Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

6 head baby calves from 65.00 - 130.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $170.67/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −30.84 against this barn's trailing median of $201.51.

Average price

$170.67

155 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$60.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	193.51	1,003	61
Medium and Large 2	475	165.11	784	49
Medium 2	385	155.69	599	25
Small 1	388	133.36	518	20

One grade step is worth $60.15/cwt here — about $485 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 sale155 hd

170.67

—

NC average8 barns · 1,212 hd

167.79

+2.88

This barn, trailing median10 sales

201.51

−30.84

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	1,414	106.08	1,500	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	93.34	1,341	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,078	88.90	959	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	65.77	651	19

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)	962	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	565	171.32/cwt	165.00–177.00	968	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	186.34/cwt	180.00–197.50	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	184.54/cwt	180.00–192.50	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	161.05/cwt	150.00–167.50	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.22/cwt	137.50–155.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	173.73/cwt	170.00–177.50	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	224	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	353	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	322	153.46/cwt	150.00–162.50	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	268	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	409	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	481	113.63/cwt	102.50–125.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	471	146.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	181.02/cwt	170.00–187.50	862	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	422	129.53/cwt	120.00–140.00	547	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	319	130.58/cwt	110.00–140.00	417	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	375	137.99/cwt	130.00–142.50	517	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	112.51/cwt	107.50–117.50	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	170.84/cwt	167.50–177.50	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	178.77/cwt	170.00–185.00	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	216.34/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	222.61/cwt	221.00–223.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	588	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	184.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	801	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	488	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	181.60/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	163.71/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	197.13/cwt	187.50–199.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	187.41/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,139	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	516	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	658	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	342	156.69/cwt	152.50–165.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	184.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	246	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	572	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	482	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	928	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	77.10/cwt	71.00–86.00	769	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,020	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	88.09/cwt	85.00–93.00	952	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	93.34/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,341	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	55.57/cwt	50.00–65.00	547	10
Bulls	—	—	1,433	112.11/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,358	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,195	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	141.29/cwt	130.00–150.00	938	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	461	156.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	722	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	612	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	704	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	556	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	653	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	174.08/cwt	162.50–182.50	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	194.93/cwt	182.50–205.00	1,019	20
Bulls	Medium 2	—	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	180.22/cwt	170.00–187.50	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	146.98/cwt	137.50–160.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	180.80/cwt	175.00–190.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	827	100.75/cwt	90.00–112.50	833	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	246	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	173.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	158.15/cwt	152.50–160.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	217.92/cwt	205.00–223.00	928	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	151.19/cwt	150.00–152.50	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	511	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	818	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	500	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	602	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	768	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	368	130.28/cwt	120.00–152.50	479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	178.63/cwt	175.00–182.50	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	206.19/cwt	195.00–223.00	979	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	428	138.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	958	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	289	148.56/cwt	142.50–155.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	280	165.60/cwt	150.00–170.00	464	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	169.65/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,025	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	319	134.50/cwt	102.50–150.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	179.39/cwt	170.00–190.00	409	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	365	159.69/cwt	152.50–175.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	140.93/cwt	132.50–150.00	740	3

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 Nov 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 382Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 90Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 6

6 head baby calves from 65.00 - 130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	165.00–177.00	171.32
6	—	374	180.00–197.50	186.34
5	—	343	180.00–192.50	184.54
12	—	476	170.00–187.50	181.02
1	—	658	160.00	160.00
2	—	634	150.00–160.00	155.11
1	—	778	130.00	130.00
1	—	708	140.00	140.00
1	—	292	180.00	180.00
12	—	529	170.00–185.00	178.77
11	—	434	180.00–190.00	184.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	150.00–167.50	161.05
2	—	441	170.00–175.00	172.47
5	—	528	137.50–155.00	143.22
4	—	375	170.00–177.50	173.73
2	—	558	130.00–135.00	132.52
2	—	323	170.00	170.00
4	—	268	167.50–177.50	170.84
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	152.50	152.50
1	—	224	157.50	157.50
5	—	322	150.00–162.50	153.46
1	—	268	152.50	152.50
3	—	471	140.00–155.00	146.89
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	150.00–152.50	151.19
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	481	102.50–125.00	113.63
2	—	422	120.00–140.00	129.53
7	—	319	110.00–140.00	130.58
5	—	375	130.00–142.50	137.99
2	—	555	107.50–117.50	112.51
1	—	540	92.50	92.50
1	—	220	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	511	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	202.50–220.00	216.34
5	—	441	221.00–223.00	222.61
3	—	665	178.00–188.00	181.60
2	—	713	160.00–167.50	163.71
6	—	537	187.50–199.00	197.13
5	—	608	179.00–192.00	187.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	177.50	177.50
1	—	426	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	588	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	118.00	118.00
2	—	516	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	152.50–165.00	156.69
3	—	461	150.00–160.00	156.60
1	—	724	110.00	110.00
1	—	246	162.50	162.50
1	—	602	127.50	127.50
9	—	280	150.00–170.00	165.60
1	—	442	160.00	160.00
3	—	365	152.50–175.00	159.69
3	—	525	132.50–150.00	140.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	180.00–190.00	184.41
4	—	664	130.00–150.00	141.29
6	—	485	162.50–182.50	174.08
11	—	380	170.00–187.50	180.22
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
4	—	574	137.50–160.00	146.98
6	—	431	175.00–190.00	180.80
3	—	827	90.00–112.50	100.75
4	—	528	152.50–160.00	158.15
2	—	283	175.00–182.50	178.63
1	—	782	122.50	122.50
2	—	228	170.00–190.00	179.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	140.00	140.00
20	—	523	182.50–205.00	194.93
1	—	382	213.00	213.00
5	—	581	170.00–180.00	173.45
11	—	426	205.00–223.00	217.92
10	—	475	195.00–223.00	206.19
11	—	604	169.00–176.00	169.65
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	246	150.00	150.00
1	—	612	115.00	115.00
1	—	556	117.50	117.50
1	—	468	110.00	110.00
6	—	368	120.00–152.50	130.28
5	—	428	130.00–145.00	138.47
2	—	289	142.50–155.00	148.56
3	—	319	102.50–150.00	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	572	167.50	167.50
1	—	482	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	997	71.00–86.00	77.10
10	—	984	50.00–65.00	55.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,052	97.00	97.00
10	—	1,081	85.00–93.00	88.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	88.00–95.00	93.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	110.00–114.00	112.11
1	—	1,358	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	962	825.00	825.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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