Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was very good ; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offering 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 $147.10/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$147.10

117 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$49.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

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	502	158.20	794	84
Medium 2	430	124.09	534	22
Small 1-2	347	108.30	375	11thin

One grade step is worth $49.90/cwt here — about $419 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 sale117 hd

147.10

—

NC average8 barns · 1,214 hd

151.81

−4.71

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	1,367	105.75	1,446	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	101.00	1,418	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	97.33	1,163	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	52.11	455	15

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)	732	$746	7

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	578	136.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	722	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	444	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	595	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	185.88/cwt	159.00–190.00	851	17
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	216.79/cwt	190.00–230.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	321	131.84/cwt	120.00–140.00	423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	1,086	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	1,010	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,192	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	414	155.78/cwt	148.00–170.00	645	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	271	161.29/cwt	141.00–177.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	212.56/cwt	180.00–221.00	1,182	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	324	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	190.08/cwt	188.00–194.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	1,160	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	526	143.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	754	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	212	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	356	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	377	174.77/cwt	164.00–184.00	659	6
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	635	74.69/cwt	70.00–79.00	474	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	590	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	227.34/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	193.97/cwt	181.00–212.50	611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	167.98/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	216.29/cwt	195.00–230.00	818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	223.88/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,178	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	984	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	211.94/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,136	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	187.71/cwt	165.00–207.00	1,061	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	132.42/cwt	127.00–140.00	951	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,367	105.75/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,446	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	49.82/cwt	40.00–60.00	415	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	66.99/cwt	64.00–70.00	754	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,418	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	984	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	732	745.54/head	600.00–875.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	486	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	519	144.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	162.96/cwt	150.00–167.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	215.51/cwt	180.00–228.00	1,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	160.60/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	113.09/cwt	112.00–115.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	840	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	414	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	226	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	408	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	162.88/cwt	147.00–175.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	129.89/cwt	120.00–140.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	139.95/cwt	138.00–142.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	120.13/cwt	111.00–131.00	561	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	277	108.70/cwt	100.00–120.00	301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	139.63/cwt	130.00–146.00	888	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	391	101.97/cwt	94.00–111.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	168.77/cwt	154.00–179.00	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	157.89/cwt	153.00–166.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	353	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	571	111.23/cwt	101.00–120.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.64/cwt	140.00–166.00	822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	412	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	717	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 Mar 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 468Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 54Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	130.00–143.00	136.78
17	—	458	159.00–190.00	185.88
1	—	242	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,122	103.00	103.00
6	—	321	150.00–167.00	162.96
8	—	371	147.00–175.00	162.88
3	—	671	120.00–140.00	129.89
4	—	636	130.00–146.00	139.63
1	—	788	113.00	113.00
10	—	417	154.00–179.00	168.77
3	—	278	153.00–166.00	157.89
1	—	726	122.00	122.00
11	—	528	140.00–166.00	155.64
1	—	980	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	722	92.00	92.00
1	—	444	134.00	134.00
5	—	321	120.00–140.00	131.84
1	—	226	130.00	130.00
2	—	283	138.00–142.00	139.95
5	—	467	111.00–131.00	120.13
2	—	353	138.00–140.00	139.00
5	—	571	101.00–120.00	111.23
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
3	—	315	112.00–115.00	113.09
1	—	414	110.00	110.00
3	—	277	100.00–120.00	108.70
3	—	391	94.00–111.00	101.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	143.00	143.00
1	—	408	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	93.00	93.00
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	268	142.50	142.50
1	—	324	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	190.00–230.00	216.79
13	—	556	180.00–221.00	212.56
1	—	1,248	121.00	121.00
3	—	286	188.00–194.00	190.08
3	—	479	226.00–230.00	227.34
1	—	792	146.00	146.00
9	—	315	181.00–212.50	193.97
2	—	632	166.00–170.00	167.98
12	—	378	195.00–230.00	216.29
4	—	526	220.00–228.00	223.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,086	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,010	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,160	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	414	148.00–170.00	155.78
3	—	271	141.00–177.00	161.29
3	—	526	140.00–150.00	143.42
1	—	212	168.00	168.00
6	—	377	164.00–184.00	174.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	174.00	174.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	70.00–79.00	74.69
1	—	590	64.00	64.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	984	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	686	130.00	130.00
16	—	536	180.00–220.00	211.94
10	—	565	165.00–207.00	187.71
3	—	718	127.00–140.00	132.42
1	—	788	124.00	124.00
1	—	962	111.00	111.00
1	—	912	120.00	120.00
8	—	481	180.00–228.00	215.51
6	—	629	150.00–178.00	160.60
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00–130.00	125.01
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
2	—	519	140.00–150.00	144.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,206	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,172	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	834	40.00–60.00	49.82
2	—	1,125	64.00–70.00	66.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,404	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,367	90.00–111.00	105.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	732	600.00–875.00	745.54

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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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