Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price trend due to no sale last week due to the Federal Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.43/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −119.70 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$242.43

37 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$44.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.72

vs NC average

−40.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	248.43	1,326	32
Medium and Large 2	536	204.00	1,093	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.43/cwt here — about $233 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 sale37 hd

242.43

—

NC average8 barns · 215 hd

221.70

+20.72

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−40.89

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−119.70

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	1,227	131.41	1,612	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	95.81	948	11

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	271.24/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	293.39/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,097	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	219.11/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,030	4
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	266	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	283.92/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,334	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	245.72/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	242.33/cwt	237.50–247.50	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	222.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	252.80/cwt	240.00–275.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	217.51/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	291.70/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,272	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	303.44/cwt	267.50–327.50	980	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	273.81/cwt	270.00–277.50	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	220.02/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	301.31/cwt	282.50–320.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	182.89/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,416	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	250.70/cwt	247.50–251.00	1,269	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	271.88/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,134	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	412	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	189.03/cwt	171.00–207.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	240.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,323	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	217.43/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	307.98/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	476	307.71/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,465	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	273.49/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,376	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	291.54/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,688	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	361	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	308.24/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	264.35/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	226.75/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	260.81/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	298.64/cwt	297.50–299.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	196.25/cwt	172.50–220.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	524	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	268.28/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	290.79/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	258.06/cwt	250.00–265.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,264	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	230.57/cwt	225.00–237.50	745	3
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	222	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	242.34/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	240.66/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	279.28/cwt	270.00–290.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	234.96/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	85.54/cwt	80.00–90.00	830	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,029	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,235	2
Bulls	—	—	1,164	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,839	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	130.16/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,796	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	251.15/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,444	7
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	200	187.50/cwt	172.50–202.50	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	107.35/cwt	92.00–118.00	1,097	5

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 307Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 61Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 1

No price trend due to no sale last week due to the Federal Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	172.50–202.50	187.50
1	250–300	266	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	568	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	280.00	280.00
2	250–300	291	282.50–320.00	301.31
11	300–350	323	267.50–327.50	303.44
8	350–400	374	272.50–315.00	293.39
14	400–450	436	260.00–310.00	291.70
12	450–500	470	260.00–305.00	283.92
4	500–550	528	260.00–282.50	271.24
7	550–600	575	242.50–260.00	251.15
4	600–650	614	230.00–252.50	245.72
1	650–700	680	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	713	210.00–225.00	217.43
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	264	240.00–275.00	252.80
2	300–350	319	237.50–247.50	242.33
2	350–400	360	260.00–270.00	265.00
4	400–450	428	230.00–250.00	240.06
4	450–500	470	200.00–240.00	219.11
3	500–550	522	212.50–220.00	217.51
2	600–650	623	171.00–207.00	189.03
2	650–700	673	170.00–195.00	182.89
1	800–850	834	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	412	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	519	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	220.00–225.00	222.69
3	300–350	323	225.00–237.50	230.57
1	350–400	354	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	410	172.50–220.00	196.25
2	450–500	465	225.00–230.00	227.47
4	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	579	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	216	250.00–265.00	258.06
2	250–300	275	270.00–277.50	273.81
6	300–350	337	270.00–290.00	279.28
3	350–400	389	260.00–277.50	268.28
14	400–450	417	250.00–282.50	271.88
3	450–500	490	240.00–247.00	242.34
6	500–550	528	230.00–252.50	240.66
3	550–600	567	227.50–242.50	234.96
3	600–650	610	217.50–222.50	220.02
3	650–700	683	210.00–238.00	226.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	297.50–299.00	298.64
17	400–450	435	290.50	290.50
12	500–550	506	247.50–251.00	250.70
10	550–600	562	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	644	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	524	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	295.00–322.50	308.24
1	350–400	352	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	417	306.00–310.00	307.98
3	450–500	474	280.00–297.50	290.79
18	500–550	503	269.00–290.00	273.49
1	550–600	584	262.50	262.50
4	600–650	634	256.00–267.00	264.35
3	650–700	670	260.00–262.50	260.81
1	750–800	782	231.00	231.00
1	900–950	934	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	341.00	341.00
16	450–500	476	305.00–312.00	307.71
12	550–600	579	270.00–297.50	291.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	314	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	616	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,024	50.00	50.00
4	—	970	80.00–90.00	85.54
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,022	92.00–118.00	107.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,029	115.00–125.00	120.00
1	—	1,164	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,380	127.00–135.00	130.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle