Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2022-07-21

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 21
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 357▼ 24 vs year ago 241 · −10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 47▼ 9 vs year ago 47 · −19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mixed, 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light due to a heat advisory and a severe thunderstorm watch in the area. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.55/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$140.55
74 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$45.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.52
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2419151.4463543
Medium and Large 3635128.3981527
Small 1-2396105.624184thin
One grade step is worth $45.82/cwt here — about $217 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 sale74 hd
140.55
—
NC average8 barns · 500 hd
144.07
−3.52
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—Average1,41888.641,2579thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11873.258199thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40370.329876thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low90453.6948511

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)1,062$1,0002thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3272130.97/cwt129.00–133.003562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323147.70/cwt143.00–155.004777
Steers—Medium and Large 3334131.51/cwt130.00–136.004394
Steers—Small 1-2370114.05/cwt112.00–116.004222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373158.40/cwt155.00–163.0059113
Steers—Medium and Large 3380132.82/cwt130.00–137.005054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy387146.53/cwt145.00–148.005672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421160.45/cwt159.00–162.006752
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy42197.18/cwt93.00–101.004092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427148.90/cwt146.00–153.0063611
Steers—Medium and Large 3431136.07/cwt132.00–140.005863
Steers—Medium and Large 3474130.50/cwt130.00–131.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539148.79/cwt144.00–150.008025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635141.00/cwt141.00–141.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 3760124.05/cwt119.00–129.009432
Steers—Medium and Large 3969124.50/cwt121.00–125.001,2068
Steers—Medium and Large 31,110117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2992
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2306101.00/cwt98.00–104.003092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340120.32/cwt116.00–125.004093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374130.68/cwt130.00–131.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377125.00/cwt125.00–125.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385140.00/cwt140.00–140.0053912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423130.01/cwt127.00–132.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472129.04/cwt125.00–132.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561123.47/cwt122.00–125.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 3636112.66/cwt110.00–114.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3674111.99/cwt110.00–114.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3711111.65/cwt110.00–113.007943
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466159.00/cwt159.00–159.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475146.48/cwt144.00–148.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 3511116.97/cwt114.00–120.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572128.46/cwt125.00–132.007356
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610112.52/cwt110.00–115.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650117.00/cwt117.00–117.007615
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full69181.99/cwt80.00–84.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3741111.00/cwt111.00–111.008237
Bulls—Large 377472.04/cwt70.00–74.005582
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 399277.00/cwt77.00–77.007641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02078.37/cwt75.00–82.007992
Bulls——1,53291.57/cwt86.00–94.001,4037
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87262.20/cwt60.00–64.005424
Cows—Lean 85-90%87454.55/cwt50.00–59.004775
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04234.50/cwt34.00–35.003592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06172.87/cwt69.00–76.007734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13580.00/cwt79.00–81.009083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20563.89/cwt60.00–68.007702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36463.09/cwt61.00–65.008612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42373.93/cwt70.00–77.001,0524
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0621,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002

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.