Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to icy road conditions there were too few receipts to trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $347.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −208.10 against this barn's trailing median of $555.60.

Average price

$347.50

2 head · 302 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.58

vs NC average

−58.05 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	302	347.50	1,049	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

347.50

—

NC average8 barns · 56 hd

326.92

+20.58

National average138 barns · 2,612 hd

405.55

−58.05

This barn, trailing median1 sales

555.60

−208.10

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	1,907	136.67	2,606	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	130.00	1,661	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	978	120.00	1,174	1thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	400–450	400	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	—	—	2,036	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,647	1
Bulls	—	—	1,842	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,579	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,174	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	300.03/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	828	3

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 Jan 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 308Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 36Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Due to icy road conditions there were too few receipts to trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	297.50–302.50	300.03
1	400–450	400	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	714	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	352.50	352.50
2	250–300	265	322.50	322.50
2	300–350	302	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	492	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	702	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	306	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	426	320.00	320.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,178	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,036	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,842	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	978	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,278	130.00	130.00

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

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle