Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2023-06-15

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 15
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
443 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 313▲ 255 vs year ago 188 · +135.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 90▲ 56 vs year ago 36 · +155.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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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 moderate; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $187.94/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −13.29 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.
Average price
$187.94
157 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$84.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.07
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522194.171,015110
Medium and Large 2473178.1784341
Medium 2383166.676383thin
Small 1497116.255782thin
Large 3602110.006621thin
One grade step is worth $84.17/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 sale157 hd
187.94
—
NC average8 barns · 1,193 hd
193.00
−5.07
This barn, trailing median9 sales
201.23
−13.29
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—Average1,686116.411,96312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23199.441,22430
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52495.901,46213
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08284.4491424

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)830$1,0752thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2246190.00/cwt190.00–190.004671
Steers—Medium and Large 1314231.02/cwt220.00–260.0072514
Steers—Medium and Large 2328200.00/cwt200.00–200.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1377225.13/cwt215.00–230.008494
Steers—Medium 2408180.00/cwt180.00–180.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 2410192.50/cwt192.50–192.507891
Steers—Medium and Large 1436229.93/cwt225.00–235.001,0022
Steers—Medium and Large 1472223.85/cwt201.00–225.001,05738
Steers—Medium and Large 2506179.00/cwt179.00–179.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1521214.51/cwt200.00–227.501,11819
Steers—Medium and Large 1583214.01/cwt200.00–220.001,24810
Steers—Medium and Large 1624206.43/cwt190.00–217.501,2889
Steers—Medium and Large 1738188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 1762180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3721
Steers—Medium and Large 11,444141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,0361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210177.50/cwt177.50–177.503731
Heifers—Medium 2262160.00/cwt160.00–160.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276196.26/cwt187.50–210.005426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279186.29/cwt185.00–187.505202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323200.64/cwt192.50–212.506487
Heifers—Medium 2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Heifers—Medium 2350183.00/cwt183.00–183.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372200.44/cwt190.00–214.0074614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413196.09/cwt190.00–205.008103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414186.68/cwt180.00–190.007736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460186.00/cwt186.00–186.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468201.13/cwt185.00–205.0094127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468174.50/cwt158.00–185.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full508169.00/cwt169.00–169.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536182.92/cwt180.00–195.0098018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570184.14/cwt170.00–187.501,05022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574152.50/cwt152.50–152.508751
Heifers—Small 157495.00/cwt95.00–95.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618180.09/cwt170.00–185.001,11310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full644169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674174.74/cwt174.00–175.001,1784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721156.17/cwt150.00–167.001,1266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full736120.00/cwt120.00–120.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823164.97/cwt162.00–169.001,3583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1912155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1217199.15/cwt195.00–206.004326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220182.63/cwt180.00–185.004024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270180.00/cwt180.00–180.004861
Bulls—Medium 2280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282205.87/cwt200.00–220.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319190.24/cwt185.00–195.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334208.33/cwt200.00–225.006969
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364211.74/cwt200.00–220.007718
Bulls—Medium 2364180.00/cwt180.00–180.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376193.62/cwt188.00–199.007285
Bulls—Small 1Fleshy390132.50/cwt132.50–132.505171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420212.31/cwt200.00–225.008929
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421188.91/cwt185.00–195.007957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added463230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471203.66/cwt195.00–222.5095912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473185.39/cwt175.00–190.0087711
Bulls—Medium 2504140.00/cwt140.00–140.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521178.07/cwt176.00–180.009282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523190.19/cwt180.00–200.0099514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578172.38/cwt167.50–180.009964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580192.46/cwt185.00–205.001,1166
Bulls—Large 3602110.00/cwt110.00–110.006621
Bulls—Small 1604100.00/cwt100.00–100.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623185.46/cwt180.00–198.001,15511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673180.98/cwt177.50–187.001,2187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1731171.55/cwt165.00–180.001,25410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773170.78/cwt167.50–177.501,3205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2802162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2857119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875158.87/cwt149.00–169.001,3904
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,686116.41/cwt106.00–123.001,96312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06180.12/cwt70.00–87.0085014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11290.49/cwt87.00–94.001,00610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22499.64/cwt94.00–107.001,22026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262113.74/cwt111.00–116.001,4352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29482.54/cwt80.00–85.001,0682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485101.44/cwt94.00–112.001,5067
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57089.43/cwt85.00–92.001,4046
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2748775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29121,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.