Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were sharply higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good: market activity and buyer interest were active. Offering of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.02/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −138.99 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$224.02

31 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$56.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.06

vs NC average

−52.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	233.72	1,278	24
Medium and Large 2	525	192.95	1,012	6thin
Medium 2	578	177.50	1,026	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.22/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $298.94, median $363.01 across 26 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 sale31 hd

224.02

—

NC average9 barns · 226 hd

234.08

−10.06

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−52.44

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

−138.99

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	1,488	156.92	2,335	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	147.56	2,089	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	139.84	1,619	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	115.18	1,118	21

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	285.81/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	258.65/cwt	257.50–260.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	402	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	223.42/cwt	210.00–232.50	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	251.34/cwt	242.50–260.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	249.56/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	209.27/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	202.18/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	255.59/cwt	240.00–265.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	256.28/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,071	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	233.56/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,327	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	236.96/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	262.04/cwt	242.50–282.50	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	506	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	444	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	538	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	297.83/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,269	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	632	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	612	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	272.21/cwt	265.00–280.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	166.22/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,149	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	416	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	778	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,772	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	484	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	883	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	374	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	253.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.54/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,585	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	234.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,252	2
Steers	Small 1	400–450	418	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	200.16/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	292.50/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	578	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	365	193.34/cwt	180.00–207.50	706	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	277.53/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	189.36/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,399	4
Bulls	—	—	1,387	155.24/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,153	5
Bulls	—	—	1,791	170.36/cwt	169.00–174.00	3,051	3
Bulls	—	—	1,086	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,358	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	151.96/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,805	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	147.56/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,089	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	120.33/cwt	109.00–127.50	1,203	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,068	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	78.55/cwt	60.00–95.00	712	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	136.20/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,565	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	300.75/cwt	285.00–327.50	980	4
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	484	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Large 3	600–650	614	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	233.05/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	266.96/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,276	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	316.93/cwt	315.00–322.50	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	263.09/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,363	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	312.36/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,128	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	259.33/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,076	7
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	271	216.86/cwt	207.50–225.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	398	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	229.32/cwt	215.00–252.50	1,539	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 253Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 52Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	290.00–297.50	292.50
4	450–500	477	265.00–285.00	277.53
4	500–550	522	280.00–297.50	285.81
15	550–600	565	260.00–295.00	280.54
3	600–650	633	250.00–260.00	253.17
1	700–750	706	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	754	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	844	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	880	190.00–220.00	200.16
1	900–950	906	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	954	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,008	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	484	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	230.00–240.00	234.86
1	700–750	722	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	798	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	418	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	257.50–260.00	258.65
2	250–300	293	242.50–260.00	251.34
6	300–350	324	240.00–265.00	255.59
4	350–400	357	242.50–282.50	262.04
16	400–450	418	240.00–275.00	256.28
7	450–500	471	235.00–262.50	249.56
11	500–550	527	225.00–245.00	236.96
12	550–600	568	220.00–242.00	233.56
8	650–700	671	190.00–220.00	209.27
1	800–850	816	177.50	177.50
1	900–950	904	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	365	180.00–207.50	193.34
1	400–450	402	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	578	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	334	220.00	220.00
6	350–400	375	210.00–232.50	223.42
1	400–450	434	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	476	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	518	180.00–220.00	202.18
2	600–650	609	175.00–180.00	177.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	498	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	506	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	174.00–175.00	174.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	298	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	330	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	364	265.00–280.00	272.21
7	400–450	415	240.00–272.50	259.33
1	500–550	522	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	614	205.00	205.00
2	650–700	691	160.00–172.50	166.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	315.00–322.50	316.93
4	300–350	326	285.00–327.50	300.75
6	350–400	361	305.00–322.50	312.36
11	400–450	426	290.00–301.00	297.83
15	450–500	478	255.00–285.00	266.96
10	500–550	518	250.00–282.50	263.09
3	600–650	623	220.00–250.00	233.05
3	650–700	671	215.00–252.50	229.32
4	700–750	739	180.00–200.00	189.36
1	850–900	872	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	632	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	612	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	778	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	416	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	271	207.50–225.00	216.86
1	350–400	398	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	484	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	614	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	374	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,387	145.00–160.00	155.24
3	—	1,791	169.00–174.00	170.36
1	—	1,086	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	147.00–157.00	151.96
20	—	1,149	129.00–145.00	136.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,416	145.00–153.00	147.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,000	109.00–127.50	120.33
2	—	828	128.00–130.00	128.97
3	—	907	60.00–95.00	78.55

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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