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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 9

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

473 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 329▼ 40 vs year ago 513 · −7.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 62 · −8.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest active. Offerings of cattle 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 $158.07/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$158.07

211 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

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

$54.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

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	501	165.98	831	169
Medium 2	421	129.65	545	34
Small 1-2	312	111.78	349	8thin

One grade step is worth $54.21/cwt here — about $482 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 sale211 hd

158.07

—

NC average8 barns · 1,479 hd

161.15

−3.07

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	1,456	108.53	1,580	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	101.40	1,386	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	94.55	1,077	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	887	71.96	638	16

Every lot

86 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	202	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	465	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	238	162.07/cwt	160.00–164.00	386	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	273	122.77/cwt	110.00–131.00	335	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	291	155.63/cwt	148.00–163.00	453	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	324	161.40/cwt	136.00–182.00	523	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	209.30/cwt	190.00–225.00	693	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	348	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	487	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	216.83/cwt	194.00–230.00	802	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	374	158.49/cwt	137.00–178.00	593	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	379	130.58/cwt	120.00–140.00	495	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	410	160.80/cwt	147.00–173.00	659	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	416	122.40/cwt	101.00–144.00	509	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,063	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	208.17/cwt	184.00–235.00	889	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	427	179.02/cwt	178.00–180.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	233.98/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,142	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	496	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	873	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	202.92/cwt	181.00–215.00	1,047	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,230	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	217.40/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,246	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	593	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	180.55/cwt	161.00–186.00	1,103	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	175.13/cwt	155.00–177.00	1,193	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,067	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	151.35/cwt	147.50–154.00	356	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	241	139.05/cwt	135.00–143.00	335	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	265	117.18/cwt	110.00–121.00	311	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	158.43/cwt	149.00–167.00	448	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	298	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	319	104.92/cwt	92.50–125.00	335	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	323	141.03/cwt	131.00–145.00	456	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	160.73/cwt	148.00–183.00	524	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	170.96/cwt	156.00–195.00	636	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	372	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	424	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	386	133.56/cwt	123.00–145.00	516	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	132.02/cwt	121.00–139.00	552	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	162.79/cwt	150.00–180.00	707	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	446	192.51/cwt	190.00–193.00	859	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	164.33/cwt	146.00–179.00	772	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	482	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	518	121.29/cwt	114.00–131.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	148.69/cwt	134.00–159.00	782	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	970	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	148.96/cwt	138.00–157.50	859	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	586	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	135.39/cwt	119.00–147.00	843	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	623	103.51/cwt	91.00–110.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	654	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	881	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,011	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	784	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	862	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,002	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	965	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	912	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	857	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	452	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	213.47/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,008	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	511	145.73/cwt	121.00–168.00	745	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	515	173.57/cwt	171.00–176.00	894	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	206.09/cwt	181.00–223.00	1,076	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	564	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	919	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	576	108.88/cwt	100.00–118.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	191.78/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,114	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	584	144.07/cwt	139.00–149.00	841	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	154.08/cwt	140.00–170.00	940	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	614	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	624	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	654	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	143.57/cwt	136.00–149.00	966	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	136.81/cwt	128.00–146.00	978	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	729	95.48/cwt	90.00–101.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	965	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	842	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,045	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	386	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,399	105.90/cwt	95.00–121.00	1,482	11
Bulls	—	—	1,768	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,175	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	74.55/cwt	60.00–84.00	653	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	769	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	56.56/cwt	50.00–60.00	528	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	89.55/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,003	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	106.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,257	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,207	91.42/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,103	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	108.06/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,593	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 Mar 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 329Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 30Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	131.00–145.00	141.03
5	—	418	121.00–139.00	132.02
2	—	482	134.00–137.00	135.51
7	—	386	123.00–145.00	133.56
3	—	623	91.00–110.00	103.51
1	—	586	110.00	110.00
1	—	298	130.00	130.00
1	—	654	100.00	100.00
2	—	241	135.00–143.00	139.05
4	—	518	114.00–131.00	121.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	156.00–195.00	170.96
17	—	577	138.00–157.50	148.96
12	—	623	119.00–147.00	135.39
7	—	434	150.00–180.00	162.79
1	—	902	107.00	107.00
3	—	283	149.00–167.00	158.43
1	—	766	132.00	132.00
1	—	732	130.00	130.00
9	—	326	148.00–183.00	160.73
14	—	470	146.00–179.00	164.33
16	—	526	134.00–159.00	148.69
1	—	856	117.00	117.00
3	—	235	147.50–154.00	151.35
2	—	660	133.00–134.00	133.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	784	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	110.00–121.00	117.18
2	—	372	110.00–118.00	113.96
3	—	319	92.50–125.00	104.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	912	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	446	190.00–193.00	192.51
36	—	542	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	160.00–164.00	162.07
7	—	324	136.00–182.00	161.40
4	—	410	147.00–173.00	160.80
2	—	291	148.00–163.00	155.63
2	—	593	133.00–136.00	134.49
1	—	496	176.00	176.00
7	—	374	137.00–178.00	158.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	348	140.00	140.00
6	—	379	120.00–140.00	130.58
4	—	273	110.00–131.00	122.77
1	—	492	130.00	130.00
2	—	416	101.00–144.00	122.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	681	155.00–177.00	175.13
11	—	370	194.00–230.00	216.83
7	—	488	230.00–237.00	233.98
13	—	427	184.00–235.00	208.17
5	—	573	215.00–218.00	217.40
6	—	331	190.00–225.00	209.30
2	—	711	150.00	150.00
7	—	611	161.00–186.00	180.55
5	—	516	181.00–215.00	202.92
1	—	202	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	178.00–180.00	179.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	427	249.00	249.00
20	—	521	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	190.00–229.00	213.47
5	—	610	140.00–170.00	154.08
10	—	522	181.00–223.00	206.09
2	—	715	128.00–146.00	136.81
1	—	804	120.00	120.00
9	—	581	180.00–202.00	191.78
2	—	889	115.00–120.00	117.50
3	—	673	136.00–149.00	143.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	576	100.00–118.00	108.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	171.00–176.00	173.57
1	—	614	132.00	132.00
1	—	564	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	90.00–101.00	95.48
2	—	584	139.00–149.00	144.07
1	—	654	110.00	110.00
1	—	452	170.00	170.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
6	—	511	121.00–168.00	145.73
1	—	624	124.00	124.00
1	—	842	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	884	87.00	87.00
12	—	876	60.00–84.00	74.55
3	—	933	50.00–60.00	56.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,474	107.00–110.00	108.06
2	—	1,207	84.00–97.00	91.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,120	80.00–99.00	89.55
6	—	1,184	100.00–110.00	106.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,399	95.00–121.00	105.90
2	—	1,768	122.00–124.00	123.00

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.