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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 3

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

396 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 304▼ 3 vs year ago 399 · −0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 82▼ 34 vs year ago 106 · −32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly

6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

Cattle quality was average to attractive. "By the head" calves ranged 95.00 to 120.00 per head.

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 $125.01/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$125.01

143 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$27.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

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	524	127.81	670	116
Medium 2	388	114.05	442	25
Small 1-2	181	100.00	181	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.81/cwt here — about $489 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 sale143 hd

125.01

—

NC average8 barns · 886 hd

127.55

−2.53

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	1,610	95.29	1,534	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	75.93	1,088	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	70.91	856	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	58.85	544	17

Every lot

64 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	220	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	288	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	231	122.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	283	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	281	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	363	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	322	136.85/cwt	131.00–141.00	441	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	166.53/cwt	159.00–172.00	568	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	166.35/cwt	160.00–174.00	622	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	184.93/cwt	179.00–188.00	693	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	386	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	412	141.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	585	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	164.89/cwt	157.00–171.00	684	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	177.89/cwt	176.00–179.00	779	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	169.56/cwt	166.00–177.00	809	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	162.87/cwt	159.00–169.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	160.40/cwt	153.00–163.00	916	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	146.66/cwt	144.00–148.00	883	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	181	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	181	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	209	121.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	255	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	272	116.78/cwt	112.00–122.00	318	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	356	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	118.73/cwt	116.00–120.00	386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	130.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	430	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	376	114.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	430	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	134.52/cwt	131.00–140.00	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	384	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	132.05/cwt	128.00–136.00	551	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	438	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	133.60/cwt	128.00–140.00	627	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	111.03/cwt	107.00–114.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	124.76/cwt	122.00–128.00	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	536	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	132.81/cwt	130.00–134.00	745	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.37/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	588	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	589	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	128.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	827	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	119.40/cwt	115.00–124.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	112.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	798	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	102.65/cwt	101.00–105.00	790	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	894	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	787	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	178.33/cwt	175.00–179.00	826	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	463	149.33/cwt	146.00–152.00	691	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	480	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	158.15/cwt	154.00–166.00	765	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	155.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	808	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	148.38/cwt	145.00–153.00	832	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	575	130.46/cwt	129.00–132.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	627	124.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	778	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	718	112.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	810	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	970	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	757	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,307	72.86/cwt	70.00–77.00	952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	100.38/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,982	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,131	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	43.84/cwt	39.00–46.00	365	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	62.92/cwt	60.00–65.00	594	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	78.00/cwt	77.00–79.00	824	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	82.43/cwt	79.00–86.00	975	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	68.81/cwt	65.00–71.00	833	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	75.93/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,088	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	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 Feb 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 304Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 82Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly

6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

Cattle quality was average to attractive. "By the head" calves ranged 95.00 to 120.00 per head.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	384	122.00–124.00	122.98
2	—	588	119.00	119.00
2	—	536	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	681	115.00–124.00	119.40
17	—	417	128.00–136.00	132.05
12	—	644	122.00–129.00	128.35
3	—	285	124.00–126.00	124.97
2	—	209	120.00–124.00	121.93
3	—	770	101.00–105.00	102.65
4	—	530	122.00–128.00	124.76
11	—	469	128.00–140.00	133.60
8	—	575	123.00–128.00	125.37
5	—	711	110.00–116.00	112.20
4	—	377	131.00–140.00	134.52
6	—	330	125.00–132.00	130.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	107.00–114.00	111.03
2	—	589	102.00	102.00
2	—	438	114.00–116.00	114.99
5	—	272	112.00–122.00	116.78
10	—	376	110.00–120.00	114.42
3	—	325	116.00–120.00	118.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	561	130.00–134.00	132.81
3	—	526	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	181	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	894	87.00–89.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	341	159.00–172.00	166.53
3	—	602	144.00–148.00	146.66
10	—	374	160.00–174.00	166.35
9	—	415	157.00–171.00	164.89
5	—	477	166.00–177.00	169.56
3	—	525	159.00–169.00	162.87
7	—	571	153.00–163.00	160.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	179.00–180.00	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	281	128.00–130.00	129.35
5	—	231	118.00–125.00	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	130.00–132.00	130.97
2	—	635	130.00	130.00
5	—	322	131.00–141.00	136.85
4	—	412	140.00–146.00	141.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	176.00–179.00	177.89
16	—	375	179.00–188.00	184.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	386	144.00–145.00	144.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	129.00–132.00	130.46
3	—	463	146.00–152.00	149.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	145.00–153.00	148.38
2	—	624	136.00–139.00	137.49
14	—	520	150.00–160.00	155.47
7	—	484	154.00–166.00	158.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	175.00–179.00	178.33
11	—	600	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	120.00–128.00	123.92
4	—	718	110.00–116.00	112.75
6	—	627	120.00–126.00	124.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	833	39.00–46.00	43.84
8	—	944	60.00–65.00	62.92
3	—	1,056	77.00–79.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	75.00–77.00	75.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	79.00–86.00	82.43
11	—	1,211	65.00–71.00	68.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,307	70.00–77.00	72.86
2	—	1,982	105.00–110.00	107.53
4	—	1,575	96.00–102.00	100.38

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	700.00	700.00

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.