Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2023-06-08

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 8
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 311▼ 10 vs year ago 323 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 93▲ 2 vs year ago 88 · +2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.77/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$181.77
107 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$920
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$631
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$48.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.56
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548188.571,03470
Medium and Large 2445173.1277129
Medium 2366155.605697thin
Small 1288140.004031thin
One grade step is worth $48.57/cwt here — about $631 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 sale107 hd
181.77
—
NC average8 barns · 1,437 hd
197.33
−15.56
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,292113.971,47215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,109104.241,15622
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51198.651,49115
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01985.4987133

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 PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)818$8205

Every lot

90 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318216.50/cwt213.00–220.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 2321188.69/cwt187.50–190.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 2380193.00/cwt193.00–193.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1387223.80/cwt219.00–232.508663
Steers—Medium and Large 1424220.15/cwt210.00–227.509337
Steers—Medium 2427173.78/cwt170.00–177.507422
Steers—Medium and Large 2434190.00/cwt190.00–190.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 2509170.00/cwt170.00–170.008652
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2934
Steers—Medium and Large 1533220.03/cwt218.00–226.001,1734
Steers—Medium and Large 1587216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2682
Steers—Medium and Large 1611208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2712
Steers—Medium and Large 2616172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added631238.02/cwt237.00–240.001,50215
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full700179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2531
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5732
Steers—Medium and Large 2740172.99/cwt170.00–176.001,2802
Steers—Medium and Large 1758186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4101
Steers—Medium and Large 1800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Steers—Medium and Large 1856181.98/cwt175.00–189.001,5582
Steers—Medium and Large 21,048135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4151
Steers—Medium and Large 21,137127.49/cwt126.00–129.001,4502
Steers—Medium and Large 21,206120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2216160.00/cwt160.00–160.003461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2236170.00/cwt170.00–170.004011
Heifers—Medium 2275159.73/cwt154.00–165.004393
Heifers—Small 1288140.00/cwt140.00–140.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1298197.50/cwt197.50–197.505891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328203.61/cwt195.00–212.506686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343181.53/cwt170.00–193.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374192.02/cwt190.00–194.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379181.96/cwt171.00–190.006907
Heifers—Medium 2392162.50/cwt162.50–162.506371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437195.81/cwt187.50–207.008565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437178.88/cwt170.00–187.507825
Heifers—Medium 2462157.50/cwt157.50–157.507281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464192.62/cwt182.50–206.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472168.29/cwt160.00–175.007946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added486216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525193.14/cwt175.00–203.001,01417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532164.91/cwt160.00–170.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568160.00/cwt160.00–160.009091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628171.26/cwt167.00–180.001,0763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full642155.00/cwt155.00–155.009951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663180.80/cwt160.00–182.501,19921
Heifers—Medium 2664130.00/cwt130.00–130.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665154.92/cwt150.00–160.001,0302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828151.49/cwt150.00–153.001,2542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2220177.59/cwt175.00–180.003912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230205.26/cwt200.00–210.004723
Bulls—Small 1Full268145.00/cwt145.00–145.003891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1292210.00/cwt210.00–210.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316223.03/cwt210.00–231.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322186.99/cwt180.00–195.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384206.54/cwt195.00–215.007936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2392186.25/cwt180.00–192.507302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424185.08/cwt182.50–187.507852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431213.63/cwt200.00–220.009214
Bulls—Medium 2440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2456180.00/cwt180.00–180.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472207.61/cwt190.00–216.0098010
Bulls—Medium 2494162.50/cwt162.50–162.508031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523178.71/cwt177.50–180.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535187.67/cwt185.00–190.001,0043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562195.32/cwt180.00–207.001,09814
Bulls—Medium 2562152.50/cwt152.50–152.508571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607187.04/cwt180.00–191.001,1353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618155.00/cwt155.00–155.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673177.90/cwt173.00–180.001,19714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733147.54/cwt145.00–150.001,0812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2774162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1778167.45/cwt165.00–170.001,3032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1822160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880162.01/cwt159.00–165.001,4262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1922147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,148131.19/cwt126.00–137.501,5062
Bulls——1,314111.32/cwt95.00–120.001,46313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98176.05/cwt70.00–84.0074612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04090.88/cwt84.00–96.0094521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,071115.49/cwt110.00–120.001,2374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118101.74/cwt94.00–109.001,13718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513100.81/cwt94.00–116.001,52512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2768800.00/head800.00–800.008004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,016900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.