Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very 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 $248.78/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −128.75 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$248.78

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$642

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$131.31/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	544	271.31	1,476	30
Medium and Large 2	556	185.77	1,034	9thin
Medium 2	596	140.00	834	1thin

One grade step is worth $131.31/cwt here — about $642 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

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $377.54 across 28 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 sale40 hd

248.78

—

NC average1 barns · 40 hd

248.78

+0.00

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−128.75

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	1,584	123.73	1,960	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	110.16	1,609	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	104.11	1,139	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	82.40	749	14

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)	899	$1,568	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	924	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	89.12/cwt	81.00–96.00	833	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	104.11/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,139	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	70.29/cwt	63.00–75.00	606	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	110.16/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,609	9
Bulls	—	—	1,775	133.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,377	7
Bulls	—	—	1,435	115.82/cwt	107.00–129.00	1,662	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	828	121.99/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	951	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	890	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	923	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	140.63/cwt	120.00–165.00	1,454	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	1,512.76/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	176.65/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	358	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	582	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	348	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	571	223.80/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	231	213.43/cwt	212.00–215.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	276.09/cwt	273.00–277.00	1,615	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	228.40/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,279	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	394	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	292.84/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	322.73/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,343	15
Steers	Small 1	400–450	424	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,190	2
Steers	Small 1	350–400	394	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	203.25/cwt	190.00–220.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	164.89/cwt	150.00–180.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	163.80/cwt	160.00–167.50	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	667	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	704	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	218.72/cwt	192.50–227.50	1,113	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	189.11/cwt	180.00–195.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	240.55/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,008	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	224.52/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	231.10/cwt	222.50–245.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	206.30/cwt	185.00–227.50	1,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	184.40/cwt	167.50–200.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	172.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	206	206.43/cwt	200.00–212.50	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	135.43/cwt	130.00–141.00	982	2
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	604	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	803	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	667	144.65/cwt	140.00–148.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	169.76/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	213.02/cwt	202.50–222.50	907	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	380	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	281.77/cwt	240.00–297.50	1,479	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	157.52/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	228.26/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	188.05/cwt	165.00–200.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	229.34/cwt	215.00–245.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	444	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	300.84/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	154.82/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	266.56/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,498	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	316.48/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,342	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	218.87/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,350	8
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	336	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	306.86/cwt	282.50–330.00	1,157	21
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	254	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	304.08/cwt	260.00–317.50	1,435	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	146.45/cwt	140.00–153.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	417	160.51/cwt	152.50–170.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	188.75/cwt	160.00–217.50	1,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	596	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	452	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	163.48/cwt	147.50–180.00	943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	232.22/cwt	225.00–242.50	750	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	236.13/cwt	225.00–245.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	513	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	217	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	332	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	276	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	239.28/cwt	235.00–242.50	895	10

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 Feb 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 496Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 64Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	935	81.00–96.00	89.12
5	—	862	63.00–75.00	70.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,094	95.00–113.00	104.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,461	105.00–118.00	110.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,775	130.00–140.00	133.90
9	—	1,435	107.00–129.00	115.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	828	110.00–135.00	121.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	842	113.00	113.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,034	120.00–165.00	140.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	924	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	956	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,512.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	112.50	112.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	335	265.00–320.00	300.84
21	350–400	377	282.50–330.00	306.86
13	400–450	424	295.00–325.00	316.48
19	450–500	472	260.00–317.50	304.08
15	500–550	525	240.00–297.50	281.77
13	550–600	562	265.00–280.00	266.56
8	600–650	617	195.00–235.00	218.87
3	650–700	675	160.00–195.00	176.65
2	700–750	712	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	760	147.50	147.50
2	800–850	823	145.00–165.00	154.82
2	850–900	873	140.00–175.00	157.52
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	167.50	167.50
1	300–350	348	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	358	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	571	222.50–225.00	223.80
2	600–650	620	162.50–177.50	169.76
3	650–700	667	140.00–148.00	144.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	231	212.00–215.00	213.43
2	250–300	272	215.00–245.00	229.34
3	300–350	327	225.00–245.00	236.13
2	350–400	361	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	426	202.50–222.50	213.02
4	450–500	467	200.00–250.00	228.26
3	500–550	521	165.00–200.00	188.05
5	550–600	577	160.00–217.50	188.75
2	600–650	635	140.00–153.00	146.45
1	650–700	665	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	726	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	772	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	336	177.50	177.50
2	350–400	380	180.00–190.00	185.00
2	400–450	444	177.00–180.00	178.49
1	550–600	596	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	320.00	320.00
15	400–450	416	300.00–328.00	322.73
1	450–500	458	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	515	275.00–300.00	292.84
13	550–600	585	273.00–277.00	276.09
1	600–650	614	255.00	255.00
3	850–900	855	173.50	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	522	240.00	240.00
5	550–600	596	228.00–230.00	228.40
1	600–650	602	212.50	212.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	424	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	267.50	267.50
3	650–700	667	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	206	200.00–212.50	206.43
1	250–300	280	215.00	215.00
2	300–350	303	200.00–205.00	202.48
4	350–400	375	190.00–220.00	203.25
5	400–450	439	180.00–195.00	189.11
5	450–500	476	167.50–200.00	184.40
5	500–550	536	150.00–180.00	164.89
2	550–600	558	160.00–167.50	163.80
1	600–650	606	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	674	141.00	141.00
1	700–750	704	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	225.00	225.00
6	250–300	274	222.50–245.00	231.10
9	300–350	323	225.00–242.50	232.22
10	350–400	374	235.00–242.50	239.28
21	400–450	419	220.00–250.00	240.55
5	450–500	485	220.00–237.50	224.52
10	500–550	509	192.50–227.50	218.72
7	550–600	581	185.00–227.50	206.30
4	600–650	617	170.00–175.00	172.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	526	180.00	180.00
6	550–600	577	147.50–180.00	163.48
2	700–750	725	130.00–141.00	135.43
1	750–800	790	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	217	135.00–145.00	139.93
1	350–400	382	145.00	145.00
1	600–650	604	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	276	170.00	170.00
3	400–450	417	152.50–170.00	160.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	452	160.00	160.00

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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