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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 2

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 204▼ 288 vs year ago 396 · −72.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 37▼ 54 vs year ago 72 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to extremely wet conditions cattle offerings were to low to give a good comparison to last week.

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 $114.10/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$114.10

51 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$33.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.55

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	475	130.16	618	22
Medium 2	442	106.56	471	15thin
Small 1-2	302	96.97	293	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.19/cwt here — about $325 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 sale51 hd

114.10

—

NC average8 barns · 1,029 hd

136.65

−22.55

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	—	High	1,472	107.84	1,587	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	85.26	1,317	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	83.10	970	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	68.71	834	4thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	234	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	283	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	284	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	392	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	288	104.14/cwt	94.00–118.00	300	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	470	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	346	141.99/cwt	141.00–143.00	491	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	151.42/cwt	150.00–152.00	541	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	361	128.82/cwt	120.00–143.00	465	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	382	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	419	136.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	570	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	232	99.49/cwt	92.00–111.00	231	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	267	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	294	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	272	98.38/cwt	87.00–104.00	268	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	324	116.45/cwt	113.00–121.00	377	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	342	89.92/cwt	83.00–97.00	308	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	137.45/cwt	131.00–140.00	520	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	386	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	427	109.80/cwt	94.00–124.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2Gaunt	442	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	442	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	476	109.41/cwt	100.00–121.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	130.02/cwt	127.00–131.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	122.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	718	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	776	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,285	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2Gaunt	452	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	429	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	141.24/cwt	137.00–147.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	506	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	576	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	862	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	603	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,291	113.07/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,460	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,743	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	568	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	79.73/cwt	76.00–84.00	921	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	88.16/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,045	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,304	71.61/cwt	70.00–74.00	934	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	85.26/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,317	3

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 Feb 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 204Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 37Year ago 72

Due to extremely wet conditions cattle offerings were to low to give a good comparison to last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	516	131.00	131.00
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
4	—	484	137.00–147.00	141.24
1	—	700	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	862	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	576	101.00	101.00
1	—	506	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	468	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	120.00–143.00	128.82
1	—	234	121.00	121.00
1	—	284	138.00	138.00
2	—	346	141.00–143.00	141.99
3	—	419	130.00–139.00	136.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	324	145.00	145.00
1	—	400	159.00	159.00
7	—	357	150.00–152.00	151.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	112.00	112.00
4	—	288	94.00–118.00	104.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	326	134.00	134.00
1	—	426	130.00	130.00
4	—	516	120.00–126.00	122.46
10	—	378	131.00–140.00	137.45
4	—	481	127.00–131.00	130.02
1	—	1,168	110.00	110.00
1	—	756	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	94.00–124.00	109.80
3	—	324	113.00–121.00	116.45
2	—	267	110.00	110.00
1	—	718	81.00	81.00
4	—	476	100.00–121.00	109.41
1	—	776	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	85.00	85.00
6	—	272	87.00–104.00	98.38
3	—	232	92.00–111.00	99.49
2	—	342	83.00–97.00	89.92
2	—	386	100.00–104.00	101.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,291	111.00–115.00	113.07
2	—	1,743	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	86.00–90.00	88.16
3	—	1,155	76.00–84.00	79.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	80.00–90.00	85.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,304	70.00–74.00	71.61
1	—	946	60.00	60.00

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.