Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were 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 $145.69/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$145.69

151 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$58.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

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	460	153.42	706	126
Medium 2	435	117.38	511	13thin
Small 1-2	340	95.23	324	12thin

One grade step is worth $58.19/cwt here — about $383 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 sale151 hd

145.69

—

NC average8 barns · 1,091 hd

138.49

+7.20

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	—	Low	1,410	98.33	1,386	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	86.32	956	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	84.22	1,274	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	62.15	613	4thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Small 1-2	—	296	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	115.55/cwt	111.00–120.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.58/cwt	120.00–136.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	158.81/cwt	140.00–175.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.18/cwt	126.00–140.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	158.95/cwt	141.00–171.00	448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	160.61/cwt	139.00–178.00	766	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	336	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	398	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	653	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	331	150.17/cwt	140.00–162.00	497	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	219	131.12/cwt	122.00–140.00	287	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	431	152.99/cwt	150.00–156.00	659	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	156.61/cwt	150.00–161.00	578	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	115.08/cwt	104.00–133.00	383	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	188.29/cwt	180.00–191.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	195.75/cwt	172.50–219.00	478	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	206	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	214	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	419	108.62/cwt	100.00–126.00	455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	203.73/cwt	170.00–216.00	784	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	286	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	205.58/cwt	190.00–212.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	194.33/cwt	171.00–220.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	172.58/cwt	154.00–191.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	205.19/cwt	170.00–220.00	874	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	207.80/cwt	171.00–226.00	690	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	179.52/cwt	157.00–196.00	930	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	162.29/cwt	140.00–187.00	936	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	137.79/cwt	131.00–144.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	546	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	758	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	443	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	68.53/cwt	66.00–70.00	666	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	84.22/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,274	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	98.34/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,125	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	82.32/cwt	77.00–86.00	901	9
Bulls	—	—	1,206	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	989	1
Bulls	—	—	1,439	100.66/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,448	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	734	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	514	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	484	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	517	124.46/cwt	110.00–138.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium 2Gaunt	—	826	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	677	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	768	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	624	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	141.07/cwt	126.00–159.00	873	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	96.47/cwt	92.00–101.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	196.38/cwt	177.00–210.00	949	19
Heifers	Medium 2	—	254	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	596	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	620	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	95.99/cwt	90.00–110.00	211	4
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	752	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	656	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	574	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	402	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	285	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	97.56/cwt	90.00–110.00	374	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	422	99.19/cwt	90.00–105.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	308	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	125.73/cwt	123.00–128.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	411	126.62/cwt	123.00–129.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	386	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.21/cwt	140.00–173.00	695	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	221	152.18/cwt	140.00–167.00	336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.35/cwt	130.00–150.00	796	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	165.57/cwt	140.00–178.00	618	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.49/cwt	130.00–159.00	777	19

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 Feb 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 108Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	296	110.00	110.00
3	—	333	104.00–133.00	115.08
1	—	388	130.00	130.00
1	—	206	104.00	104.00
5	—	419	100.00–126.00	108.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	718	156.00	156.00
1	—	654	152.00	152.00
1	—	576	170.00	170.00
5	—	525	180.00–191.00	188.29
2	—	244	172.50–219.00	195.75
13	—	385	170.00–216.00	203.73
9	—	478	190.00–212.00	205.58
6	—	277	171.00–220.00	194.33
5	—	614	154.00–191.00	172.58
27	—	426	170.00–220.00	205.19
9	—	332	171.00–226.00	207.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	163.00	163.00
1	—	398	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	140.00–162.00	150.17
3	—	219	122.00–140.00	131.12
2	—	431	150.00–156.00	152.99
4	—	369	150.00–161.00	156.61
1	—	286	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	516	111.00–120.00	115.55
1	—	254	135.00	135.00
1	—	596	104.00	104.00
1	—	308	130.00	130.00
2	—	220	123.00–128.00	125.73
3	—	411	123.00–129.00	126.62
1	—	386	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	131.00	131.00
7	—	668	120.00–136.00	130.58
7	—	328	140.00–175.00	158.81
9	—	620	126.00–140.00	134.18
8	—	282	141.00–171.00	158.95
18	—	477	139.00–178.00	160.61
18	—	426	140.00–173.00	163.21
5	—	221	140.00–167.00	152.18
12	—	575	130.00–150.00	138.35
22	—	373	140.00–178.00	165.57
19	—	527	130.00–159.00	147.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	90.00–110.00	95.99
4	—	383	90.00–110.00	97.56
3	—	422	90.00–105.00	99.19
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	752	80.00	80.00
1	—	656	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	157.00–196.00	179.52
9	—	577	140.00–187.00	162.29
6	—	667	131.00–144.00	137.79
15	—	619	126.00–159.00	141.07
4	—	971	92.00–101.00	96.47
3	—	713	120.00–130.00	125.61
2	—	800	96.00–98.00	97.00
19	—	483	177.00–210.00	196.38
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	758	100.00	100.00
2	—	613	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	734	70.00	70.00
1	—	484	103.00	103.00
1	—	768	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	110.00–138.00	124.46
2	—	473	120.00–130.00	124.84
1	—	624	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	826	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	43.00	43.00
3	—	972	66.00–70.00	68.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,513	80.00–92.00	84.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,144	94.00–101.00	98.34
9	—	1,095	77.00–86.00	82.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,206	82.00	82.00
7	—	1,439	90.00–107.00	100.66

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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