Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2022-11-17

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Nov 17
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 400▼ 126 vs year ago 465 · −27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 107▼ 23 vs year ago 103 · −22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 1▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.53/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$102.53
108 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$458
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$363
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$54.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.14
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510115.5358935
Medium 2429104.5844950
Small 1-239283.2232618thin
Small 337360.612265thin
One grade step is worth $54.92/cwt here — about $363 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 sale108 hd
102.53
—
NC average9 barns · 1,433 hd
125.67
−23.14
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—High1,33886.251,15419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50368.911,0369thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13168.7877824
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01352.0252716

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)971$7706

Every lot

95 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2224124.36/cwt120.00–130.002795
Steers—Small 1-2230104.87/cwt100.00–110.002412
Steers—Medium 2273122.23/cwt117.00–133.003344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278138.76/cwt135.00–141.003863
Steers—Small 1-2314104.00/cwt104.00–104.003271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319144.83/cwt142.00–148.004623
Steers—Medium 2323129.14/cwt120.00–137.004176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy348137.00/cwt137.00–137.004771
Steers—Small 1-2364107.00/cwt107.00–107.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380145.52/cwt138.00–150.0055313
Steers—Medium 2380122.31/cwt110.00–133.004657
Steers—Medium 2425120.58/cwt110.00–136.0051210
Steers—Small 1-242795.43/cwt88.00–104.004075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429142.58/cwt140.00–146.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy439131.29/cwt127.00–134.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462139.00/cwt139.00–139.006421
Steers—Small 1-2467100.88/cwt95.00–107.004712
Steers—Medium 2488116.00/cwt116.00–116.005662
Steers—Medium 2568118.00/cwt118.00–118.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy602120.00/cwt120.00–120.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659135.99/cwt135.00–137.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706111.00/cwt111.00–111.007841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed20478.00/cwt78.00–78.001591
Heifers—Small 1-223389.71/cwt84.00–95.002092
Heifers—Medium 2276113.55/cwt108.00–121.003135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284127.00/cwt127.00–127.003611
Heifers—Small 329260.00/cwt60.00–60.001751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2302131.00/cwt131.00–131.003961
Heifers—Small 1-231492.60/cwt83.00–100.002914
Heifers—Medium 2328110.96/cwt100.00–118.003646
Heifers—Small 334460.00/cwt60.00–60.002061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy348111.00/cwt111.00–111.003861
Heifers—Medium 2378110.65/cwt98.00–118.0041815
Heifers—Small 337870.00/cwt70.00–70.002651
Heifers—Small 1-239289.00/cwt89.00–89.003491
Heifers—Medium 2410104.46/cwt90.00–114.004289
Heifers—Small 342656.52/cwt53.00–60.002412
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed42870.00/cwt70.00–70.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430122.79/cwt118.00–131.005283
Heifers—Small 1-243385.66/cwt83.00–89.003713
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy44675.00/cwt75.00–75.003351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full464110.00/cwt110.00–110.005101
Heifers—Small 1-247280.48/cwt80.00–81.003802
Heifers—Medium 2479102.82/cwt90.00–110.004937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488128.67/cwt120.00–134.006287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523115.68/cwt108.00–124.006059
Heifers—Small 1-252574.14/cwt69.00–79.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy542102.00/cwt102.00–102.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562106.20/cwt103.00–119.005976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy56293.00/cwt93.00–93.005231
Heifers—Small 1-257670.00/cwt70.00–70.004031
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed58886.00/cwt86.00–86.005062
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed60482.00/cwt82.00–82.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620103.00/cwt103.00–103.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Medium 268285.02/cwt84.00–86.005802
Heifers—Medium 272985.00/cwt84.00–86.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758102.00/cwt102.00–102.007731
Heifers—Medium 278082.00/cwt82.00–82.006401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475126.01/cwt120.00–139.0059912
Bulls—Medium 2478107.94/cwt100.00–116.0051611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy484117.00/cwt117.00–117.005661
Bulls—Small 1-249683.00/cwt83.00–83.004121
Bulls—Small 1-250480.00/cwt80.00–80.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518122.22/cwt119.00–125.006339
Bulls—Medium 2524103.62/cwt100.00–110.005436
Bulls—Small 1-255275.00/cwt75.00–75.004141
Bulls—Medium 2Full56490.00/cwt90.00–90.005081
Bulls—Medium 256597.73/cwt90.00–112.0055213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577117.30/cwt115.00–125.0067710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy582112.00/cwt112.00–112.006521
Bulls—Medium 2Thin Fleshed59080.00/cwt80.00–80.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622109.73/cwt100.00–118.006838
Bulls—Medium 262392.91/cwt90.00–96.005792
Bulls—Medium 2Thin Fleshed66176.00/cwt76.00–76.005022
Bulls—Medium 266988.41/cwt83.00–93.005917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-269890.00/cwt90.00–90.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Bulls—Medium 270280.00/cwt80.00–80.005621
Bulls—Medium 2Full74878.00/cwt78.00–78.005831
Bulls—Medium 284484.00/cwt84.00–84.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy88287.00/cwt87.00–87.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295890.00/cwt90.00–90.008621
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 336869.00/cwt69.00–69.002542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——99973.11/cwt70.00–75.007303
Bulls——1,32486.25/cwt80.00–93.001,14213
Bulls——1,73599.39/cwt98.00–100.001,7243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98544.54/cwt41.00–49.004395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02555.42/cwt51.00–60.0056811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11467.58/cwt60.00–77.0075320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17981.69/cwt79.00–84.009633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32254.00/cwt54.00–54.007141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46473.07/cwt64.00–82.001,0707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64054.37/cwt50.00–60.008922
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2971770.43/head625.00–875.007706

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.