Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

6 head baby calves; 65.00-200.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $213.45/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −164.08 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$213.45

67 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$62.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.72

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	224.09	1,205	49
Medium and Large 2	563	191.01	1,075	14thin
Medium 2	569	161.66	920	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.43/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale67 hd

213.45

—

NC average8 barns · 263 hd

208.73

+4.72

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−164.08

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	—	Low	1,300	138.10	1,796	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	131.25	1,828	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	120.27	1,348	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	89.72	923	25

Every lot, as filed

87 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	250–300	281	236.97/cwt	230.00–245.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	243.01/cwt	225.00–260.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	669	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	616	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	217.92/cwt	207.50–222.50	941	14
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	519	156.45/cwt	150.00–162.50	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	215.50/cwt	207.50–225.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	239.04/cwt	230.00–260.00	772	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	208.17/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,178	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	195.87/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	222.93/cwt	220.00–227.50	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	217.14/cwt	212.50–222.50	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	176.29/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	193.62/cwt	175.00–207.50	1,204	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	230.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	974	10
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	288	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	226.17/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	434	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	180.02/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	275.17/cwt	270.00–280.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	227.93/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	232.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,353	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	199.91/cwt	180.00–217.50	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	592	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	223.52/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	614	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	846	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	240.68/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,278	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	214.67/cwt	189.00–229.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	211	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	475	2
Bulls	Small 2-3	250–300	298	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	171.05/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	231.83/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	699	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	567	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,091	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	77.47/cwt	60.00–90.00	766	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	998	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	101.44/cwt	90.00–113.00	1,109	11
Bulls	—	—	1,014	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,105	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	131.25/cwt	122.50–142.00	1,828	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	120.27/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,348	8
Bulls	—	—	1,372	145.38/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	251.51/cwt	240.00–270.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	166.57/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	243.03/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,006	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	242.46/cwt	232.50–250.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	180.42/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,200	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	222.50/cwt	217.50–227.50	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	256.99/cwt	255.00–260.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	364	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	166.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	201.45/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	796	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	217.85/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,242	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	237.88/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,123	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	223.00/cwt	207.50–227.50	972	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	831	132.37/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	569	161.66/cwt	150.00–170.00	920	4
Bulls	Small 2	600–650	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	227.55/cwt	205.00–239.00	1,181	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	217.37/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	230.11/cwt	220.00–235.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	191.47/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,097	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	262.76/cwt	257.50–267.50	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	216.42/cwt	210.00–222.50	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	826	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Large 3	800–850	812	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	686	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	163.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	189.32/cwt	180.00–200.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	212.00/cwt	197.50–222.50	1,105	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	225.98/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,078	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	238.15/cwt	227.50–262.50	881	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	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 Oct 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 440Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 58Year ago 84

6 head baby calves; 65.00-200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	222	225.00–260.00	243.01
6	250–300	281	230.00–245.00	236.97
15	300–350	323	230.00–260.00	239.04
20	350–400	370	227.50–262.50	238.15
10	400–450	422	220.00–240.00	230.91
14	450–500	477	215.00–232.50	225.98
17	500–550	521	197.50–222.50	212.00
12	550–600	566	200.00–222.00	208.17
12	600–650	622	175.00–207.50	193.62
6	650–700	670	180.00–215.00	195.87
1	700–750	706	188.00	188.00
2	750–800	752	174.00–186.00	180.02
1	800–850	808	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	220.00–227.50	222.93
2	250–300	276	212.50–222.50	217.14
4	300–350	324	207.50–225.00	215.50
5	350–400	367	210.00–222.50	216.42
14	400–450	432	207.50–222.50	217.92
5	450–500	473	180.00–217.50	199.91
2	500–550	517	180.00–190.00	185.09
2	550–600	590	172.50–180.00	176.29
1	600–650	634	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	669	140.00–145.00	142.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	558	186.00	186.00
1	600–650	616	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	686	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	434	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	519	150.00–162.50	156.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	321	270.00–280.00	275.17
8	400–450	412	250.00	250.00
30	500–550	531	235.00–250.00	240.68
7	550–600	581	230.00–240.00	232.87
2	600–650	633	212.50–235.00	223.52
4	650–700	657	215.00–240.00	226.17
3	700–750	717	189.00–229.00	214.67
2	750–800	773	223.00–233.00	227.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	560	217.50	217.50
2	600–650	633	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	588	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	592	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	614	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	846	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	211	220.00–230.00	224.93
3	250–300	282	220.00–235.00	230.11
2	350–400	374	217.50–227.50	222.50
10	400–450	436	207.50–227.50	223.00
3	450–500	477	210.00–222.50	217.37
3	500–550	526	180.00–200.00	189.32
11	550–600	573	180.00–200.00	191.47
4	600–650	627	160.00–200.00	171.05
3	650–700	669	160.00–170.00	163.34
1	700–750	700	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	796	160.00	160.00
2	800–850	831	125.00–140.00	132.37
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	230.00–237.50	231.83
2	650–700	699	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	190.00–195.00	192.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	257.50–267.50	262.76
7	250–300	267	240.00–270.00	251.51
5	300–350	316	255.00–260.00	256.99
5	350–400	371	232.50–250.00	242.46
18	400–450	414	232.50–250.00	243.03
20	450–500	472	222.50–250.00	237.88
31	500–550	519	205.00–239.00	227.55
12	550–600	570	200.00–230.00	217.85
5	600–650	616	195.00–207.50	201.45
6	650–700	665	180.00–182.50	180.42
3	700–750	727	160.00–180.00	166.57
5	750–800	760	160.00–170.00	166.05
1	950–1000	960	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	200.00	200.00
4	550–600	569	150.00–170.00	161.66
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	826	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	812	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	989	60.00–90.00	77.47
1	—	832	120.00	120.00
11	—	1,093	90.00–113.00	101.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	122.50–142.00	131.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,121	114.00–127.00	120.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,014	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,372	144.00–147.00	145.38

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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