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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 23

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

480 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 345▲ 292 vs year ago 188 · +155.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 53▲ 6 vs year ago 56 · +10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was good; 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 $151.12/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$151.12

165 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$46.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.83

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	160.34	796	111
Medium and Large 2	454	139.96	635	32
Medium 2	450	122.91	553	17thin
Small 1	313	113.80	356	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.54/cwt here — about $440 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 sale165 hd

151.12

—

NC average8 barns · 1,363 hd

163.95

−12.83

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	1,243	104.76	1,302	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	102.13	1,433	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	100.22	1,187	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	77.49	722	11

Every lot

109 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	225	166.02/cwt	160.00–177.50	374	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	565	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	239	204.41/cwt	182.50–230.00	489	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	258	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	458	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	278	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	286	228.58/cwt	226.00–232.50	654	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	317	168.88/cwt	152.50–180.00	535	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	187.36/cwt	182.50–192.50	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	225.00/cwt	215.00–232.50	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	185.32/cwt	177.50–193.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	221.51/cwt	220.00–222.50	795	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	402	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	683	1
Steers	—	Small 1	420	128.80/cwt	120.00–140.00	541	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	220.47/cwt	211.00–227.50	935	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	199.48/cwt	199.00–200.00	948	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	516	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	789	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	198.50/cwt	180.00–209.00	1,048	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	200.75/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,114	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	952	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,143	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	137.66/cwt	130.00–145.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	731	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,206	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	214	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	244	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	236	157.36/cwt	150.00–162.50	371	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	258	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	179.49/cwt	175.00–182.50	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	286	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	327	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	458	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	328	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	328	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	175.22/cwt	162.50–196.00	576	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	179.78/cwt	162.50–195.00	678	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	155.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	384	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	119.67/cwt	110.00–130.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	165.89/cwt	160.00–180.00	717	11
Heifers	—	Small 1	436	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	456	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	168.87/cwt	157.00–177.50	785	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	467	126.15/cwt	120.00–135.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	516	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	526	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	152.26/cwt	140.00–163.00	807	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	148.76/cwt	138.00–165.00	852	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	598	126.50/cwt	124.00–129.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	115.78/cwt	103.00–122.50	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	97.94/cwt	94.00–100.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	139.17/cwt	136.00–142.50	871	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	115.57/cwt	102.00–124.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	142.76/cwt	125.00–153.00	961	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	135.44/cwt	120.00–143.00	983	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	127.52/cwt	121.00–134.00	967	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	764	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	886	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,147	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	221	224.36/cwt	217.50–227.50	496	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	281	221.24/cwt	200.00–232.50	622	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	319	217.64/cwt	200.00–227.50	694	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	326	154.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	210.49/cwt	200.00–224.00	783	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	424	153.05/cwt	147.00–155.00	649	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	168.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	208.41/cwt	180.00–215.00	902	16
Bulls	—	Medium 2	452	135.07/cwt	120.00–150.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	203.13/cwt	179.00–212.50	963	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	476	174.03/cwt	168.00–180.00	828	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	498	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	512	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	184.15/cwt	178.00–194.00	963	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	157.50/cwt	140.00–167.00	825	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	529	128.24/cwt	115.00–140.00	678	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	563	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	147.08/cwt	128.00–158.00	853	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	162.73/cwt	156.00–174.00	950	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	591	149.57/cwt	144.00–155.00	884	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	639	140.89/cwt	133.00–149.00	900	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	923	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	664	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	724	123.90/cwt	109.00–138.00	897	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	726	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	813	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	732	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	738	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	978	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	832	119.63/cwt	110.00–124.00	995	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	856	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,031	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	928	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,067	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	842	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	924	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,253	104.82/cwt	91.00–114.00	1,313	9
Bulls	—	—	1,468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,762	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	871	62.63/cwt	57.00–70.00	546	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	84.64/cwt	75.00–91.00	835	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	93.77/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,076	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,363	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	102.13/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,433	7

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 345Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 53Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	317	152.50–180.00	168.88
1	—	516	153.00	153.00
3	—	225	160.00–177.50	166.02
1	—	402	170.00	170.00
1	—	278	160.00	160.00
1	—	608	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	320	245.00	245.00
9	—	485	220.00	220.00
4	—	628	182.00	182.00
2	—	731	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	474	188.00	188.00
1	—	430	189.00	189.00
3	—	239	182.50–230.00	204.41
1	—	586	162.50	162.50
1	—	258	177.50	177.50
2	—	629	130.00–145.00	137.66
2	—	357	177.50–193.00	185.32
2	—	323	182.50–192.50	187.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	180.00–209.00	198.50
2	—	475	199.00–200.00	199.48
7	—	327	215.00–232.50	225.00
12	—	228	248.00	248.00
4	—	555	191.00–204.00	200.75
7	—	424	211.00–227.50	220.47
3	—	359	220.00–222.50	221.51
3	—	286	226.00–232.50	228.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	120.00–140.00	128.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	432	160.00–180.00	165.89
6	—	726	120.00–143.00	135.44
8	—	329	162.50–196.00	175.22
12	—	465	157.00–177.50	168.87
23	—	377	162.50–195.00	179.78
4	—	282	175.00–182.50	179.49
2	—	758	121.00–134.00	127.52
11	—	673	125.00–153.00	142.76
1	—	856	134.00	134.00
1	—	230	172.50	172.50
4	—	626	136.00–142.50	139.17
15	—	573	138.00–165.00	148.76
12	—	530	140.00–163.00	152.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	436	127.50	127.50
1	—	258	127.50	127.50
2	—	328	100.00	100.00
1	—	214	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	145.00–147.50	146.28
3	—	620	94.00–100.00	97.94
1	—	384	140.00	140.00
2	—	420	110.00–130.00	119.67
2	—	327	140.00	140.00
5	—	467	120.00–135.00	126.15
2	—	516	105.00–108.00	106.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	532	139.00	139.00
6	—	378	150.00–160.00	155.97
4	—	668	102.00–124.00	115.57
2	—	598	124.00–129.00	126.50
1	—	764	116.00	116.00
2	—	286	156.00–160.00	158.00
5	—	618	103.00–122.50	115.78
4	—	326	160.00	160.00
1	—	488	131.00	131.00
5	—	236	150.00–162.50	157.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	456	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	842	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	724	109.00–138.00	123.90
12	—	372	200.00–224.00	210.49
16	—	433	180.00–215.00	208.41
2	—	639	133.00–149.00	140.89
9	—	319	200.00–227.50	217.64
4	—	281	200.00–232.50	221.24
3	—	664	138.00–140.00	139.00
2	—	755	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	856	118.00–123.00	120.49
3	—	221	217.50–227.50	224.36
1	—	928	115.00	115.00
5	—	832	110.00–124.00	119.63
10	—	523	178.00–194.00	184.15
16	—	474	179.00–212.50	203.13
16	—	584	156.00–174.00	162.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	732	84.00	84.00
1	—	512	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	552	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	591	144.00–155.00	149.57
1	—	726	112.00	112.00
2	—	476	168.00–180.00	174.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	110.00	110.00
2	—	452	120.00–150.00	135.07
2	—	326	150.00–160.00	154.66
1	—	664	120.00	120.00
4	—	424	147.00–155.00	153.05
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
3	—	529	115.00–140.00	128.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	140.00–167.00	157.50
1	—	658	120.00	120.00
4	—	580	128.00–158.00	147.08
3	—	429	160.00–175.00	168.56
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	738	106.00	106.00
1	—	498	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	871	57.00–70.00	62.63
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
6	—	987	75.00–91.00	84.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,147	89.00–101.00	93.77
10	—	1,240	105.00–115.00	109.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,403	90.00–109.00	102.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	91.00–114.00	104.82
1	—	1,468	120.00	120.00
1	—	924	89.00	89.00

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.