Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $228.15/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −149.38 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$228.15

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$45.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	241.63	1,315	12thin
Medium and Large 2	548	195.80	1,073	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.83/cwt here — about $242 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 sale17 hd

228.15

—

NC average9 barns · 195 hd

223.08

+5.07

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−149.38

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	1,478	149.17	2,205	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,316	137.58	1,811	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	130.10	1,500	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	103.22	1,005	31

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	246.97/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	192.39/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	189.98/cwt	180.00–200.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium 2Gaunt	450–500	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	251.98/cwt	235.00–262.50	549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	214	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	258.02/cwt	240.00–280.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	366	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	552	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	245.81/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	424	189.76/cwt	180.00–200.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	226	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	480	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	476	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	489	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	214.83/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,426	5
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	310	181.44/cwt	170.00–200.00	562	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	434	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	602	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	598	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,196	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	85.73/cwt	60.00–107.50	769	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,745	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	139.14/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,816	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	117.63/cwt	107.50–130.00	1,219	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	130.10/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,500	9
Bulls	—	—	1,478	149.17/cwt	138.00–163.00	2,205	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	303.43/cwt	280.00–325.00	977	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	290.22/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,088	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	912	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	239.06/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	252.88/cwt	245.00–260.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	249.05/cwt	225.00–267.50	1,295	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	253.29/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	286.93/cwt	262.50–305.00	1,199	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	293.31/cwt	260.00–315.00	798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	260.49/cwt	240.00–290.00	969	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	189.76/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	276.49/cwt	260.00–300.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	186.05/cwt	177.50–200.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	265.85/cwt	250.00–280.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	188.93/cwt	177.50–200.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	199.83/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,066	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 Jul 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 398Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 92Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	218	235.00–262.50	251.98
7	250–300	274	250.00–280.00	265.85
8	300–350	324	240.00–280.00	258.02
9	350–400	372	240.00–290.00	260.49
10	400–450	422	240.00–265.00	245.81
5	450–500	464	243.00–248.00	246.97
3	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	578	221.00	221.00
2	600–650	611	185.00–200.00	192.39
1	700–750	748	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	214	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	262	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	398	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	448	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	481	180.00–200.00	189.98
1	550–600	592	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	748	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	212.50	212.50
1	350–400	366	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	424	180.00–200.00	189.76
1	450–500	476	160.00	160.00
2	550–600	552	150.00–160.00	154.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	702	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	489	160.00–165.00	162.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	260.00–300.00	276.49
7	250–300	272	260.00–315.00	293.31
13	300–350	322	280.00–325.00	303.43
10	350–400	375	280.00–310.00	290.22
8	400–450	418	262.50–305.00	286.93
4	450–500	469	240.00–266.00	253.29
7	500–550	520	225.00–267.50	249.05
4	550–600	573	220.00–262.50	239.06
1	600–650	622	240.00	240.00
5	650–700	664	202.50–219.00	214.83
5	700–750	722	177.50–200.00	188.93
1	750–800	772	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	864	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	170.00–200.00	181.44
2	400–450	434	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	598	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	602	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	247.50	247.50
2	250–300	276	245.00–260.00	252.88
1	400–450	414	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	528	185.00–210.00	199.83
2	550–600	578	180.00–200.00	189.76
3	600–650	613	177.50–200.00	186.05
2	650–700	675	170.00–180.00	175.04
1	900–950	912	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	897	60.00–107.50	85.73
17	—	1,036	107.50–130.00	117.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	122.00	122.00
10	—	1,305	130.00–147.00	139.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,153	125.00–137.00	130.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,478	138.00–163.00	149.17

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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