Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $241.80/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −135.74 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$241.80

23 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$572

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$110.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	260.96	1,368	19thin
Medium 2	528	150.77	796	4thin

One grade step is worth $110.19/cwt here — about $572 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

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $377.54 across 28 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 sale23 hd

241.80

—

NC average9 barns · 225 hd

246.38

−4.58

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−135.74

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	—	High	1,345	139.89	1,882	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	134.02	1,872	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	130.09	1,537	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	109.55	1,143	15

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Full	700–750	726	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	249.63/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,415	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	411	196.80/cwt	177.50–207.50	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	320.32/cwt	280.00–327.50	1,070	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	276.61/cwt	267.70–285.00	1,563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	234.19/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,363	6
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	189.26/cwt	187.50–191.00	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	274.43/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	442	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	235.19/cwt	222.50–241.00	1,223	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	156.75/cwt	156.00–157.50	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	484	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	584	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	274.03/cwt	252.50–280.00	893	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	248.49/cwt	227.50–265.00	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	191.21/cwt	165.00–210.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	237.53/cwt	232.50–240.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,056	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	136.88/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,974	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	90.13/cwt	82.50–100.00	835	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	114.41/cwt	103.00–126.00	1,228	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	904	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	167.91/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,594	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,488	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	127.77/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,549	9
Bulls	—	—	1,283	139.31/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,787	7
Bulls	—	—	1,291	113.22/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	288.32/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	188.90/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,377	4
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	528	150.77/cwt	140.00–162.50	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,393	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	476	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	225.74/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,411	3
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	348	193.75/cwt	185.00–202.50	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	269.91/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,279	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	266.00/cwt	242.50–271.00	963	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	270.12/cwt	265.00–275.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	249.59/cwt	235.00–265.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	211.34/cwt	207.50–214.00	1,418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	280.63/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,210	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	263.02/cwt	230.00–282.50	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	208.20/cwt	190.00–220.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	546	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	887	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	656	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	244	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	263.09/cwt	235.00–277.50	1,358	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	224.41/cwt	200.00–240.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	279.90/cwt	275.00–285.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	189.16/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	249.22/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,067	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	978	1

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 Jun 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 273Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 45Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	726	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	244	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	278	295.00	295.00
19	300–350	334	280.00–327.50	320.32
3	350–400	381	280.00–292.50	288.32
19	400–450	431	265.00–302.50	280.63
10	450–500	474	255.00–278.00	269.91
16	500–550	516	235.00–277.50	263.09
3	550–600	567	240.00–257.50	249.63
3	600–650	625	210.00–237.50	225.74
4	650–700	671	207.50–214.00	211.34
4	700–750	729	183.00–195.00	188.90
1	750–800	774	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	808	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	896	180.00	180.00
2	900–950	910	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	185.00–202.50	193.75
3	400–450	411	177.50–207.50	196.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	230.00–282.50	263.02
2	300–350	331	235.00–265.00	249.59
2	350–400	365	265.00–275.00	270.12
1	400–450	434	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	652	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	476	180.00	180.00
4	500–550	528	140.00–162.50	150.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	272.50	272.50
3	500–550	525	271.00–280.00	274.43
5	550–600	565	267.70–285.00	276.61
2	600–650	610	275.00–280.00	277.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	280.00	280.00
5	250–300	272	275.00–285.00	279.90
9	300–350	326	252.50–280.00	274.03
12	350–400	362	242.50–271.00	266.00
16	400–450	428	240.00–270.00	249.22
8	450–500	486	227.50–265.00	248.49
11	500–550	520	222.50–241.00	235.19
6	550–600	582	230.00–237.50	234.19
1	600–650	600	232.50	232.50
6	650–700	671	187.50–191.00	189.26
1	700–750	738	172.50	172.50
2	750–800	751	156.00–157.50	156.75
2	800–850	804	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	872	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	442	187.50	187.50
1	450–500	484	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	546	162.50	162.50
1	550–600	584	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	656	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	217.50	217.50
3	300–350	314	232.50–240.00	237.53
4	350–400	394	200.00–240.00	224.41
1	400–450	416	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	463	190.00–220.00	208.20
3	500–550	519	165.00–210.00	191.21
3	550–600	563	187.50–190.00	189.16
1	700–750	716	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,442	129.00–150.00	136.88
2	—	1,214	120.00–125.00	122.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	926	82.50–100.00	90.13
12	—	1,073	103.00–126.00	114.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	904	151.00	151.00
9	—	1,212	123.00–133.00	127.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	165.00–170.00	167.91
7	—	1,283	130.00–150.00	139.31
3	—	1,291	103.00–120.00	113.22

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Smithfield Livestock Auction