Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $189.54/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −173.47 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$189.54

17 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$68.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.59

vs NC average

−75.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	208.25	1,145	10thin
Medium and Large 2	561	171.94	965	5thin
Medium 2	510	140.00	714	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.25/cwt here — about $431 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $298.94, median $363.01 across 26 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

189.54

—

NC average9 barns · 323 hd

226.13

−36.59

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−75.09

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

−173.47

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	126.99	1,584	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	976	108.74	1,061	9thin

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)	1,300	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$2,383	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	976	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1Full	450–500	479	213.38/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	208.68/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	562	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	200.57/cwt	170.00–215.00	959	7
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	254	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	212.59/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	388	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	668	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	219.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	289.91/cwt	280.00–300.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	233.50/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	259.97/cwt	250.00–270.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	253.82/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	279.60/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	265.09/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,408	9
Dairy Steers	Small 3	250–300	288	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	257.84/cwt	240.00–270.00	972	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	237.48/cwt	232.50–240.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	226.56/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	286.25/cwt	280.00–292.50	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	254.23/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	267.72/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,114	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	644	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	126.99/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,584	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	116.44/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,198	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,066.67/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,965.60/head	1,550.00–2,300.00	1,966	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	2
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	227.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	268.32/cwt	260.00–280.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	442	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	233.72/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,330	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	227.81/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,194	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	246.16/cwt	240.00–252.50	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	198.99/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	282.40/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,051	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	244.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	602	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	702	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	494	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	721	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	171.58/cwt	145.00–190.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	500–550	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	209.43/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	287.44/cwt	280.00–292.50	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	824	2

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 200Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 72Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	479	200.00–227.50	213.38
1	550–600	562	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	602	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	319	250.00–270.00	259.97
9	350–400	377	240.00–270.00	257.84
9	400–450	415	240.00–260.00	253.82
5	450–500	487	224.00–245.00	233.50
4	500–550	521	205.00–220.00	212.59
5	550–600	570	200.00–225.00	209.43
4	600–650	619	195.00–225.00	208.68
1	650–700	672	195.00	195.00
3	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	225.00	225.00
3	300–350	337	210.00–230.00	219.92
2	350–400	366	220.00–230.00	225.00
1	400–450	434	225.00	225.00
7	450–500	478	170.00–215.00	200.57
3	500–550	544	145.00–190.00	171.58
2	550–600	587	170.00–175.00	172.48
1	600–650	608	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	456	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	500	140.00	140.00
2	700–750	721	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	632	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	668	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	494	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	702	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	280.00–300.00	289.91
4	400–450	413	265.00–285.00	279.60
9	500–550	531	245.00–287.50	265.09
8	600–650	635	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	482	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	240.00–252.50	246.16
3	300–350	316	232.50–240.00	237.48
3	350–400	374	240.00–255.00	244.97
2	400–450	424	220.00–235.00	227.89
1	450–500	474	220.00	220.00
4	500–550	528	185.00–215.00	198.99
1	550–600	554	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	619	175.00–180.00	177.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	239	260.00–280.00	268.32
2	250–300	268	280.00–292.50	286.25
5	300–350	314	280.00–292.50	287.44
10	350–400	372	267.50–300.00	282.40
8	400–450	416	250.00–290.00	267.72
5	450–500	480	251.00–255.00	254.23
8	500–550	524	220.00–232.50	227.81
8	550–600	569	215.00–265.00	233.72
3	650–700	683	212.50–237.50	226.56
1	700–750	708	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	776	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	644	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	442	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	60.00	60.00
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
1	—	810	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,029	111.00–125.00	116.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,247	123.00–130.00	126.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,066.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	1,550.00–2,300.00	1,965.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	976	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00

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

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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