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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Apr 28

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

317 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 305▼ 106 vs year ago 423 · −25.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 63▲ 20 vs year ago 43 · +46.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 3 · +166.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder bulls were mixed,

2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. 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 $128.90/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$128.90

83 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$31.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

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	478	134.87	645	50
Medium 2	412	127.29	524	17thin
Medium and Large 3	545	114.95	627	12thin
Small 1-2	757	103.04	779	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.84/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale83 hd

128.90

—

NC average8 barns · 1,099 hd

129.19

−0.28

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	1,550	97.25	1,507	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	71.21	844	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	67.56	967	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	58.25	570	19

Every lot

62 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	278	142.26/cwt	137.00–147.00	395	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	318	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	429	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	364	168.93/cwt	166.00–172.50	615	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	139.50/cwt	136.00–145.00	523	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	383	145.63/cwt	141.00–150.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	155.68/cwt	154.00–157.00	604	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	422	135.87/cwt	132.00–140.00	573	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	428	113.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	156.98/cwt	150.00–163.00	678	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	433	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	477	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	154.39/cwt	150.00–161.00	746	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	904	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	147.24/cwt	143.00–151.00	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	141.70/cwt	140.00–144.00	809	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	281	117.52/cwt	117.00–118.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	288	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	381	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	326	127.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	416	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	138.29/cwt	132.00–144.00	523	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	392	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	419	128.22/cwt	124.00–131.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	139.34/cwt	133.00–144.00	599	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	138.56/cwt	134.00–144.00	650	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	114.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	531	121.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	114.02/cwt	111.00–116.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	127.76/cwt	125.00–132.00	731	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	125.75/cwt	123.00–127.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	676	114.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	773	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	681	103.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	832	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	857	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	463	126.60/cwt	124.00–130.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	148.06/cwt	141.00–154.00	705	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	135.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	716	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	135.08/cwt	129.00–140.00	769	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	131.28/cwt	127.00–136.00	821	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	127.22/cwt	124.00–129.00	861	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	124.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	891	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	729	112.68/cwt	110.00–114.00	821	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	991	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	790	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	873	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	463	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	324	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	564	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	496	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	89.32/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,284	4
Bulls	—	—	1,531	106.43/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,629	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	98.08/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,618	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	39.90/cwt	35.00–46.00	370	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	57.76/cwt	54.00–60.00	567	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	65.10/cwt	62.00–68.00	646	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	72.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	736	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	64.27/cwt	60.00–66.00	753	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	70.89/cwt	67.00–74.00	841	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	77.32/cwt	75.00–81.00	923	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	58.08/cwt	56.00–60.00	804	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	72.30/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,051	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	790	869.87/cwt	775.00–975.00	6,872	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	909	866.53/cwt	850.00–875.00	7,877	3

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 Apr 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 305Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 63Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 3

2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	281	117.00–118.00	117.52
3	—	525	113.00–117.00	114.96
3	—	567	111.00–116.00	114.02
4	—	676	110.00–119.00	114.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	681	100.00–106.00	103.07
2	—	832	102.00–104.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	123.00–127.00	125.75
11	—	469	134.00–144.00	138.56
9	—	378	132.00–144.00	138.29
9	—	430	133.00–144.00	139.34
7	—	517	130.00–138.00	133.96
8	—	572	125.00–132.00	127.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	125.00–130.00	127.64
3	—	470	129.00–130.00	129.67
2	—	288	130.00–135.00	132.45
3	—	419	124.00–131.00	128.22
4	—	531	120.00–125.00	121.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	128.00–130.00	129.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	154.00–157.00	155.68
9	—	432	150.00–163.00	156.98
4	—	514	143.00–151.00	147.24
3	—	571	140.00–144.00	141.70
6	—	483	150.00–161.00	154.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	110.00–120.00	113.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	141.00–150.00	145.63
2	—	433	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	181.00	181.00
7	—	486	186.00	186.00
2	—	513	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	136.00–145.00	139.50
5	—	278	137.00–147.00	142.26
6	—	318	130.00–140.00	134.94
3	—	477	130.00–135.00	133.30
2	—	422	132.00–140.00	135.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	364	166.00–172.50	168.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	463	70.00	70.00
1	—	564	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	729	110.00–114.00	112.68
2	—	790	110.00–111.00	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	124.00–130.00	126.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	130.00–140.00	135.70
10	—	625	127.00–136.00	131.28
3	—	715	120.00–128.00	124.66
2	—	768	128.00–130.00	129.00
13	—	476	141.00–154.00	148.06
9	—	677	124.00–129.00	127.22
19	—	569	129.00–140.00	135.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	981	54.00–60.00	57.76
2	—	1,016	70.00–75.00	72.44
7	—	993	62.00–68.00	65.10
4	—	928	35.00–46.00	39.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,384	56.00–60.00	58.08
4	—	1,454	70.00–74.00	72.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	75.00–81.00	77.32
6	—	1,186	67.00–74.00	70.89
5	—	1,172	60.00–66.00	64.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,531	103.00–109.00	106.43
5	—	1,650	95.00–100.00	98.08
4	—	1,438	88.00–90.00	89.32

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	909	850.00–875.00	866.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	790	775.00–975.00	869.87

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.