Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2023-04-13

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Apr 13
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 143▲ 21 vs year ago 316 · +6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 35▼ 38 vs year ago 93 · −40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offering of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $168.87/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −32.37 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.
Average price
$168.87
124 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$55.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.25
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492182.3189867
Medium and Large 2466162.4975734
Medium 2413148.9161513thin
Small 1432126.4654610thin
One grade step is worth $55.85/cwt here — about $352 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 sale124 hd
168.87
—
NC average8 barns · 669 hd
177.11
−8.25
This barn, trailing median9 sales
201.23
−32.37
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales
229201174147median 201.2303/1904/0204/1604/3010/01
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $160.66, median $201.23 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,455107.491,56414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,206102.281,23321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53994.961,4615thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08274.9581115

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)874$1,3965

Every lot

103 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2222170.00/cwt170.00–170.003771
Steers—Medium 2237159.27/cwt150.00–177.503773
Steers—Medium 2271167.44/cwt165.00–170.004543
Steers—Medium and Large 2282175.00/cwt175.00–175.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1314217.58/cwt215.00–222.506833
Steers—Small 1314142.61/cwt140.00–145.004482
Steers—Medium 2321162.71/cwt155.00–170.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 2330187.55/cwt180.00–195.006192
Steers—Medium 2360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Steers—Small 1371140.00/cwt140.00–140.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 2382180.62/cwt180.00–182.506904
Steers—Medium 2416158.37/cwt147.50–170.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 1431216.60/cwt210.00–222.509345
Steers—Medium 2452160.00/cwt160.00–160.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 2469181.99/cwt180.00–184.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 1480201.14/cwt190.00–212.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 2509154.97/cwt150.00–165.007893
Steers—Medium and Large 1537197.54/cwt187.50–208.001,0612
Steers—Medium and Large 1574210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2052
Steers—Medium and Large 2620147.44/cwt145.00–150.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 1640180.01/cwt178.00–182.001,1522
Steers—Medium and Large 1763156.99/cwt156.00–158.001,1982
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223150.00/cwt150.00–150.003352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1238170.00/cwt170.00–170.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278170.00/cwt170.00–170.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278152.54/cwt150.00–155.004242
Heifers—Medium 2292136.44/cwt133.00–140.003984
Heifers—Small 1298140.00/cwt140.00–140.004171
Heifers—Medium 2313145.00/cwt145.00–145.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316178.51/cwt170.00–190.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322151.70/cwt145.00–165.004888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377181.07/cwt170.00–190.0068311
Heifers—Medium 2380137.76/cwt119.00–155.005232
Heifers—Small 1386112.00/cwt112.00–112.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2391151.25/cwt145.00–160.005914
Heifers—Small 1402122.00/cwt122.00–122.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2411156.56/cwt150.00–160.006433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428181.34/cwt176.00–200.0077614
Heifers—Medium 2429130.00/cwt121.00–140.005583
Heifers—Medium 2468123.00/cwt123.00–123.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471180.07/cwt170.00–186.0084813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477154.22/cwt145.00–160.007364
Heifers—Small 1483115.05/cwt101.00–130.005562
Heifers—Medium 2504131.18/cwt122.50–140.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527165.05/cwt148.00–177.508705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565160.59/cwt148.00–171.009074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588143.99/cwt143.00–145.008472
Heifers—Medium 2594100.00/cwt100.00–100.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631147.98/cwt146.00–151.009343
Heifers—Medium 2644110.00/cwt110.00–110.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668135.15/cwt131.00–143.009034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1706137.94/cwt131.00–152.009743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1788137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235185.00/cwt185.00–185.004352
Bulls—Medium 2242160.00/cwt160.00–160.003871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2276188.00/cwt188.00–188.005191
Bulls—Medium 2276164.96/cwt160.00–170.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278198.44/cwt192.50–205.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315205.16/cwt190.00–222.506467
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328180.00/cwt180.00–180.005904
Bulls—Medium 2343169.73/cwt167.00–172.505822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380182.43/cwt180.00–185.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381198.52/cwt190.00–210.007567
Bulls—Small 1382137.50/cwt137.50–137.505251
Bulls—Medium 2390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006241
Bulls—Small 1414129.53/cwt114.00–140.005365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422202.32/cwt180.00–215.008546
Bulls—Medium 2424151.14/cwt147.50–157.506414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433176.14/cwt160.00–190.007638
Bulls—Small 1Fleshy440101.00/cwt101.00–101.004441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy456162.50/cwt162.50–162.507411
Bulls—Small 1460132.96/cwt131.00–135.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467198.36/cwt185.00–205.0092614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470162.88/cwt150.00–178.007666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2502145.00/cwt145.00–145.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy506135.00/cwt135.00–135.006831
Bulls—Small 1506112.50/cwt112.50–112.505691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526175.05/cwt161.00–202.0092114
Bulls—Medium 2546119.96/cwt110.00–130.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573154.78/cwt153.00–160.008874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583145.56/cwt140.00–149.008494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy632117.00/cwt117.00–117.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1642157.29/cwt141.00–160.001,0107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Bulls—Medium 2712102.00/cwt102.00–102.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1721140.00/cwt138.00–143.001,0094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750122.50/cwt122.50–122.509191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2846112.00/cwt112.00–112.009481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25581.31/cwt70.00–90.001,0203
Bulls——1,413120.03/cwt117.00–124.001,6964
Bulls——1,565111.54/cwt100.00–115.001,7467
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79649.05/cwt48.00–50.003902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12678.93/cwt70.00–84.0088913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15693.26/cwt90.00–101.001,0788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236107.83/cwt104.00–113.001,33313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41499.95/cwt86.00–109.001,4134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,03875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,5291
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27901,295.20/head1,025.00–1,450.001,2954
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.