Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

5 head baby calves from 90.00-230.0

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.01/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$179.01

55 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$23.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	183.82	1,040	42
Medium and Large 2	560	164.99	925	9thin
Medium 2	464	160.00	742	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.82/cwt here — about $297 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 sale55 hd

179.01

—

NC average8 barns · 736 hd

177.76

+1.25

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	—	High	1,508	115.90	1,748	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,422	120.00	1,706	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	94.26	1,080	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	91.31	1,320	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	77.61	840	14

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	673	172.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	180.96/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	692	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	396	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	224	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	236	220.42/cwt	215.00–227.50	520	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	91.79/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,030	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	66.42/cwt	59.00–73.00	721	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	82.08/cwt	75.00–85.00	887	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	91.31/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,320	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	106.60/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,351	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,833	1
Bulls	—	—	1,541	111.20/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	163.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	214.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,010	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	553	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	229.60/cwt	220.00–240.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	417	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	822	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	129.89/cwt	120.00–140.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	235.69/cwt	230.00–245.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,246	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	386	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	964	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	168.70/cwt	165.00–172.50	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	196.93/cwt	192.50–200.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	191.81/cwt	190.00–197.50	990	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	183.10/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	193.86/cwt	190.00–197.50	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	213.47/cwt	197.50–227.50	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	202.31/cwt	195.00–210.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	314	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	224	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	828	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,097	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 255Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 74Year ago 74

5 head baby calves from 90.00-230.0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	170.00–180.00	172.96
3	—	573	175.00–190.00	180.96
4	—	484	192.50–200.00	196.93
5	—	868	146.00	146.00
11	—	516	190.00–197.50	191.81
4	—	611	177.50–185.00	183.10
2	—	420	190.00–197.50	193.86
2	—	740	160.00	160.00
3	—	316	197.50–227.50	213.47
1	—	236	200.00	200.00
2	—	388	195.00–210.00	202.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	374	185.00	185.00
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	964	122.50	122.50
1	—	742	150.00	150.00
2	—	567	165.00–172.50	168.70
1	—	438	192.50	192.50
1	—	302	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	314	160.00	160.00
1	—	224	187.50	187.50
1	—	828	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	396	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	224	190.00	190.00
1	—	287	205.00	205.00
1	—	378	180.00	180.00
1	—	588	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
1	—	458	190.00	190.00
1	—	822	137.50	137.50
1	—	634	150.00	150.00
2	—	710	120.00–140.00	129.89
1	—	762	130.00	130.00
1	—	416	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	236	215.00–227.50	220.42
3	—	716	160.00–165.00	163.36
7	—	470	200.00–220.00	214.88
1	—	428	220.00	220.00
5	—	275	220.00–240.00	229.60
1	—	352	235.00	235.00
1	—	552	195.00	195.00
3	—	335	230.00–245.00	235.69
4	—	629	175.00–185.00	179.94
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	150.00–160.00	155.01
2	—	417	170.00–175.00	172.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
1	—	656	190.00	190.00
7	—	610	221.00	221.00
1	—	578	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,122	85.00–96.00	91.79
2	—	1,267	105.00–108.00	106.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	59.00–73.00	66.42
10	—	1,081	75.00–85.00	82.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,446	87.00–96.00	91.31
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,422	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,541	104.00–116.00	111.20

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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