Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $188.19/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −13.60 against this barn's trailing median of $201.79.

Average price

$188.19

151 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$64.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.84

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	195.91	1,039	118
Medium and Large 2	513	168.00	862	21
Medium 2	432	152.94	660	9thin
Small 1	441	131.67	581	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.25/cwt here — about $458 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 sale151 hd

188.19

—

NC average8 barns · 791 hd

182.35

+5.84

This barn, trailing median11 sales

201.79

−13.60

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	1,500	125.85	1,887	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	110.07	1,324	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	107.73	1,622	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	87.15	809	13

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	—	471	183.41/cwt	180.00–192.50	864	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	180.29/cwt	175.00–185.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	161.90/cwt	155.00–171.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	206.54/cwt	192.50–214.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	186.35/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	198.83/cwt	190.00–205.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	206.13/cwt	205.00–207.50	785	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	464	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,458	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	606	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	194.16/cwt	180.00–201.00	821	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	258	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	413	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	546	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	742	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	198.97/cwt	195.00–200.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	211.67/cwt	195.00–222.00	891	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	866	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	211.53/cwt	195.00–222.50	662	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	472	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	590	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	386	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	90.36/cwt	86.00–95.00	839	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	101.88/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,548	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	76.47/cwt	70.00–80.00	712	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,695	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	116.59/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,425	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	106.16/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,264	10
Bulls	—	—	1,861	137.36/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,556	2
Bulls	—	—	1,319	120.09/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	203.31/cwt	200.00–205.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	173.99/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,201	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	373	175.37/cwt	170.00–181.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	172.83/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,056	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	422	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	584	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	254	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	495	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	514	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	175.68/cwt	170.00–183.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	182.05/cwt	175.00–193.00	954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	190.40/cwt	175.00–194.50	1,112	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	211.41/cwt	190.00–214.50	1,015	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	256	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	506	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	263	157.87/cwt	150.00–165.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	154.07/cwt	140.00–160.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	654	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	160.72/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	164.15/cwt	160.00–168.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	161.51/cwt	160.00–173.00	987	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	492	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	689	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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 168Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 60Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	471	180.00–192.50	183.41
3	—	853	120.00	120.00
5	—	514	175.00–185.00	180.29
1	—	706	150.00	150.00
4	—	285	192.50–214.00	206.54
7	—	573	180.00–193.00	186.35
8	—	326	190.00–205.00	198.83
4	—	381	205.00–207.50	206.13
11	—	423	180.00–201.00	194.16
3	—	677	153.00–165.00	160.72
13	—	611	160.00–173.00	161.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	167.50	167.50
5	—	572	155.00–171.00	161.90
2	—	424	165.00–170.00	167.37
1	—	512	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	147.00	147.00
1	—	606	132.00	132.00
1	—	378	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	258	160.00	160.00
1	—	376	150.00	150.00
1	—	492	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	185.00	185.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	334	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	627	232.50	232.50
6	—	660	224.00	224.00
2	—	523	235.00	235.00
5	—	427	231.00	231.00
6	—	550	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	684	170.00	170.00
1	—	414	220.00	220.00
1	—	310	217.50	217.50
5	—	472	195.00–200.00	198.97
1	—	548	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	90.00	90.00
1	—	742	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	195.00–222.00	211.67
1	—	866	170.00	170.00
8	—	313	195.00–222.50	211.53
3	—	386	200.00–205.00	203.31
14	—	690	160.00–177.00	173.99
8	—	611	165.00–184.00	172.83
6	—	524	175.00–193.00	182.05
32	—	584	175.00–194.50	190.40
32	—	480	190.00–214.50	211.41
1	—	256	197.50	197.50
2	—	711	175.00–176.00	175.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	472	125.00	125.00
1	—	338	160.00	160.00
1	—	514	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	324	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
2	—	432	190.00–191.00	190.50
1	—	254	195.00	195.00
5	—	484	170.00–183.00	175.68
1	—	726	140.00	140.00
1	—	556	155.00	155.00
5	—	624	140.00–160.00	154.07
2	—	526	160.00–168.00	164.15
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	170.00–181.00	175.37
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	422	160.00	160.00
1	—	584	140.00	140.00
2	—	263	150.00–165.00	157.87
1	—	654	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	928	86.00–95.00	90.36
3	—	931	70.00–80.00	76.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	96.00–110.00	101.88
4	—	1,492	110.00–117.00	113.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,222	114.00–119.00	116.59
10	—	1,191	98.00–112.00	106.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,861	134.00–140.00	137.36
4	—	1,319	117.00–125.00	120.09

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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