Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 6.00 to 12.00 lower. The demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offering of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average. Small sale due to very wet conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.55/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$121.55

80 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$48.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.55

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	494	130.49	645	41
Medium 2	421	116.59	491	34
Small 1-2	497	82.00	407	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.49/cwt here — about $237 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 sale80 hd

121.55

—

NC average8 barns · 861 hd

135.10

−13.55

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	1,392	94.60	1,317	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	73.35	956	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,044	69.93	730	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	57.68	575	14

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	462	139.05/cwt	133.00–145.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	812	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	324	146.05/cwt	130.00–156.00	473	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	276	130.71/cwt	120.00–141.00	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	118.89/cwt	110.00–131.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	324	120.78/cwt	116.00–130.00	391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	318	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	314	108.97/cwt	104.00–114.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.29/cwt	151.00–171.00	644	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	464	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	114.04/cwt	101.00–124.00	533	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	504	132.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	665	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	153.89/cwt	151.00–157.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	995	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	106.50/cwt	100.00–113.00	290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.07/cwt	130.00–151.00	515	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	231	103.74/cwt	100.00–108.00	240	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	137.96/cwt	130.00–143.00	531	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	409	135.15/cwt	124.00–144.00	553	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	168.42/cwt	156.00–181.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	725	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	134.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.41/cwt	133.00–142.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	537	130.75/cwt	129.00–132.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	492	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	645	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	69.93/cwt	66.00–74.00	730	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	60.26/cwt	54.00–64.00	640	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	73.35/cwt	65.00–78.50	956	5
Bulls	—	—	1,807	106.29/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,921	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	40.41/cwt	34.00–45.00	352	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,288	91.68/cwt	80.00–102.00	1,181	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	579	118.28/cwt	110.00–127.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	535	116.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	143.73/cwt	140.00–149.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	110.47/cwt	100.00–117.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	604	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	471	120.98/cwt	102.00–135.00	570	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	774	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	754	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.64/cwt	130.00–150.00	567	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	642	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	414	124.67/cwt	123.00–128.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	129.72/cwt	123.00–135.00	748	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	106.94/cwt	92.00–116.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	284	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	128.00/cwt	124.00–132.00	695	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	498	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 395Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 95Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	133.00–145.00	139.05
2	—	663	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	242	130.00–133.00	131.49
5	—	376	130.00–151.00	137.07
8	—	421	130.00–150.00	134.64
13	—	577	123.00–135.00	129.72
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
3	—	543	124.00–132.00	128.00
3	—	325	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	110.00–131.00	118.89
8	—	324	116.00–130.00	120.78
7	—	467	101.00–124.00	114.04
5	—	521	100.00–117.00	110.47
3	—	414	123.00–128.00	124.67
3	—	567	92.00–116.00	106.94
1	—	284	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	81.00	81.00
2	—	440	93.00–94.00	93.50
1	—	642	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	774	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	754	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	498	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	324	130.00–156.00	146.05
3	—	276	120.00–141.00	130.71
4	—	504	131.00–135.00	132.00
4	—	385	130.00–143.00	137.96
11	—	409	124.00–144.00	135.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	491	175.00	175.00
1	—	600	157.00	157.00
6	—	385	151.00–171.00	167.29
2	—	266	151.00–157.00	153.89
1	—	748	133.00	133.00
4	—	410	156.00–181.00	168.42
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	314	104.00–114.00	108.97
1	—	368	117.00	117.00
2	—	272	100.00–113.00	106.50
2	—	231	100.00–108.00	103.74
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	100.00–102.00	100.99
2	—	579	110.00–127.00	118.28
4	—	535	110.00–120.00	116.52
1	—	604	100.00	100.00
5	—	471	102.00–135.00	120.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	130.00–136.00	134.03
2	—	572	133.00–142.00	137.41
3	—	633	130.00–136.00	133.01
2	—	523	140.00–147.00	143.35
1	—	730	126.00	126.00
5	—	479	140.00–149.00	143.73
2	—	771	119.00–120.00	119.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	129.00–132.00	130.75
1	—	492	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	66.00–74.00	69.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,062	54.00–64.00	60.26
3	—	871	34.00–45.00	40.41
2	—	894	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,304	65.00–78.50	73.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,807	105.00–108.00	106.29
8	—	1,288	80.00–102.00	91.68

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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