Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

19 head baby calves from 30.00-160.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $178.84/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −22.67 against this barn's trailing median of $201.51.

Average price

$178.84

123 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$563

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$62.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.76

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	189.96	1,046	74
Medium and Large 2	493	167.93	828	39
Medium 2	508	141.90	721	8thin
Small 1	379	127.50	483	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.46/cwt here — about $563 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 sale123 hd

178.84

—

NC average7 barns · 818 hd

172.08

+6.76

This barn, trailing median10 sales

201.51

−22.67

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	1,472	105.34	1,551	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	97.41	1,364	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	94.43	1,006	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	72.64	704	31

Every lot, as filed

90 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	Small 1	—	274	136.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	374	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	474	133.75/cwt	127.50–140.00	634	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	135.13/cwt	120.00–150.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	481	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	196.41/cwt	180.00–213.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	211.59/cwt	197.50–227.50	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	187.47/cwt	175.00–205.00	999	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	584	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	206.51/cwt	190.00–217.50	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	213.72/cwt	200.00–225.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	191.62/cwt	175.00–199.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	164.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	209.65/cwt	200.00–215.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	166.09/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	939	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	444	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	755	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	576	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	210.42/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	197.52/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	231.27/cwt	225.00–237.50	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,346	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	204	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	245	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	148.56/cwt	140.00–160.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	195.48/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,034	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	200.45/cwt	190.00–210.00	954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	237.49/cwt	220.00–267.50	879	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	89.55/cwt	87.00–93.00	921	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	59.19/cwt	50.00–73.00	537	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	80.65/cwt	74.00–87.00	819	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	88.44/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,471	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	98.90/cwt	93.00–114.00	1,342	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	100.39/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,113	9
Bulls	—	—	1,230	78.05/cwt	70.00–86.00	960	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	126.39/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,430	4
Bulls	—	—	1,368	108.45/cwt	94.00–120.00	1,484	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	159.31/cwt	155.00–162.50	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	176.56/cwt	170.00–185.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	864	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	138.19/cwt	132.50–145.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	186.64/cwt	175.00–210.00	698	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	846	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	596	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	183.73/cwt	180.00–187.50	753	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	516	151.53/cwt	150.00–153.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	193.08/cwt	182.50–200.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	816	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	979	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	398	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	163.42/cwt	156.00–170.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	156.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	901	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	444	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	582	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	158.94/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,066	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	761	157.57/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,199	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	834	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	698	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	714	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	807	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	211	145.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	306	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	572	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	237	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.50	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	154.57/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	171.21/cwt	157.50–180.00	1,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	186.13/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	186.01/cwt	175.00–195.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	218.72/cwt	210.00–227.50	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	241.52/cwt	235.00–250.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	230.35/cwt	222.00–237.50	647	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	278	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	431	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 Nov 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 406Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 69Year ago 74

19 head baby calves from 30.00-160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	274	130.00–140.00	136.57
2	—	474	127.50–140.00	133.75
2	—	345	120.00–150.00	135.13
1	—	584	100.00	100.00
1	—	398	100.00	100.00
1	—	444	140.00	140.00
3	—	211	140.00–150.00	145.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	628	150.00	150.00
2	—	375	180.00–185.00	182.51
1	—	302	180.00	180.00
1	—	484	170.00	170.00
1	—	404	165.00	165.00
4	—	535	156.00–170.00	163.42
4	—	575	150.00–160.00	156.72
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	481	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	582	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	180.00–213.00	196.41
5	—	372	197.50–227.50	211.59
27	—	533	175.00–205.00	187.47
2	—	610	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,190	157.00	157.00
5	—	321	190.00–217.50	206.51
4	—	271	200.00–225.00	213.72
7	—	475	175.00–199.00	191.62
3	—	230	200.00–215.00	209.65
1	—	744	160.00	160.00
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
2	—	682	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	834	107.00	107.00
2	—	698	118.00	118.00
1	—	714	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	779	160.00–175.00	164.93
1	—	340	205.00	205.00
2	—	617	157.50–175.00	166.09
2	—	494	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	185.00	185.00
1	—	476	215.00	215.00
1	—	286	250.00	250.00
7	—	510	210.00–211.00	210.42
6	—	622	190.00–205.00	197.52
2	—	413	245.00–250.00	247.47
2	—	397	225.00–237.50	231.27
1	—	748	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	576	92.50	92.50
1	—	400	122.50	122.50
1	—	204	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
1	—	548	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	140.00–160.00	148.56
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
4	—	517	155.00–162.50	159.31
3	—	478	170.00–185.00	176.56
1	—	864	120.00	120.00
4	—	717	132.50–145.00	138.19
6	—	374	175.00–210.00	186.64
2	—	596	150.00–155.00	152.51
2	—	410	180.00–187.50	183.73
7	—	333	182.50–200.00	193.08
1	—	816	120.00	120.00
3	—	283	175.00–195.00	186.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	529	180.00–205.00	195.48
8	—	476	190.00–210.00	200.45
5	—	370	220.00–267.50	237.49
9	—	671	150.00–163.00	158.94
12	—	761	153.00–166.00	157.57
1	—	222	210.00	210.00
3	—	721	149.00–160.00	154.57
6	—	616	157.50–180.00	171.21
4	—	581	175.00–195.00	186.13
6	—	421	210.00–227.50	218.72
3	—	333	235.00–250.00	241.52
4	—	281	222.00–237.50	230.35
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	846	110.00	110.00
2	—	516	150.00–153.00	151.53
1	—	572	130.00	130.00
2	—	237	160.00–167.50	163.58
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
1	—	278	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,029	87.00–93.00	89.55
9	—	1,109	95.00–107.00	100.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	907	50.00–73.00	59.19
1	—	876	90.00	90.00
18	—	1,016	74.00–87.00	80.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	88.00–89.00	88.44
12	—	1,357	93.00–114.00	98.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	70.00–86.00	78.05
4	—	1,923	124.00–129.00	126.39
8	—	1,368	94.00–120.00	108.45

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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