Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Closed 2 weeks for Christmas

6 head baby calves from 30.00-90.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.77/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$189.77

97 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$604

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$46.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.35

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	194.90	926	83
Medium and Large 2	410	164.97	677	6thin
Medium 2	314	159.36	500	5thin
Small 1	217	148.19	322	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.71/cwt here — about $604 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 sale97 hd

189.77

—

NC average2 barns · 146 hd

183.42

+6.35

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	1,314	112.35	1,476	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	92.50	1,064	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	90.97	1,288	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	71.86	744	18

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)	792	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium 2	—	210	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	168.60/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,131	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	318	171.20/cwt	167.50–175.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	212.12/cwt	202.50–217.50	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	222.07/cwt	206.00–227.50	613	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	224	168.41/cwt	167.00–170.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	288	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	376	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	242	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	201.40/cwt	187.50–217.50	749	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	183.47/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	164.54/cwt	159.00–167.50	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	194.34/cwt	187.00–207.50	826	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	217	148.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	193.60/cwt	175.00–212.50	1,026	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	304	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	205.36/cwt	190.00–222.50	988	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	161.28/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	201.00/cwt	197.50–205.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	234.21/cwt	232.50–235.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	211.08/cwt	195.00–223.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	442	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	211.23/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	792	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	792	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	530	113.67/cwt	110.00–117.50	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	146.17/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	852	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	192.26/cwt	182.50–197.50	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,157	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	81.44/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,196	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	79.40/cwt	74.00–84.00	888	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,361	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	92.33/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,305	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	110.76/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,198	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	90.06/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,044	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	569	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	60.84/cwt	45.00–66.00	537	6
Bulls	—	—	1,314	112.35/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,476	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	792	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	207.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	894	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	266	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	186.19/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,169	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	314	146.60/cwt	142.50–150.00	460	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	222	142.05/cwt	132.50–150.00	315	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	418	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	690	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	426	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	224.36/cwt	222.50–225.00	534	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	184.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	189.98/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	342	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	665	91.17/cwt	80.00–102.50	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	213.07/cwt	207.00–222.50	686	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	204.87/cwt	195.00–217.50	949	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 200Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 84Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Closed 2 weeks for Christmas

6 head baby calves from 30.00-90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	165.00–170.00	167.38
2	—	318	167.50–175.00	171.20
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	376	160.00	160.00
1	—	792	100.00	100.00
1	—	418	165.00	165.00
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	160.00–175.00	168.60
8	—	383	202.50–217.50	212.12
6	—	276	206.00–227.50	222.07
4	—	431	200.00–210.00	207.49
2	—	628	180.00–192.50	186.19
4	—	238	222.50–225.00	224.36
2	—	577	180.00–190.00	184.89
2	—	528	185.00–195.00	189.98
1	—	185	185.00	185.00
13	—	322	207.00–222.50	213.07
9	—	463	195.00–217.50	204.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	180.00	180.00
2	—	242	195.00	195.00
1	—	498	160.00	160.00
1	—	574	162.50	162.50
2	—	715	142.50–150.00	146.17
1	—	852	93.00	93.00
4	—	265	182.50–197.50	192.26
1	—	406	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–117.50	113.67
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	266	155.00	155.00
3	—	314	142.50–150.00	146.60
3	—	222	132.50–150.00	142.05
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	426	150.00	150.00
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
2	—	665	80.00–102.50	91.17
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	224	167.00–170.00	168.41
1	—	288	160.00	160.00
1	—	304	170.00	170.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	372	187.50–217.50	201.40
2	—	570	175.00–192.50	183.47
2	—	284	200.00	200.00
1	—	928	137.50	137.50
5	—	631	159.00–167.50	164.54
8	—	425	187.00–207.50	194.34
12	—	530	175.00–212.50	193.60
24	—	481	190.00–222.50	205.36
2	—	727	157.50–165.00	161.28
2	—	221	197.50–205.00	201.00
7	—	325	195.00–223.00	211.08
3	—	856	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	478	175.00	175.00
1	—	398	155.00	155.00
2	—	215	170.00–175.00	172.40
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
1	—	556	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	140.00–155.00	148.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	195.00	195.00
3	—	377	232.50–235.00	234.21
3	—	298	230.00	230.00
8	—	571	245.00	245.00
4	—	344	225.00	225.00
3	—	467	229.00	229.00
2	—	544	205.00–217.50	211.23
1	—	650	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	342	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	80.00–84.00	81.44
1	—	1,284	106.00	106.00
10	—	1,413	87.00–100.00	92.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,118	74.00–84.00	79.40
1	—	1,034	55.00	55.00
6	—	883	45.00–66.00	60.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,082	105.00–117.00	110.76
15	—	1,159	84.00–100.00	90.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,314	107.00–125.00	112.35

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	—	792	800.00	800.00

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Smithfield Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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