Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good: market activity and buyer interest were active. 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 $152.55/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$152.55

197 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$61.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

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	477	158.74	757	169
Medium 2	444	120.97	537	21
Small 1-2	421	97.72	412	7thin

One grade step is worth $61.02/cwt here — about $346 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 sale197 hd

152.55

—

NC average8 barns · 1,279 hd

145.98

+6.57

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	1,378	98.06	1,351	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	93.33	1,395	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	86.38	1,031	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	69.53	725	14

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	566	150.79/cwt	138.00–161.00	853	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	557	109.45/cwt	100.00–119.00	610	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	267	168.88/cwt	163.00–173.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	167.00/cwt	140.00–197.50	471	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	574	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	201.96/cwt	170.00–219.00	757	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	176.22/cwt	150.00–190.00	673	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	834	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	346	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	165.74/cwt	147.00–180.00	544	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	203.70/cwt	177.50–215.00	854	25
Steers	Medium 2	—	517	146.39/cwt	144.00–150.00	757	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	432	161.43/cwt	150.00–170.00	697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	209.49/cwt	180.00–221.00	683	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	319	167.11/cwt	150.00–178.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	158.22/cwt	140.00–175.00	970	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	165.70/cwt	148.00–178.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	496	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	208.63/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,077	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	210.37/cwt	180.00–228.00	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	203.11/cwt	194.00–217.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	204.61/cwt	188.00–210.00	467	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	138.90/cwt	130.00–156.00	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	136.87/cwt	130.00–144.00	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	199.64/cwt	174.00–217.00	952	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	716	99.67/cwt	99.00–100.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	482	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	73.81/cwt	64.00–81.00	790	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	53.84/cwt	45.00–59.00	507	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	93.33/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,395	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	86.38/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,031	16
Bulls	—	—	1,550	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	103.33/cwt	88.00–111.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	185.34/cwt	161.00–205.00	958	19
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	141.19/cwt	130.00–162.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	656	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	754	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	514	96.03/cwt	90.00–101.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	724	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	126.89/cwt	110.00–140.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	123.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	763	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	172.49/cwt	157.00–194.00	980	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	140.73/cwt	139.00–142.50	457	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	123.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	167.00/cwt	142.00–183.00	716	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.40/cwt	139.00–163.00	790	22
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	646	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	575	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	456	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	141.54/cwt	125.00–149.00	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	812	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	358	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	136.95/cwt	120.00–143.00	923	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	479	98.51/cwt	94.00–103.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	135.32/cwt	133.00–137.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	115.46/cwt	110.00–123.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	135.40/cwt	132.00–138.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	443	125.23/cwt	110.00–136.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	159.07/cwt	142.00–179.00	768	32
Heifers	Medium 2	—	603	104.93/cwt	90.00–120.00	633	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	236	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	260	1

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 399Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 59Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	566	138.00–161.00	150.79
9	—	282	140.00–197.50	167.00
27	—	382	150.00–190.00	176.22
1	—	818	102.00	102.00
8	—	328	147.00–180.00	165.74
32	—	429	142.00–183.00	167.00
22	—	525	139.00–163.00	150.40
12	—	625	125.00–149.00	141.54
5	—	674	120.00–143.00	136.95
3	—	710	133.00–137.00	135.32
32	—	483	142.00–179.00	159.07
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
4	—	479	94.00–103.00	98.51
1	—	236	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	100.00–119.00	109.45
2	—	325	139.00–142.50	140.73
1	—	358	138.00	138.00
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
1	—	700	87.00	87.00
2	—	245	130.00–136.00	132.96
3	—	523	110.00–123.00	115.46
3	—	270	132.00–138.00	135.40
3	—	443	110.00–136.00	125.23
2	—	603	90.00–120.00	104.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	724	98.00	98.00
1	—	812	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	646	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	163.00–173.00	168.88
1	—	574	146.00	146.00
3	—	517	144.00–150.00	146.39
9	—	432	150.00–170.00	161.43
5	—	319	150.00–178.00	167.11
8	—	375	148.00–178.00	165.70
1	—	496	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	375	170.00–219.00	201.96
25	—	419	177.50–215.00	203.70
14	—	326	180.00–221.00	209.49
3	—	584	209.00	209.00
3	—	613	140.00–175.00	158.22
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	858	130.00	130.00
1	—	718	158.00	158.00
10	—	516	200.00–212.00	208.63
1	—	670	154.00	154.00
8	—	274	180.00–228.00	210.37
5	—	478	194.00–217.00	203.11
5	—	228	188.00–210.00	204.61
2	—	1,035	136.00–137.00	136.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	346	109.00	109.00
2	—	368	109.00–110.00	109.49
2	—	270	130.00–131.00	130.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	130.00–156.00	138.90
5	—	672	130.00–144.00	136.87
18	—	477	174.00–217.00	199.64
1	—	706	130.00	130.00
1	—	772	112.00	112.00
19	—	517	161.00–205.00	185.34
12	—	568	157.00–194.00	172.49
1	—	906	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	99.00–100.00	99.67
1	—	482	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	514	90.00–101.00	96.03
1	—	630	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	130.00–162.00	141.19
2	—	656	110.00–120.00	114.97
5	—	569	110.00–140.00	126.89
2	—	620	120.00–126.00	123.08
3	—	530	120.00–130.00	123.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,070	64.00–81.00	73.81
3	—	942	45.00–59.00	53.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	90.00–97.00	93.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,194	80.00–92.00	86.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	77.00	77.00
4	—	1,335	88.00–111.00	103.33

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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