Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2022-12-08

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Dec 8

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

375 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 361▲ 144 vs year ago 231 · +62.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 74▲ 84 vs year ago 43 · +195.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offering of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.11/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$118.11

136 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$36.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	127.57	666	85
Medium 2	484	106.84	517	36
Small 1-2	313	91.54	287	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.03/cwt here — about $379 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 sale136 hd

118.11

—

NC average8 barns · 1,286 hd

120.76

−2.65

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,243	89.78	1,116	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	71.25	799	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	68.35	956	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	51.88	533	39

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	694	$575	2thin

Every lot

98 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	170	109.28/cwt	100.00–117.00	186	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	192	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	227	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	220	127.29/cwt	121.00–135.00	280	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	233	93.99/cwt	90.00–97.50	219	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	278	128.32/cwt	122.00–136.00	357	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	290	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	264	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	147.66/cwt	144.00–150.00	433	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	314	130.40/cwt	123.00–140.00	409	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	151.40/cwt	144.00–161.00	504	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	138.21/cwt	137.00–140.00	525	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	382	106.10/cwt	102.00–110.00	405	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	151.60/cwt	148.00–158.00	582	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	408	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	343	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	416	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	478	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	157.71/cwt	144.00–164.00	658	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	427	128.11/cwt	116.00–140.00	547	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	161.92/cwt	160.00–164.00	771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	155.81/cwt	140.00–160.00	837	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	138.54/cwt	131.00–147.00	860	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,016	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	718	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	943	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	999	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	814	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	895	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	165	95.09/cwt	90.00–100.00	157	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	208	102.52/cwt	102.00–103.00	213	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	217	84.69/cwt	81.00–89.00	184	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	258	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	319	98.90/cwt	90.00–107.00	315	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	332	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	134.00/cwt	129.00–137.00	450	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	380	113.69/cwt	110.00–117.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	131.51/cwt	128.00–135.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	414	85.88/cwt	80.00–94.00	356	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	133.87/cwt	127.00–137.00	560	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	422	111.61/cwt	100.00–122.00	471	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	423	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	476	111.52/cwt	106.00–118.00	531	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	134.83/cwt	120.00–141.00	658	18
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	488	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	526	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	527	108.67/cwt	101.00–113.00	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	126.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	666	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	532	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	536	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	706	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	566	101.31/cwt	88.00–112.00	573	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	783	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	612	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	120.35/cwt	110.00–125.00	744	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	630	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	634	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	674	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	905	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	733	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	754	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	872	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	715	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	146.95/cwt	134.00–164.00	692	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	474	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	477	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	537	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Full	486	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	394	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	138.78/cwt	125.00–150.00	715	18
Bulls	—	Medium 2	539	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	584	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	130.11/cwt	122.00–134.00	762	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	594	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	124.55/cwt	115.00–129.00	772	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	634	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	654	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	666	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	119.34/cwt	115.00–121.00	797	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	724	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	103.39/cwt	97.00–110.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	796	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	831	82.48/cwt	81.00–84.00	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	863	85.51/cwt	84.00–87.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	869	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	214	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	135	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	508	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	203	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	972	71.40/cwt	64.00–76.00	694	3
Bulls	—	—	1,223	87.25/cwt	79.00–100.00	1,067	17
Bulls	—	—	1,532	114.31/cwt	106.00–138.00	1,751	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	944	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	793	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	41.12/cwt	30.00–52.00	401	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	59.36/cwt	54.00–65.00	631	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	70.78/cwt	64.00–77.00	798	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	69.18/cwt	64.00–76.00	967	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	848	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	658	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	730	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Thu Dec 8, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 361Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 74Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	217	81.00–89.00	84.69
1	—	332	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	120.00–130.00	126.18
18	—	488	120.00–141.00	134.83
1	—	688	98.00	98.00
1	—	272	139.00	139.00
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
4	—	336	129.00–137.00	134.00
9	—	618	110.00–125.00	120.35
2	—	391	128.00–135.00	131.51
13	—	418	127.00–137.00	133.87
4	—	557	126.00–127.00	126.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	132.50	132.50
7	—	581	134.75	134.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	165	90.00–100.00	95.09
1	—	532	85.00	85.00
2	—	208	102.00–103.00	102.52
1	—	290	97.00	97.00
2	—	319	90.00–107.00	98.90
3	—	414	80.00–94.00	85.88
1	—	488	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	110.00–117.00	113.69
11	—	422	100.00–122.00	111.61
1	—	872	82.00	82.00
8	—	476	106.00–118.00	111.52
1	—	258	109.00	109.00
5	—	566	88.00–112.00	101.31
1	—	612	92.00	92.00
3	—	527	101.00–113.00	108.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	78.00	78.00
1	—	674	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	634	106.00	106.00
1	—	754	81.00	81.00
1	—	526	114.00	114.00
2	—	733	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	124.00	124.00
2	—	536	110.00–115.00	112.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	116.00–140.00	128.11
1	—	192	118.00	118.00
6	—	278	122.00–136.00	128.32
5	—	380	137.00–140.00	138.21
4	—	220	121.00–135.00	127.29
7	—	314	123.00–140.00	130.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	476	160.00–164.00	161.92
3	—	621	131.00–147.00	138.54
12	—	417	144.00–164.00	157.71
5	—	384	148.00–158.00	151.60
3	—	293	144.00–150.00	147.66
1	—	558	145.00	145.00
2	—	783	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	812	123.00	123.00
7	—	333	144.00–161.00	151.40
19	—	537	140.00–160.00	155.81
13	—	695	146.25	146.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	438	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	718	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	102.00–110.00	106.10
2	—	233	90.00–97.50	93.99
1	—	290	91.00	91.00
3	—	170	100.00–117.00	109.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	814	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	214	63.00	63.00
1	—	508	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	896	97.00	97.00
1	—	802	101.00	101.00
8	—	620	115.00–129.00	124.55
18	—	515	125.00–150.00	138.78
9	—	668	115.00–121.00	119.34
2	—	767	97.00–110.00	103.39
7	—	471	134.00–164.00	146.95
9	—	586	122.00–134.00	130.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	724	78.00	78.00
1	—	594	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	654	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	831	81.00–84.00	82.48
1	—	584	108.00	108.00
4	—	477	110.00–115.00	112.52
1	—	666	103.00	103.00
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
2	—	863	84.00–87.00	85.51
3	—	539	110.00–111.00	110.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	474	97.00	97.00
1	—	796	76.00	76.00
1	—	634	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	974	30.00–52.00	41.12
23	—	1,063	54.00–65.00	59.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,398	64.00–76.00	69.18
1	—	1,414	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,128	64.00–77.00	70.78
1	—	944	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	64.00–76.00	71.40
4	—	1,532	106.00–138.00	114.31
17	—	1,223	79.00–100.00	87.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	658	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	650.00	650.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.