Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were sharply lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $222.58/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −155.69 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$222.58

42 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$507

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$88.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	236.48	1,265	32
Medium and Large 2	560	187.25	1,049	7thin
Medium 2	500	175.00	875	1thin
Small 1	514	147.59	759	2thin

One grade step is worth $88.88/cwt here — about $507 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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $378.27 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 sale42 hd

222.58

—

NC average7 barns · 222 hd

225.27

−2.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−155.69

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	1,287	133.77	1,722	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	143.80	1,943	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	131.19	1,501	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	106.10	976	46

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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$158	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	550–600	565	234.66/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,326	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	246.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	227.37/cwt	220.00–240.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	442	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	187.50/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	185.06/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	408	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	233.79/cwt	222.50–245.00	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	219.67/cwt	210.00–230.00	945	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	234.10/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,119	11
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	370	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	322	202.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	232.61/cwt	225.00–240.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	180.02/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	237.08/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,245	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	248.57/cwt	245.00–255.00	905	5
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	296	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	208.10/cwt	200.00–225.00	991	6
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	654	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	514	147.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	196.06/cwt	170.00–217.50	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	256.81/cwt	247.50–270.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	212.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,407	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	247.32/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,054	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,767	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	157.50/head	157.50–157.50	158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	156.61/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,724	3
Bulls	—	—	1,291	143.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,857	6
Bulls	—	—	1,279	113.68/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,454	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	87.86/cwt	75.00–100.00	784	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	66.17/cwt	60.00–71.00	668	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	113.44/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,044	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	130.59/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,179	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,893	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	143.80/cwt	137.50–153.00	1,943	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	129.50/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,471	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	372	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	224.16/cwt	220.00–227.50	594	3
Bulls	Small 3	350–400	394	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	483	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	216	201.17/cwt	200.00–202.50	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	211.39/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,323	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	234	205.44/cwt	190.00–217.50	481	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	894	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	223.38/cwt	222.50–225.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	236.87/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	265.01/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,487	18
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	424	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	228.19/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,079	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	291	204.03/cwt	200.00–212.50	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	233.88/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	200.16/cwt	190.00–210.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	465	167.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	233.19/cwt	220.00–236.00	900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	173.64/cwt	167.50–180.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	924	1
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	220	189.91/cwt	180.00–200.00	418	2
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	346	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	224.74/cwt	220.00–230.00	964	10
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	208	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	307	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	482	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	202.12/cwt	198.00–210.00	629	4
Heifers	Small 3	300–350	302	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	398	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	208.92/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	195.91/cwt	187.50–218.00	1,138	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	201.04/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,254	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	180.65/cwt	160.00–207.50	1,057	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 Jul 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 210Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 103Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	284	247.50–270.00	256.81
3	300–350	323	240.00–255.00	246.59
5	350–400	364	245.00–255.00	248.57
12	400–450	426	235.00–255.00	247.32
11	450–500	478	220.00–252.50	234.10
24	500–550	525	220.00–250.00	237.08
8	550–600	565	220.00–243.00	234.66
17	600–650	626	200.00–235.00	211.39
7	650–700	663	210.00–220.00	212.18
3	700–750	726	175.00–190.00	185.06
2	750–800	750	175.00–200.00	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	225.00–240.00	232.61
3	250–300	265	220.00–227.50	224.16
8	300–350	317	222.50–245.00	233.79
5	350–400	379	220.00–240.00	227.37
8	400–450	430	210.00–230.00	219.67
6	450–500	476	200.00–225.00	208.10
3	500–550	527	170.00–217.50	196.06
4	550–600	585	160.00–207.50	180.65
2	600–650	646	175.00–185.00	180.02
1	650–700	658	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	216	200.00–202.50	201.17
1	250–300	296	207.50	207.50
1	350–400	370	197.50	197.50
1	400–450	408	182.50	182.50
2	500–550	514	140.00–155.00	147.59
1	650–700	654	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	200.00–205.00	202.39
1	350–400	398	182.50	182.50
1	450–500	450	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	500	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	638	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	658	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	442	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	668	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	234	190.00–217.50	205.44
3	250–300	291	200.00–212.50	204.03
4	300–350	311	198.00–210.00	202.12
1	350–400	394	200.00	200.00
4	400–450	414	190.00–210.00	200.16
2	550–600	588	167.50–180.00	173.64
1	600–650	606	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	329	222.50–225.00	223.38
10	350–400	386	220.00–236.00	233.19
10	400–450	429	220.00–230.00	224.74
47	450–500	473	200.00–231.00	228.19
7	500–550	527	190.00–222.50	208.92
12	550–600	581	187.50–218.00	195.91
18	600–650	624	190.00–208.00	201.04
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	180.00–200.00	189.91
1	400–450	424	170.00	170.00
2	450–500	465	160.00–175.00	167.45
1	600–650	638	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	208	147.50	147.50
1	300–350	346	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	482	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	302	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	464	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	516	255.00	255.00
18	550–600	561	257.50–270.00	265.01
9	600–650	636	235.00–252.00	236.87
2	650–700	670	225.00–242.50	233.88
1	700–750	702	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	532	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	125.00	125.00
1	850–900	894	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	968	182.50	182.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,106	157.50	157.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,101	155.00–157.50	156.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,291	140.00–150.00	143.81
3	—	1,279	105.00–120.00	113.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	892	75.00–100.00	87.86
3	—	1,009	60.00–71.00	66.17
32	—	920	105.00–125.00	113.44
2	—	903	128.00–132.50	130.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,242	150.00–155.00	152.38
25	—	1,136	120.00–142.00	129.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,351	137.50–153.00	143.80

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

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