Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $151.34/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$151.34

123 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$56.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	160.86	803	75
Medium and Large 2	445	145.22	646	30
Medium 2	362	130.58	472	12thin
Small 1	423	104.50	442	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.37/cwt here — about $361 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 sale123 hd

151.34

—

NC average8 barns · 1,363 hd

162.80

−11.46

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	—	High	1,281	102.40	1,311	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	96.70	1,083	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	85.94	1,283	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	894	75.47	675	16

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)	856	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	Small 1	—	220	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	166.21/cwt	165.00–167.50	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	137.95/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	159.45/cwt	152.50–165.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	268	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.95/cwt	160.00–180.00	707	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	165.33/cwt	155.00–184.00	787	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	819	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	804	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	148.35/cwt	144.00–152.50	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.45/cwt	148.00–151.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	173.50/cwt	166.00–190.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	233	137.40/cwt	132.50–142.50	320	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	414	133.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	154.43/cwt	146.00–158.00	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	172.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	194.31/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,117	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	608	1
Steers	Small 1	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	188.22/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,225	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	214	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	158.82/cwt	144.00–168.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	882	2
Steers	Small 1	—	376	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	199.66/cwt	190.00–209.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	188.33/cwt	180.00–194.00	992	4
Steers	Small 1	—	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	365	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	424	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	676	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	458	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	646	1
Steers	Small 1	—	488	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	190.15/cwt	180.00–201.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	198.93/cwt	180.00–218.00	955	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	133.86/cwt	122.00–154.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	160.10/cwt	152.00–170.00	994	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	362	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	90.27/cwt	90.00–91.00	898	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	80.31/cwt	70.00–84.00	709	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,279	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	94.77/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,048	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	53.48/cwt	41.00–61.00	450	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	79.57/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,180	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	94.44/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,423	3
Bulls	—	—	1,517	118.05/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,791	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	100.85/cwt	88.00–113.00	1,243	9
Bulls	—	—	1,236	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,051	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	173.73/cwt	167.50–176.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	481	140.28/cwt	130.00–150.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	321	169.21/cwt	167.50–170.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	148.09/cwt	138.00–161.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	185.18/cwt	170.00–194.00	994	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	130.23/cwt	120.00–142.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	604	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	819	85.02/cwt	84.00–86.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	278	161.67/cwt	150.00–182.50	449	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	555	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	157.46/cwt	150.00–166.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	576	125.28/cwt	110.00–141.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	131.67/cwt	128.00–139.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	878	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	167.59/cwt	159.00–171.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	204.87/cwt	200.00–217.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	167.00/cwt	160.00–173.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	374	166.23/cwt	165.00–167.50	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	842	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	138.43/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	834	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	898	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	136.19/cwt	132.00–140.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	329	138.27/cwt	130.00–143.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	200.05/cwt	180.00–214.00	860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	134.58/cwt	121.00–145.00	696	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	378	111.12/cwt	95.00–131.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	175.81/cwt	162.50–192.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	664	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.59/cwt	142.50–160.00	569	5

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 480Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 62Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	112.50	112.50
1	—	804	70.00	70.00
4	—	378	95.00–131.00	111.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	279	165.00–167.50	166.21
4	—	815	132.00–146.00	137.95
1	—	224	162.50	162.50
1	—	662	150.00	150.00
1	—	710	148.00	148.00
1	—	912	99.00	99.00
1	—	786	152.00	152.00
14	—	421	160.00–180.00	167.95
5	—	531	150.00–160.00	155.46
17	—	476	155.00–184.00	165.33
1	—	850	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,032	117.00	117.00
2	—	625	148.00–151.00	149.45
5	—	331	166.00–190.00	173.50
7	—	578	146.00–158.00	154.43
10	—	371	162.50–192.00	175.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	152.50–165.00	159.45
3	—	573	140.00–146.00	143.00
5	—	413	144.00–152.50	148.35
6	—	472	140.00–150.00	144.95
5	—	517	121.00–145.00	134.58
1	—	236	162.50	162.50
5	—	378	142.50–160.00	150.59
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	268	127.50	127.50
3	—	233	132.50–142.50	137.40
3	—	414	130.00–139.00	133.81
3	—	329	130.00–143.00	138.27
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	664	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	842	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	170.00–175.00	172.60
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
1	—	214	190.00	190.00
3	—	585	144.00–168.00	158.82
2	—	516	171.00	171.00
1	—	392	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	575	180.00–213.00	194.31
1	—	304	200.00	200.00
1	—	394	225.00	225.00
2	—	425	190.00–209.00	199.66
4	—	527	180.00–194.00	188.33
1	—	612	185.00	185.00
4	—	471	180.00–201.00	190.15
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
1	—	376	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	123.00	123.00
2	—	488	106.00–110.00	108.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	651	188.00–189.00	188.22
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	160.00	160.00
2	—	424	150.00–160.00	155.02
1	—	458	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	180.00–218.00	198.93
3	—	763	122.00–154.00	133.86
5	—	621	152.00–170.00	160.10
11	—	537	170.00–194.00	185.18
4	—	568	159.00–171.00	167.59
8	—	368	200.00–217.00	204.87
1	—	910	116.00	116.00
5	—	726	130.00–144.00	138.43
1	—	834	122.00	122.00
2	—	317	200.00	200.00
1	—	898	115.00	115.00
1	—	282	190.00	190.00
10	—	430	180.00–214.00	200.05
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	126.00–130.00	127.99
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
2	—	555	100.00–101.00	100.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	167.50–176.00	173.73
1	—	208	177.50	177.50
1	—	724	110.00	110.00
3	—	578	138.00–161.00	148.09
1	—	266	185.00	185.00
1	—	604	135.00	135.00
1	—	438	175.00	175.00
5	—	521	150.00–166.00	157.46
3	—	666	128.00–139.00	131.67
6	—	472	160.00–173.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	130.00–150.00	140.28
3	—	321	167.50–170.00	169.21
3	—	518	120.00–142.00	130.23
2	—	819	84.00–86.00	85.02
5	—	278	150.00–182.50	161.67
2	—	576	110.00–141.00	125.28
1	—	878	77.00	77.00
2	—	374	165.00–167.50	166.23
2	—	420	132.00–140.00	136.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	90.00–91.00	90.27
9	—	883	70.00–84.00	80.31
4	—	842	41.00–61.00	53.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	107.00	107.00
16	—	1,106	90.00–103.00	94.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	72.00–85.00	79.57
3	—	1,507	90.00–100.00	94.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,517	117.00–119.00	118.05
9	—	1,233	88.00–113.00	100.85
1	—	1,236	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	856	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

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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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