Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.13/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −48.38 against this barn's trailing median of $201.51.

Average price

$153.13

59 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$74.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.24

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	175.43	963	22
Medium and Large 2	545	158.16	861	18thin
Medium 2	532	134.54	716	12thin
Large 3	501	102.28	512	5thin
Small 1	479	101.25	485	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.18/cwt here — about $478 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $160.66, median $201.51 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

153.13

—

NC average8 barns · 1,258 hd

180.37

−27.24

This barn, trailing median10 sales

201.51

−48.38

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	1,346	114.33	1,539	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	95.18	1,213	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	89.59	1,294	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	82.06	900	13

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 2	—	535	139.67/cwt	121.00–152.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	284	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.08/cwt	170.00–192.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	191.68/cwt	178.00–196.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	248	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	172.09/cwt	160.00–180.00	793	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	352	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	501	104.49/cwt	99.00–110.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	398	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	448	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	334	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	1
Steers	Small 1	—	212	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	705	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	316	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	382	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	278	126.28/cwt	117.50–134.00	351	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	250	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	205.75/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,171	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	972	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	215	169.83/cwt	152.00–187.50	365	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	469	126.72/cwt	120.00–134.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	536	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	814	132.98/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	155.53/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	582	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	466	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	376	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	461	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	512	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	538	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,178	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	942	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,390	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	83.90/cwt	74.00–90.00	941	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	92.95/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,202	8
Bulls	—	—	1,822	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,267	109.89/cwt	94.00–117.50	1,392	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	752	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	822	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	396	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	144.60/cwt	139.00–150.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	129.97/cwt	122.00–138.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	187.24/cwt	180.00–192.00	788	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	532	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	210	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	162.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	199.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	488	150.45/cwt	140.00–160.00	734	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	588	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	202.30/cwt	190.00–210.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	784	129.34/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	200.12/cwt	192.50–207.50	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	196.03/cwt	194.00–198.00	706	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	426	114.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	137.89/cwt	134.00–142.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	169.87/cwt	160.00–176.00	875	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	981	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	404	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	452	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	520	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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 328Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 59Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	121.00–152.00	139.67
1	—	352	147.00	147.00
1	—	342	151.00	151.00
1	—	460	133.00	133.00
1	—	446	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	284	138.00	138.00
1	—	248	144.00	144.00
1	—	352	140.00	140.00
2	—	501	99.00–110.00	104.49
2	—	469	120.00–134.00	126.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	142.00–144.00	143.01
5	—	419	170.00–192.00	178.08
4	—	383	178.00–196.00	191.68
1	—	728	155.00	155.00
5	—	461	160.00–180.00	172.09
1	—	692	152.00	152.00
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
1	—	296	181.00	181.00
11	—	515	160.00–176.00	169.87
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	97.00	97.00
1	—	398	112.50	112.50
1	—	316	121.00	121.00
2	—	278	117.50–134.00	126.28
1	—	404	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	334	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	406	212.00	212.00
12	—	569	202.00–207.00	205.75
1	—	468	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	154.00	154.00
1	—	348	202.50	202.50
1	—	972	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	212	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	152.00–187.50	169.83
1	—	408	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	612	165.00	165.00
2	—	814	126.00–140.00	132.98
2	—	654	150.00–161.00	155.53
1	—	520	184.00	184.00
2	—	463	190.00–210.00	199.85
4	—	434	190.00–210.00	202.30
3	—	784	120.00–142.00	129.34
5	—	366	192.50–207.50	200.12
2	—	584	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	582	80.00	80.00
1	—	376	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	512	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	752	86.00	86.00
1	—	822	102.00	102.00
1	—	396	177.00	177.00
2	—	524	139.00–150.00	144.60
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	210	147.50	147.50
4	—	488	140.00–160.00	150.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	308	187.50	187.50
2	—	695	122.00–138.00	129.97
3	—	421	180.00–192.00	187.24
2	—	507	160.00–164.00	162.01
2	—	476	170.00–180.00	174.98
2	—	820	116.00–120.00	117.97
1	—	580	156.00	156.00
2	—	360	194.00–198.00	196.03
2	—	617	134.00–142.00	137.89
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	90.00–92.00	90.98
1	—	588	100.00	100.00
2	—	426	110.00–119.00	114.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,178	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,511	90.00–94.00	91.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	808	60.00	60.00
12	—	1,121	74.00–90.00	83.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,128	113.00	113.00
8	—	1,293	90.00–98.00	92.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,822	141.00	141.00
6	—	1,267	94.00–117.50	109.89

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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