Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $247.30/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −130.97 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$247.30

27 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$540

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$99.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.55

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	261.65	1,415	21
Medium and Large 2	557	204.00	1,137	5thin
Medium 2	538	162.50	874	1thin

One grade step is worth $99.15/cwt here — about $540 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale27 hd

247.30

—

NC average7 barns · 250 hd

262.85

−15.55

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−130.97

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	1,368	121.50	1,662	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	121.20	1,354	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	116.10	1,748	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	96.49	1,011	15

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)	786	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Full	550–600	590	206.64/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	346	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	225.17/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,277	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	270.50/cwt	250.00–280.00	979	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	259.27/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,232	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	241.73/cwt	222.50–255.00	1,255	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	392	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	220.56/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	231.55/cwt	220.00–237.50	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	275.81/cwt	262.50–280.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	254.25/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	282.39/cwt	280.00–283.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	284.49/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,539	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	218.11/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	158.33/cwt	155.00–160.00	940	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	388	147.76/cwt	137.50–157.50	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	258.29/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	297.25/cwt	287.50–299.00	1,430	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	969	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	288	169.90/cwt	162.50–177.50	489	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	338	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	236.59/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	271.09/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	538	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	279	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	504	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	206.80/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	175.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	268.44/cwt	262.50–272.50	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	255.14/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	273.77/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,276	6
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	394	206.22/cwt	200.00–212.50	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	186.68/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	414	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	289.43/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	264.25/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,401	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	268.18/cwt	250.00–280.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	227.71/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,430	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	300.49/cwt	285.00–325.00	986	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	310.49/cwt	295.00–327.50	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	300.20/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,126	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	250.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,469	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,384	129.16/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,239	100.99/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,251	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	147.22/cwt	147.00–147.50	2,345	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	116.51/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,338	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	128.70/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,375	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	122.59/cwt	117.50–129.00	1,840	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	99.87/cwt	83.00–110.00	1,516	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	101.54/cwt	89.00–111.00	1,062	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	76.28/cwt	70.00–83.00	803	3

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 May 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 401Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 59Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	590	200.00–210.00	206.64
1	600–650	638	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	578	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	226	255.00–260.00	257.43
5	250–300	281	280.00–283.00	282.39
4	300–350	320	262.50–280.00	275.81
17	350–400	362	250.00–280.00	270.50
8	400–450	423	247.50–260.00	254.25
15	450–500	475	240.00–272.50	259.27
13	500–550	519	222.50–255.00	241.73
18	550–600	567	210.00–233.00	225.17
5	600–650	616	205.00–235.00	220.56
4	650–700	677	195.00–215.00	206.80
1	750–800	762	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	379	220.00–237.50	231.55
1	400–450	432	195.00	195.00
3	450–500	471	210.00–230.00	218.11
3	550–600	594	155.00–160.00	158.33
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	504	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	290.00	290.00
6	350–400	382	321.00	321.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
9	450–500	481	287.50–299.00	297.25
19	500–550	541	270.00–290.00	284.49
7	650–700	669	258.00–260.00	258.29
1	750–800	786	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	407	270.00	270.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	162.50–177.50	169.90
1	300–350	338	162.50	162.50
2	350–400	388	137.50–157.50	147.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	265.00	265.00
3	250–300	269	262.50–272.50	268.44
3	300–350	329	250.00–280.00	268.18
6	350–400	374	255.00–280.00	271.09
4	400–450	423	240.00–265.00	255.14
4	450–500	482	220.00–250.00	236.59
2	500–550	522	215.00–220.00	217.52
3	550–600	581	190.00–200.00	194.98
2	600–650	629	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	676	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	766	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	394	200.00–212.50	206.22
1	400–450	414	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	470	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	538	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	279	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	438	270.00–275.00	272.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	285.00	285.00
5	250–300	295	295.00–327.50	310.49
12	300–350	328	285.00–325.00	300.49
22	350–400	375	285.00–320.00	300.20
5	400–450	420	285.00–292.50	289.43
6	450–500	466	260.00–282.50	273.77
17	500–550	530	230.00–280.00	264.25
4	550–600	586	240.00–260.00	250.60
7	600–650	628	220.00–237.50	227.71
1	650–700	650	205.00	205.00
3	750–800	753	185.00–190.00	186.68
2	850–900	876	170.00–180.00	175.02
1	1000–1050	1,012	160.00	160.00

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	—	786	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	120.00–136.00	129.16
4	—	1,239	90.00–110.00	100.99
2	—	1,593	147.00–147.50	147.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,148	112.50–119.00	116.51
5	—	1,068	127.00–130.00	128.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,501	117.50–129.00	122.59
4	—	1,518	83.00–110.00	99.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,046	89.00–111.00	101.54
3	—	1,053	70.00–83.00	76.28

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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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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