Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 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 $237.72/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −140.55 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$237.72

26 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$724

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$122.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	257.63	1,459	17thin
Medium and Large 2	558	215.14	1,200	7thin
Medium 2	568	160.00	909	1thin
Small 1	544	135.00	734	1thin

One grade step is worth $122.63/cwt here — about $724 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd

237.72

—

NC average2 barns · 73 hd

230.00

+7.72

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−140.55

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	1,527	128.44	1,961	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	117.39	1,731	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	108.91	1,375	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	81.95	927	9thin

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)	1,124	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Small 1	250–300	288	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	313	176.21/cwt	172.50–180.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	364	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	214.93/cwt	200.00–220.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	255.02/cwt	228.00–270.00	1,081	16
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	464	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	650	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	444	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	179.81/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	204.87/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	239.10/cwt	222.50–252.50	775	6
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	376	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	250.27/cwt	230.00–272.50	929	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	242.55/cwt	217.50–255.00	1,147	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	216.11/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	201.03/cwt	190.00–220.00	555	7
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	224	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,396	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	213.65/cwt	192.50–227.50	923	3
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	280	192.33/cwt	175.00–202.50	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	221.69/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	232.77/cwt	220.00–247.50	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	241.13/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	241.08/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	564	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	662	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	379	192.85/cwt	175.00–203.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	230.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	159.90/cwt	152.50–167.50	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	193.24/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	206.85/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	210.22/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	251.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	312.56/cwt	275.00–333.00	1,457	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	589	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,344	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	90.13/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,036	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	119.17/cwt	107.00–136.00	1,765	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,405	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	106.64/cwt	99.00–113.00	1,365	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	71.73/cwt	70.00–76.00	796	4
Bulls	—	—	1,229	121.63/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,495	6
Bulls	—	—	1,973	138.65/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,736	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	323	188.79/cwt	160.00–205.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	406	187.46/cwt	180.00–200.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	171.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,419	3
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	286	156.56/cwt	147.50–165.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	296.13/cwt	265.00–322.50	974	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	226.23/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,414	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	305.21/cwt	265.00–332.50	1,306	24
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	414	152.42/cwt	140.00–160.00	631	4
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	544	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	734	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	224	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	459	163.79/cwt	160.00–167.50	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	264.11/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	784	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Small 1Full	450–500	464	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	245	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	256.76/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,499	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	305.44/cwt	280.00–327.50	1,164	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	736	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	302.56/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,585	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	333.10/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,299	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	213.76/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	562	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	958	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	277	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	216.87/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,262	9

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 391Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 78Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	224	160.00	160.00
2	250–300	288	140.00–150.00	145.14
1	350–400	376	140.00	140.00
1	400–450	444	135.00	135.00
1	450–500	464	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	175.00–180.00	177.53
2	300–350	313	172.50–180.00	176.21
1	350–400	364	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	480	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	562	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	205.00–210.00	207.48
7	250–300	276	190.00–220.00	201.03
4	300–350	339	200.00–220.00	214.93
2	350–400	361	220.00–225.00	222.56
3	400–450	432	192.50–227.50	213.65
1	450–500	464	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	544	162.50	162.50
1	550–600	572	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	222.50–252.50	239.10
18	350–400	371	230.00–272.50	250.27
16	400–450	424	228.00–270.00	255.02
13	450–500	473	217.50–255.00	242.55
7	500–550	524	200.00–230.00	216.11
9	550–600	582	195.00–235.00	216.87
2	600–650	632	195.00–215.00	204.87
5	650–700	682	175.00–182.00	179.81
1	750–800	750	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	521	268.00	268.00
2	700–750	733	208.00	208.00
2	800–850	800	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	564	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	662	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	190.00–200.00	195.02
5	250–300	280	175.00–202.50	192.33
5	300–350	323	160.00–205.00	188.79
3	350–400	379	175.00–203.00	192.85
3	400–450	406	180.00–200.00	187.46
2	450–500	459	160.00–167.50	163.79
1	550–600	568	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	220.00–247.50	232.77
2	250–300	263	225.00–235.00	230.06
2	300–350	333	220.00	220.00
4	350–400	369	240.00–260.00	251.83
4	400–450	424	220.00–255.00	241.13
7	450–500	487	220.00–260.00	241.08
3	500–550	531	220.00–222.50	221.69
4	550–600	578	185.00–225.00	210.22
2	650–700	663	152.50–167.50	159.90
1	750–800	772	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	218	270.00	270.00
8	300–350	329	265.00–322.50	296.13
10	350–400	381	280.00–327.50	305.44
24	400–450	428	265.00–332.50	305.21
25	450–500	466	275.00–333.00	312.56
6	500–550	533	255.00–275.00	264.11
10	550–600	584	235.00–275.00	256.76
14	600–650	625	200.00–240.00	226.23
5	650–700	676	190.00–222.50	206.85
3	700–750	736	185.00–200.00	193.24
1	750–800	760	197.50	197.50
3	800–850	827	170.00–175.00	171.64
1	850–900	868	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	974	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	224	140.00	140.00
2	250–300	286	147.50–165.00	156.56
4	400–450	414	140.00–160.00	152.42
1	500–550	544	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	588	227.50	227.50
1	750–800	784	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	464	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	736	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	320.00–340.00	333.10
3	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
40	500–550	524	300.00–303.00	302.56
5	550–600	553	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	704	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	524	212.50–215.00	213.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	96.00	96.00
12	—	1,481	107.00–136.00	119.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,149	88.00–93.00	90.13
4	—	1,110	70.00–76.00	71.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,191	118.00	118.00
8	—	1,280	99.00–113.00	106.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,229	116.00–133.00	121.63
4	—	1,973	137.00–141.00	138.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,124	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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