Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2022-09-29

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 29
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 297▼ 456 vs year ago 611 · −74.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 41▼ 55 vs year ago 93 · −59.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offering of cattle light. Cattle quality was average to plain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.89/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$124.89
44 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$545
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$53.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.18
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2447141.4063325
Medium 2440111.3949012thin
Small 1-239189.293496thin
Medium and Large 338488.003381thin
One grade step is worth $53.40/cwt here — about $295 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 sale44 hd
124.89
—
NC average8 barns · 708 hd
129.08
−4.18
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—High1,28092.011,1788thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40080.441,1277thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26875.9696311
CowsLean 85-90%Average99159.3558818

Every lot

69 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238150.00/cwt150.00–150.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282167.98/cwt160.00–174.004744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327161.58/cwt155.00–173.005284
Steers—Medium 2333137.42/cwt135.00–140.004582
Steers—Small 1-2336112.91/cwt107.50–118.003792
Steers—Medium 2359134.51/cwt130.00–139.004832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382164.99/cwt157.00–170.006308
Steers—Medium and Large 339277.50/cwt77.50–77.503041
Steers—Small 1-2418113.00/cwt113.00–113.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423158.05/cwt149.00–165.006696
Steers—Medium 2439130.90/cwt122.00–140.005752
Steers—Medium 2482131.00/cwt131.00–131.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514156.00/cwt156.00–156.008021
Steers—Small 1-2536113.00/cwt113.00–113.006061
Steers—Medium 2556135.00/cwt135.00–135.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 360470.00/cwt70.00–70.004231
Steers—Medium 2632114.00/cwt114.00–114.007201
Steers—Medium 2Full634111.03/cwt109.00–113.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full656124.00/cwt124.00–124.008131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2224126.00/cwt126.00–126.002821
Heifers—Small 1-2238101.00/cwt101.00–101.002401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258137.47/cwt134.00–141.003552
Heifers—Small 1-226694.37/cwt86.00–103.002512
Heifers—Medium 2317121.23/cwt110.00–132.003843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325151.48/cwt142.00–161.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376153.58/cwt142.00–160.005775
Heifers—Medium 2380121.00/cwt121.00–121.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 338488.00/cwt88.00–88.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420142.15/cwt136.00–149.005974
Heifers—Medium 2430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Heifers—Small 1-243692.00/cwt92.00–92.004011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456143.00/cwt143.00–143.006521
Heifers—Medium 2465111.01/cwt107.00–115.005162
Heifers—Small 1-248880.00/cwt80.00–80.003901
Heifers—Medium 2513108.00/cwt108.00–108.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515138.00/cwt133.00–146.007116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590134.49/cwt134.00–135.007932
Heifers—Medium 2Full61085.00/cwt85.00–85.005191
Heifers—Small 1-265474.00/cwt74.00–74.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705114.51/cwt111.00–118.008072
Heifers—Medium 272483.00/cwt83.00–83.006011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-247190.38/cwt82.50–99.004262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473143.24/cwt139.00–148.006787
Bulls—Medium 2476115.00/cwt110.00–120.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513141.67/cwt138.00–144.007273
Bulls—Medium 2533106.70/cwt100.00–110.005693
Bulls—Medium 2Gaunt54882.00/cwt82.00–82.004491
Bulls—Small 1-256384.94/cwt80.00–90.004782
Bulls—Medium 2569108.35/cwt103.00–126.006176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572137.46/cwt134.00–141.007862
Bulls—Medium 2618105.00/cwt105.00–105.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629125.35/cwt124.00–126.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy644113.00/cwt113.00–113.007281
Bulls—Medium 267088.00/cwt88.00–88.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy684106.00/cwt106.00–106.007251
Bulls—Medium 276685.00/cwt85.00–85.006511
Bulls—Small 1-277478.00/cwt78.00–78.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287493.00/cwt93.00–93.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294694.00/cwt94.00–94.008891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02271.91/cwt70.00–74.007352
Bulls——1,28996.46/cwt82.00–105.001,2435
Bulls——1,754110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94043.84/cwt37.00–54.004124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00563.78/cwt59.00–72.0064114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24176.56/cwt74.00–83.0095010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34894.46/cwt94.00–95.001,2732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41067.26/cwt64.00–70.009482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42979.89/cwt74.00–87.001,1423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53470.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0741

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.