Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2023-06-22

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 22
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
255 head
▼ 188 vs last sale 443▼ 42 vs year ago 297 · −14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 92▼ 36 vs year ago 68 · −52.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 16 vs year ago 18 · −88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mixed but mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest active. Offerings 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 $181.84/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −19.39 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.
Average price
$181.84
91 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$61.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.19
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520191.6099758
Medium 2224175.003921thin
Medium and Large 2536166.6589430
Small 1524130.006812thin
One grade step is worth $61.60/cwt here — about $315 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 sale91 hd
181.84
—
NC average8 barns · 946 hd
184.03
−2.19
This barn, trailing median9 sales
201.23
−19.39
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—Average1,569121.121,9003thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,470101.721,4953thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15696.961,1219thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03385.6888516

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)730$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)962$8001thin

Every lot

74 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 1244227.50/cwt227.50–227.505551
Steers—Medium and Large 1314234.46/cwt230.00–242.507365
Steers—Medium and Large 2322195.99/cwt192.50–200.006312
Steers—Medium 2352160.00/cwt160.00–160.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1380237.52/cwt220.00–243.009035
Steers—Medium and Large 2394205.00/cwt205.00–205.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 1477232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1093
Steers—Medium and Large 2515179.20/cwt170.00–181.009236
Steers—Medium and Large 1519214.97/cwt210.00–220.001,1162
Steers—Medium and Large 1573215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2324
Steers—Medium and Large 2594170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4401
Steers—Medium and Large 1642197.43/cwt190.00–205.001,2682
Steers—Medium and Large 2665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 2886162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4401
Steers—Medium and Large 11,000147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2264172.50/cwt172.50–172.504551
Heifers—Small 1274140.00/cwt140.00–140.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added314228.70/cwt225.00–232.507184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318180.00/cwt180.00–180.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338196.89/cwt182.50–207.506654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380207.91/cwt197.50–217.5079010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388170.00/cwt170.00–170.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413211.39/cwt185.00–216.0087325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431171.62/cwt165.00–180.007403
Heifers—Medium 2445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458170.00/cwt170.00–170.007792
Heifers—Small 1464140.00/cwt140.00–140.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475198.36/cwt192.50–205.009423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523181.79/cwt170.00–195.009518
Heifers—Medium 2536140.00/cwt140.00–140.007501
Heifers—Medium 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575161.30/cwt160.00–164.009273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579179.53/cwt169.00–186.001,0395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2642150.00/cwt150.00–150.009632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670162.96/cwt160.00–166.001,0922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2224175.00/cwt175.00–175.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1292219.38/cwt205.00–232.506414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295201.25/cwt200.00–202.505942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317219.96/cwt207.50–232.506972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324180.00/cwt180.00–180.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373216.05/cwt205.00–225.008064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382180.00/cwt180.00–180.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412178.38/cwt175.00–180.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427211.21/cwt210.00–215.009024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460209.55/cwt187.50–218.009649
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467179.03/cwt160.00–190.0083610
Bulls—Small 1478130.00/cwt130.00–130.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522190.85/cwt180.00–205.009966
Bulls—Medium and Large 2542160.00/cwt160.00–160.008671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added552207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1432
Bulls—Small 1570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582174.14/cwt170.00–177.501,01317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583151.45/cwt135.00–160.008833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2602160.00/cwt160.00–160.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622175.83/cwt170.00–183.001,0946
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662149.88/cwt140.00–160.009922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2721149.93/cwt140.00–160.001,0812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1752150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2782140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2817132.55/cwt122.50–145.001,0833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1842163.09/cwt150.00–176.001,3732
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3372120.00/cwt120.00–120.004461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,569121.12/cwt110.00–127.001,9003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87094.00/cwt94.00–94.008181
Cows—Lean 85-90%89868.00/cwt60.00–74.006112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06687.76/cwt80.00–90.0093613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15696.96/cwt93.00–104.001,1219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470101.72/cwt100.00–104.001,4953
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2962800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.