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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, May 19

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 267▼ 196 vs year ago 476 · −41.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 67▼ 91 vs year ago 153 · −59.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher on a fairly light test. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.94/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −70.29 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.

Average price

$130.94

78 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$72.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

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	497	147.83	735	17thin
Medium 2	612	132.98	814	46
Small 1-2	768	110.17	846	13thin
Medium and Large 3	475	75.49	359	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.34/cwt here — about $377 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 sale78 hd

130.94

—

NC average8 barns · 710 hd

136.02

−5.08

This barn, trailing median9 sales

201.23

−70.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $160.66, median $201.23 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,659	101.46	1,683	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	85.82	1,213	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	79.10	920	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	72.25	701	16

Every lot

60 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	274	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	334	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	156.66/cwt	150.00–161.00	450	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	317	138.73/cwt	136.00–140.00	440	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	156.44/cwt	153.00–160.00	519	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	365	113.93/cwt	112.00–115.00	416	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	153.62/cwt	150.00–156.00	564	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	371	135.35/cwt	131.00–140.00	502	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	422	139.93/cwt	136.00–145.00	591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	154.51/cwt	150.00–161.00	661	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	160.99/cwt	158.00–164.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	468	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	629	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	160.84/cwt	158.00–168.00	848	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	155.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	884	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	221	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	243	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	263	123.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	324	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	359	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	326	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	411	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	329	100.01/cwt	98.00–102.00	329	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	369	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	371	114.96/cwt	114.00–116.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	126.04/cwt	125.00–127.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	140.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	468	114.56/cwt	111.00–118.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	135.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	650	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	533	125.05/cwt	122.00–128.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	569	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	713	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	130.76/cwt	130.00–133.00	760	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	124.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	856	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	773	104.43/cwt	102.00–107.00	807	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	682	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Full	475	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	359	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	149.91/cwt	145.00–154.00	774	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	523	137.61/cwt	136.00–139.00	720	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2Fleshy	569	126.66/cwt	125.00–129.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	579	135.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	782	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	643	133.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	856	25
Bulls	—	Medium 2Fleshy	657	123.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	669	114.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	716	117.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	843	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	774	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	867	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	781	97.98/cwt	94.00–102.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	831	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	893	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	860	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	929	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3Full	256	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	166	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	468	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	421	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	80.66/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,761	114.72/cwt	114.00–115.00	2,020	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	71.94/cwt	70.00–76.00	672	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	60.79/cwt	58.00–63.00	568	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	83.91/cwt	80.00–88.00	863	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	86.63/cwt	84.00–89.00	986	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	75.87/cwt	73.00–79.00	890	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,005	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	91.48/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,300	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	81.84/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,167	4

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 267Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 67Year ago 153

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	221	107.00–113.00	110.07
2	—	369	106.00–109.00	107.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	379	139.00–140.00	139.66
3	—	273	130.00–135.00	131.61
4	—	581	130.00–133.00	130.76
4	—	514	130.00–136.00	134.00
15	—	669	128.00	128.00
9	—	480	130.00–140.00	135.36
5	—	426	135.00–145.00	140.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	120.00–126.00	123.27
2	—	326	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	533	122.00–128.00	125.05
3	—	620	123.00–128.00	124.99
3	—	569	125.00–126.00	125.34
2	—	420	125.00–127.00	126.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	102.00–107.00	104.43
2	—	468	111.00–118.00	114.56
2	—	371	114.00–116.00	114.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	329	98.00–102.00	100.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	274	120.00–124.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	150.00–161.00	154.51
2	—	332	153.00–160.00	156.44
5	—	367	150.00–156.00	153.62
4	—	567	150.00–158.00	155.90
7	—	527	158.00–168.00	160.84
2	—	456	158.00–164.00	160.99
3	—	287	150.00–161.00	156.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	136.00–140.00	138.73
4	—	422	136.00–145.00	139.93
3	—	371	131.00–140.00	135.35
2	—	468	132.00–137.00	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	112.00–115.00	113.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	468	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	256	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	115.00–119.00	117.67
2	—	860	106.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	774	110.00–114.00	112.04
2	—	669	110.00–118.00	114.07
2	—	831	107.00–108.00	107.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	140.00–150.00	144.85
10	—	516	145.00–154.00	149.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	569	125.00–129.00	126.66
3	—	657	120.00–128.00	123.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	781	94.00–102.00	97.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	643	130.00–135.00	133.16
10	—	579	130.00–138.00	135.11
5	—	523	136.00–139.00	137.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	75.00–76.00	75.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,173	73.00–79.00	75.87
3	—	1,138	84.00–89.00	86.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	70.00–76.00	71.94
6	—	934	58.00–63.00	60.79
6	—	1,029	80.00–88.00	83.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	79.00–84.00	81.84
2	—	1,358	74.00	74.00
7	—	1,421	87.00–96.00	91.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	80.00–81.00	80.66
3	—	1,761	114.00–115.00	114.72
3	—	1,750	100.00–104.00	102.07

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.