Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good ; market activity and buyer interest was active. Offering of cattle was moderate. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $177.14/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −24.37 against this barn's trailing median of $201.51.

Average price

$177.14

155 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$58.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	183.74	1,031	102
Medium and Large 2	472	174.93	826	33
Medium 2	434	158.66	689	13thin
Small 1	475	125.74	597	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about $433 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 sale155 hd

177.14

—

NC average8 barns · 914 hd

181.88

−4.74

This barn, trailing median10 sales

201.51

−24.37

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	1,367	117.07	1,601	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	103.09	1,173	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	97.58	1,402	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	81.43	810	23

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)	715	$1,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	907	$1,119	5

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	434	166.31/cwt	150.00–180.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	432	150.40/cwt	140.00–161.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	190.02/cwt	180.00–195.00	903	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	202.75/cwt	202.50–203.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	169.77/cwt	160.00–175.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	204	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	311	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	132.50–137.50	763	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	686	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	159.29/cwt	158.00–160.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	171.25/cwt	169.00–175.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	165.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	503	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	322	130.90/cwt	125.00–137.50	421	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	644	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	170.87/cwt	160.00–180.00	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	158.22/cwt	144.00–164.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	194.25/cwt	178.00–199.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	228.68/cwt	218.00–238.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	400	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	484	156.03/cwt	147.50–165.00	755	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	748	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	160.54/cwt	150.00–170.00	994	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	218.40/cwt	210.00–237.50	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	216.83/cwt	193.00–236.00	1,234	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	220.69/cwt	202.50–228.00	1,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	197.38/cwt	180.00–223.00	1,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	228.90/cwt	210.00–240.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	654	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	958	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,188	1
Steers	Small 1	—	379	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	224.31/cwt	208.00–232.50	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	211.85/cwt	200.00–231.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	189.08/cwt	179.00–205.00	991	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	209.47/cwt	200.00–227.50	882	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	505	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	543	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	430	133.84/cwt	127.50–140.00	576	2
Bulls	Small 1Full	—	418	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	67.70/cwt	60.00–74.00	651	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	924	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	85.30/cwt	78.00–92.00	863	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,236	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	100.73/cwt	90.00–114.00	1,442	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	118.75/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	101.34/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,130	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,032	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,321	1
Bulls	—	—	1,479	113.43/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,678	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	752	1,083.78/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,084	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	1,142.57/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,143	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	616	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	171.35/cwt	150.00–180.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	796	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	177.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	188.69/cwt	180.00–195.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	153.69/cwt	147.50–160.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	371	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	316	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	876	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	564	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	169.72/cwt	160.00–180.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	174.90/cwt	166.00–185.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	188.53/cwt	180.00–205.00	720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	191.45/cwt	180.00–196.00	814	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	154.72/cwt	150.00–161.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	504	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	208.55/cwt	200.00–222.50	784	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	202.93/cwt	190.00–215.00	948	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	912	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	184.41/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,064	14
Heifers	Small 1Full	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	720	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	529	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	421	157.47/cwt	150.00–170.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	151.83/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	140.55/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	163.94/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,116	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	172.04/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	163.91/cwt	150.00–170.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	156.60/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,145	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	188.58/cwt	180.00–197.50	600	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	468	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	644	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	187.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	707	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 May 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 284Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 26Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	150.00–180.00	166.31
1	—	234	160.00	160.00
6	—	483	160.00–175.00	169.77
1	—	562	155.00	155.00
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
1	—	684	110.00	110.00
3	—	288	169.00–175.00	171.25
2	—	305	160.00–170.00	165.05
6	—	383	160.00–180.00	169.72
4	—	532	150.00–161.00	154.72
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	140.00–161.00	150.40
1	—	318	150.00	150.00
1	—	204	152.50	152.50
2	—	565	132.50–137.50	135.00
1	—	450	152.50	152.50
3	—	375	158.00–160.00	159.29
1	—	504	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	712	151.00	151.00
16	—	475	180.00–195.00	190.02
2	—	320	202.50–203.00	202.75
6	—	577	160.00–180.00	170.87
4	—	681	144.00–164.00	158.22
10	—	266	178.00–199.00	194.25
1	—	754	154.00	154.00
10	—	619	150.00–170.00	160.54
1	—	829	130.00	130.00
7	—	521	166.00–185.00	174.90
14	—	382	180.00–205.00	188.53
14	—	425	180.00–196.00	191.45
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	125.00–137.50	130.90
1	—	644	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	328	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	121.00–123.00	122.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	218.00–238.00	228.68
1	—	702	170.00	170.00
8	—	370	210.00–237.50	218.40
22	—	569	193.00–236.00	216.83
8	—	474	202.50–228.00	220.69
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
1	—	544	225.00	225.00
6	—	618	180.00–223.00	197.38
5	—	322	210.00–240.00	228.90
3	—	267	208.00–232.50	224.31
1	—	1,046	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	216	185.00	185.00
1	—	776	160.00	160.00
1	—	274	192.50	192.50
2	—	351	185.00–190.00	187.49
2	—	344	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	484	147.50–165.00	156.03
1	—	420	178.00	178.00
2	—	570	150.00–155.00	152.44
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	379	145.00–150.00	147.53
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	958	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	200.00–231.00	211.85
15	—	524	179.00–205.00	189.08
9	—	421	200.00–227.50	209.47
11	—	376	200.00–222.50	208.55
12	—	467	190.00–215.00	202.93
1	—	912	140.00	140.00
14	—	577	170.00–198.00	184.41
3	—	772	150.00–153.00	151.83
5	—	822	128.00–148.00	140.55
7	—	681	150.00–171.00	163.94
9	—	627	160.00–182.00	172.04
12	—	731	150.00–167.00	156.60
1	—	286	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	430	127.50–140.00	133.84
1	—	468	137.50	137.50
1	—	570	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	418	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	150.00–180.00	171.35
1	—	796	126.00	126.00
4	—	485	170.00–180.00	177.64
1	—	654	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
4	—	430	180.00–195.00	188.69
1	—	876	129.00	129.00
5	—	568	150.00–170.00	163.91
7	—	318	180.00–197.50	188.58
5	—	377	180.00–190.00	187.45
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	147.50–160.00	153.69
2	—	371	170.00	170.00
2	—	316	170.00–180.00	175.13
1	—	564	145.00	145.00
2	—	529	140.00–150.00	145.03
4	—	421	150.00–170.00	157.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	962	60.00–74.00	67.70
1	—	906	102.00	102.00
16	—	1,012	78.00–92.00	85.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,454	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,432	90.00–114.00	100.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	113.00–123.00	118.75
7	—	1,115	90.00–109.00	101.34
1	—	1,280	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,032	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,479	111.00–115.00	113.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	752	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,083.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	616	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,011	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,142.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	814	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle