Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week , slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. 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 86 head.

Average price

$171.53

86 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$51.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.95

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	182.32	970	56
Medium and Large 2	490	162.19	795	16thin
Medium 2	378	144.98	548	8thin
Small 1	376	131.16	493	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.16/cwt here — about $477 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 sale86 hd

171.53

—

NC average8 barns · 939 hd

183.48

−11.95

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	—	High	1,341	117.92	1,581	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	103.11	1,208	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	85.27	784	14

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 2	—	381	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	292	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	409	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	412	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	523	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	393	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	168.44/cwt	165.00–172.50	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	183.57/cwt	181.00–190.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	458	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	180.88/cwt	170.00–188.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	154.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,054	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	186.15/cwt	180.00–195.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	216.25/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	181.81/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,049	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,027	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	187.42/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	189.37/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,165	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	342	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	202.44/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	734	1
Steers	Small 1	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	544	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	190.16/cwt	180.00–200.00	901	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	201.07/cwt	185.00–217.50	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	189.35/cwt	170.00–201.00	983	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	808	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,407	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	100.80/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,145	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	75.10/cwt	62.50–80.00	668	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	90.92/cwt	84.00–95.00	851	9
Bulls	—	—	1,434	133.46/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,914	2
Bulls	—	—	1,297	122.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,589	3
Bulls	—	—	1,284	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	371	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	143.65/cwt	137.50–150.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	256	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	172.40/cwt	160.00–180.00	998	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	484	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	151.41/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	139.89/cwt	132.50–147.50	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	419	153.51/cwt	142.50–160.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	558	136.25/cwt	130.00–142.50	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	391	155.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	207.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	189.73/cwt	180.00–200.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	154.45/cwt	140.00–160.00	896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	744	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	151.82/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	312	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	406	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	288	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	146.61/cwt	140.00–160.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	545	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 Jul 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 295Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 80Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	140.00	140.00
1	—	292	140.00	140.00
1	—	338	160.00	160.00
3	—	417	140.00–160.00	146.61
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	127.00	127.00
2	—	393	130.00–140.00	134.99
1	—	458	117.50	117.50
1	—	312	130.00	130.00
1	—	288	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	165.00–172.50	168.44
2	—	513	160.00–165.00	162.54
1	—	568	142.50	142.50
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
1	—	664	140.00	140.00
2	—	356	160.00–170.00	164.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	181.00–190.00	183.57
3	—	535	170.00–188.00	180.88
2	—	607	170.00	170.00
8	—	683	150.00–155.00	154.37
5	—	420	180.00–195.00	186.15
1	—	322	190.00	190.00
15	—	577	170.00–198.00	181.81
5	—	386	180.00–200.00	189.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	515	199.50	199.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	624	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	215.00–217.50	216.25
2	—	434	217.50	217.50
1	—	792	191.00	191.00
5	—	394	225.00	225.00
5	—	673	185.00–188.00	187.42
4	—	615	180.00–192.50	189.37
1	—	334	221.00	221.00
3	—	583	197.50–205.00	202.44
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	446	160.00	160.00
1	—	342	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	500	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	432	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	544	107.50	107.50
1	—	408	140.00	140.00
2	—	380	137.50–150.00	143.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	180.00–200.00	190.16
3	—	420	185.00–217.50	201.07
9	—	519	170.00–201.00	189.35
7	—	579	160.00–180.00	172.40
2	—	830	145.00–158.00	151.41
2	—	775	132.50–147.50	139.89
2	—	619	160.00	160.00
2	—	371	205.00–210.00	207.37
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
1	—	744	140.00	140.00
3	—	684	150.00–153.00	151.82
1	—	276	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	808	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	232	160.00	160.00
1	—	256	180.00	180.00
1	—	356	175.00	175.00
2	—	420	170.00	170.00
1	—	688	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
1	—	338	185.00	185.00
5	—	580	140.00–160.00	154.45
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
3	—	484	145.00–150.00	146.71
3	—	419	142.50–160.00	153.51
2	—	558	130.00–142.50	136.25
2	—	391	150.00–160.00	155.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,279	109.00–111.00	110.02
9	—	1,136	95.00–106.00	100.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	890	62.50–80.00	75.10
9	—	936	84.00–95.00	90.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,434	131.00–137.00	133.46
3	—	1,297	118.00–125.00	122.53
1	—	1,284	73.00	73.00

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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