Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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 $160.55/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$160.55

135 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$49.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	170.05	840	96
Medium and Large 2	502	144.76	726	26
Medium 2	500	122.17	611	11thin
Small 1	333	120.50	401	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.55/cwt here — about $438 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 sale135 hd

160.55

—

NC average5 barns · 589 hd

159.11

+1.43

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	1,356	100.24	1,360	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	99.58	1,206	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	93.68	1,450	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	81.68	774	10

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)	790	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	—	421	159.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	159.59/cwt	149.00–165.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	158.01/cwt	155.00–161.00	539	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	222	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	177.26/cwt	165.00–202.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	179.49/cwt	170.00–190.00	779	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	154.16/cwt	147.50–165.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	374	138.68/cwt	130.00–145.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	612	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	188.67/cwt	180.00–201.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	209.83/cwt	207.50–212.00	1,116	3
Steers	Small 1	—	421	130.36/cwt	120.00–140.00	549	2
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	—	274	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	442	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	201.64/cwt	180.00–214.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	729	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	444	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	172.23/cwt	161.00–180.00	828	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	188.22/cwt	187.50–189.00	1,171	2
Steers	Small 1	—	359	129.36/cwt	121.00–137.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	149.46/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	157.17/cwt	150.00–167.50	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	215.05/cwt	205.00–225.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	230.94/cwt	216.00–237.50	981	10
Steers	Small 1	—	230	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	189.45/cwt	186.00–193.00	877	2
Steers	Small 1	—	284	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	220.49/cwt	206.00–232.50	827	7
Steers	Small 1	—	317	146.40/cwt	140.00–153.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	208.46/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	195.24/cwt	190.00–198.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	226.73/cwt	205.00–236.00	1,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	213.96/cwt	200.00–221.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	200.85/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	873	132.55/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	816	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	185.77/cwt	182.50–189.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	598	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	945	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	93.68/cwt	85.00–111.00	1,450	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	94.35/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,077	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	108.09/cwt	104.00–114.50	1,432	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	65.10/cwt	60.00–71.00	620	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	85.83/cwt	79.00–89.00	812	8
Bulls	—	—	1,774	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,348	1
Bulls	—	—	1,217	108.32/cwt	91.00–117.00	1,318	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	790	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	386	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	965	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	168.04/cwt	143.00–180.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	409	162.72/cwt	140.00–186.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	179.64/cwt	177.00–182.00	868	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	598	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	669	92.97/cwt	91.00–95.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	732	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	732	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	810	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	429	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.50	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	213.65/cwt	202.50–235.00	914	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	221.42/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,052	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	613	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	220.52/cwt	201.00–232.50	847	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	224	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	876	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	160.20/cwt	158.00–165.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	564	116.55/cwt	113.00–120.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	144.33/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	165.71/cwt	157.00–185.00	883	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	148.01/cwt	147.00–149.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	342	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	127.40/cwt	120.00–132.50	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	178.72/cwt	175.00–183.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	205.17/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	211.43/cwt	200.00–220.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	151.30/cwt	140.00–162.50	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	524	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	624	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 473Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 57Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	150.00–165.00	159.78
2	—	735	100.00–105.00	102.51
3	—	385	149.00–165.00	159.59
1	—	524	151.00	151.00
2	—	341	155.00–161.00	158.01
1	—	274	163.00	163.00
2	—	659	120.00–122.00	121.00
4	—	466	158.00–165.00	160.20
2	—	576	147.00–149.00	148.01
3	—	627	120.00–132.50	127.40
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	222	121.00	121.00
1	—	444	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	165.00–202.00	177.26
18	—	434	170.00–190.00	179.49
7	—	579	147.50–165.00	154.16
11	—	364	180.00–201.00	188.67
4	—	336	180.00–214.00	201.64
15	—	481	161.00–180.00	172.23
3	—	685	140.00–158.00	149.46
7	—	624	150.00–167.50	157.17
5	—	725	130.00–158.00	144.33
18	—	533	157.00–185.00	165.71
1	—	232	187.50	187.50
1	—	848	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	130.00–145.00	138.68
1	—	612	91.00	91.00
1	—	442	125.00	125.00
2	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	564	113.00–120.00	116.55
1	—	342	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	876	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	207.50–212.00	209.83
2	—	622	187.50–189.00	188.22
1	—	784	170.00	170.00
4	—	287	205.00–225.00	215.05
10	—	425	216.00–237.50	230.94
7	—	375	206.00–232.50	220.49
2	—	574	197.00–220.00	208.46
11	—	475	205.00–236.00	226.73
2	—	952	159.00	159.00
7	—	331	200.00–221.00	213.96
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	421	120.00–140.00	130.36
3	—	359	121.00–137.00	129.36
1	—	230	134.00	134.00
1	—	284	158.00	158.00
2	—	317	140.00–153.00	146.40
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	274	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	668	168.00	168.00
1	—	256	192.50	192.50
2	—	406	179.00–180.00	179.50
2	—	380	180.00	180.00
1	—	710	142.00	142.00
2	—	463	186.00–193.00	189.45
3	—	317	190.00–198.00	195.24
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	348	155.00	155.00
1	—	290	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	190.00–214.00	200.85
3	—	873	125.00–142.50	132.55
1	—	282	227.50	227.50
1	—	816	145.00	145.00
18	—	428	202.50–235.00	213.65
10	—	475	205.00–237.50	221.42
8	—	384	201.00–232.50	220.52
1	—	612	162.00	162.00
8	—	526	195.00–211.00	205.17
3	—	314	200.00–220.00	211.43
2	—	729	140.00–162.50	151.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	182.50–189.00	185.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	170.00	170.00
14	—	533	181.00	181.00
2	—	409	140.00–186.00	162.72
2	—	669	91.00–95.00	92.97
1	—	558	140.00	140.00
1	—	732	100.00	100.00
2	—	613	114.00–118.00	116.00
1	—	224	170.00	170.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	143.00–180.00	168.04
3	—	483	177.00–182.00	179.64
1	—	438	185.00	185.00
4	—	516	175.00–183.00	178.72
1	—	630	144.00	144.00
1	—	376	192.50	192.50
1	—	674	120.00	120.00
1	—	332	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
4	—	429	130.00–132.50	130.63
1	—	524	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,548	85.00–111.00	93.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,141	88.00–102.00	94.35
8	—	1,325	104.00–114.50	108.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	60.00–71.00	65.10
8	—	946	79.00–89.00	85.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,774	76.00	76.00
3	—	1,217	91.00–117.00	108.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	875.00	875.00

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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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle