Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offering of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $168.87/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −32.65 against this barn's trailing median of $201.51.

Average price

$168.87

124 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$55.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	182.31	898	67
Medium and Large 2	466	162.49	757	34
Medium 2	413	148.91	615	13thin
Small 1	432	126.46	546	10thin

One grade step is worth $55.85/cwt here — about $352 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 sale124 hd

168.87

—

NC average8 barns · 669 hd

177.11

−8.25

This barn, trailing median10 sales

201.51

−32.65

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	1,455	107.49	1,564	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	102.28	1,233	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	94.96	1,461	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	74.95	811	15

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)	874	$1,396	5

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1	—	278	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	181.07/cwt	170.00–190.00	683	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	416	158.37/cwt	147.50–170.00	659	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	298	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	504	131.18/cwt	122.50–140.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	147.98/cwt	146.00–151.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	137.94/cwt	131.00–152.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	180.62/cwt	180.00–182.50	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	160.59/cwt	148.00–171.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	130.00/cwt	121.00–140.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	594	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	644	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	154.22/cwt	145.00–160.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	181.34/cwt	176.00–200.00	776	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	135.15/cwt	131.00–143.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	156.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	313	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	137.76/cwt	119.00–155.00	523	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	483	115.05/cwt	101.00–130.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	151.25/cwt	145.00–160.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	180.07/cwt	170.00–186.00	848	13
Steers	Small 1	—	371	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	519	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	452	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	154.97/cwt	150.00–165.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	180.01/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,152	2
Steers	Small 1	—	314	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	448	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	237	159.27/cwt	150.00–177.50	377	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	271	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	187.55/cwt	180.00–195.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	216.60/cwt	210.00–222.50	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	217.58/cwt	215.00–222.50	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	321	162.71/cwt	155.00–170.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	197.54/cwt	187.50–208.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	201.14/cwt	190.00–212.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	175.05/cwt	161.00–202.00	921	14
Bulls	Small 1	—	460	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	456	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	506	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	632	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	739	1
Bulls	Small 1Fleshy	—	440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	78.93/cwt	70.00–84.00	889	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,038	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,529	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	107.83/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,333	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	93.26/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,078	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	99.95/cwt	86.00–109.00	1,413	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	796	49.05/cwt	48.00–50.00	390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	111.54/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,746	7
Bulls	—	—	1,255	81.31/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,020	3
Bulls	—	—	1,413	120.03/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,696	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,295.20/head	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	846	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	546	119.96/cwt	110.00–130.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	202.32/cwt	180.00–215.00	854	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	414	129.53/cwt	114.00–140.00	536	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	506	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	276	164.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	176.14/cwt	160.00–190.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	162.88/cwt	150.00–178.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	242	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.78/cwt	153.00–160.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	157.29/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,010	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	145.56/cwt	140.00–149.00	849	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	386	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	292	136.44/cwt	133.00–140.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	151.70/cwt	145.00–165.00	488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	140.00/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	165.05/cwt	148.00–177.50	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	402	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	198.36/cwt	185.00–205.00	926	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	178.51/cwt	170.00–190.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	198.52/cwt	190.00–210.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	198.44/cwt	192.50–205.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	343	169.73/cwt	167.00–172.50	582	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	424	151.14/cwt	147.50–157.50	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	205.16/cwt	190.00–222.50	646	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	382	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	712	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	2

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 143Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 35Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	170.00	170.00
1	—	788	137.00	137.00
1	—	860	144.00	144.00
11	—	377	170.00–190.00	181.07
3	—	631	146.00–151.00	147.98
1	—	238	170.00	170.00
3	—	706	131.00–152.00	137.94
4	—	565	148.00–171.00	160.59
14	—	428	176.00–200.00	181.34
4	—	668	131.00–143.00	135.15
13	—	471	170.00–186.00	180.07
5	—	527	148.00–177.50	165.05
5	—	316	170.00–190.00	178.51
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	140.00	140.00
2	—	483	101.00–130.00	115.05
1	—	386	112.00	112.00
1	—	402	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	504	122.50–140.00	131.18
3	—	429	121.00–140.00	130.00
1	—	594	100.00	100.00
1	—	644	110.00	110.00
2	—	313	145.00	145.00
1	—	468	123.00	123.00
2	—	380	119.00–155.00	137.76
4	—	292	133.00–140.00	136.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	145.00–160.00	154.22
3	—	411	150.00–160.00	156.56
4	—	391	145.00–160.00	151.25
2	—	588	143.00–145.00	143.99
2	—	278	150.00–155.00	152.54
8	—	322	145.00–165.00	151.70
2	—	223	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	416	147.50–170.00	158.37
1	—	452	160.00	160.00
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
3	—	237	150.00–177.50	159.27
3	—	271	165.00–170.00	167.44
2	—	321	155.00–170.00	162.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	180.00–182.50	180.62
3	—	509	150.00–165.00	154.97
2	—	469	180.00–184.00	181.99
2	—	330	180.00–195.00	187.55
1	—	222	170.00	170.00
1	—	282	175.00	175.00
2	—	620	145.00–150.00	147.44
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	371	140.00	140.00
2	—	314	140.00–145.00	142.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	178.00–182.00	180.01
5	—	431	210.00–222.50	216.60
3	—	314	215.00–222.50	217.58
2	—	574	210.00	210.00
2	—	763	156.00–158.00	156.99
2	—	537	187.50–208.00	197.54
2	—	480	190.00–212.00	201.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	161.00–202.00	175.05
6	—	422	180.00–215.00	202.32
4	—	573	153.00–160.00	154.78
7	—	642	141.00–160.00	157.29
4	—	721	138.00–143.00	140.00
14	—	467	185.00–205.00	198.36
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
7	—	381	190.00–210.00	198.52
2	—	278	192.50–205.00	198.44
7	—	315	190.00–222.50	205.16
1	—	768	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	131.00–135.00	132.96
5	—	414	114.00–140.00	129.53
1	—	506	112.50	112.50
1	—	382	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	162.50	162.50
1	—	506	135.00	135.00
1	—	632	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	846	112.00	112.00
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	276	188.00	188.00
8	—	433	160.00–190.00	176.14
1	—	502	145.00	145.00
6	—	470	150.00–178.00	162.88
4	—	583	140.00–149.00	145.56
4	—	328	180.00	180.00
2	—	380	180.00–185.00	182.43
1	—	750	122.50	122.50
2	—	235	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	546	110.00–130.00	119.96
2	—	276	160.00–170.00	164.96
1	—	242	160.00	160.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
2	—	343	167.00–172.50	169.73
4	—	424	147.50–157.50	151.14
1	—	712	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,126	70.00–84.00	78.93
2	—	796	48.00–50.00	49.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,038	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,414	86.00–109.00	99.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,236	104.00–113.00	107.83
8	—	1,156	90.00–101.00	93.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,565	100.00–115.00	111.54
3	—	1,255	70.00–90.00	81.31
4	—	1,413	117.00–124.00	120.03

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	—	1,212	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	790	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,295.20

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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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