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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 16

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

399 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 384▼ 71 vs year ago 470 · −15.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 31▼ 25 vs year ago 84 · −29.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings 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 $138.37/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$138.37

162 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$51.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

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	470	147.27	692	119
Medium 2	364	122.64	447	29
Small 1-2	366	95.28	349	14thin

One grade step is worth $51.99/cwt here — about $343 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 sale162 hd

138.37

—

NC average7 barns · 872 hd

139.02

−0.66

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	—	Average	1,452	96.59	1,402	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,123	81.77	918	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	75.47	1,064	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	54.51	521	18

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	227	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	307	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	157.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	362	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	231	120.89/cwt	119.00–123.00	279	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	160.50/cwt	154.00–170.00	445	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	279	140.19/cwt	130.00–150.00	391	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	319	150.33/cwt	140.00–160.00	480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	185.52/cwt	184.00–187.00	614	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	333	115.31/cwt	110.00–121.00	384	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	366	138.33/cwt	133.00–144.00	506	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	366	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	443	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	195.73/cwt	170.00–216.00	726	31
Steers	—	Small 1-2	405	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	496	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	422	146.97/cwt	141.00–153.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	203.83/cwt	180.00–215.00	872	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	205.92/cwt	171.00–220.00	947	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	471	143.60/cwt	130.00–160.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	197.82/cwt	183.00–205.00	1,044	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,161	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	164.19/cwt	159.00–170.00	931	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	596	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	715	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	158.50/cwt	158.00–160.00	976	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	981	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Full	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	848	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	789	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,130	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	224	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	262	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	228	125.19/cwt	123.00–127.50	285	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	283	122.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	346	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	289	95.16/cwt	90.00–100.00	275	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	151.22/cwt	140.00–158.00	442	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	319	126.20/cwt	118.00–132.00	403	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	147.37/cwt	138.00–158.00	476	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Gaunt	328	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	289	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	105.49/cwt	102.00–109.00	353	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Gaunt	372	85.94/cwt	83.00–89.00	320	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	377	125.21/cwt	112.00–130.00	472	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	149.21/cwt	137.00–163.00	566	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	387	96.57/cwt	90.00–100.00	374	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Full	404	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	335	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	417	120.08/cwt	99.00–133.00	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	151.60/cwt	136.00–168.00	647	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	439	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	781	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	446	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	468	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	148.98/cwt	131.00–160.00	702	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	163.74/cwt	160.00–169.00	793	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	484	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	143.14/cwt	129.00–154.00	749	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	527	113.54/cwt	107.00–120.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	534	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	558	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	135.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	784	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	648	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	117.89/cwt	110.00–130.00	796	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	114.01/cwt	109.00–124.00	847	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	787	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	473	131.21/cwt	122.00–140.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	203.12/cwt	170.00–215.00	981	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	485	156.38/cwt	145.00–161.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	502	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	504	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	433	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	188.21/cwt	161.00–204.00	988	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	158.11/cwt	140.00–176.00	909	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	596	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	628	102.33/cwt	90.00–114.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	139.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	878	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	658	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	137.95/cwt	130.00–152.00	917	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	119.88/cwt	110.00–130.00	910	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2Gaunt	788	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	903	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,111	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	446	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	379	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	98.66/cwt	85.00–110.00	1,431	8
Bulls	—	—	1,466	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,173	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	47.68/cwt	39.00–60.00	444	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	68.17/cwt	62.00–76.00	684	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	88.46/cwt	87.00–90.00	982	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	80.55/cwt	75.00–85.00	906	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,213	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	776	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	83.12/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,281	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 384Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 31Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	110.00–121.00	115.31
2	—	405	120.00–125.00	122.47
1	—	366	121.00	121.00
1	—	468	110.00	110.00
2	—	231	119.00–123.00	120.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	183.00–205.00	197.82
1	—	654	150.00	150.00
2	—	230	150.00–165.00	157.30
1	—	942	120.00	120.00
31	—	371	170.00–216.00	195.73
11	—	460	171.00–220.00	205.92
3	—	277	154.00–170.00	160.50
2	—	331	184.00–187.00	185.52
25	—	428	180.00–215.00	203.83
4	—	616	158.00–160.00	158.50
4	—	567	159.00–170.00	164.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	130.00–160.00	143.60
2	—	422	141.00–153.00	146.97
6	—	279	130.00–150.00	140.19
1	—	848	93.00	93.00
1	—	596	120.00	120.00
2	—	227	130.00–140.00	135.20
6	—	366	133.00–144.00	138.33
1	—	538	135.00	135.00
3	—	319	140.00–160.00	150.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	379	137.00–163.00	149.21
6	—	292	140.00–158.00	151.22
21	—	427	136.00–168.00	151.60
2	—	611	126.00	126.00
7	—	577	130.00–140.00	135.94
8	—	323	138.00–158.00	147.37
13	—	471	131.00–160.00	148.98
3	—	743	109.00–124.00	114.01
3	—	779	100.00–102.00	101.01
4	—	675	110.00–130.00	117.89
11	—	523	129.00–154.00	143.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	500	164.00	164.00
5	—	439	178.00	178.00
10	—	484	160.00–169.00	163.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	120.00–128.00	122.19
2	—	228	123.00–127.50	125.19
5	—	417	99.00–133.00	120.08
8	—	319	118.00–132.00	126.20
6	—	377	112.00–130.00	125.21
1	—	468	116.00	116.00
1	—	558	113.00	113.00
2	—	527	107.00–120.00	113.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	93.00	93.00
1	—	534	90.00	90.00
3	—	387	90.00–100.00	96.57
1	—	224	117.00	117.00
2	—	289	90.00–100.00	95.16
2	—	335	102.00–109.00	105.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	328	88.00	88.00
2	—	372	83.00–89.00	85.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	404	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
1	—	648	113.00	113.00
1	—	446	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	446	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	483	170.00–215.00	203.12
2	—	759	110.00–130.00	119.88
1	—	923	111.00	111.00
8	—	575	140.00–176.00	158.11
6	—	665	130.00–152.00	137.95
1	—	966	115.00	115.00
1	—	852	106.00	106.00
22	—	525	161.00–204.00	188.21
6	—	631	130.00–145.00	139.09
1	—	720	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	145.00–161.00	156.38
1	—	502	138.00	138.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	90.00–114.00	102.33
1	—	596	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	122.00–140.00	131.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	504	86.00	86.00
1	—	658	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	788	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	87.00–90.00	88.46
11	—	1,125	75.00–85.00	80.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,004	62.00–76.00	68.17
12	—	932	39.00–60.00	47.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,541	74.00–90.00	83.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,450	85.00–110.00	98.66
1	—	1,466	80.00	80.00

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.