Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $238.34/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −139.93 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$238.34

26 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$48.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.30

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	255.23	1,393	17thin
Medium and Large 2	538	206.44	1,110	9thin

One grade step is worth $48.79/cwt here — about $283 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

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

238.34

—

NC average7 barns · 288 hd

259.64

−21.30

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−139.93

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	1,310	137.43	1,800	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	122.98	1,750	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,123	121.18	1,361	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	92.45	909	12

Every lot, as filed

77 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	250–300	293	238.22/cwt	230.00–245.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	229.29/cwt	222.50–240.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	270.31/cwt	255.00–287.50	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	213.80/cwt	200.00–230.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	239.68/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,234	8
Heifers	Small 3	400–450	424	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	228.16/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	269.90/cwt	260.00–280.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	252.03/cwt	242.50–275.00	1,081	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	296.93/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	218.26/cwt	200.00–232.50	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	186.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	531	166.24/cwt	162.50–170.00	883	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	394	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	594	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	444	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	544	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,306	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	119.93/cwt	114.00–131.00	1,355	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	80.89/cwt	70.00–87.00	799	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	100.70/cwt	90.00–111.00	986	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	112.02/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,546	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	128.46/cwt	117.00–140.00	1,855	8
Bulls	—	—	1,310	137.43/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,800	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	263.75/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	227.64/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	211.07/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,110	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	323	164.79/cwt	160.00–175.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	246.73/cwt	225.00–275.00	935	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	178.74/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	613	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	482	158.86/cwt	150.00–167.50	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	249.70/cwt	225.00–275.00	829	6
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	360	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	765	3
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	226	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	268.39/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,288	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	289.51/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	190.24/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	249.54/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	364	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	218.65/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,039	7
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	433	177.02/cwt	167.50–180.00	766	4
Heifers	Small 3	350–400	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	267.31/cwt	245.00–290.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	546	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	688	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	261.01/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,386	9
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	284	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	248.69/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	210.73/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,298	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	469	175.76/cwt	172.50–180.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	300.67/cwt	280.00–320.00	980	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	300.67/cwt	285.00–310.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	208.14/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	294.11/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,265	6

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 343Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 69Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	230.00–245.00	238.22
4	300–350	324	222.50–240.00	229.29
3	350–400	386	200.00–232.50	218.26
4	400–450	435	200.00–230.00	213.80
7	450–500	475	200.00–235.00	218.65
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	596	183.00	183.00
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	269	260.00–280.00	269.90
3	300–350	328	245.00–290.00	267.31
4	350–400	367	255.00–287.50	270.31
11	400–450	429	242.50–275.00	252.03
5	450–500	476	242.50–255.00	249.54
8	500–550	515	230.00–256.00	239.68
3	550–600	577	220.00–235.00	228.16
4	600–650	626	200.00	200.00
4	700–750	728	186.00–190.00	186.99
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	120.00	120.00
1	400–450	424	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	180.00	180.00
4	400–450	433	167.50–180.00	177.02
2	500–550	531	162.50–170.00	166.24
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	155.00	155.00
1	350–400	364	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	546	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	582	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	688	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	456	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	692	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	314.00	314.00
3	450–500	472	275.00	275.00
7	500–550	540	280.00–310.00	296.93
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	285.00–310.00	300.67
9	300–350	326	280.00–320.00	300.67
3	350–400	383	277.50–310.00	289.51
6	400–450	430	285.00–302.50	294.11
14	450–500	480	260.00–285.00	268.39
9	500–550	531	245.00–280.00	261.01
4	550–600	571	242.50–257.50	248.69
7	600–650	616	200.00–235.00	210.73
3	650–700	683	200.00–220.00	208.14
1	700–750	714	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	792	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	862	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	918	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	990	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	534	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	544	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	594	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	255.00	255.00
6	300–350	332	225.00–275.00	249.70
12	350–400	379	225.00–275.00	246.73
2	400–450	428	257.50–270.00	263.75
8	450–500	486	210.00–245.00	227.64
7	500–550	526	195.00–225.00	211.07
2	550–600	578	180.00–200.00	190.24
2	600–650	601	170.00–187.50	178.74
1	650–700	684	165.00	165.00
2	750–800	788	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	150.00	150.00
3	300–350	323	160.00–175.00	164.79
2	450–500	482	150.00–167.50	158.86
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	360	212.50	212.50
3	450–500	469	172.50–180.00	175.76
2	600–650	613	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,024	140.00	140.00
15	—	1,130	114.00–131.00	119.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	70.00–87.00	80.89
7	—	979	90.00–111.00	100.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	110.00–113.00	112.02
8	—	1,444	117.00–140.00	128.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,310	125.00–150.00	137.43

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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