Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2023-01-19

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jan 19
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 314▲ 395 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 74▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 3 cents higher. Feeder cattle were steady to 5 cents higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. 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 $136.96/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$136.96
141 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$393
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$36.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.92
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507142.50723103
Medium 2408124.9850932
Small 1-2312105.713306thin
One grade step is worth $36.80/cwt here — about $393 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 sale141 hd
136.96
—
NC average8 barns · 1,258 hd
135.05
+1.92
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—High1,36788.831,21416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40874.721,0528thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20072.0786523
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02752.2853735

Every lot

83 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2228135.93/cwt130.00–142.003103
Steers—Small 1-2231100.00/cwt100.00–100.002312
Steers—Medium 2269135.59/cwt120.00–156.003658
Steers—Small 1-2282122.00/cwt122.00–122.003441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285181.10/cwt165.00–196.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319179.78/cwt162.00–203.005737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy323156.25/cwt153.00–160.005052
Steers—Medium 2328148.24/cwt140.00–154.004868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369183.88/cwt163.00–200.0067914
Steers—Medium 2369142.15/cwt129.00–157.005256
Steers—Small 1-2398110.00/cwt110.00–110.004381
Steers—Medium 2406143.71/cwt132.00–160.005835
Steers—Medium 2Fleshy406126.00/cwt126.00–126.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy416160.52/cwt160.00–161.006682
Steers—Small 1-2425104.77/cwt100.00–110.004453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427181.35/cwt164.00–197.0077413
Steers—Medium 2454132.00/cwt132.00–132.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464169.29/cwt162.00–174.007869
Steers—Medium 2536110.00/cwt110.00–110.005901
Steers—Medium 2624140.00/cwt140.00–140.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626154.99/cwt153.00–159.009705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673155.45/cwt154.00–157.001,0462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779142.41/cwt136.00–149.001,1092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828141.50/cwt139.00–144.001,1722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863131.99/cwt130.00–134.001,1392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2221119.54/cwt119.00–120.002642
Heifers—Small 1-2235109.75/cwt100.00–116.002583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283145.92/cwt140.00–153.004134
Heifers—Medium 2292125.95/cwt120.00–130.003685
Heifers—Medium 2323130.00/cwt130.00–130.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326150.90/cwt141.00–160.004928
Heifers—Small 1-2356115.00/cwt115.00–115.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368148.50/cwt139.00–164.005467
Heifers—Medium 2385131.01/cwt130.00–132.005043
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed38880.00/cwt80.00–80.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417150.03/cwt143.00–158.0062619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy421135.48/cwt135.00–136.005702
Heifers—Small 1-2424110.00/cwt110.00–110.004661
Heifers—Medium 2430123.24/cwt117.00–130.005307
Heifers—Medium 2470128.10/cwt110.00–136.006027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473148.31/cwt143.00–158.0070213
Heifers—Medium 2512119.36/cwt110.00–126.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531145.83/cwt130.00–156.0077412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578138.04/cwt130.00–145.007989
Heifers—Medium 2590115.01/cwt114.00–116.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622134.39/cwt130.00–138.008368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full658118.00/cwt118.00–118.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666133.93/cwt120.00–143.008927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714130.91/cwt120.00–139.0093510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790126.00/cwt126.00–126.009951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2473130.13/cwt120.00–140.006165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481164.33/cwt149.00–173.0079016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524154.31/cwt142.00–166.0080915
Bulls—Medium 2560128.00/cwt128.00–128.007171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567145.11/cwt139.00–159.008237
Bulls—Medium 2602109.00/cwt108.00–110.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618143.63/cwt128.00–153.0088824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy626124.00/cwt124.00–124.007761
Bulls—Small 1-266393.44/cwt81.00–106.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673133.94/cwt128.00–145.009019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2731127.67/cwt125.00–130.0093315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2756124.00/cwt124.00–124.009371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed785102.92/cwt96.00–110.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2814110.43/cwt100.00–113.008995
Bulls—Medium 2Thin Fleshed84482.00/cwt82.00–82.006921
Bulls—Small 1-285670.00/cwt70.00–70.005991
Bulls—Medium 287686.00/cwt86.00–86.007531
Bulls—Medium 2Thin Fleshed88680.00/cwt80.00–80.007091
Bulls—Medium 294879.00/cwt79.00–79.007491
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 363250.00/cwt50.00–50.003161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22369.06/cwt60.00–76.008453
Bulls——1,33790.98/cwt80.00–100.001,21611
Bulls——1,745106.62/cwt105.00–109.001,8612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98440.47/cwt30.00–50.0039816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05361.31/cwt54.00–66.0064617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12691.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15570.00/cwt70.00–70.008092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19471.35/cwt64.00–77.0085219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32860.00/cwt60.00–60.007972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40476.82/cwt69.00–86.001,0797
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43660.00/cwt60.00–60.008621

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.