Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2022-09-08

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 8
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 190▼ 150 vs year ago 396 · −37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 34▼ 21 vs year ago 58 · −36.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3 to 5 cents higher. Feeder cattle were steady to 4 cents higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offering of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.33/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$123.33
102 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$40.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.40
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530128.2268076
Medium 2502110.7955624
Small 1-256488.004962thin
One grade step is worth $40.22/cwt here — about $184 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 sale102 hd
123.33
—
NC average7 barns · 603 hd
137.73
−14.40
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—Average1,635108.751,7784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17180.0293715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41072.491,0223thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93055.2151415

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)1,296$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,019$6812thin

Every lot

78 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 1-2242174.00/cwt174.00–174.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272162.33/cwt150.00–176.004422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326168.42/cwt160.00–174.005497
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367167.78/cwt155.00–175.0061613
Steers—Small 1-2425116.17/cwt107.50–131.004943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431158.34/cwt150.00–167.0068211
Steers—Medium 2435138.66/cwt130.00–146.006033
Steers—Medium and Large 343890.00/cwt90.00–90.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456176.00/cwt176.00–176.008035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473164.89/cwt160.00–169.007804
Steers—Medium 2476130.00/cwt130.00–130.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524171.00/cwt171.00–171.0089612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542161.00/cwt161.00–161.008731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy566128.00/cwt128.00–128.007241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0203
Steers—Medium 2632118.00/cwt118.00–118.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674140.00/cwt139.00–141.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831130.40/cwt121.00–140.001,0842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,216111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2196122.50/cwt122.50–122.502401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2212142.00/cwt142.00–142.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Heifers—Medium 2314116.00/cwt116.00–116.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334139.15/cwt132.00–149.004655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370141.91/cwt140.00–144.005252
Heifers—Medium 2377119.39/cwt112.00–126.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy424124.00/cwt124.00–124.005261
Heifers—Medium 2428117.05/cwt110.00–124.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431137.34/cwt130.00–145.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467135.46/cwt127.00–146.0063313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy472121.00/cwt121.00–121.005711
Heifers—Small 1-247494.00/cwt94.00–94.004461
Heifers—Medium 2480118.31/cwt111.00–123.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521129.23/cwt120.00–139.0067311
Heifers—Medium 2529113.64/cwt112.00–115.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy554108.00/cwt108.00–108.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567130.67/cwt117.00–140.007419
Heifers—Medium 2572108.78/cwt104.00–114.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full578110.00/cwt110.00–110.006361
Heifers—Medium 2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626122.62/cwt114.00–138.007686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full636111.00/cwt111.00–111.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650117.00/cwt117.00–117.007611
Heifers—Small 1-265482.00/cwt82.00–82.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660121.27/cwt115.00–134.008009
Heifers—Medium 2660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full674110.00/cwt110.00–110.007411
Heifers—Medium 272285.34/cwt84.00–87.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723110.96/cwt105.00–118.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772115.00/cwt115.00–115.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy87887.00/cwt87.00–87.007641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy471130.00/cwt130.00–130.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479150.44/cwt141.00–160.007216
Bulls—Small 1-247989.63/cwt80.00–99.004293
Bulls—Medium 2481125.51/cwt123.00–128.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528142.71/cwt134.00–152.007547
Bulls—Medium 2528114.88/cwt110.00–124.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full569121.95/cwt120.00–124.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573136.70/cwt130.00–148.007837
Bulls—Medium 2576110.00/cwt110.00–110.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy592121.98/cwt120.00–124.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full604118.00/cwt118.00–118.007131
Bulls—Medium 2614112.48/cwt111.00–114.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638128.95/cwt122.00–136.008234
Bulls—Medium 2688110.00/cwt110.00–110.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291296.00/cwt96.00–96.008761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5831
Bulls——1,677110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8453
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89143.52/cwt40.00–54.003887
Cows—Lean 85-90%96565.43/cwt58.00–70.006318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15279.31/cwt70.00–86.0091414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27864.00/cwt64.00–64.008181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43890.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47676.74/cwt74.00–80.001,1332
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,019680.54/head600.00–775.006812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2961,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.