Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were sharply higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

3 head of baby calves; 162.50-230.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.98/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$192.98

63 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$85.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.06

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	209.77	958	34
Medium and Large 2	424	187.04	793	19thin
Medium 2	447	156.93	702	7thin
Small 1	492	124.33	612	3thin

One grade step is worth $85.44/cwt here — about $346 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 sale63 hd

192.98

—

NC average7 barns · 613 hd

179.91

+13.06

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	1,394	119.80	1,670	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	109.92	1,611	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	100.43	1,094	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	84.51	813	9thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	369	197.72/cwt	180.00–207.50	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	438	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	232	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	194.35/cwt	180.00–200.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	521	126.50/cwt	120.00–132.50	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	886	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	210.36/cwt	207.50–212.50	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	272	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	217.67/cwt	212.50–225.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	200.00/cwt	192.50–207.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	201.81/cwt	190.00–207.50	547	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	784	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	792	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	258	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	335	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	494	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	208.62/cwt	185.00–222.00	1,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	240.13/cwt	222.50–272.50	1,143	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	874	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	154.79/cwt	140.00–165.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	204.11/cwt	190.00–217.50	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	748	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	746	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	506	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	746	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	264	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	223.32/cwt	212.50–227.50	949	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	434	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	252.32/cwt	245.00–260.00	941	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	228	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	198.21/cwt	185.00–210.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	232.47/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	566	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	993	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	439	161.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	242.53/cwt	235.00–247.50	822	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	938	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	744	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	584	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	715	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	236.54/cwt	227.50–252.50	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	259.98/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	201.08/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	336	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	479	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	131.65/cwt	122.00–139.00	2,005	3
Bulls	—	—	1,201	102.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,225	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	113.31/cwt	107.50–120.00	1,330	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	88.44/cwt	84.00–92.50	866	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	76.64/cwt	70.00–80.00	712	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	95.74/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,013	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	109.92/cwt	97.00–119.00	1,611	7

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 126Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 45Year ago 95

3 head of baby calves; 162.50-230.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	180.00–207.50	197.72
1	—	222	197.50	197.50
4	—	430	180.00–200.00	194.35
1	—	886	125.00	125.00
1	—	638	137.50	137.50
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
2	—	472	190.00	190.00
2	—	328	192.50–207.50	200.00
3	—	271	190.00–207.50	201.81
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	232	177.50	177.50
1	—	272	185.00	185.00
1	—	784	101.00	101.00
1	—	526	150.00	150.00
3	—	439	160.00–165.00	161.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	362	227.50	227.50
2	—	612	183.00	183.00
1	—	342	227.50	227.50
1	—	580	187.50	187.50
6	—	469	207.50–212.50	210.36
4	—	271	212.50–225.00	217.67
6	—	513	185.00–222.00	208.62
10	—	425	212.50–227.50	223.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	664	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	521	120.00–132.50	126.50
1	—	434	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	566	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	254.00	254.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	258	130.00	130.00
1	—	494	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	222.50–272.50	240.13
2	—	373	245.00–260.00	252.32
4	—	527	222.50–245.00	232.47
3	—	339	235.00–247.50	242.53
1	—	744	160.00	160.00
4	—	278	227.50–252.50	236.54
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
1	—	688	170.00	170.00
3	—	433	245.00–270.00	259.98
2	—	561	192.50–210.00	201.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	874	122.50	122.50
3	—	625	140.00–165.00	154.79
4	—	319	190.00–217.50	204.11
1	—	746	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	142.50	142.50
3	—	409	185.00–210.00	198.21
1	—	390	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	156.00	156.00
1	—	506	147.50	147.50
1	—	264	180.00	180.00
1	—	938	106.00	106.00
1	—	474	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	748	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	228	147.50	147.50
1	—	584	122.50	122.50
1	—	336	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	122.00–139.00	131.65
2	—	1,201	100.00–105.00	102.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	107.50–120.00	113.31
11	—	1,058	90.00–101.00	95.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	979	84.00–92.50	88.44
3	—	929	70.00–80.00	76.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	97.00–119.00	109.92

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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