Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest active. Offerings of cattle moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.07/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$158.07

211 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

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

$54.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

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	501	165.98	831	169
Medium 2	421	129.65	545	34
Small 1-2	312	111.78	349	8thin

One grade step is worth $54.21/cwt here — about $482 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 sale211 hd

158.07

—

NC average8 barns · 1,479 hd

161.15

−3.07

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	1,456	108.53	1,580	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	101.40	1,386	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	94.55	1,077	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	887	71.96	638	16

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2	—	323	141.03/cwt	131.00–145.00	456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	170.96/cwt	156.00–195.00	636	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	238	162.07/cwt	160.00–164.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	148.96/cwt	138.00–157.50	859	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.39/cwt	119.00–147.00	843	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	162.79/cwt	150.00–180.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	132.02/cwt	121.00–139.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	965	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	324	161.40/cwt	136.00–182.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	158.43/cwt	149.00–167.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	160.73/cwt	148.00–183.00	524	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	348	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	487	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	160.80/cwt	147.00–173.00	659	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	291	155.63/cwt	148.00–163.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	175.13/cwt	155.00–177.00	1,193	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	130.58/cwt	120.00–140.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	427	179.02/cwt	178.00–180.00	764	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	122.77/cwt	110.00–131.00	335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,063	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	593	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	798	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	496	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	216.83/cwt	194.00–230.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	233.98/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,142	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	208.17/cwt	184.00–235.00	889	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	217.40/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	209.30/cwt	190.00–225.00	693	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	158.49/cwt	137.00–178.00	593	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	416	122.40/cwt	101.00–144.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,230	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	180.55/cwt	161.00–186.00	1,103	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	202.92/cwt	181.00–215.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	202	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	465	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	386	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	213.47/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,008	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	154.08/cwt	140.00–170.00	940	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	576	108.88/cwt	100.00–118.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	173.57/cwt	171.00–176.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	614	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	564	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	919	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	769	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	74.55/cwt	60.00–84.00	653	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	108.06/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,593	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,207	91.42/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,103	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	56.56/cwt	50.00–60.00	528	3
Bulls	—	—	1,399	105.90/cwt	95.00–121.00	1,482	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	89.55/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,003	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	106.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,257	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	729	95.48/cwt	90.00–101.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	584	144.07/cwt	139.00–149.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	206.09/cwt	181.00–223.00	1,076	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	136.81/cwt	128.00–146.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	654	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	452	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	784	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	511	145.73/cwt	121.00–168.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	624	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	191.78/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	164.33/cwt	146.00–179.00	772	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.69/cwt	134.00–159.00	782	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	117.18/cwt	110.00–121.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	151.35/cwt	147.50–154.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	482	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	386	133.56/cwt	123.00–145.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	623	103.51/cwt	91.00–110.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	586	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	645	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	298	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	912	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	192.51/cwt	190.00–193.00	859	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	970	36
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	319	104.92/cwt	92.50–125.00	335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	143.57/cwt	136.00–149.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	842	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	654	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	241	139.05/cwt	135.00–143.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	121.29/cwt	114.00–131.00	628	4

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 329Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 30Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	131.00–145.00	141.03
5	—	418	121.00–139.00	132.02
2	—	482	134.00–137.00	135.51
7	—	386	123.00–145.00	133.56
3	—	623	91.00–110.00	103.51
1	—	586	110.00	110.00
1	—	298	130.00	130.00
1	—	654	100.00	100.00
2	—	241	135.00–143.00	139.05
4	—	518	114.00–131.00	121.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	156.00–195.00	170.96
17	—	577	138.00–157.50	148.96
12	—	623	119.00–147.00	135.39
7	—	434	150.00–180.00	162.79
1	—	902	107.00	107.00
3	—	283	149.00–167.00	158.43
1	—	766	132.00	132.00
1	—	732	130.00	130.00
9	—	326	148.00–183.00	160.73
14	—	470	146.00–179.00	164.33
16	—	526	134.00–159.00	148.69
1	—	856	117.00	117.00
3	—	235	147.50–154.00	151.35
2	—	660	133.00–134.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	784	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	110.00–121.00	117.18
2	—	372	110.00–118.00	113.96
3	—	319	92.50–125.00	104.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	912	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	446	190.00–193.00	192.51
36	—	542	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	160.00–164.00	162.07
7	—	324	136.00–182.00	161.40
4	—	410	147.00–173.00	160.80
2	—	291	148.00–163.00	155.63
2	—	593	133.00–136.00	134.49
1	—	496	176.00	176.00
7	—	374	137.00–178.00	158.49
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	348	140.00	140.00
6	—	379	120.00–140.00	130.58
4	—	273	110.00–131.00	122.77
1	—	492	130.00	130.00
2	—	416	101.00–144.00	122.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	681	155.00–177.00	175.13
11	—	370	194.00–230.00	216.83
7	—	488	230.00–237.00	233.98
13	—	427	184.00–235.00	208.17
5	—	573	215.00–218.00	217.40
6	—	331	190.00–225.00	209.30
2	—	711	150.00	150.00
7	—	611	161.00–186.00	180.55
5	—	516	181.00–215.00	202.92
1	—	202	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	178.00–180.00	179.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	427	249.00	249.00
20	—	521	236.00	236.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	190.00–229.00	213.47
5	—	610	140.00–170.00	154.08
10	—	522	181.00–223.00	206.09
2	—	715	128.00–146.00	136.81
1	—	804	120.00	120.00
9	—	581	180.00–202.00	191.78
2	—	889	115.00–120.00	117.50
3	—	673	136.00–149.00	143.57
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	576	100.00–118.00	108.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	171.00–176.00	173.57
1	—	614	132.00	132.00
1	—	564	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	90.00–101.00	95.48
2	—	584	139.00–149.00	144.07
1	—	654	110.00	110.00
1	—	452	170.00	170.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
6	—	511	121.00–168.00	145.73
1	—	624	124.00	124.00
1	—	842	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	884	87.00	87.00
12	—	876	60.00–84.00	74.55
3	—	933	50.00–60.00	56.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,474	107.00–110.00	108.06
2	—	1,207	84.00–97.00	91.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,120	80.00–99.00	89.55
6	—	1,184	100.00–110.00	106.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,399	95.00–121.00	105.90
2	—	1,768	122.00–124.00	123.00

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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