Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $231.70/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −146.57 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$231.70

35 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$490

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$90.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	245.31	1,355	25
Medium and Large 2	530	202.39	1,073	9thin
Medium 2	558	155.00	865	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.31/cwt here — about $490 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $378.27 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

231.70

—

NC average1 barns · 35 hd

231.70

+0.00

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−146.57

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	1,586	125.77	1,994	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,062	130.00	1,381	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	108.97	1,679	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	105.27	1,237	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	88.20	848	16

Every lot, as filed

87 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	Small 1	250–300	284	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	157.94/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	262.55/cwt	250.00–280.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	248	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	258.47/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,365	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	223.86/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	193.88/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	197.68/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	236.71/cwt	225.00–250.00	888	4
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	476	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	134.39/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	163.94/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	320	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	270.67/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,026	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	268.12/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,129	11
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	588	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	534	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	440	166.23/cwt	165.00–167.50	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	231.27/cwt	220.00–240.00	742	4
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	276	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	237.45/cwt	232.50–242.50	781	2
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	842	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	219.54/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,021	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	228.73/cwt	222.50–237.50	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	223.85/cwt	212.50–232.50	949	10
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	482	151.70/cwt	140.00–160.00	731	3
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	322	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	467	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	496	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	426	173.81/cwt	172.50–175.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	196.29/cwt	180.00–212.50	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	193.02/cwt	182.50–202.50	631	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	608	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	191.41/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	157.35/cwt	150.00–165.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	201.45/cwt	197.50–205.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	161.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	190.94/cwt	180.00–202.50	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	280.41/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	283.20/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	271.29/cwt	270.00–275.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	586	200.71/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	139.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,053	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	203.74/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,047	7
Bulls	Large 3	700–750	718	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	261.61/cwt	255.00–270.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	964	1
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	678	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	261.60/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	302	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	257.69/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,206	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	248.68/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,408	10
Bulls	—	—	1,867	137.57/cwt	133.00–143.00	2,568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,304	113.97/cwt	101.00–128.00	1,486	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	103.53/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,231	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	90.53/cwt	83.00–95.00	881	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	71.90/cwt	70.00–74.00	633	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	114.96/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,693	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,062	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,381	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	115.68/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,263	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,812	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,540	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 130Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 44Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	152.50	152.50
1	300–350	302	140.00	140.00
1	450–500	476	147.50	147.50
1	650–700	660	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	240.00	240.00
5	250–300	279	255.00–270.00	261.61
5	300–350	321	250.00–280.00	262.55
11	350–400	379	250.00–285.00	270.67
11	400–450	421	245.00–280.00	268.12
8	450–500	468	245.00–267.50	257.69
11	500–550	528	240.00–270.00	258.47
10	550–600	566	230.00–263.00	248.68
5	600–650	622	180.00–215.00	193.88
1	650–700	670	185.00	185.00
6	700–750	713	153.00–160.00	157.94
2	750–800	764	158.00–170.00	163.94
1	800–850	816	150.00	150.00
2	900–950	915	120.00–149.00	134.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	248	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	329	232.50–242.50	237.45
4	350–400	375	225.00–250.00	236.71
1	400–450	444	236.00	236.00
2	450–500	470	220.00–227.50	223.86
7	500–550	514	180.00–225.00	203.74
2	550–600	586	180.00–215.00	197.68
1	600–650	602	160.00	160.00
2	700–750	725	140.00–145.00	142.49
7	750–800	756	135.00–140.00	139.28
1	800–850	840	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	276	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	320	202.50	202.50
2	400–450	440	165.00–167.50	166.23
1	450–500	498	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	558	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	586	199.00–205.00	200.71
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	718	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	187.50	187.50
2	400–450	426	172.50–175.00	173.81
3	450–500	482	140.00–160.00	151.70
1	500–550	544	160.00	160.00
2	550–600	588	137.50–140.00	138.75
1	600–650	608	140.00	140.00
1	700–750	748	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	534	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	220.00	220.00
4	300–350	321	220.00–240.00	231.27
8	350–400	367	222.50–237.50	228.73
10	400–450	424	212.50–232.50	223.85
10	450–500	465	210.00–230.00	219.54
8	500–550	532	180.00–212.50	196.29
3	550–600	572	180.00–200.00	191.41
1	600–650	622	167.50	167.50
3	700–750	707	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	322	145.00	145.00
1	350–400	390	145.00	145.00
1	450–500	496	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	180.00–190.00	185.07
2	300–350	327	182.50–202.50	193.02
2	350–400	376	197.50–205.00	201.45
2	400–450	436	180.00–202.50	190.94
1	450–500	492	180.00	180.00
5	500–550	530	160.00–170.00	161.98
2	550–600	584	160.00–170.00	165.03
2	600–650	618	150.00–165.00	157.35
1	700–750	734	135.00	135.00
1	750–800	766	120.00	120.00
1	800–850	842	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	270.00–275.00	271.29
6	350–400	386	277.50–282.50	280.41
4	400–450	442	277.50–285.00	283.20
2	500–550	529	246.00	246.00
6	550–600	573	255.00–266.00	261.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	482	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	624	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	678	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,867	133.00–143.00	137.57
5	—	1,304	101.00–128.00	113.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,189	96.00–110.00	103.53
3	—	1,092	115.00–116.00	115.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	973	83.00–95.00	90.53
2	—	880	70.00–74.00	71.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	110.00–121.00	114.96
1	—	1,812	85.00	85.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,062	130.00	130.00

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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