Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. 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 $246.32/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −131.21 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$246.32

16 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.07

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	256.76	1,404	12thin
Medium and Large 2	559	215.03	1,201	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.73/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale16 hd

246.32

—

NC average8 barns · 164 hd

231.25

+15.07

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−131.21

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	1,778	179.40	3,189	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	138.68	1,954	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	137.51	1,655	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	109.23	1,175	35

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)	622	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	122.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,889	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	141.55/cwt	127.50–155.00	1,962	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	134.62/cwt	122.50–150.00	1,580	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,487	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	155.71/cwt	152.50–158.00	1,956	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	89.20/cwt	70.00–101.00	941	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	116.16/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,258	26
Bulls	—	—	1,534	193.06/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,962	3
Bulls	—	—	2,021	165.74/cwt	160.00–180.00	3,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	622	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	342	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	969	2
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	334	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	248.28/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	238.56/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	916	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	280	205.10/cwt	202.50–207.50	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	277.44/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	251.21/cwt	235.00–265.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	796	1
Heifers	Small 3	350–400	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	259.79/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,224	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	206	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	223.82/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,150	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	205.28/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	215.03/cwt	205.00–220.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	262.81/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	326	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	255.08/cwt	245.00–270.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	286	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	267.63/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,129	11
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	412	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	276.99/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	256.97/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	254.07/cwt	242.50–272.50	813	5
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	470	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	764	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	337	170.31/cwt	155.00–187.50	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	258.85/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	213.49/cwt	195.00–225.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	261.49/cwt	240.00–275.00	973	13
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	442	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	240.05/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,174	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	196.64/cwt	180.00–212.50	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	334	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	212.54/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,226	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 Jun 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 266Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 57Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,537	120.00–126.00	122.87
22	—	1,386	127.50–155.00	141.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,174	122.50–150.00	134.62
3	—	1,265	115.00–120.00	117.51
6	—	1,256	152.50–158.00	155.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,055	70.00–101.00	89.20
26	—	1,083	105.00–125.00	116.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,534	189.00–200.00	193.06
3	—	2,021	160.00–180.00	165.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	622	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	334	290.00	290.00
5	350–400	372	272.50–285.00	277.44
11	400–450	422	262.50–282.50	267.63
28	450–500	471	245.00–271.00	259.79
5	500–550	531	235.00–267.50	248.28
7	550–600	558	245.00–266.00	262.81
1	600–650	602	242.50	242.50
1	850–900	850	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	206	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	270	247.50	247.50
3	300–350	335	245.00–270.00	255.08
4	350–400	363	235.00–265.00	251.21
2	450–500	470	232.50–245.00	238.56
1	500–550	504	222.50	222.50
3	550–600	577	202.50–220.00	212.54
1	900–950	916	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	286	237.50	237.50
1	300–350	342	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	610	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	202.50–207.50	205.10
1	300–350	334	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	205.00–220.00	215.03
1	350–400	362	220.00	220.00
3	400–450	423	195.00–225.00	213.49
2	450–500	479	200.00–210.00	205.03
1	500–550	518	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	552	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	248	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	262	255.00	255.00
5	300–350	320	242.50–272.50	254.07
13	350–400	372	240.00–275.00	261.49
1	400–450	432	257.50	257.50
10	450–500	489	220.00–255.00	240.05
9	500–550	514	200.00–231.00	223.82
6	550–600	578	185.00–220.00	205.28
2	600–650	629	180.00–212.50	196.64
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	155.00–187.50	170.31
1	400–450	412	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	470	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	334	200.00–205.00	202.41
1	350–400	368	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	442	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	302.50	302.50
8	500–550	543	250.00–260.00	258.85
4	550–600	558	275.00–279.00	276.99
8	600–650	627	252.00–267.00	256.97
1	650–700	658	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	984	170.00	170.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	165.00	165.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle