Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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.

5 head baby calves from; 200.00-475.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.10/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −143.02 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$219.10

28 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$597

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$109.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.10

vs NC average

−50.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	229.38	1,257	24
Medium and Large 2	502	200.00	1,004	1thin
Medium 2	568	154.91	880	2thin
Small 3	550	120.00	660	1thin

One grade step is worth $109.38/cwt here — about $597 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $291.28, median $362.13 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 sale28 hd

219.10

—

NC average8 barns · 298 hd

233.21

−14.10

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−50.90

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−143.02

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	1,502	140.00	2,103	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	122.32	1,369	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	120.00	1,728	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	103.31	1,081	16

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)	1,067	$1,536	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	335	235.33/cwt	225.00–245.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	479	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	212.98/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	210.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	244	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	286.37/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,240	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	303.05/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,146	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	257.19/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	265.85/cwt	242.50–295.00	1,382	10
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	270	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	934	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	354	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	271.52/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,284	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	303.21/cwt	290.00–330.00	810	4
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	426	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	181.70/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,306	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,535.92/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,103	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	120.14/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,320	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	105.36/cwt	90.00–112.50	1,106	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	724	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	134.30/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	404	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	764	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	250.21/cwt	242.50–257.50	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	193.24/cwt	172.50–200.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	226.89/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	225.54/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,362	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	392	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	262.31/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,613	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	264.76/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	318.53/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	277.93/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	253.00/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	205.68/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,372	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	301.75/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	331.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	242.37/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	761	6
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	256	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	200.00/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	229.95/cwt	220.00–240.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	568	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	224.13/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	270.03/cwt	255.00–292.50	980	6
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	365	198.63/cwt	190.00–210.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	256	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	262.10/cwt	250.00–287.50	831	4
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	444	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	248.42/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	718	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	222.87/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	233.47/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,240	15
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	612	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	949	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	338	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	278.75/cwt	257.50–300.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	227.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Small 3	550–600	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	544	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	358	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	293.42/cwt	280.00–320.00	965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	512	178.91/cwt	165.00–192.50	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	266.77/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,107	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 May 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 376Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 66Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 5

5 head baby calves from; 200.00-475.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	225.00–245.00	235.33
2	450–500	479	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	512	165.00–192.50	178.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	267	290.00–330.00	303.21
7	300–350	329	280.00–320.00	293.42
11	350–400	378	280.00–320.00	303.05
7	400–450	433	280.00–300.00	286.37
9	450–500	473	230.00–295.00	271.52
10	500–550	520	242.50–295.00	265.85
2	550–600	568	245.00–270.00	257.19
9	600–650	604	220.00–240.00	225.54
4	650–700	676	205.00–220.00	212.98
3	700–750	719	175.00–190.00	181.70
1	800–850	842	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	244	282.50	282.50
1	300–350	328	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	360	242.50–257.50	250.21
4	400–450	415	262.50–275.00	266.77
2	450–500	487	200.00–220.00	210.10
2	500–550	537	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	557	225.00–230.00	226.89
4	600–650	625	172.50–200.00	193.24
1	750–800	772	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	934	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	217.50	217.50
1	350–400	354	177.50	177.50
1	400–450	426	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	404	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	764	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	325.00–335.00	331.89
2	400–450	423	300.00–337.50	318.53
3	450–500	473	290.00–312.50	301.75
6	500–550	529	275.00–280.00	277.93
1	550–600	584	275.00	275.00
11	600–650	615	245.00–270.00	262.31
4	650–700	661	250.00–254.00	253.00
1	750–800	786	225.00	225.00
3	900–950	945	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	257.50–277.50	264.76
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	190.00–210.00	198.63
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	568	150.00–160.00	154.91
1	600–650	612	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	256	235.00	235.00
6	300–350	324	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	370	220.00–240.00	229.95
3	400–450	431	220.00–235.00	227.52
5	450–500	474	210.00–235.00	222.87
1	500–550	502	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	602	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	658	165.00–170.00	167.50
1	700–750	734	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	784	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	270.00	270.00
2	250–300	266	257.50–300.00	278.75
4	300–350	317	250.00–287.50	262.10
6	350–400	363	255.00–292.50	270.03
7	400–450	430	245.00–260.00	248.42
8	450–500	478	235.00–255.00	242.37
15	500–550	531	220.00–250.00	233.47
8	550–600	580	210.00–232.50	224.13
2	600–650	622	190.00–210.00	200.00
9	650–700	667	185.00–215.00	205.68
1	750–800	758	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	256	182.50	182.50
1	300–350	338	182.50	182.50
1	400–450	444	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	718	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	358	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	432	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	544	210.00	210.00

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	2	—	1,067	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,535.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,502	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,099	115.00–130.00	120.14
2	—	1,232	130.00–139.00	134.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,050	90.00–112.50	105.36
1	—	998	72.50	72.50

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle