Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2022-09-22

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 22
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 292▼ 80 vs year ago 377 · −21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 49▼ 22 vs year ago 63 · −34.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Prices were slightly lower due to some buyers not active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.91/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$117.91
115 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$34.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.12
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523128.5067272
Medium 2519104.4454226
Small 1-242393.6539617thin
One grade step is worth $34.85/cwt here — about $276 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 sale115 hd
117.91
—
NC average9 barns · 1,537 hd
139.03
−21.12
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—Average1,29794.381,2244thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10581.8890513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41976.221,0823thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96059.1256819

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 PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)993$7722thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2248131.00/cwt131.00–131.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260168.00/cwt168.00–168.004371
Steers—Small 1-2328111.98/cwt109.00–115.003672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335163.12/cwt160.00–168.005463
Steers—Medium 2348130.00/cwt130.00–130.004521
Steers—Medium 2369127.11/cwt120.00–132.004693
Steers—Small 1-2372104.00/cwt104.00–104.003872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377160.40/cwt147.00–166.006058
Steers—Medium 2411132.18/cwt130.00–140.005435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425155.27/cwt146.00–165.0066017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006242
Steers—Small 1-2446102.50/cwt102.50–102.504571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472156.71/cwt147.00–160.007404
Steers—Medium 2477130.82/cwt121.00–140.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545143.59/cwt136.00–157.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full624126.00/cwt126.00–126.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy624118.00/cwt118.00–118.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642150.00/cwt150.00–150.0096310
Steers—Small 1-266290.00/cwt90.00–90.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009312
Steers—Medium 2695109.03/cwt102.00–116.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829134.01/cwt132.00–136.001,1112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full1,072110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240138.00/cwt138.00–138.003311
Heifers—Small 1-2258112.00/cwt112.00–112.002891
Heifers—Medium 2262120.00/cwt120.00–120.003141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2296139.00/cwt138.00–140.004114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330138.00/cwt138.00–138.004551
Heifers—Small 1-2332100.32/cwt90.00–103.003337
Heifers—Medium 2338125.00/cwt125.00–125.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377145.26/cwt135.00–148.005485
Heifers—Medium 2381122.46/cwt114.00–128.004674
Heifers—Small 1-239699.00/cwt99.00–99.003923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428140.58/cwt130.00–146.006026
Heifers—Medium 2428122.00/cwt122.00–122.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465136.28/cwt130.00–139.0063412
Heifers—Small 1-246884.89/cwt80.00–90.003972
Heifers—Medium 2481106.50/cwt91.00–116.005125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full496124.00/cwt124.00–124.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518118.00/cwt118.00–118.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529130.38/cwt122.00–137.0069014
Heifers—Small 1-254082.00/cwt82.00–82.004431
Heifers—Medium 2542101.00/cwt101.00–101.005475
Heifers—Medium 255698.48/cwt97.00–100.005482
Heifers—Small 1-256489.00/cwt89.00–89.005021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy576110.00/cwt110.00–110.006341
Heifers—Medium 2Full58682.00/cwt82.00–82.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587128.22/cwt120.00–133.0075311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623115.59/cwt110.00–123.007204
Heifers—Medium 262592.34/cwt92.00–93.005773
Heifers—Small 1-263270.00/cwt70.00–70.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669112.09/cwt100.00–119.007507
Heifers—Medium 272290.00/cwt90.00–90.006502
Heifers—Small 1-274670.00/cwt70.00–70.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-274896.00/cwt96.00–96.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279394.00/cwt94.00–94.007452
Heifers—Medium 279885.00/cwt85.00–85.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292296.00/cwt96.00–96.008851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478141.10/cwt135.00–148.0067411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517136.73/cwt125.00–149.0070712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy524124.00/cwt124.00–124.006501
Bulls—Medium 2532112.99/cwt112.00–114.006012
Bulls—Small 1-254280.00/cwt80.00–80.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550122.00/cwt122.00–122.006711
Bulls—Medium 2570109.97/cwt107.00–112.006275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579132.06/cwt121.00–145.0076511
Bulls—Medium 261894.01/cwt89.00–100.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627111.50/cwt110.00–114.0069910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full636101.00/cwt101.00–101.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683116.24/cwt112.00–123.007943
Bulls—Medium 270491.00/cwt91.00–91.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727112.08/cwt104.00–115.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758110.00/cwt110.00–110.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2804106.00/cwt106.00–106.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2878103.00/cwt103.00–103.009041
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341495.00/cwt95.00–95.003931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 336885.00/cwt85.00–85.003131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,29794.38/cwt88.00–104.001,2244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91850.00/cwt40.00–54.004598
Cows—Lean 85-90%99165.76/cwt57.00–74.0065211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08079.76/cwt75.00–85.0086110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18788.95/cwt88.00–90.001,0563
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41976.22/cwt74.00–80.001,0823
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2993771.63/head725.00–825.007722

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.