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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, May 5

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

396 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 317▼ 118 vs year ago 514 · −23.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 63▼ 38 vs year ago 93 · −40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 10 vs year ago 13 · −76.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower. There were too few comparable feeder steers and bulls to establish an adequate market comparison, however a higher undertone was noted; heifers were unevenly steady. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average with some attractive, value added groups.

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 $130.33/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$130.33

144 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$27.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

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	484	139.41	674	85
Medium 2	482	124.41	600	23
Medium and Large 3	585	113.74	665	14thin
Small 1-2	454	112.00	508	22

One grade step is worth $27.40/cwt here — about $166 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 sale144 hd

130.33

—

NC average8 barns · 1,098 hd

131.80

−1.47

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	1,346	93.15	1,254	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	68.60	996	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	64.51	769	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	60.97	586	11

Every lot

87 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 2Fleshy	228	127.82/cwt	126.00–130.00	291	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Value Added	264	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	372	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	273	104.88/cwt	102.00–108.00	286	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Fancy	318	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	458	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	318	134.30/cwt	129.00–139.00	427	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	168.38/cwt	166.00–171.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	162.99/cwt	158.00–167.00	597	4
Steers	—	Medium 2Fancy	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	374	151.02/cwt	150.00–153.00	565	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	374	132.61/cwt	126.00–139.00	496	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	376	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	423	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	399	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	686	5
Steers	—	Medium 2Fancy	408	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	163.76/cwt	156.00–170.00	698	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	426	151.77/cwt	151.00–154.00	647	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	436	131.83/cwt	127.00–135.00	575	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	471	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	917	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	156.67/cwt	150.00–161.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	163.20/cwt	160.00–167.00	934	8
Steers	—	Medium 2Value Added	649	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	902	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	275	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	311	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	136.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	336	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	408	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	138.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	517	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	379	126.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	388	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	452	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	411	112.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	138.58/cwt	134.00–144.00	583	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	441	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	463	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	149.13/cwt	146.00–150.00	696	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	137.60/cwt	133.00–140.00	649	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	117.67/cwt	116.00–119.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	487	123.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	514	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	145.70/cwt	145.00–146.00	752	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	135.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	117.79/cwt	114.00–119.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	533	111.26/cwt	110.00–114.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	534	126.31/cwt	123.00–129.00	674	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	569	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	129.75/cwt	127.00–135.00	740	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	578	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	584	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	660	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Full	602	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	607	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	125.23/cwt	120.00–131.00	773	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	661	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	822	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	166.91/cwt	159.00–168.00	776	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	150.89/cwt	144.00–155.00	717	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	481	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2Fleshy	491	129.74/cwt	127.00–133.00	637	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2Fleshy	517	122.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	519	137.38/cwt	134.00–139.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	539	113.54/cwt	110.00–118.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	152.03/cwt	148.00–157.00	826	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	555	94.54/cwt	90.00–99.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2Fleshy	565	126.55/cwt	121.00–132.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	845	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	577	109.22/cwt	104.00–114.00	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	579	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	815	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	621	131.36/cwt	128.00–136.00	816	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2Fleshy	676	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	682	127.39/cwt	127.00–129.00	869	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	708	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	774	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	110.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	853	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	828	100.53/cwt	99.00–102.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	875	105.71/cwt	102.00–109.00	925	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,212	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,091	4
Bulls	—	—	1,614	99.44/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,605	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	53.29/cwt	50.00–58.00	492	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	65.36/cwt	64.00–68.00	643	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	75.03/cwt	74.00–76.00	888	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	64.01/cwt	60.00–65.00	757	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	48.40/cwt	45.00–50.00	577	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	71.08/cwt	70.00–73.00	869	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	69.02/cwt	66.00–71.00	996	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	63.20/cwt	60.00–65.00	923	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	75.03/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,104	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	536	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	3,752	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	834	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,881	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,216	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,680	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 May 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 317Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 63Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	135.00–140.00	138.17
7	—	527	130.00–140.00	135.84
7	—	472	133.00–140.00	137.60
7	—	668	123.00	123.00
4	—	570	127.00–135.00	129.75
13	—	421	134.00–144.00	138.58
4	—	617	120.00–131.00	125.23
2	—	335	132.00–140.00	136.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	115.00–118.00	116.50
2	—	569	106.00–110.00	108.05
4	—	533	110.00–114.00	111.26
2	—	275	110.00–116.00	112.99
3	—	475	116.00–119.00	117.67
3	—	411	110.00–114.00	112.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	114.00–117.00	115.51
4	—	528	114.00–119.00	117.79
2	—	661	111.00–115.00	113.02
4	—	584	110.00–116.00	113.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	441	120.00–128.00	124.02
2	—	336	121.00–122.00	121.51
4	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.45
6	—	534	123.00–129.00	126.31
5	—	487	120.00–126.00	123.58
3	—	379	125.00–131.00	126.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	467	146.00–150.00	149.13
7	—	516	145.00–146.00	145.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	106.00–110.00	107.98
2	—	514	100.00–105.00	102.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
2	—	408	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	318	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	126.00–130.00	127.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	158.00–167.00	162.99
9	—	426	156.00–170.00	163.76
2	—	323	166.00–171.00	168.38
3	—	527	150.00–161.00	156.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	102.00–108.00	104.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	127.00–135.00	131.83
3	—	318	129.00–139.00	134.30
4	—	374	126.00–139.00	132.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	160.00–167.00	163.20
5	—	399	172.00	172.00
20	—	527	174.00	174.00
3	—	410	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	264	141.00	141.00
3	—	649	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	150.00–153.00	151.02
5	—	426	151.00–154.00	151.77
3	—	471	153.00–155.00	153.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	376	111.00–114.00	112.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	128.00–136.00	131.36
5	—	682	127.00–129.00	127.39
3	—	519	134.00–139.00	137.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	104.00–114.00	109.22
4	—	539	110.00–118.00	113.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	569	147.00–150.00	148.48
5	—	475	144.00–155.00	150.89
5	—	543	148.00–157.00	152.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	159.00–168.00	166.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	99.00–102.00	100.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	121.00–132.00	126.55
2	—	676	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	517	120.00–127.00	122.41
4	—	491	127.00–133.00	129.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	140.00–141.00	140.32
3	—	579	140.00–142.00	140.68
2	—	502	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	90.00–99.00	94.54
2	—	774	90.00	90.00
2	—	708	90.00–94.00	92.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	102.00–109.00	105.71
3	—	775	108.00–112.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	50.00–58.00	53.29
7	—	984	64.00–68.00	65.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,471	74.00–76.00	75.03
8	—	1,443	66.00–71.00	69.02
3	—	1,461	60.00–65.00	63.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	60.00–65.00	64.01
3	—	1,183	74.00–76.00	75.03
3	—	1,222	70.00–73.00	71.08
3	—	1,192	45.00–50.00	48.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,614	98.00–101.00	99.44
4	—	1,212	90.00	90.00

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	—	536	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	834	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,216	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.