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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 24

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

480 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 470▲ 182 vs year ago 298 · +61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 84▲ 63 vs year ago 29 · +217.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 10.00 to 13.00 lower; heifers were mostly 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was 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 $124.03/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$124.03

136 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$17.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.60

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	481	127.80	615	102
Medium 2	430	113.17	487	29
Small 1-2	201	110.05	222	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $394 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 sale136 hd

124.03

—

NC average8 barns · 1,088 hd

133.62

−9.60

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	1,343	83.44	1,120	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	74.49	873	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	70.73	1,065	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	56.38	522	9thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	229	130.29/cwt	126.00–134.00	298	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	239	150.09/cwt	147.00–153.00	359	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	155.59/cwt	152.00–159.00	412	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	287	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	316	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	327	123.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	150.90/cwt	148.00–156.00	498	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	342	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	619	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	370	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	162.23/cwt	161.00–164.00	603	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	130.47/cwt	127.00–134.00	489	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	151.81/cwt	146.00–158.00	581	15
Steers	—	Medium 2	416	127.22/cwt	123.00–131.00	529	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	163.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	687	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	150.74/cwt	146.00–158.00	638	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	425	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	598	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	427	143.74/cwt	143.00–144.00	614	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	793	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	157.50/cwt	151.00–164.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	471	130.96/cwt	127.00–135.00	617	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	972	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	644	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,056	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	175	116.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	204	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	187	111.65/cwt	110.00–114.00	209	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	223	107.64/cwt	103.00–112.00	240	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	352	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	140.36/cwt	134.00–144.00	460	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	136.25/cwt	130.00–143.00	508	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	386	117.43/cwt	112.00–122.00	453	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	414	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	419	116.49/cwt	112.00–121.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	137.63/cwt	131.00–140.00	578	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	421	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	526	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	421	100.72/cwt	100.00–103.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	128.10/cwt	124.00–132.00	611	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fancy	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	492	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	698	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	122.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	529	108.27/cwt	106.00–110.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	533	114.36/cwt	112.00–116.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	122.06/cwt	119.00–127.00	697	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fancy	573	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	578	114.92/cwt	112.00–118.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	687	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	111.18/cwt	110.00–114.00	746	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	761	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	461	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	143.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	486	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	504	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	137.37/cwt	131.00–142.00	707	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	533	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	541	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	136.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	776	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	576	126.73/cwt	125.00–129.00	730	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	585	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	618	120.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	748	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	668	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	669	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	737	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	863	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	787	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	795	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	108.33/cwt	107.00–110.00	905	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,201	73.49/cwt	70.00–76.00	883	6
Bulls	—	—	1,260	86.31/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,088	4
Bulls	—	—	1,934	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,080	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	343	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	61.06/cwt	60.00–62.00	577	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	71.80/cwt	68.00–75.00	811	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	79.86/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,004	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	70.73/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,065	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	742	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	812	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,872	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 470Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 84Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	110.00–114.00	111.18
19	—	420	131.00–140.00	137.63
2	—	724	100.00–110.00	105.07
13	—	477	124.00–132.00	128.10
16	—	519	120.00–126.00	122.32
6	—	328	134.00–144.00	140.36
5	—	571	119.00–127.00	122.06
2	—	273	128.00–130.00	128.96
7	—	373	130.00–143.00	136.25
6	—	622	110.00–112.00	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	100.00–103.00	100.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	112.00–118.00	114.92
3	—	421	124.00–126.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	106.00–110.00	108.27
4	—	419	112.00–121.00	116.49
2	—	175	114.00–119.00	116.29
2	—	492	110.00–111.00	110.49
8	—	386	112.00–122.00	117.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	112.00–115.00	113.47
3	—	478	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	187	110.00–114.00	111.65
2	—	223	103.00–112.00	107.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	502	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	112.00–116.00	114.36
5	—	414	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	471	127.00–135.00	130.96
2	—	327	120.00–126.00	123.08
8	—	375	127.00–134.00	130.47
6	—	229	126.00–134.00	130.29
5	—	416	123.00–131.00	127.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	287	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.58
4	—	427	143.00–144.00	143.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	172.00	172.00
5	—	421	160.00–170.00	163.24
4	—	372	161.00–164.00	162.23
8	—	644	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	456	151.00–164.00	157.50
15	—	383	146.00–158.00	151.81
19	—	423	146.00–158.00	150.74
2	—	572	144.00	144.00
2	—	265	152.00–159.00	155.59
6	—	330	148.00–156.00	150.90
2	—	239	147.00–153.00	150.09
3	—	506	145.00–150.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	140.00–141.00	140.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	181.00	181.00
6	—	342	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	106.00–110.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	120.00	120.00
13	—	515	131.00–142.00	137.37
12	—	568	130.00–139.00	136.66
12	—	474	140.00–150.00	143.60
2	—	616	130.00–133.00	131.53
3	—	835	107.00–110.00	108.33
2	—	771	110.00–114.00	111.97
2	—	737	110.00–113.00	111.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	486	133.00–135.00	133.99
3	—	668	100.00–101.00	100.34
2	—	737	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	787	100.00–102.00	101.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	109.00–112.00	110.50
2	—	504	115.00–120.00	117.49
2	—	461	120.00–130.00	124.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	125.00–129.00	126.73
2	—	541	129.00–130.00	129.50
3	—	669	110.00–113.00	111.69
8	—	618	118.00–126.00	120.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	70.00–72.00	70.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,257	78.00–83.00	79.86
18	—	1,129	68.00–75.00	71.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	40.00	40.00
7	—	945	60.00–62.00	61.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,201	70.00–76.00	73.49
2	—	1,934	105.00–110.00	107.53
4	—	1,260	85.00–90.00	86.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	812	600.00	600.00

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	1	—	742	500.00	500.00

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.