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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Apr 27

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

284 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 243▼ 33 vs year ago 317 · −10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 45▼ 37 vs year ago 63 · −58.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. Offering of cattle was moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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 $161.19/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$161.19

94 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$54.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	174.37	801	66
Medium 2	426	134.70	574	8thin
Medium and Large 2	577	131.11	757	15thin
Small 1	392	119.77	469	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.60/cwt here — about $331 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 sale94 hd

161.19

—

NC average8 barns · 1,162 hd

169.63

−8.45

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	1,236	114.23	1,412	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	103.58	1,209	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	101.40	1,352	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	71.17	726	7thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	244	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	427	1
Steers	—	Small 1	336	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	467	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	346	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	218.30/cwt	207.50–223.00	919	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	208.50/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,015	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	209.68/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,099	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	205.99/cwt	196.00–217.00	1,205	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,155	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	208	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	302	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	177.89/cwt	170.00–187.50	482	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	284	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	180.75/cwt	169.00–192.50	584	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	371	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	180.06/cwt	170.00–188.00	679	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	419	140.16/cwt	130.00–150.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	182.75/cwt	160.00–192.00	775	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	147.33/cwt	140.00–152.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	466	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	169.41/cwt	160.00–179.00	825	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	169.95/cwt	150.00–181.00	892	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	567	115.97/cwt	110.00–122.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	137.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	801	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	166.27/cwt	147.50–170.00	1,006	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	611	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	734	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	881	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	804	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	874	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	926	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	279	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.50	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	206.00/cwt	195.00–212.00	694	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	202.19/cwt	194.00–210.00	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	396	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	182.19/cwt	180.00–189.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	198.71/cwt	192.00–210.00	854	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	196.52/cwt	184.00–213.00	935	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	180.12/cwt	180.00–181.00	859	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	487	149.97/cwt	140.00–160.00	730	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	150.27/cwt	135.00–165.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	185.36/cwt	170.00–196.00	966	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	181.11/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,040	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	611	138.45/cwt	120.00–149.00	846	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	162.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,031	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	150.39/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,020	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	782	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,214	129.88/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,243	109.01/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,355	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	877	60.12/cwt	50.00–78.00	527	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	100.48/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,162	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	109.77/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,305	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	85.90/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,040	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	101.40/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,352	2

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 Apr 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 243Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	804	110.00	110.00
1	—	874	106.00	106.00
1	—	364	144.00	144.00
1	—	284	165.00	165.00
1	—	734	120.00	120.00
1	—	544	140.00	140.00
1	—	602	120.00	120.00
3	—	465	140.00–152.00	147.33
2	—	583	130.00–145.00	137.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	138.00	138.00
1	—	466	90.00	90.00
2	—	371	125.00–130.00	127.43
1	—	420	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	110.00–122.00	115.97
1	—	208	145.00	145.00
4	—	419	130.00–150.00	140.16
1	—	390	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	160.00–192.00	182.75
19	—	525	150.00–181.00	169.95
1	—	666	143.00	143.00
9	—	487	160.00–179.00	169.41
5	—	271	170.00–187.50	177.89
6	—	605	147.50–170.00	166.27
4	—	323	169.00–192.50	180.75
7	—	377	170.00–188.00	180.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	672	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	611	115.00–120.00	117.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	376	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	244	175.00	175.00
1	—	346	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	196.00–217.00	205.99
10	—	421	207.50–223.00	218.30
3	—	608	190.00	190.00
1	—	394	210.00	210.00
2	—	348	220.00	220.00
5	—	487	200.00–217.00	208.50
16	—	524	197.00–220.00	209.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	145.00	145.00
7	—	521	170.00–196.00	185.36
3	—	385	194.00–210.00	202.19
11	—	633	160.00–165.00	162.83
4	—	337	195.00–212.00	206.00
6	—	430	192.00–210.00	198.71
5	—	476	184.00–213.00	196.52
5	—	574	177.00–189.00	181.11
2	—	279	200.00–202.50	201.27
5	—	678	136.00–160.00	150.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	135.00–165.00	150.27
2	—	330	190.00	190.00
1	—	396	195.00	195.00
3	—	611	120.00–149.00	138.45
8	—	477	180.00–181.00	180.12
4	—	426	180.00–189.00	182.19
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
1	—	448	160.00	160.00
3	—	487	140.00–160.00	149.97
1	—	782	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	877	50.00–78.00	60.12
3	—	1,211	82.00–88.00	85.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	98.00–105.00	101.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,189	109.00–111.00	109.77
6	—	1,156	94.00–106.00	100.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,214	124.00–138.00	129.88
6	—	1,243	100.00–116.00	109.01

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.