Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. 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 $151.12/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$151.12

165 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$46.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.83

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	160.34	796	111
Medium and Large 2	454	139.96	635	32
Medium 2	450	122.91	553	17thin
Small 1	313	113.80	356	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.54/cwt here — about $440 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 sale165 hd

151.12

—

NC average8 barns · 1,363 hd

163.95

−12.83

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	1,243	104.76	1,302	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	102.13	1,433	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	100.22	1,187	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	77.49	722	11

Every lot, as filed

109 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	Medium 2	—	317	168.88/cwt	152.50–180.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	165.89/cwt	160.00–180.00	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	135.44/cwt	120.00–143.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	198.50/cwt	180.00–209.00	1,048	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	516	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	175.22/cwt	162.50–196.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	168.87/cwt	157.00–177.50	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	179.78/cwt	162.50–195.00	678	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	179.49/cwt	175.00–182.50	506	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	166.02/cwt	160.00–177.50	374	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	436	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	556	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	258	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	329	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	402	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	97.94/cwt	94.00–100.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	384	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	538	1
Steers	Small 1	—	420	128.80/cwt	120.00–140.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	127.52/cwt	121.00–134.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	119.67/cwt	110.00–130.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	155.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.76/cwt	125.00–153.00	961	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	126.15/cwt	120.00–135.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.57/cwt	102.00–124.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	126.50/cwt	124.00–129.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	199.48/cwt	199.00–200.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	204.41/cwt	182.50–230.00	489	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	402	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	225.00/cwt	215.00–232.50	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	137.66/cwt	130.00–145.00	866	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	445	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	565	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	842	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	200.75/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	220.47/cwt	211.00–227.50	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	185.32/cwt	177.50–193.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	187.36/cwt	182.50–192.50	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	731	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	221.51/cwt	220.00–222.50	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	228.58/cwt	226.00–232.50	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	123.90/cwt	109.00–138.00	897	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	732	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	591	149.57/cwt	144.00–155.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	726	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	476	174.03/cwt	168.00–180.00	828	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	62.63/cwt	57.00–70.00	546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	84.64/cwt	75.00–91.00	835	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	93.77/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,076	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,363	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	102.13/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,433	7
Bulls	—	—	1,253	104.82/cwt	91.00–114.00	1,313	9
Bulls	—	—	1,468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,762	1
Bulls	—	—	924	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	452	135.07/cwt	120.00–150.00	611	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	512	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	210.49/cwt	200.00–224.00	783	12
Bulls	Medium 2	—	326	154.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	157.50/cwt	140.00–167.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	208.41/cwt	180.00–215.00	902	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	664	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	424	153.05/cwt	147.00–155.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	147.08/cwt	128.00–158.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	168.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	140.89/cwt	133.00–149.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	217.64/cwt	200.00–227.50	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	452	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	328	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	115.78/cwt	103.00–122.50	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	397	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	214	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	139.17/cwt	136.00–142.50	871	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	221.24/cwt	200.00–232.50	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	456	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	157.36/cwt	150.00–162.50	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.76/cwt	138.00–165.00	852	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	856	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	152.26/cwt	140.00–163.00	807	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	221	224.36/cwt	217.50–227.50	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	928	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	529	128.24/cwt	115.00–140.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	832	119.63/cwt	110.00–124.00	995	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	184.15/cwt	178.00–194.00	963	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	203.13/cwt	179.00–212.50	963	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	162.73/cwt	156.00–174.00	950	16

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 345Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 53Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	317	152.50–180.00	168.88
1	—	516	153.00	153.00
3	—	225	160.00–177.50	166.02
1	—	402	170.00	170.00
1	—	278	160.00	160.00
1	—	608	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	320	245.00	245.00
9	—	485	220.00	220.00
4	—	628	182.00	182.00
2	—	731	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	474	188.00	188.00
1	—	430	189.00	189.00
3	—	239	182.50–230.00	204.41
1	—	586	162.50	162.50
1	—	258	177.50	177.50
2	—	629	130.00–145.00	137.66
2	—	357	177.50–193.00	185.32
2	—	323	182.50–192.50	187.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	180.00–209.00	198.50
2	—	475	199.00–200.00	199.48
7	—	327	215.00–232.50	225.00
12	—	228	248.00	248.00
4	—	555	191.00–204.00	200.75
7	—	424	211.00–227.50	220.47
3	—	359	220.00–222.50	221.51
3	—	286	226.00–232.50	228.58
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	120.00–140.00	128.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	432	160.00–180.00	165.89
6	—	726	120.00–143.00	135.44
8	—	329	162.50–196.00	175.22
12	—	465	157.00–177.50	168.87
23	—	377	162.50–195.00	179.78
4	—	282	175.00–182.50	179.49
2	—	758	121.00–134.00	127.52
11	—	673	125.00–153.00	142.76
1	—	856	134.00	134.00
1	—	230	172.50	172.50
4	—	626	136.00–142.50	139.17
15	—	573	138.00–165.00	148.76
12	—	530	140.00–163.00	152.26
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	436	127.50	127.50
1	—	258	127.50	127.50
2	—	328	100.00	100.00
1	—	214	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	145.00–147.50	146.28
3	—	620	94.00–100.00	97.94
1	—	384	140.00	140.00
2	—	420	110.00–130.00	119.67
2	—	327	140.00	140.00
5	—	467	120.00–135.00	126.15
2	—	516	105.00–108.00	106.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	532	139.00	139.00
6	—	378	150.00–160.00	155.97
4	—	668	102.00–124.00	115.57
2	—	598	124.00–129.00	126.50
1	—	764	116.00	116.00
2	—	286	156.00–160.00	158.00
5	—	618	103.00–122.50	115.78
4	—	326	160.00	160.00
1	—	488	131.00	131.00
5	—	236	150.00–162.50	157.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	842	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	724	109.00–138.00	123.90
12	—	372	200.00–224.00	210.49
16	—	433	180.00–215.00	208.41
2	—	639	133.00–149.00	140.89
9	—	319	200.00–227.50	217.64
4	—	281	200.00–232.50	221.24
3	—	664	138.00–140.00	139.00
2	—	755	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	856	118.00–123.00	120.49
3	—	221	217.50–227.50	224.36
1	—	928	115.00	115.00
5	—	832	110.00–124.00	119.63
10	—	523	178.00–194.00	184.15
16	—	474	179.00–212.50	203.13
16	—	584	156.00–174.00	162.73
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	732	84.00	84.00
1	—	512	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	552	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	591	144.00–155.00	149.57
1	—	726	112.00	112.00
2	—	476	168.00–180.00	174.03
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	110.00	110.00
2	—	452	120.00–150.00	135.07
2	—	326	150.00–160.00	154.66
1	—	664	120.00	120.00
4	—	424	147.00–155.00	153.05
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
3	—	529	115.00–140.00	128.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	140.00–167.00	157.50
1	—	658	120.00	120.00
4	—	580	128.00–158.00	147.08
3	—	429	160.00–175.00	168.56
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	738	106.00	106.00
1	—	498	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	871	57.00–70.00	62.63
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
6	—	987	75.00–91.00	84.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,147	89.00–101.00	93.77
10	—	1,240	105.00–115.00	109.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,403	90.00–109.00	102.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	91.00–114.00	104.82
1	—	1,468	120.00	120.00
1	—	924	89.00	89.00

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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