Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2022-12-01

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Dec 1
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 339▼ 26 vs year ago 387 · −6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 80▼ 17 vs year ago 91 · −18.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. 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 $119.02/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$119.02
132 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$545
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$391
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$29.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.43
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504126.4363781
Medium 2413109.4345242
Small 1-225397.072469thin
One grade step is worth $29.36/cwt here — about $391 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 sale132 hd
119.02
—
NC average7 barns · 901 hd
123.45
−4.43
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—Low1,48189.041,31817
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17771.8684617
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38465.069019thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02756.2357728

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)964$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)800$5501thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2178120.51/cwt120.00–121.002152
Steers—Small 1-2213112.59/cwt106.00–119.002402
Steers—Medium 2225125.95/cwt123.00–130.002834
Steers—Small 1-2267109.26/cwt107.00–111.002923
Steers—Medium 2275134.15/cwt130.00–140.003695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286147.14/cwt140.00–150.004214
Steers—Medium 2328128.49/cwt120.00–140.004215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337154.52/cwt144.00–179.005219
Steers—Medium 2373127.89/cwt118.00–140.004777
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379151.15/cwt147.00–160.005738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy384141.00/cwt141.00–141.005411
Steers—Small 1-2385106.38/cwt103.00–110.004102
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed414110.00/cwt110.00–110.004552
Steers—Medium 2417120.25/cwt114.00–130.005013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420139.48/cwt139.00–140.005862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424153.31/cwt144.00–161.0065012
Steers—Medium 2469126.67/cwt124.00–130.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473151.80/cwt151.00–152.007185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589148.00/cwt148.00–148.008726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2604132.00/cwt130.00–134.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605147.00/cwt147.00–147.008892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed654127.00/cwt127.00–127.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684146.00/cwt146.00–146.009994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694132.00/cwt132.00–132.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712132.00/cwt132.00–132.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818116.00/cwt116.00–116.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920114.97/cwt111.00–118.001,0583
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-218586.22/cwt71.00–103.001602
Heifers—Medium 2208110.00/cwt110.00–110.002291
Heifers—Small 1-221398.41/cwt82.00–108.002103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238129.00/cwt129.00–129.003071
Heifers—Small 1-2256109.50/cwt109.00–110.002802
Heifers—Medium 2274113.24/cwt110.00–116.003102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283132.42/cwt131.00–134.003752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321132.64/cwt128.00–135.004264
Heifers—Medium 2328114.40/cwt110.00–121.003755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers—Small 1-234890.00/cwt90.00–90.003131
Heifers—Medium 2370114.96/cwt100.00–120.0042510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy374123.58/cwt119.00–126.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376135.59/cwt130.00–140.0051014
Heifers—Small 1-241297.00/cwt97.00–97.004001
Heifers—Medium 2425111.49/cwt100.00–122.0047411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426135.02/cwt127.00–147.0057510
Heifers—Medium 2474105.30/cwt100.00–114.004997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482134.80/cwt125.00–147.006506
Heifers—Medium 251798.65/cwt94.00–110.005104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522127.69/cwt122.00–133.006676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full539114.00/cwt114.00–114.006141
Heifers—Medium 2556100.00/cwt100.00–100.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567124.33/cwt117.00–132.0070511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full572105.00/cwt105.00–105.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625124.90/cwt116.00–129.007816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full629111.65/cwt110.00–113.007023
Heifers—Medium 2Full64280.00/cwt80.00–80.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670113.98/cwt110.00–118.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full716100.00/cwt100.00–100.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721116.03/cwt110.00–124.008374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752120.00/cwt120.00–120.009021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287093.00/cwt93.00–93.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,27288.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2470121.00/cwt121.00–121.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475143.29/cwt130.00–152.0068118
Bulls—Small 1-248490.00/cwt90.00–90.004361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517135.16/cwt127.00–144.006996
Bulls—Medium 2522112.69/cwt105.00–122.005885
Bulls—Medium 2556119.00/cwt119.00–119.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy568119.50/cwt119.00–120.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed574121.00/cwt121.00–121.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578129.52/cwt126.00–136.0074912
Bulls—Small 1-258086.00/cwt86.00–86.004991
Bulls—Medium 261498.00/cwt98.00–98.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed616114.00/cwt114.00–114.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626122.82/cwt117.00–126.0076912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673117.55/cwt113.00–121.007917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733105.73/cwt101.00–110.007754
Bulls—Small 1-274272.00/cwt72.00–72.005341
Bulls—Medium 2Thin Fleshed75882.00/cwt82.00–82.006221
Bulls—Medium 276088.00/cwt88.00–88.006691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2827100.00/cwt96.00–106.008274
Bulls—Medium 289886.00/cwt86.00–86.007721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290296.00/cwt96.00–96.008661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——99874.34/cwt74.00–75.007423
Bulls——1,58492.19/cwt78.00–101.001,46014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90846.53/cwt40.00–52.004225
Cows—Lean 85-90%91966.56/cwt66.00–67.006122
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06557.56/cwt54.00–64.0061321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17569.48/cwt64.00–77.0081614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18482.97/cwt78.00–86.009823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27558.66/cwt55.00–61.007483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43968.26/cwt64.00–75.009826
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2964800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.