Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mixed. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

12 head baby calves; 50.00-270.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $203.75/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −158.38 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$203.75

12 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$42.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.85

vs NC average

−55.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	207.27	1,094	11thin
Medium 2	520	165.00	858	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.27/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $291.28, median $362.13 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 sale12 hd

203.75

—

NC average7 barns · 249 hd

197.90

+5.85

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−55.88

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−158.38

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	1,324	134.43	1,780	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,025	134.98	1,383	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	811	109.00	884	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2	650–700	672	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	239.87/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	266.36/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	194.97/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	233.76/cwt	225.00–237.50	972	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	234.97/cwt	232.50–247.50	879	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	582	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,397	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	452	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	217.62/cwt	215.00–220.00	997	4
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	474	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	244.63/cwt	237.50–252.50	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	207.00/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	191.31/cwt	175.00–200.00	905	7
Heifers	Small 1Full	400–450	432	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	196.66/cwt	190.00–200.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	347	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	803	12
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	235	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	368	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	626	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	198.93/cwt	185.00–210.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	236.60/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	878	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	304	175.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	215.48/cwt	195.00–220.00	916	30
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	434	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	548	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	598	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,214	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	239.94/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,286	13
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	324	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	206.99/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	534	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	857	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	224.40/cwt	210.00–240.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	502	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium 1Full	750–800	752	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	978	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	146.96/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,490	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	109.00/cwt	102.50–114.00	884	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	125.39/cwt	112.50–133.00	1,295	5
Bulls	—	—	1,324	134.43/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	428	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	682	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	265.80/cwt	240.00–287.50	864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	249.50/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,058	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	223.51/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,176	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	256.38/cwt	245.00–272.50	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	243.67/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,165	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	178.71/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	198.69/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	151.28/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	207.76/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,209	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	266.72/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,022	11
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	322	190.67/cwt	182.50–197.50	614	4
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	369	189.19/cwt	180.00–200.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	184.22/cwt	170.00–200.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	306	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	210.53/cwt	192.50–225.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	934	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	814	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	226.21/cwt	215.00–237.50	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	217.05/cwt	202.50–230.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	285	189.12/cwt	180.00–202.50	539	3
Bulls	Medium 2	850–900	874	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	983	1
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	762	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	249	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	223.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	602	4
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	444	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	826	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	278	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	549	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	465	153.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	185.45/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 501Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 67Year ago 102

12 head baby calves; 50.00-270.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	182.50	182.50
1	250–300	274	200.00	200.00
6	300–350	323	185.00–210.00	198.93
3	350–400	385	190.00–200.00	196.66
30	400–450	425	195.00–220.00	215.48
7	450–500	473	175.00–200.00	191.31
1	650–700	672	140.00	140.00
1	700–750	712	147.50	147.50
1	800–850	838	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	220.00–230.00	223.94
2	300–350	324	237.50–252.50	244.63
12	350–400	374	232.50–247.50	234.97
9	400–450	416	225.00–237.50	233.76
4	450–500	458	215.00–220.00	217.62
10	500–550	525	192.50–215.00	207.00
1	550–600	558	210.00	210.00
6	600–650	606	190.00–197.50	194.97
2	650–700	675	181.00–190.00	185.45
1	700–750	714	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	165.00	165.00
2	400–450	425	160.00	160.00
1	450–500	474	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	347	231.50	231.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	180.00–185.00	182.40
1	250–300	278	197.50	197.50
3	300–350	304	170.00–180.00	175.82
2	350–400	368	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	434	160.00	160.00
3	450–500	465	150.00–160.00	153.24
1	500–550	520	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	626	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	249	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	217.50	217.50
1	450–500	460	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	826	176.50	176.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	702	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	464	255.00–272.50	266.36
13	500–550	536	230.00–259.00	239.94
2	550–600	581	225.00–255.00	239.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	582	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	452	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	386	227.50	227.50
3	400–450	425	230.00–240.00	236.60
4	550–600	577	190.00–230.00	206.99
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	798	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	510	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	598	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	460	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	180.00–202.50	189.12
4	300–350	322	182.50–197.50	190.67
3	350–400	369	180.00–200.00	189.19
1	400–450	446	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	534	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	682	140.00	140.00
1	750–800	762	132.50	132.50
1	800–850	814	110.00	110.00
1	850–900	874	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	215.00–237.50	226.21
3	300–350	335	202.50–230.00	217.05
2	350–400	373	210.00–240.00	224.40
4	400–450	425	192.50–225.00	210.53
1	450–500	494	200.00	200.00
5	500–550	519	170.00–200.00	184.22
1	600–650	618	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	792	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	830	135.00	135.00
2	850–900	857	130.00–140.00	135.03
1	900–950	934	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	502	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	752	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	428	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	510	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	245.00–272.50	256.38
7	300–350	325	240.00–287.50	265.80
11	350–400	383	245.00–277.50	266.72
10	400–450	424	235.00–262.50	249.50
13	450–500	478	230.00–255.00	243.67
5	500–550	526	212.50–235.00	223.51
7	550–600	582	195.00–230.00	207.76
3	600–650	625	180.00–211.00	198.69
4	650–700	671	175.00–180.00	178.71
1	700–750	730	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	768	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	844	150.00	150.00
2	850–900	871	150.00–152.50	151.28
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	306	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	568	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	141.00–155.00	146.96
5	—	1,033	112.50–133.00	125.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	811	102.50–114.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,324	122.50–140.00	134.43

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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