Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

8 head of baby calves from 60.00-120.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $176.53/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −24.98 against this barn's trailing median of $201.51.

Average price

$176.53

166 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$45.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	187.59	930	90
Medium and Large 2	496	169.27	840	50
Medium 2	399	160.74	641	14thin
Small 1	387	142.29	551	12thin

One grade step is worth $45.30/cwt here — about $380 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

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $160.66, median $201.51 across 10 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 sale166 hd

176.53

—

NC average8 barns · 1,097 hd

176.56

−0.03

This barn, trailing median10 sales

201.51

−24.98

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	—	Low	1,579	110.34	1,742	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	95.74	1,466	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	89.40	966	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	73.87	788	27

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)	700	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	726	$625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	444	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	766	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	148.41/cwt	140.00–157.50	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	191.43/cwt	185.00–200.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	372	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	188.16/cwt	181.00–205.00	993	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	182.61/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,043	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	181.01/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,187	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	153.70/cwt	140.00–162.50	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	198.42/cwt	185.00–211.00	937	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	421	156.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	167.36/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	246	180.00/cwt	177.50–182.50	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	213.13/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	324	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	211.67/cwt	210.00–215.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	199.54/cwt	192.50–202.50	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	198.79/cwt	190.00–207.50	628	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	201.90/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,260	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	532	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	203.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	197.44/cwt	195.00–200.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	206.14/cwt	195.00–220.00	674	14
Bulls	Small 1	—	456	142.47/cwt	140.00–147.50	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	195.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	205.45/cwt	195.00–220.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,152	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	91.70/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,453	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	66.55/cwt	54.00–74.00	671	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	79.72/cwt	74.00–85.00	887	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	89.40/cwt	85.00–98.00	966	7
Bulls	—	—	1,800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,559	112.19/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,749	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	726	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	168.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,054	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	182.93/cwt	170.00–190.00	885	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	151.83/cwt	140.00–160.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	163.59/cwt	157.50–172.50	941	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	142.31/cwt	130.00–152.50	968	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	138.14/cwt	130.00–142.50	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	152.58/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	392	168.73/cwt	167.50–170.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	184.74/cwt	178.00–202.50	953	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	182.77/cwt	170.00–190.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	184.13/cwt	178.00–192.50	1,061	14
Bulls	Medium 2	—	434	158.81/cwt	152.50–162.50	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	139.09/cwt	120.00–160.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	265	166.38/cwt	162.50–170.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	186.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	307	168.81/cwt	165.00–172.50	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	210.09/cwt	200.00–215.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	183.46/cwt	180.00–190.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	183.26/cwt	177.50–192.50	500	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	282	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	202.09/cwt	195.00–207.00	867	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	370	145.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	612	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	842	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	208	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	173.59/cwt	170.00–182.50	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	179.45/cwt	175.00–185.00	492	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 Oct 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 439Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 56Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 1

8 head of baby calves from 60.00-120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	172.50	172.50
1	—	354	182.50	182.50
2	—	521	160.00–165.00	162.60
2	—	489	175.00–180.00	177.53
1	—	586	170.00	170.00
2	—	246	177.50–182.50	180.00
1	—	614	147.00	147.00
5	—	332	170.00–182.50	173.59
5	—	274	175.00–185.00	179.45
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	140.00–157.50	148.41
1	—	372	155.00	155.00
6	—	478	140.00–162.50	153.70
3	—	421	150.00–160.00	156.79
1	—	324	165.00	165.00
2	—	282	165.00–170.00	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	185.00–200.00	191.43
16	—	528	181.00–205.00	188.16
16	—	571	175.00–190.00	182.61
5	—	656	165.00–185.00	181.01
18	—	472	185.00–211.00	198.42
2	—	630	160.00–175.00	167.36
1	—	956	137.50	137.50
5	—	372	192.50–202.50	199.54
6	—	316	190.00–207.50	198.79
4	—	286	195.00–200.00	197.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	612	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	468	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	180.00	180.00
1	—	490	185.00	185.00
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	202.50–215.00	213.13
1	—	658	192.50	192.50
3	—	326	210.00–215.00	211.67
12	—	624	190.00–209.00	201.90
6	—	583	200.00–210.00	203.16
2	—	782	197.00	197.00
3	—	406	223.00	223.00
2	—	495	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	468	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	532	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	327	195.00–220.00	206.14
4	—	726	140.00–145.00	142.53
6	—	458	190.00–200.00	195.87
5	—	364	195.00–220.00	205.45
9	—	627	160.00–170.00	168.09
2	—	755	140.00–165.00	152.58
2	—	675	155.00–160.00	157.41
15	—	516	178.00–202.50	184.74
14	—	576	178.00–192.50	184.13
1	—	930	135.00	135.00
4	—	270	200.00–215.00	210.09
13	—	429	195.00–207.00	202.09
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	140.00–147.50	142.47
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
4	—	425	130.00–142.50	138.14
3	—	370	140.00–150.00	145.82
1	—	208	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	696	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	484	170.00–190.00	182.93
7	—	575	157.50–172.50	163.59
6	—	680	130.00–152.50	142.31
5	—	380	170.00–190.00	182.77
7	—	619	120.00–160.00	139.09
1	—	228	180.00	180.00
7	—	435	180.00–190.00	186.80
1	—	542	160.00	160.00
3	—	329	180.00–190.00	183.46
3	—	273	177.50–192.50	183.26
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	140.00–160.00	151.83
2	—	392	167.50–170.00	168.73
4	—	434	152.50–162.50	158.81
2	—	265	162.50–170.00	166.38
2	—	307	165.00–172.50	168.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,152	124.00	124.00
7	—	1,585	88.00–100.00	91.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,008	54.00–74.00	66.55
15	—	1,113	74.00–85.00	79.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	85.00–98.00	89.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	90.00	90.00
11	—	1,559	100.00–124.00	112.19

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	726	625.00	625.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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