Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $244.47/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −133.06 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$244.47

36 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$483

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$95.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.81

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	260.69	1,433	26
Medium and Large 2	552	206.44	1,140	9thin
Medium 2	576	165.00	950	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.69/cwt here — about $483 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale36 hd

244.47

—

NC average8 barns · 215 hd

259.28

−14.81

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−133.06

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	1,756	146.07	2,565	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	135.48	1,935	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	131.71	1,487	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	101.65	1,029	14

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	200–250	226	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	260.45/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,237	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	215.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	188.54/cwt	182.50–195.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	227.36/cwt	225.00–232.50	637	3
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	378	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	259.63/cwt	245.00–272.50	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	255.24/cwt	232.50–277.50	1,309	13
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	324	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	265.48/cwt	242.50–292.50	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	236	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	170	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	263.09/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,121	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	227.43/cwt	215.00–240.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	229.35/cwt	217.50–242.50	1,310	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	312.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	303.22/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,404	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	314.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	287.61/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	181.39/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,420	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	209.45/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	209.36/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	432	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	424	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	225.87/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	307.05/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	268.69/cwt	245.00–285.00	879	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	265.85/cwt	250.00–285.00	970	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	264.30/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,398	14
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	468	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	292.62/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,244	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	204.04/cwt	182.50–220.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	278.63/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,323	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	259.76/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	243.99/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	879	147.58/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	216	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	265.97/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,521	8
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	576	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	223.19/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	306.74/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,012	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	195.07/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	155.75/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,420	4
Bulls	—	—	1,974	161.88/cwt	155.00–167.00	3,196	5
Bulls	—	—	1,620	136.19/cwt	120.00–146.00	2,206	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	106.03/cwt	95.00–117.00	1,098	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,078	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	135.48/cwt	127.00–147.00	1,935	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	80.08/cwt	70.00–89.00	782	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	128.50/cwt	118.00–140.00	1,424	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	148.59/cwt	142.50–156.00	1,844	4

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 321Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 66Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	187.50	187.50
1	300–350	324	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	378	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	480	182.50–195.00	188.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	215.00	215.00
1	200–250	236	220.00	220.00
3	250–300	280	225.00–232.50	227.36
2	300–350	342	215.00–240.00	227.43
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	412	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	454	232.50	232.50
1	500–550	520	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	581	210.00–220.00	215.01
1	600–650	642	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	710	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	227	242.50–292.50	265.48
4	250–300	268	245.00–272.50	259.63
12	300–350	327	245.00–285.00	268.69
13	350–400	365	250.00–285.00	265.85
20	400–450	426	245.00–282.50	263.09
20	450–500	475	245.00–270.00	260.45
13	500–550	513	232.50–277.50	255.24
13	550–600	571	217.50–242.50	229.35
2	600–650	623	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	653	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	722	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	780	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	300.00–325.00	314.86
2	350–400	375	310.00–315.00	312.61
3	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	295.02
17	450–500	463	290.00–310.00	303.22
4	500–550	535	280.00–290.00	287.61
1	600–650	604	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	672	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	236	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	284	292.50	292.50
14	300–350	330	290.00–322.50	306.74
7	350–400	366	280.00–320.00	307.05
16	400–450	425	280.00–315.00	292.62
12	450–500	475	260.00–285.00	278.63
14	500–550	529	245.00–287.50	264.30
8	550–600	572	255.00–290.00	265.97
3	600–650	630	220.00–232.50	225.87
5	650–700	677	222.00–227.50	223.19
3	700–750	728	185.00–200.00	195.07
7	750–800	783	180.00–190.00	181.39
1	850–900	880	175.00	175.00
4	900–950	912	155.00–156.00	155.75
1	950–1000	968	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	437	245.00–275.00	259.76
5	450–500	476	230.00–260.00	243.99
4	500–550	511	200.00–220.00	209.45
5	550–600	585	182.50–220.00	204.04
1	600–650	600	177.50	177.50
1	650–700	682	187.50	187.50
1	700–750	740	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	879	140.00–155.00	147.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	262.50	262.50
4	550–600	578	237.50	237.50
4	600–650	610	205.00–212.50	209.36
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	424	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	468	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	576	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	630	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	216	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,974	155.00–167.00	161.88
8	—	1,620	120.00–146.00	136.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,036	95.00–117.00	106.03
1	—	880	122.50	122.50
3	—	977	70.00–89.00	80.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,428	127.00–147.00	135.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,108	118.00–140.00	128.50
4	—	1,241	142.50–156.00	148.59

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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