Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2022-08-11

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 11
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▲ 223 vs last sale 171▲ 35 vs year ago 359 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 16▼ 2 vs year ago 44 · −4.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 0▼ 41 vs year ago 55 · −74.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive with several groups of value added feeder cattle. Dairy baby calves ranged 130.00 to 140.00 per head; other "by the head" calves were 120.00 to 160.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.49/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$156.49
132 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.52
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510159.61814113
Medium and Large 3406137.9656119thin
One grade step is worth $21.64/cwt here — about $253 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 sale132 hd
156.49
—
NC average8 barns · 654 hd
158.01
−1.52
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—High1,846101.001,8642thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10081.4189519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45680.841,1778thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94263.595998thin

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)763$91814

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3269131.41/cwt130.00–133.003532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318166.50/cwt164.00–169.005292
Steers—Medium and Large 3334142.87/cwt140.00–148.004773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355173.26/cwt170.00–174.006158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy361148.50/cwt147.00–150.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 3375141.51/cwt141.00–142.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382161.21/cwt158.00–166.006165
Steers—Medium and Large 3421139.33/cwt137.00–142.005876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426154.45/cwt150.00–162.0065818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy433144.06/cwt141.00–147.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436164.00/cwt163.00–165.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466169.34/cwt164.00–171.0078921
Steers—Medium and Large 3469136.18/cwt132.00–141.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509166.99/cwt165.00–168.008506
Steers—Medium and Large 3515133.09/cwt130.00–136.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520151.94/cwt145.00–159.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554151.26/cwt151.00–152.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617158.88/cwt156.00–159.5098020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619145.75/cwt141.00–151.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682153.03/cwt152.00–153.501,04413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725139.05/cwt137.00–141.001,0082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269134.00/cwt134.00–134.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287139.68/cwt138.00–141.004013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326142.72/cwt140.00–146.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387138.02/cwt132.00–143.005349
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414127.03/cwt126.00–128.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420139.29/cwt135.00–143.0058513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432143.94/cwt143.50–145.0062215
Heifers—Small 1-2432107.47/cwt105.00–110.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473132.54/cwt129.00–137.006278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483145.58/cwt143.00–147.0070313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3486123.80/cwt120.00–128.006024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527131.48/cwt128.00–135.006938
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529119.99/cwt116.00–124.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530140.01/cwt139.00–141.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567127.67/cwt123.00–131.007247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583142.85/cwt139.00–143.5083325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613138.35/cwt135.00–139.008486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614124.54/cwt120.00–130.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680129.08/cwt125.00–133.008782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy458141.52/cwt140.00–143.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483154.61/cwt148.00–159.0074716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515149.67/cwt148.00–151.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528139.34/cwt135.00–145.0073611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3546124.50/cwt124.00–125.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3554128.99/cwt128.00–130.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574138.49/cwt135.00–144.007958
Bulls—Small 1-2595112.49/cwt111.00–114.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620132.49/cwt130.00–135.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added647156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669136.18/cwt132.00–138.0091112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717129.95/cwt126.00–136.009323
Bulls—Small 1-291593.47/cwt90.00–97.008552
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 352281.00/cwt81.00–81.004231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5181
Bulls——2,042110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89857.34/cwt54.00–61.005154
Cows—Lean 85-90%98669.83/cwt68.00–72.006894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07680.27/cwt77.00–85.0086412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12373.08/cwt70.00–76.008213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15491.10/cwt86.00–95.001,0514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39788.43/cwt87.00–90.001,2352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42974.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52382.63/cwt82.00–84.001,2583
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2736762.19/head725.00–800.007624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27601,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2777968.40/head900.00–1,000.009688

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.