Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were sharply lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.21/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −129.92 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$232.21

17 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.20

vs NC average

−35.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	232.21	1,282	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale17 hd

232.21

—

NC average7 barns · 193 hd

241.41

−9.20

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−35.41

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−129.92

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	1,757	139.06	2,443	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	124.69	1,439	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	118.02	1,629	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	105.85	1,135	7thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	809	$1,191	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	620	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	556	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium 1Fleshy	400–450	424	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	261.25/cwt	257.50–265.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	616	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	612	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	256.19/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	312.04/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	849	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	284.93/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	281.53/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	266.00/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,147	2
Steers	Small 1	550–600	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	251.46/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	213.44/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	294.40/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	231.10/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	260.92/cwt	240.00–272.50	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	216.91/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	250.54/cwt	242.50–271.00	1,065	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	248.77/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,167	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	739	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	406	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	252.39/cwt	240.00–265.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	197.37/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	222.58/cwt	215.00–235.00	873	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	883	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	124.69/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,439	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	123.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,807	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	110.16/cwt	90.00–121.00	1,175	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	139.06/cwt	130.00–142.50	2,443	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	620	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	756	1,074.54/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	286.20/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,371	12
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	225.03/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,386	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	256.55/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	556	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	364	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	932	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	239.04/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	309.12/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	528	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	297.33/cwt	290.00–305.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	422	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	229.90/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	289.55/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,225	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	682	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	402	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	277.11/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,410	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	236.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	266.36/cwt	247.50–277.50	991	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	264.92/cwt	255.00–275.00	877	5

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 248Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 65Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	556	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	424	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	257.50–265.00	261.25
3	400–450	429	245.00–265.00	256.55
3	450–500	491	220.00–242.50	229.90
1	600–650	610	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	422	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	616	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	528	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	556	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	612	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	932	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	322.50	322.50
2	300–350	307	290.00–305.00	297.33
6	350–400	364	285.00–320.00	309.12
11	400–450	423	275.00–307.50	289.55
12	450–500	479	270.00–295.00	286.20
12	500–550	509	260.00–280.00	277.11
3	550–600	579	225.00–257.50	239.04
8	600–650	616	217.50–237.50	225.03
1	650–700	656	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	742	207.50	207.50
2	750–800	780	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	884	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	441	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	467	252.50–260.00	256.19
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	305.00–319.00	312.04
4	400–450	412	291.00–305.00	294.40
6	450–500	471	280.00–310.00	284.93
3	500–550	522	275.00–290.00	281.53
5	550–600	597	265.00–270.00	266.00
7	600–650	608	248.00–260.00	251.46
3	700–750	727	240.00	240.00
5	800–850	849	207.00	207.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	582	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	215.00–235.00	222.58
2	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
9	450–500	471	200.00–230.00	216.91
1	600–650	636	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	240.00–265.00	252.39
3	250–300	291	240.00–272.50	260.92
5	300–350	331	255.00–275.00	264.92
11	350–400	372	247.50–277.50	266.36
16	400–450	425	242.50–271.00	250.54
11	450–500	469	230.00–267.50	248.77
9	500–550	529	220.00–240.00	231.10
7	550–600	577	230.00–245.00	236.45
3	600–650	619	200.00–227.50	213.44
2	650–700	685	180.00–215.00	197.37
1	750–800	764	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	874	160.00–165.00	162.49
1	950–1000	978	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	682	160.00	160.00
2	700–750	739	150.00–155.00	152.52
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	588	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,104	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,067	90.00–121.00	110.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,154	120.00–127.50	124.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	120.00–130.00	123.37
2	—	1,254	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,757	130.00–142.50	139.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	914	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	756	900.00–1,225.00	1,074.54

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

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