Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

7 head of baby calves from 225.00-325.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.94/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −122.07 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$240.94

53 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$651

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$122.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

vs NC average

−11.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	247.65	1,334	49
Medium and Large 2	542	180.00	976	2thin
Small 1	548	150.00	822	1thin
Small 3	546	125.00	683	1thin

One grade step is worth $122.65/cwt here — about $651 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale53 hd

240.94

—

NC average8 barns · 380 hd

241.73

−0.79

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−11.00

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

−122.07

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	1,491	155.89	2,324	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	141.25	1,950	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	139.90	1,597	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	114.30	1,142	51

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1Fleshy	500–550	536	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	253.89/cwt	242.50–262.50	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	173.18/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	225.15/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,259	10
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	402	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	673	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	416	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	266	206.25/cwt	195.00–217.50	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	632	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	166.53/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	260.65/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,329	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	732	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	828	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	255.61/cwt	247.50–267.50	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	276.50/cwt	267.50–292.50	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	294.33/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,083	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	293.22/cwt	275.00–305.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	240.04/cwt	227.50–253.00	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	612	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	265.07/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,275	19
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	296	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	364	218.74/cwt	217.50–220.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	215.40/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	223.53/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,381	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	179.33/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	284.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	288.55/cwt	280.00–295.00	938	3
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	366	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	283.88/cwt	262.50–312.50	1,181	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	256.39/cwt	237.50–270.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	250.90/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,307	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	308	214.92/cwt	202.50–227.50	662	2
Bulls	Small 1Full	350–400	360	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	585	1
Bulls	Small 3	400–450	446	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	193.67/cwt	170.00–215.00	1,387	4
Bulls	—	—	1,561	158.87/cwt	145.00–171.00	2,480	7
Bulls	—	—	1,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	60.40/cwt	50.00–70.00	599	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	92.61/cwt	80.00–107.50	959	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	153.28/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,865	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	144.61/cwt	133.00–159.00	1,967	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	124.46/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,846	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	123.08/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,223	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	134.36/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,282	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	138.96/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,579	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	218.72/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	262.94/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,128	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	261.42/cwt	250.00–275.00	993	11
Heifers	Medium 2	150–200	180	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	348	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	262.60/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,468	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	230.31/cwt	214.00–242.50	1,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	246.65/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	239.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	212.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	262.90/cwt	247.50–281.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	304.44/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	942	1
Heifers	Small 3	500–550	546	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	231.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	287.78/cwt	260.00–293.00	1,404	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,566	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2	850–900	852	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	256.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	316.60/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	242.41/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,059	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	550–600	567	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	296.27/cwt	295.00–297.50	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	263.85/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	321	332.66/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	587	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,746	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,048	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	546	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	542	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	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 Aug 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 239Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 71Year ago 102

7 head of baby calves from 225.00-325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	536	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	608	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	242.50–262.50	253.89
5	250–300	264	267.50–292.50	276.50
8	300–350	327	247.50–281.00	262.90
11	350–400	380	250.00–275.00	261.42
23	400–450	429	240.00–275.00	262.94
6	450–500	468	242.50–255.00	246.65
8	500–550	523	214.00–242.50	230.31
10	550–600	559	210.00–235.00	225.15
2	600–650	633	217.50–220.00	218.72
2	650–700	672	210.00–215.00	212.45
3	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
3	750–800	775	160.00–180.00	173.18
2	900–950	935	163.00–170.00	166.53
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	167.50	167.50
1	500–550	548	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	190.00	190.00
2	250–300	266	195.00–217.50	206.25
1	300–350	348	197.50	197.50
1	400–450	416	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	632	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	732	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
14	500–550	510	257.00–262.00	260.65
16	550–600	559	255.00–266.00	262.60
1	600–650	602	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	230.00–245.00	239.29
1	250–300	294	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	373	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	431	230.00–235.00	231.81
1	450–500	484	207.50	207.50
1	500–550	530	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	554	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	672	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	546	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	364	217.50–220.00	218.74
1	500–550	500	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	612	140.00	140.00
1	800–850	828	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	237.50–270.00	256.39
3	350–400	367	247.50–267.50	255.61
1	400–450	408	252.50	252.50
1	450–500	454	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	538	218.00	218.00
1	550–600	560	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	602	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	712	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	214	275.00–305.00	293.22
4	250–300	277	280.00–290.00	284.27
3	300–350	325	280.00–295.00	288.55
11	350–400	368	287.50–300.00	294.33
11	400–450	416	262.50–312.50	283.88
19	450–500	481	240.00–274.00	265.07
10	500–550	521	240.00–261.00	250.90
6	550–600	567	227.50–253.00	240.04
7	600–650	618	218.00–230.00	223.53
3	650–700	659	205.00–221.00	215.40
4	700–750	716	170.00–215.00	193.67
6	750–800	774	170.00–185.00	179.33
1	1000–1050	1,048	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	202.50–227.50	214.92
1	350–400	366	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	546	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	542	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	458	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	596	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	295.00–297.50	296.27
5	350–400	367	297.50–322.50	316.60
5	400–450	415	290.00–320.00	304.44
11	450–500	488	260.00–293.00	287.78
7	500–550	527	260.00–280.00	263.85
5	550–600	567	250.00–260.00	256.09
10	600–650	639	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	668	230.00–255.00	242.41
1	800–850	814	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	327.50–335.00	332.66
8	450–500	485	297.00	297.00
12	550–600	587	297.50	297.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	852	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	567	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,561	145.00–171.00	158.87
1	—	1,000	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	991	50.00–70.00	60.40
10	—	1,036	80.00–107.50	92.61
34	—	994	110.00–130.00	123.08
4	—	954	132.50–136.00	134.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,217	151.00–156.00	153.28
57	—	1,136	130.00–151.00	138.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,360	133.00–159.00	144.61
8	—	1,483	110.00–133.00	124.46

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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