Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2022-06-02

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 2
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 301▼ 109 vs year ago 252 · −43.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 51▼ 39 vs year ago 115 · −33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 33▲ 22 vs year ago 1 · +2,200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00 to 7.00 lower. There were too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light due to excessive heat. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 60.00 to 120.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.51/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$117.51
48 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$25.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.13
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480127.7661327
Medium and Large 3612106.456519thin
Small 1-2480102.7349312thin
One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about $120 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 sale48 hd
117.51
—
NC average7 barns · 565 hd
127.63
−10.13
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,30591.401,1926thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35289.031,2035thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08678.5485332
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97068.5366427

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,014$1,01116
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)976$8176

Every lot

83 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2Full18690.00/cwt90.00–90.001671
Steers—Small 1-2198126.00/cwt126.00–126.002491
Steers—Medium and Large 3229133.96/cwt133.00–135.003072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2287142.53/cwt140.00–146.004093
Steers—Medium and Large 3292132.00/cwt132.00–132.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2302139.00/cwt139.00–139.004201
Steers—Small 1-2Full32292.09/cwt89.00–95.002972
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy32690.00/cwt90.00–90.002931
Steers—Small 1-2328116.52/cwt115.00–118.003822
Steers—Small 1-2Fancy330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Steers—Small 1-2350121.00/cwt121.00–121.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373144.31/cwt141.00–148.005383
Steers—Small 1-2Full38690.00/cwt90.00–90.003471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410149.00/cwt149.00–149.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425140.86/cwt140.00–142.005997
Steers—Small 1-2Fancy433130.26/cwt130.00–131.005644
Steers—Small 1-2444118.00/cwt118.00–118.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full452110.00/cwt110.00–110.004971
Steers—Small 1-2Fancy470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484164.00/cwt164.00–164.007941
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy48885.00/cwt85.00–85.004151
Steers—Small 1-2510102.50/cwt102.50–102.505231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546160.00/cwt160.00–160.008743
Steers—Small 1-2Fancy606126.00/cwt126.00–126.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy718126.00/cwt126.00–126.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722137.51/cwt137.00–138.009932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2177115.92/cwt112.00–119.002052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3186124.00/cwt124.00–124.002311
Heifers—Small 1-2Full21288.00/cwt88.00–88.001871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280128.98/cwt128.00–130.003612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306136.00/cwt136.00–136.004161
Heifers—Small 1-2Full33093.00/cwt93.00–93.003071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377131.10/cwt129.00–135.004943
Heifers—Small 1-2400118.00/cwt118.00–118.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439130.75/cwt128.00–134.005744
Heifers—Small 1-2476115.00/cwt115.00–115.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486130.47/cwt129.00–134.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 3487120.50/cwt120.00–121.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524126.16/cwt120.00–131.006614
Heifers—Small 1-2548102.00/cwt102.00–102.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555125.31/cwt122.00–129.006953
Heifers—Small 1-2572108.48/cwt107.00–110.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630118.96/cwt116.00–124.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full632101.00/cwt101.00–101.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655108.51/cwt107.00–110.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full68490.00/cwt90.00–90.006161
Heifers—Small 1-2Full72888.00/cwt88.00–88.006411
Heifers—Small 1-275096.00/cwt96.00–96.007201
Heifers—Small 1-2Full81884.00/cwt84.00–84.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 383890.00/cwt90.00–90.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 388095.00/cwt95.00–95.008361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2467123.97/cwt122.00–127.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469139.50/cwt134.00–143.006546
Bulls—Small 1-2506126.00/cwt125.00–127.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526139.45/cwt136.00–142.007347
Bulls—Medium and Large 3544126.01/cwt124.00–128.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3567126.33/cwt121.00–129.007163
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy575113.01/cwt112.00–114.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588139.00/cwt139.00–139.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614138.00/cwt138.00–138.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3684122.00/cwt116.00–125.008343
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy698100.00/cwt100.00–100.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full738105.00/cwt105.00–105.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full771103.84/cwt98.00–110.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full860104.00/cwt104.00–104.008941
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 318093.00/cwt93.00–93.001671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01192.47/cwt89.00–96.009353
Bulls——1,52385.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2952
Bulls——1,748101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,7651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93564.42/cwt60.00–67.006027
Cows—Lean 85-90%94455.63/cwt52.00–59.005256
Cows—Lean 85-90%99876.11/cwt72.00–79.0076014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04869.15/cwt65.00–70.007259
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07983.33/cwt80.00–87.0089918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18178.20/cwt77.00–79.009245
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36291.54/cwt90.00–94.001,2474
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2903944.15/head875.00–975.009446
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2954787.63/head775.00–800.007884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 19741,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,020875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1071,032.86/head950.00–1,075.001,0338

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.