Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was 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 $171.53/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$171.53

140 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$59.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

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	181.53	906	87
Medium and Large 2	393	163.08	641	33
Medium 2	380	145.12	552	17thin
Small 1	481	125.00	601	2thin
Small 3	324	122.50	397	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.03/cwt here — about $509 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 sale140 hd

171.53

—

NC average8 barns · 890 hd

170.46

+1.07

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	1,584	106.39	1,685	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	96.63	1,142	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	93.94	1,328	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	82.81	878	20

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)	600	$875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,586	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	181.20/cwt	177.50–185.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	183.40/cwt	180.00–190.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	185.33/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,071	21
Steers	Medium 2	—	456	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	198.58/cwt	192.50–205.00	673	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	448	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	166.24/cwt	162.50–170.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	154.53/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	186.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	332	149.52/cwt	147.50–150.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	434	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	564	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	192.01/cwt	180.00–205.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	464	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	155.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	189.95/cwt	175.00–197.00	887	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,251	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	216.60/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	209.97/cwt	200.00–220.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	223.63/cwt	210.00–227.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	220.97/cwt	220.00–225.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	213.24/cwt	182.50–215.00	1,296	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	224.47/cwt	205.00–243.00	1,086	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	492	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	172.40/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	814	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	204.17/cwt	200.00–212.50	486	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	466	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	207.86/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,014	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	178.37/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,199	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	180.90/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,047	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	69.11/cwt	60.00–77.00	681	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	86.23/cwt	80.00–92.00	930	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	93.94/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,328	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	110.33/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,424	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	96.56/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,110	12
Bulls	—	—	1,791	124.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,221	3
Bulls	—	—	1,419	76.46/cwt	70.00–87.50	1,085	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	107.09/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,665	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	600	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	252	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	766	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	322	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	171.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	186.13/cwt	182.50–190.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	168.75/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	173.68/cwt	160.00–180.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	242	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	210.26/cwt	200.00–221.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	180.98/cwt	170.00–190.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	173.57/cwt	170.00–185.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	203.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	206.33/cwt	195.00–215.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	412	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	598	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	164.18/cwt	150.00–170.00	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	634	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	165.88/cwt	160.00–172.50	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	161.46/cwt	160.00–167.50	539	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	259	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	164.81/cwt	160.00–167.50	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	159.25/cwt	150.00–165.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	804	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	162.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	750	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	324	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	258	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	188.11/cwt	179.00–208.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	552	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.51/cwt	185.00–200.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	171.81/cwt	162.50–177.50	897	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	362	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	202.90/cwt	197.50–210.00	866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	165.51/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,304	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 May 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 293Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 40Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,586	122.00	122.00
6	—	1,091	141.00	141.00
1	—	654	180.00	180.00
18	—	551	227.00	227.00
3	—	533	202.50–225.00	216.60
2	—	331	200.00–220.00	209.97
5	—	436	210.00–227.00	223.63
1	—	1,104	140.00	140.00
5	—	360	220.00–225.00	220.97
4	—	899	165.00	165.00
1	—	756	165.00	165.00
24	—	608	182.50–215.00	213.24
5	—	288	231.00	231.00
2	—	484	205.00–243.00	224.47
2	—	1,009	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	726	167.50–177.50	172.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	409	177.50–185.00	181.20
2	—	572	179.00	179.00
3	—	388	180.00–190.00	183.40
1	—	236	182.00	182.00
1	—	544	160.00	160.00
2	—	339	192.50–205.00	198.58
2	—	456	185.00–190.00	187.48
1	—	288	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	166.00	166.00
1	—	448	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	578	185.00–192.00	185.33
1	—	872	153.00	153.00
3	—	718	148.00–160.00	154.53
1	—	658	160.00	160.00
12	—	318	180.00–190.00	186.95
1	—	1,024	121.00	121.00
10	—	386	180.00–205.00	192.01
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
1	—	926	144.00	144.00
15	—	467	175.00–197.00	189.95
1	—	292	180.00	180.00
4	—	627	150.00–165.00	159.25
1	—	816	147.50	147.50
9	—	425	185.00–200.00	192.51
4	—	522	162.50–177.50	171.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	162.50–170.00	166.24
1	—	558	150.00	150.00
13	—	381	150.00–170.00	164.18
2	—	268	160.00–172.50	165.88
5	—	334	160.00–167.50	161.46
7	—	484	160.00–167.50	164.81
2	—	238	160.00–165.00	162.61
1	—	510	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	147.50–150.00	149.52
1	—	464	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.20
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
2	—	412	150.00–155.00	152.48
3	—	598	118.00	118.00
3	—	259	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	434	130.00	130.00
1	—	528	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	634	145.00	145.00
1	—	552	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	324	122.50	122.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	492	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	814	165.00–170.00	167.51
3	—	238	200.00–212.50	204.17
8	—	488	207.00–211.00	207.86
5	—	672	172.50–182.50	178.37
5	—	579	175.00–190.00	180.90
8	—	275	200.00–221.00	210.26
4	—	375	200.00–210.00	203.83
4	—	319	195.00–215.00	206.33
8	—	529	179.00–208.00	188.11
6	—	427	197.50–210.00	202.90
2	—	788	160.00–171.00	165.51
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	466	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	252	185.00	185.00
1	—	766	132.50	132.50
3	—	522	170.00–175.00	171.70
2	—	333	182.50–190.00	186.13
2	—	598	165.00–172.50	168.75
4	—	464	160.00–180.00	173.68
1	—	242	180.00	180.00
8	—	375	170.00–190.00	180.98
4	—	426	170.00–185.00	173.57
1	—	684	160.00	160.00
1	—	628	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	322	170.00	170.00
1	—	462	140.00	140.00
1	—	804	135.00	135.00
1	—	258	170.00	170.00
1	—	362	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	60.00–77.00	69.11
16	—	1,079	80.00–92.00	86.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,354	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,291	108.00–113.00	110.33
12	—	1,150	90.00–105.00	96.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,414	90.00–106.00	93.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,791	120.00–130.00	124.01
2	—	1,419	70.00–87.50	76.46
10	—	1,555	100.00–114.00	107.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	600	875.00	875.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle