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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 17

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 318▲ 464 vs year ago 6 · +7,733.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 69▲ 39 vs year ago 45 · +86.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher; slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand for value added and fancy feeder cattle was good, others moderate; market activity and buyer interest was fairly active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. "By the head" calves were 125.00 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.84/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$177.84

153 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$75.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.36

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	445	183.29	815	137
Medium 2	371	136.51	506	12thin
Medium 3	283	122.88	348	2thin
Small 1-2	444	107.50	477	2thin

One grade step is worth $75.79/cwt here — about $338 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 sale153 hd

177.84

—

NC average8 barns · 789 hd

166.49

+11.36

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	—	High	1,512	95.75	1,448	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	79.48	910	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	76.04	1,039	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	62.96	555	17

Every lot

66 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	228	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	323	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	283	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	348	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	303	156.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	474	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	315	162.39/cwt	159.00–164.00	512	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	167.03/cwt	165.00–171.00	536	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	338	140.50/cwt	134.00–147.00	475	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	186.28/cwt	180.00–194.00	633	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	176.89/cwt	170.00–185.00	644	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	194.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	735	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	393	146.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	574	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	194.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	801	11
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	421	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	508	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	197.49/cwt	191.00–199.00	853	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	162.99/cwt	161.00–165.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	439	137.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	601	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	444	107.50/cwt	104.00–111.00	477	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	194.10/cwt	186.00–197.00	891	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	186.64/cwt	181.00–190.00	860	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	945	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	900	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	613	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	157.75/cwt	155.00–158.00	997	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	229	123.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	283	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	281	119.47/cwt	119.00–120.00	336	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	139.21/cwt	136.00–142.00	395	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	325	123.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	402	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.00	458	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	373	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	133.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	130.63/cwt	128.00–135.00	534	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	411	123.62/cwt	122.00–127.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	423	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	131.86/cwt	128.00–135.00	621	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	92.05/cwt	90.00–94.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	482	108.30/cwt	106.00–110.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	128.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	673	16
Heifers	—	Medium 3	522	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	128.61/cwt	125.00–133.00	731	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	122.16/cwt	120.00–126.00	764	13
Heifers	—	Medium 3	676	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	823	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	725	107.45/cwt	106.00–109.00	779	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	464	127.95/cwt	125.00–131.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	182.77/cwt	180.00–185.00	855	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	475	157.37/cwt	150.00–161.00	748	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	883	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	170.34/cwt	170.00–171.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	512	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	512	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	515	127.97/cwt	124.00–132.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	518	110.12/cwt	104.00–116.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	167.51/cwt	162.00–171.00	874	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	147.22/cwt	140.00–154.00	838	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	572	137.50/cwt	136.00–139.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	132.21/cwt	130.00–137.00	818	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,118	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	973	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 3	424	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	88.33/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,215	7
Bulls	—	—	1,832	113.05/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,071	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	49.57/cwt	48.00–50.00	421	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	68.54/cwt	63.00–70.00	613	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	76.48/cwt	74.00–79.00	849	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	88.48/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,108	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	76.04/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,039	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,608	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 318Year ago 6

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 69Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	181.00–190.00	186.64
11	—	411	190.00–200.00	194.81
5	—	340	180.00–194.00	186.28
12	—	379	190.00–200.00	194.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	134.00–135.00	134.67
3	—	315	159.00–164.00	162.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	534	177.00	177.00
29	—	432	191.00–199.00	197.49
22	—	459	186.00–197.00	194.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	120.00–122.00	120.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	140.00–150.00	146.06
2	—	228	141.00–142.00	141.49
2	—	338	134.00–147.00	140.50
2	—	439	134.00–140.00	137.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	163.00	163.00
11	—	364	170.00–185.00	176.89
12	—	632	155.00–158.00	157.75
2	—	439	161.00–165.00	162.99
7	—	321	165.00–171.00	167.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	120.00–126.00	122.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	444	104.00–111.00	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	155.00–158.00	156.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	125.00–135.00	128.91
13	—	625	120.00–126.00	122.16
5	—	284	136.00–142.00	139.21
11	—	375	130.00–140.00	133.83
8	—	568	125.00–133.00	128.61
2	—	683	120.00–121.00	120.50
11	—	471	128.00–135.00	131.86
13	—	409	128.00–135.00	130.63
5	—	330	135.00–142.00	138.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	122.00–127.00	123.62
2	—	281	119.00–120.00	119.47
7	—	325	120.00–128.00	123.83
3	—	229	120.00–129.00	123.40
2	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	90.00–94.00	92.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	106.00–110.00	108.30
2	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.59
3	—	676	110.00–111.00	110.33
2	—	725	106.00–109.00	107.45
2	—	522	100.00–110.00	104.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,118	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	104.00–116.00	110.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	140.00–154.00	147.22
5	—	619	130.00–137.00	132.21
3	—	483	170.00–171.00	170.34
12	—	522	162.00–171.00	167.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	150.00–161.00	157.37
2	—	572	136.00–139.00	137.50
2	—	512	150.00–158.00	153.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	180.00–185.00	182.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	464	125.00–131.00	127.95
4	—	515	124.00–132.00	127.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,252	88.00–89.00	88.48
6	—	1,110	74.00–79.00	76.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	849	48.00–50.00	49.57
12	—	895	63.00–70.00	68.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	74.00–79.00	76.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	109.00–115.00	113.05
7	—	1,375	86.00–90.00	88.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	944	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.