Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2022-09-15

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 15
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 246▼ 100 vs year ago 392 · −25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 37▼ 32 vs year ago 81 · −39.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offering of cattle were moderate. 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 $149.71/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$149.71
102 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$474
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$51.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.33
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513164.0784262
Medium 2414137.6257024
Small 1-2327112.2236716thin
One grade step is worth $51.85/cwt here — about $474 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
149.71
—
NC average7 barns · 539 hd
158.05
−8.33
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—Low1,46997.951,4394thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42380.001,1383thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22578.7496515
CowsLean 85-90%Low92759.3455025

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)700$6312thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2186105.13/cwt93.00–117.001962
Steers—Small 1-2231122.34/cwt109.00–135.002834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2234157.90/cwt152.00–164.003692
Steers—Medium 2246130.00/cwt130.00–130.003201
Steers—Medium 2264140.00/cwt140.00–140.003701
Steers—Small 1-2295113.52/cwt109.00–118.003352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy323154.00/cwt154.00–154.004972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326169.55/cwt164.00–176.005534
Steers—Medium 2327137.20/cwt130.00–145.004493
Steers—Medium 2369142.88/cwt132.00–150.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370172.48/cwt160.00–187.0063812
Steers—Small 1-2374100.00/cwt100.00–100.003742
Steers—Medium 2Full388120.00/cwt120.00–120.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy414156.00/cwt156.00–156.006461
Steers—Small 1-2416111.78/cwt93.00–123.004655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418169.52/cwt159.00–180.007098
Steers—Medium 2420139.46/cwt130.00–154.005868
Steers—Medium 2464140.00/cwt140.00–140.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475171.49/cwt165.00–179.008154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522164.40/cwt160.00–167.008583
Steers—Small 1-2522110.00/cwt110.00–110.005741
Steers—Medium 2540136.99/cwt136.00–140.007404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577166.23/cwt157.00–177.009593
Steers—Medium 2604126.00/cwt126.00–126.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622158.00/cwt158.00–158.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full630138.00/cwt138.00–138.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy634132.00/cwt132.00–132.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674168.44/cwt163.00–170.001,13513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full732137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2754140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2862139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2956120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2188138.00/cwt138.00–138.002591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium 2298115.00/cwt115.00–115.003431
Heifers—Small 1-2Gaunt31074.00/cwt74.00–74.002291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326135.67/cwt134.00–138.004423
Heifers—Medium 2338120.00/cwt120.00–120.004061
Heifers—Medium 2350133.00/cwt133.00–133.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378143.87/cwt135.00–151.005447
Heifers—Medium 2Full378106.00/cwt106.00–106.004011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429139.69/cwt134.00–145.005992
Heifers—Medium 2429123.11/cwt120.00–130.005283
Heifers—Small 1-2448103.00/cwt103.00–103.004611
Heifers—Medium 2467119.88/cwt114.00–126.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471144.38/cwt140.00–150.006809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full473130.00/cwt130.00–130.006152
Heifers—Small 1-249495.00/cwt95.00–95.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518141.35/cwt130.00–149.007326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full533122.97/cwt121.00–125.006552
Heifers—Medium 2537116.31/cwt114.00–119.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574136.15/cwt124.00–147.007826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580157.00/cwt157.00–157.009112
Heifers—Medium 2594110.00/cwt110.00–110.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy618110.00/cwt110.00–110.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623132.88/cwt128.00–138.008288
Heifers—Medium 2628111.00/cwt111.00–111.006971
Heifers—Medium 265893.00/cwt93.00–93.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy664112.00/cwt112.00–112.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673126.84/cwt118.00–132.008547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679134.00/cwt134.00–134.009103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full684109.00/cwt109.00–109.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718137.00/cwt137.00–137.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733108.52/cwt107.00–110.007952
Heifers—Medium 276484.00/cwt84.00–84.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828110.00/cwt110.00–110.009111
Heifers—Medium 282885.00/cwt85.00–85.007041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2467127.71/cwt120.00–132.005965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471162.71/cwt150.00–172.0076610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy472134.00/cwt134.00–134.006321
Bulls—Small 1-247490.00/cwt90.00–90.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full502130.00/cwt130.00–130.006531
Bulls—Medium 2Full519109.48/cwt109.00–110.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522151.74/cwt140.00–163.0079210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572142.70/cwt134.00–165.008165
Bulls—Medium 2587122.52/cwt121.00–124.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy592122.00/cwt122.00–122.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy606111.51/cwt110.00–113.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622129.55/cwt120.00–138.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675120.77/cwt112.00–130.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706112.00/cwt112.00–112.007911
Bulls—Small 1-275080.00/cwt80.00–80.006001
Bulls—Small 1-2Full81674.00/cwt74.00–74.006041
Bulls—Small 1-284282.00/cwt82.00–82.006901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small 336487.50/cwt87.50–87.503191
Dairy Steers—Large 3456102.00/cwt102.00–102.004651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——97078.00/cwt78.00–78.007571
Bulls——1,418100.90/cwt90.00–107.001,4312
Bulls——2,070112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,3181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89050.69/cwt40.00–58.0045112
Cows—Lean 85-90%96267.32/cwt60.00–74.0064813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22578.74/cwt74.00–83.0096515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42380.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1383
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2700631.43/head550.00–700.006312

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.