00–197.00	181.35
9	—	464	162.00–174.00	169.29
14	—	369	163.00–200.00	183.88
7	—	319	162.00–203.00	179.78
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	406	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	153.00–160.00	156.25
2	—	416	160.00–161.00	160.52
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	398	110.00	110.00
3	—	425	100.00–110.00	104.77
1	—	282	122.00	122.00
2	—	231	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	141.00–160.00	150.90
12	—	531	130.00–156.00	145.83
10	—	714	120.00–139.00	130.91
9	—	578	130.00–145.00	138.04
7	—	666	120.00–143.00	133.93
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
8	—	622	130.00–138.00	134.39
7	—	368	139.00–164.00	148.50
4	—	283	140.00–153.00	145.92
19	—	417	143.00–158.00	150.03
13	—	473	143.00–158.00	148.31
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	115.00	115.00
1	—	424	110.00	110.00
3	—	235	100.00–116.00	109.75
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	221	119.00–120.00	119.54
7	—	470	110.00–136.00	128.10
2	—	590	114.00–116.00	115.01
7	—	430	117.00–130.00	123.24
5	—	292	120.00–130.00	125.95
3	—	512	110.00–126.00	119.36
3	—	385	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	323	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	658	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	421	135.00–136.00	135.48
2	—	605	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	632	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	814	100.00–113.00	110.43
1	—	756	124.00	124.00
16	—	481	149.00–173.00	164.33
9	—	673	128.00–145.00	133.94
7	—	567	139.00–159.00	145.11
15	—	731	125.00–130.00	127.67
24	—	618	128.00–153.00	143.63
15	—	524	142.00–166.00	154.31
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	844	82.00	82.00
1	—	886	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	96.00–110.00	102.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	626	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	876	86.00	86.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
2	—	602	108.00–110.00	109.00
5	—	473	120.00–140.00	130.13
1	—	948	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	81.00–106.00	93.44
1	—	856	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,194	64.00–77.00	71.35
2	—	1,328	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,126	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	70.00	70.00
17	—	1,053	54.00–66.00	61.31
16	—	984	30.00–50.00	40.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,436	60.00	60.00
7	—	1,404	69.00–86.00	76.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	105.00–109.00	106.62
3	—	1,223	60.00–76.00	69.06
11	—	1,337	80.00–100.00	90.98

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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