Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $174.02/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$174.02

92 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$65.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.46

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	186.92	1,003	64
Medium and Large 2	505	153.23	774	16thin
Medium 2	352	149.50	527	5thin
Small 1	454	121.14	550	7thin

One grade step is worth $65.78/cwt here — about $453 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 sale92 hd

174.02

—

NC average7 barns · 1,155 hd

186.48

−12.46

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	1,500	122.57	1,839	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,631	106.05	1,730	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,118	105.36	1,178	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	88.58	842	32

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)	846	$1,096	5

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	187.03/cwt	170.00–195.00	999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,064	1
Steers	Small 1	—	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	198.50/cwt	190.00–207.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,442	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	248	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	172.12/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	369	129.00/cwt	122.50–135.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	179.99/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,042	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	207.78/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	212.07/cwt	210.00–215.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	179.30/cwt	170.00–185.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	189.78/cwt	172.50–197.50	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	206.70/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,395	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	191.06/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	215.42/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,172	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	221.52/cwt	220.00–223.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	177.39/cwt	170.00–185.00	633	2
Steers	Small 1	—	372	153.77/cwt	152.50–155.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	324	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	369	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	726	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	816	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	197.59/cwt	189.00–215.00	858	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	183.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	199.15/cwt	197.50–200.00	556	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	574	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	81.30/cwt	76.00–84.00	788	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	91.43/cwt	86.00–96.00	862	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	106.05/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,730	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	114.64/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,348	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	103.50/cwt	96.00–112.00	1,145	15
Bulls	—	—	1,204	121.22/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,140	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,049	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	133.65/cwt	129.00–141.00	2,430	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	656	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	1,150.95/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	342	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	157.40/cwt	152.50–162.50	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	306	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	558	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	384	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	172.27/cwt	165.00–180.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	178.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,111	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	146.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	434	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	241	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.50	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	143.80/cwt	132.50–155.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	874	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	153.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	734	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	524	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	454	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	658	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	616	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	188.72/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,170	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	177.45/cwt	172.50–182.50	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	176.22/cwt	172.50–180.00	479	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	264	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	403	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	375	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	612	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	342	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	479	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	434	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	544	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	195.91/cwt	187.50–202.50	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	210.76/cwt	187.50–222.00	820	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	193.62/cwt	175.00–210.00	997	13

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 344Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 53Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	534	170.00–195.00	187.03
1	—	674	150.00	150.00
2	—	330	190.00–207.00	198.50
1	—	700	173.00	173.00
3	—	618	165.00–181.00	172.12
6	—	579	170.00–185.00	179.99
1	—	396	200.00	200.00
1	—	284	185.00	185.00
7	—	424	170.00–185.00	179.30
7	—	477	172.50–197.50	189.78
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
1	—	248	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	152.50	152.50
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
1	—	454	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	569	150.00–160.00	155.01
1	—	334	170.00	170.00
2	—	241	170.00–172.50	171.29
2	—	623	132.50–155.00	143.80
2	—	874	116.00	116.00
3	—	479	150.00–160.00	153.18
1	—	548	140.00	140.00
2	—	289	172.50–182.50	177.45
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	369	122.50–135.00	129.00
2	—	524	110.00	110.00
1	—	616	100.00	100.00
1	—	342	140.00	140.00
1	—	434	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	212.00	212.00
19	—	620	185.00–191.00	188.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	185.00	185.00
1	—	626	170.00	170.00
1	—	788	166.00	166.00
1	—	412	180.00	180.00
2	—	357	170.00–185.00	177.39
1	—	348	180.00	180.00
1	—	282	182.50	182.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	278	140.00	140.00
2	—	372	152.50–155.00	153.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	210.00	210.00
9	—	568	190.00–210.00	207.78
5	—	414	210.00–215.00	212.07
1	—	778	180.00	180.00
9	—	675	205.00–208.00	206.70
4	—	524	180.00–210.00	191.06
2	—	335	220.00–223.00	221.52
1	—	704	195.00	195.00
1	—	648	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	220.00	220.00
5	—	651	221.50	221.50
6	—	544	215.00–217.50	215.42
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	162.50	162.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	324	114.00	114.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	726	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	816	155.00	155.00
11	—	434	189.00–215.00	197.59
3	—	574	180.00–190.00	183.38
3	—	279	197.50–200.00	199.15
6	—	623	170.00–180.00	178.28
1	—	454	205.00	205.00
1	—	684	140.00	140.00
5	—	325	187.50–202.50	195.91
13	—	389	187.50–222.00	210.76
13	—	515	175.00–210.00	193.62
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	142.50	142.50
1	—	342	130.00	130.00
1	—	384	150.00	150.00
1	—	264	152.50	152.50
1	—	402	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	561	152.50–162.50	157.40
1	—	400	171.00	171.00
1	—	306	182.50	182.50
2	—	464	165.00–180.00	172.27
4	—	621	140.00–155.00	146.24
1	—	790	117.50	117.50
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
2	—	272	172.50–180.00	176.22
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	478	145.00	145.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	434	160.00	160.00
3	—	375	160.00–165.00	163.25
1	—	544	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
9	—	969	76.00–84.00	81.30
23	—	943	86.00–96.00	91.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	94.00–112.00	106.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,176	114.00–115.00	114.64
15	—	1,106	96.00–112.00	103.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,204	116.00–126.00	121.22
1	—	1,140	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,818	129.00–141.00	133.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	656	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	894	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,150.95

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

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

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