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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.32/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −132.69 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$230.32

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$111.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs NC average

−49.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	241.42	1,301	12thin
Medium and Large 2	552	222.10	1,225	4thin
Small 1	584	130.00	759	1thin

One grade step is worth $111.42/cwt here — about $542 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 sale17 hd

230.32

—

NC average8 barns · 198 hd

229.78

+0.54

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−49.98

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

−132.69

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	1,554	119.20	1,852	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	112.47	1,426	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	112.00	1,609	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	81.19	866	30

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 2	550–600	576	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	264.51/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,122	10
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	276.33/cwt	268.00–297.50	1,033	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	224.96/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	226.63/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	212.23/cwt	207.00–217.50	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	228.84/cwt	222.50–235.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	374	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	785	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	584	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	269.90/cwt	268.50–280.00	1,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	216.19/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	234	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	243.69/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,270	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,656	5
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	277.67/cwt	267.50–290.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	236.88/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,474	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	400–450	401	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	481	2
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	500–550	504	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	516	1
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	686	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	248.33/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	762	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	408	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	280.72/cwt	262.50–295.00	918	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	304.02/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	241.22/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,035	10
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	306	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	296	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	239.33/cwt	232.50–242.50	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	266.74/cwt	235.00–287.50	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	299.93/cwt	290.00–310.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	226.29/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	248.07/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	255.65/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	261.17/cwt	245.00–299.00	1,366	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	310.34/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,154	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	265.19/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	195.12/cwt	176.00–210.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	278.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	436	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	311.92/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,004	8
Bulls	—	—	1,380	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	132.46/cwt	120.00–142.50	2,184	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	112.47/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,426	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	764	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	879	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	100.64/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,137	11
Bulls	—	—	1,390	103.81/cwt	92.50–110.00	1,443	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	75.70/cwt	70.00–89.00	822	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	57.08/cwt	50.00–65.00	568	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,566	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 Dec 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 356Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 101Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	217	222.50–235.00	228.84
1	250–300	296	230.00	230.00
3	300–350	320	232.50–242.50	239.33
1	350–400	384	220.00	220.00
10	400–450	429	240.00–247.50	241.22
6	450–500	472	215.00–240.00	224.96
2	500–550	527	210.00–222.50	216.19
2	550–600	576	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	279	267.50–290.00	277.67
13	300–350	327	262.50–295.00	280.72
18	350–400	374	268.00–297.50	276.33
10	400–450	424	250.00–280.00	264.51
4	450–500	482	240.00–252.50	248.07
8	500–550	521	235.00–257.50	243.69
4	550–600	575	232.50–240.00	236.88
3	600–650	611	220.00–235.00	226.63
1	650–700	696	217.50	217.50
2	700–750	719	207.00–217.50	212.23
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	325	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	584	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	212.50	212.50
1	300–350	306	202.50	202.50
1	350–400	374	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	303.00	303.00
2	400–450	401	322.50	322.50
2	450–500	477	309.00	309.00
8	500–550	546	268.50–280.00	269.90
2	550–600	552	252.50	252.50
5	650–700	661	250.50	250.50
6	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	512	242.50	242.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	401	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	504	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	235.00	235.00
3	250–300	268	275.00–280.00	278.43
4	300–350	328	235.00–287.50	266.74
1	350–400	382	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	432	220.00–275.00	255.65
5	450–500	494	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	508	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	558	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	619	176.00–210.00	195.12
1	700–750	706	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	686	122.50	122.50
1	750–800	762	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	208	265.00	265.00
6	250–300	285	290.00–310.00	299.93
8	300–350	322	280.00–330.00	311.92
14	350–400	372	285.00–325.00	310.34
5	400–450	421	292.50–312.50	304.02
5	450–500	479	255.00–282.00	265.19
7	500–550	523	245.00–299.00	261.17
2	600–650	619	225.00–227.50	226.29
3	650–700	669	245.00–250.00	248.33
1	700–750	730	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	408	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	72.50	72.50
7	—	1,649	120.00–142.50	132.46
3	—	1,390	92.50–110.00	103.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,268	105.00–121.00	112.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	764	115.00	115.00
11	—	1,130	90.00–107.00	100.64
10	—	1,086	70.00–89.00	75.70
8	—	995	50.00–65.00	57.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,512	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,362	115.00	115.00

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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