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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, May 18

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

293 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 410▲ 13 vs year ago 280 · +4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 44▼ 22 vs year ago 62 · −35.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $179.61/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −21.62 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.

Average price

$179.61

106 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$105.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	187.60	1,022	79
Medium and Large 2	502	170.77	857	16thin
Medium 2	435	148.86	648	7thin
Small 1	407	120.48	491	3thin
Small 3	684	82.50	564	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.10/cwt here — about $457 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 sale106 hd

179.61

—

NC average8 barns · 1,004 hd

176.75

+2.86

This barn, trailing median9 sales

201.23

−21.62

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,735	116.19	2,016	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	97.25	1,078	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	96.72	1,441	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	85.62	833	7thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,036	$1,296	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	775	$775	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	302	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	813	1
Steers	—	Small 1	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	406	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	201.76/cwt	194.00–210.00	940	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	486	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	215.30/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,083	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	801	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,237	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	197.50/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,185	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	632	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,005	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	175.78/cwt	172.50–179.00	1,188	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,369	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,346	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	170.17/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,506	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,334	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,002	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,232	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	150.20/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,534	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,148	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,148	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,366	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,224	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,923	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	224	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	268	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	197.60/cwt	180.00–205.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	342	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	170.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	197.16/cwt	190.00–210.00	747	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	404	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	190.82/cwt	180.00–197.00	803	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	169.41/cwt	160.00–178.00	720	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	163.17/cwt	150.00–175.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	179.67/cwt	170.00–189.00	857	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	486	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	773	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	486	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	145.85/cwt	133.00–157.50	754	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	522	138.90/cwt	130.00–148.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	151.16/cwt	134.00–160.00	857	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	165.81/cwt	160.00–177.00	947	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	164.26/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,027	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	164.61/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,121	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	158.43/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,155	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,199	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	228	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	342	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	233	213.55/cwt	207.50–222.50	498	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	248	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	471	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	264	197.05/cwt	190.00–204.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	194.02/cwt	188.00–200.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	366	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	386	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	391	209.01/cwt	200.00–215.00	817	9
Bulls	—	Small 1	420	115.72/cwt	93.00–140.00	486	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	183.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	777	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	426	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	194.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	168.96/cwt	168.00–170.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	200.72/cwt	190.00–215.00	963	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	488	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	176.21/cwt	172.50–180.00	911	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	191.31/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,024	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	167.59/cwt	160.00–175.00	947	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	184.42/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,051	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	604	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	861	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	175.31/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,085	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	998	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	174.40/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,186	12
Bulls	—	Small 3	684	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	686	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	167.68/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,216	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	782	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,228	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,365	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,411	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	932	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,293	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	848	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	823	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	110.18/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,678	7
Bulls	—	—	2,031	124.61/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,531	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	85.62/cwt	80.00–90.00	833	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	98.98/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,078	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,043	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	96.72/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,441	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	1,295.70/head	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,296	4

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 May 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 410Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 44Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	150.00	150.00
4	—	425	160.00–178.00	169.41
2	—	369	165.00–175.00	170.05
3	—	567	134.00–160.00	151.16
4	—	469	150.00–175.00	163.17
4	—	517	133.00–157.50	145.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	161.00–166.00	164.26
2	—	729	156.00–161.00	158.43
1	—	764	157.00	157.00
1	—	224	200.00	200.00
8	—	379	190.00–210.00	197.16
7	—	421	180.00–197.00	190.82
12	—	571	160.00–177.00	165.81
5	—	321	180.00–205.00	197.60
4	—	477	170.00–189.00	179.67
3	—	681	160.00–167.00	164.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	342	150.00	150.00
2	—	522	130.00–148.00	138.90
1	—	486	159.00	159.00
1	—	404	160.00	160.00
1	—	268	150.00	150.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	215.00	215.00
10	—	600	175.00–200.00	197.50
1	—	302	210.00	210.00
7	—	503	214.00–217.00	215.30
1	—	796	172.00	172.00
2	—	466	194.00–210.00	201.76
1	—	1,468	131.00	131.00
1	—	378	215.00	215.00
1	—	828	162.50	162.50
2	—	1,148	137.00	137.00
2	—	676	172.50–179.00	175.78
3	—	885	162.50–175.00	170.17
1	—	1,224	134.00	134.00
1	—	596	207.50	207.50
5	—	1,021	150.00–151.00	150.20
1	—	920	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,320	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	632	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	406	170.00	170.00
1	—	486	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	312	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,148	119.00	119.00
1	—	534	150.00	150.00
1	—	448	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,002	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	848	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	165.00–188.00	175.31
4	—	430	190.00–200.00	194.61
9	—	535	175.00–198.00	191.31
3	—	725	165.00–169.00	167.68
12	—	680	165.00–180.00	174.40
11	—	480	190.00–215.00	200.72
2	—	932	137.50–140.00	138.77
1	—	850	166.00	166.00
2	—	335	188.00–200.00	194.02
9	—	391	200.00–215.00	209.01
13	—	570	180.00–197.00	184.42
3	—	233	207.50–222.50	213.55
1	—	782	157.00	157.00
2	—	264	190.00–204.00	197.05
1	—	840	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	684	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	152.50	152.50
1	—	426	159.00	159.00
1	—	686	113.00	113.00
1	—	604	142.50	142.50
1	—	228	150.00	150.00
1	—	366	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	180.00	180.00
1	—	248	190.00	190.00
5	—	424	180.00–185.00	183.36
2	—	565	160.00–175.00	167.59
2	—	517	172.50–180.00	176.21
2	—	624	160.00	160.00
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
2	—	477	168.00–170.00	168.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	93.00–140.00	115.72
1	—	382	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	973	80.00–90.00	85.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	90.00–103.00	96.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,304	80.00	80.00
10	—	1,089	90.00–108.00	98.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,523	100.00–117.00	110.18
5	—	2,031	122.00–128.00	124.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,036	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,295.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	775.00	775.00

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.