Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.00/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$163.00

115 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$497

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$80.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.77

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	180.31	897	56
Medium and Large 2	459	162.88	748	29
Medium 2	436	143.67	627	18thin
Small 1	420	113.72	477	10thin
Small 2	400	100.00	400	2thin

One grade step is worth $80.31/cwt here — about $497 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 sale115 hd

163.00

—

NC average8 barns · 1,053 hd

178.76

−15.77

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	1,367	109.24	1,494	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	99.44	1,412	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	98.83	1,169	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	79.82	768	22

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	673	$708	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	—	554	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	195.18/cwt	180.00–205.00	822	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	534	97.55/cwt	95.00–100.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	135.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	208.81/cwt	200.00–220.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	426	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	176.15/cwt	170.00–182.50	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	201.28/cwt	192.50–206.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	170.07/cwt	160.00–180.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	544	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	169.98/cwt	160.00–180.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	144.79/cwt	140.00–155.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	132.69/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	174.62/cwt	170.00–185.00	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	199.19/cwt	189.00–207.50	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	744	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	434	147.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	156.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	815	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	557	138.69/cwt	127.50–150.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	180.03/cwt	170.00–190.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,208	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	281	134.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	379	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	374	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	228.11/cwt	220.00–235.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	218.73/cwt	217.50–220.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	218.74/cwt	217.50–220.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	356	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	191.45/cwt	180.00–193.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	966	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	862	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	207.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,084	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,262	3
Steers	Small 1	—	431	136.12/cwt	130.00–142.50	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	187.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	199.10/cwt	190.00–205.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	564	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	705	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	402	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	111.96/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,360	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	96.20/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,132	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	84.15/cwt	78.00–91.00	867	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	72.25/cwt	68.00–78.00	611	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,340	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	101.54/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,427	9
Bulls	—	—	1,400	113.07/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,583	8
Bulls	—	—	1,236	93.92/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,161	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	673	708.29/head	700.00–725.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	183.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	163.76/cwt	160.00–167.50	881	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	156.14/cwt	150.00–162.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	140.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	892	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	825	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	152.18/cwt	140.00–165.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	135.82/cwt	121.00–151.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	189.80/cwt	180.00–200.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	743	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	474	113.81/cwt	105.00–130.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	173.72/cwt	160.00–180.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	157.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	140.75/cwt	130.00–153.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	282	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	161.43/cwt	150.00–170.00	767	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	223.94/cwt	217.50–235.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	205.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	553	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	461	100.83/cwt	100.00–102.50	465	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	248	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	347	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	768	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	175.44/cwt	168.00–185.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	213.17/cwt	207.50–227.50	684	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	241	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	798	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	826	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	256	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	384	1

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 255Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 32Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	554	163.00	163.00
6	—	475	170.00–190.00	180.03
1	—	792	152.50	152.50
1	—	644	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
4	—	412	200.00–220.00	208.81
1	—	768	168.00	168.00
4	—	376	220.00–235.00	228.11
2	—	318	217.50–220.00	218.73
2	—	238	217.50–220.00	218.74
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
7	—	523	200.00–210.00	207.23
8	—	720	170.00	170.00
3	—	631	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	127.50–150.00	138.69
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	431	130.00–142.50	136.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	180.00–205.00	195.18
3	—	721	130.00–138.00	135.40
4	—	339	192.50–206.00	201.28
6	—	568	160.00–180.00	170.07
1	—	272	200.00	200.00
3	—	761	129.00–136.00	132.69
8	—	525	170.00–185.00	174.62
10	—	377	189.00–207.50	199.19
9	—	489	180.00–193.00	191.45
5	—	612	150.00–160.00	157.92
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	534	95.00–100.00	97.55
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
2	—	281	130.00–140.00	134.80
1	—	356	130.00	130.00
3	—	461	100.00–102.50	100.83
1	—	248	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	100.00	100.00
1	—	374	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	170.00–182.50	176.15
6	—	425	160.00–180.00	169.98
3	—	520	150.00–160.00	156.69
4	—	339	160.00–180.00	173.72
4	—	570	145.00–160.00	150.33
2	—	267	180.00	180.00
1	—	624	163.00	163.00
5	—	475	150.00–170.00	161.43
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	130.00–140.00	135.20
3	—	328	140.00–155.00	144.79
6	—	434	140.00–150.00	147.99
4	—	474	130.00–153.00	140.75
1	—	282	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	744	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	862	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	772	161.00	161.00
4	—	464	180.00–190.00	187.56
6	—	414	190.00–205.00	199.10
1	—	600	177.00	177.00
1	—	722	170.00	170.00
6	—	365	217.50–235.00	223.94
4	—	269	200.00–210.00	205.58
6	—	540	168.00–185.00	175.44
5	—	321	207.50–227.50	213.17
3	—	565	180.00–182.00	181.33
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	564	125.00	125.00
1	—	402	152.50	152.50
4	—	474	105.00–130.00	113.81
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
2	—	768	100.00–110.00	104.88
2	—	241	145.00–150.00	147.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	180.00–185.00	183.40
2	—	538	160.00–167.50	163.76
2	—	621	150.00–162.00	156.14
1	—	362	200.00	200.00
1	—	238	180.00	180.00
1	—	892	92.50	92.50
2	—	581	140.00–165.00	152.18
2	—	733	121.00–151.00	135.82
4	—	330	180.00–200.00	189.80
1	—	798	147.00	147.00
1	—	826	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	622	120.00	120.00
3	—	567	130.00–150.00	140.09
1	—	432	150.00	150.00
2	—	472	155.00–160.00	157.39
1	—	256	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	111.00–113.00	111.96
15	—	1,177	90.00–104.00	96.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,030	78.00–91.00	84.15
8	—	845	68.00–78.00	72.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,489	90.00	90.00
9	—	1,405	94.00–112.00	101.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,400	105.00–120.00	113.07
2	—	1,236	93.00–95.00	93.92

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	673	700.00–725.00	708.29

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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