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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jan 6

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 309▼ 135 vs year ago 339 · −39.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 40▲ 17 vs year ago 45 · +37.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.76/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$115.76

48 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$19.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	491	119.41	587	33
Medium 2	401	108.92	437	13thin
Small 1-2	330	100.00	330	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.41/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

115.76

—

NC average7 barns · 401 hd

119.19

−3.43

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	1,741	78.45	1,366	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	66.30	865	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	64.55	1,001	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	50.12	506	14

Every lot

38 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	265	131.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	348	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	416	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	437	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	320	125.99/cwt	121.00–131.00	403	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	145.69/cwt	140.00–152.00	543	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	376	124.19/cwt	121.00–130.00	467	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	145.43/cwt	140.00–152.00	622	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	433	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	565	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	144.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	667	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	227	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	260	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	353	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	121.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	390	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	112.03/cwt	111.00–113.00	364	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	354	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	123.75/cwt	121.00–129.00	473	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	118.64/cwt	117.00–120.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	484	109.98/cwt	107.00–113.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	122.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	528	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	121.42/cwt	118.00–126.00	707	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	114.00/cwt	111.00–119.00	731	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	112.02/cwt	111.00–113.00	818	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	133.54/cwt	129.00–140.00	641	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	506	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	611	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	588	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	682	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	120.37/cwt	115.00–123.00	746	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,741	78.45/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,366	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	369	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	51.81/cwt	49.00–54.00	531	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	60.86/cwt	58.00–62.00	744	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	76.08/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,106	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	64.55/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,001	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	710	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	774	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,644	1

This sale against other markets

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 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 309Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 40Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 3

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	140.00–152.00	145.69
3	—	460	142.00–148.00	144.99
2	—	277	150.00	150.00
10	—	428	140.00–152.00	145.43
4	—	312	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	121.00–130.00	124.19
2	—	430	111.00–115.00	113.00
4	—	265	130.00–136.00	131.46
5	—	320	121.00–131.00	125.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	130.00–131.00	130.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	111.00–119.00	114.00
2	—	730	111.00–113.00	112.02
2	—	295	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	514	120.00–126.00	122.36
4	—	321	120.00–125.00	121.48
3	—	427	117.00–120.00	118.64
7	—	582	118.00–126.00	121.42
6	—	382	121.00–129.00	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	100.00–102.00	100.99
2	—	227	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	325	111.00–113.00	112.03
2	—	354	111.00–116.00	113.47
2	—	484	107.00–113.00	109.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	116.00	116.00
3	—	506	120.00–121.00	120.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	129.00–140.00	133.54
5	—	509	135.00–139.00	136.98
3	—	620	115.00–123.00	120.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	774	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,741	77.00–80.00	78.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	922	40.00	40.00
12	—	1,024	49.00–54.00	51.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,223	58.00–62.00	60.86
5	—	1,454	75.00–79.00	76.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	62.00–68.00	64.55

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.