Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. Offering of cattle was moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.19/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$161.19

94 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$54.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	174.37	801	66
Medium 2	426	134.70	574	8thin
Medium and Large 2	577	131.11	757	15thin
Small 1	392	119.77	469	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.60/cwt here — about $331 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 sale94 hd

161.19

—

NC average8 barns · 1,162 hd

169.63

−8.45

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	1,236	114.23	1,412	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	103.58	1,209	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	101.40	1,352	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	71.17	726	7thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	804	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	874	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	926	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	115.97/cwt	110.00–122.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	208	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	182.75/cwt	160.00–192.00	775	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	466	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	169.95/cwt	150.00–181.00	892	19
Heifers	Medium 2	—	419	140.16/cwt	130.00–150.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	714	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	244	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	427	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	346	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	205.99/cwt	196.00–217.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	169.41/cwt	160.00–179.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	177.89/cwt	170.00–187.50	482	5
Steers	Small 1	—	336	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	218.30/cwt	207.50–223.00	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	208.50/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	209.68/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,099	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	185.36/cwt	170.00–196.00	966	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	202.19/cwt	194.00–210.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	162.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,031	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	206.00/cwt	195.00–212.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	198.71/cwt	192.00–210.00	854	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	60.12/cwt	50.00–78.00	527	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	101.40/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,352	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	109.77/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,305	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	100.48/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,162	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	85.90/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,040	3
Bulls	—	—	1,214	129.88/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,243	109.01/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,355	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	196.52/cwt	184.00–213.00	935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	150.27/cwt	135.00–165.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	396	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	487	149.97/cwt	140.00–160.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	138.45/cwt	120.00–149.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	180.12/cwt	180.00–181.00	859	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	181.11/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,040	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	782	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	166.27/cwt	147.50–170.00	1,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	182.19/cwt	180.00–189.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.50	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	150.39/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	371	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.75/cwt	169.00–192.50	584	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	180.06/cwt	170.00–188.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	611	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	147.33/cwt	140.00–152.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	137.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	801	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 243Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	804	110.00	110.00
1	—	874	106.00	106.00
1	—	364	144.00	144.00
1	—	284	165.00	165.00
1	—	734	120.00	120.00
1	—	544	140.00	140.00
1	—	602	120.00	120.00
3	—	465	140.00–152.00	147.33
2	—	583	130.00–145.00	137.33
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	138.00	138.00
1	—	466	90.00	90.00
2	—	371	125.00–130.00	127.43
1	—	420	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	110.00–122.00	115.97
1	—	208	145.00	145.00
4	—	419	130.00–150.00	140.16
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	160.00–192.00	182.75
19	—	525	150.00–181.00	169.95
1	—	666	143.00	143.00
9	—	487	160.00–179.00	169.41
5	—	271	170.00–187.50	177.89
6	—	605	147.50–170.00	166.27
4	—	323	169.00–192.50	180.75
7	—	377	170.00–188.00	180.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	672	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	611	115.00–120.00	117.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	376	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	244	175.00	175.00
1	—	346	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	196.00–217.00	205.99
10	—	421	207.50–223.00	218.30
3	—	608	190.00	190.00
1	—	394	210.00	210.00
2	—	348	220.00	220.00
5	—	487	200.00–217.00	208.50
16	—	524	197.00–220.00	209.68
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	145.00	145.00
7	—	521	170.00–196.00	185.36
3	—	385	194.00–210.00	202.19
11	—	633	160.00–165.00	162.83
4	—	337	195.00–212.00	206.00
6	—	430	192.00–210.00	198.71
5	—	476	184.00–213.00	196.52
5	—	574	177.00–189.00	181.11
2	—	279	200.00–202.50	201.27
5	—	678	136.00–160.00	150.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	135.00–165.00	150.27
2	—	330	190.00	190.00
1	—	396	195.00	195.00
3	—	611	120.00–149.00	138.45
8	—	477	180.00–181.00	180.12
4	—	426	180.00–189.00	182.19
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
1	—	448	160.00	160.00
3	—	487	140.00–160.00	149.97
1	—	782	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	877	50.00–78.00	60.12
3	—	1,211	82.00–88.00	85.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	98.00–105.00	101.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,189	109.00–111.00	109.77
6	—	1,156	94.00–106.00	100.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,214	124.00–138.00	129.88
6	—	1,243	100.00–116.00	109.01

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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