Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mixed but mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest active. Offerings 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 $181.84/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −19.95 against this barn's trailing median of $201.79.

Average price

$181.84

91 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$61.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	191.60	997	58
Medium 2	224	175.00	392	1thin
Medium and Large 2	536	166.65	894	30
Small 1	524	130.00	681	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.60/cwt here — about $315 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

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $185.11, median $201.79 across 11 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 sale91 hd

181.84

—

NC average8 barns · 946 hd

184.03

−2.19

This barn, trailing median11 sales

201.79

−19.95

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	1,569	121.12	1,900	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	101.72	1,495	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	96.96	1,121	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	85.68	885	16

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)	730	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	962	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	431	171.62/cwt	165.00–180.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	536	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	196.89/cwt	182.50–207.50	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	179.20/cwt	170.00–181.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	195.99/cwt	192.50–200.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	237.52/cwt	220.00–243.00	903	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	464	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	234.46/cwt	230.00–242.50	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	198.36/cwt	192.50–205.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	161.30/cwt	160.00–164.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	886	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	352	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	244	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,232	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	372	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	197.43/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	842	163.09/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	175.83/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	219.96/cwt	207.50–232.50	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	87.76/cwt	80.00–90.00	936	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	68.00/cwt	60.00–74.00	611	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	101.72/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,495	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	96.96/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,121	9
Bulls	—	—	1,569	121.12/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	151.45/cwt	135.00–160.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	178.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	292	219.38/cwt	205.00–232.50	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	149.93/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	149.88/cwt	140.00–160.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	211.21/cwt	210.00–215.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	174.14/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,013	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	181.79/cwt	170.00–195.00	951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	602	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	817	132.55/cwt	122.50–145.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	224	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	179.03/cwt	160.00–190.00	836	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.50	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	209.55/cwt	187.50–218.00	964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	216.05/cwt	205.00–225.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	190.85/cwt	180.00–205.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	207.91/cwt	197.50–217.50	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	314	228.70/cwt	225.00–232.50	718	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	274	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	211.39/cwt	185.00–216.00	873	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	162.96/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	179.53/cwt	169.00–186.00	1,039	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 Jun 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 443Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 92Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	165.00–180.00	171.62
2	—	458	170.00	170.00
2	—	642	150.00	150.00
1	—	264	172.50	172.50
1	—	388	170.00	170.00
3	—	575	160.00–164.00	161.30
1	—	318	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	536	140.00	140.00
7	—	445	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
4	—	338	182.50–207.50	196.89
2	—	613	180.00	180.00
3	—	475	192.50–205.00	198.36
8	—	523	170.00–195.00	181.79
10	—	380	197.50–217.50	207.91
25	—	413	185.00–216.00	211.39
2	—	670	160.00–166.00	162.96
5	—	579	169.00–186.00	179.53
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	140.00	140.00
1	—	274	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	225.00–232.50	228.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	170.00–181.00	179.20
2	—	322	192.50–200.00	195.99
1	—	886	162.50	162.50
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	594	170.00	170.00
1	—	394	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	220.00–243.00	237.52
2	—	519	210.00–220.00	214.97
5	—	314	230.00–242.50	234.46
1	—	1,000	147.50	147.50
3	—	477	232.50	232.50
1	—	244	227.50	227.50
4	—	573	215.00	215.00
2	—	642	190.00–205.00	197.43
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	352	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	626	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	372	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	842	150.00–176.00	163.09
6	—	622	170.00–183.00	175.83
2	—	317	207.50–232.50	219.96
4	—	292	205.00–232.50	219.38
1	—	752	150.00	150.00
4	—	427	210.00–215.00	211.21
17	—	582	170.00–177.50	174.14
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
9	—	460	187.50–218.00	209.55
4	—	373	205.00–225.00	216.05
6	—	522	180.00–205.00	190.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	478	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	135.00–160.00	151.45
3	—	412	175.00–180.00	178.38
2	—	721	140.00–160.00	149.93
2	—	662	140.00–160.00	149.88
1	—	782	140.00	140.00
1	—	382	180.00	180.00
1	—	324	180.00	180.00
1	—	542	160.00	160.00
1	—	602	160.00	160.00
3	—	817	122.50–145.00	132.55
10	—	467	160.00–190.00	179.03
2	—	295	200.00–202.50	201.25
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	224	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	94.00	94.00
13	—	1,066	80.00–90.00	87.76
2	—	898	60.00–74.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	100.00–104.00	101.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,156	93.00–104.00	96.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,569	110.00–127.00	121.12

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	—	730	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	962	800.00	800.00

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

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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