Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2023-06-29

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 29
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 255▼ 36 vs year ago 325 · −11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 32▼ 21 vs year ago 93 · −22.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%
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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 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.00/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$163.00
115 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$497
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$80.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.77
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498180.3189756
Medium and Large 2459162.8874829
Medium 2436143.6762718thin
Small 1420113.7247710thin
Small 2400100.004002thin
One grade step is worth $80.31/cwt here — about $497 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 sale115 hd
163.00
—
NC average8 barns · 1,053 hd
178.76
−15.77
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—Average1,367109.241,49410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42099.441,41211
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18398.831,16918
CowsLean 85-90%Average96379.8276822

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)673$7083thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1238218.74/cwt217.50–220.005212
Steers—Medium and Large 2300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1318218.73/cwt217.50–220.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1376228.11/cwt220.00–235.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 1412208.81/cwt200.00–220.008604
Steers—Small 1431136.12/cwt130.00–142.505872
Steers—Medium and Large 2475180.03/cwt170.00–190.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 1490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1523207.23/cwt200.00–210.001,0847
Steers—Medium and Large 2554163.00/cwt163.00–163.009031
Steers—Medium 2557138.69/cwt127.50–150.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 1590185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1631200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2623
Steers—Medium and Large 2644150.00/cwt150.00–150.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2248
Steers—Medium and Large 1768168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2901
Steers—Medium and Large 2792152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1248140.00/cwt140.00–140.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267180.00/cwt180.00–180.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272200.00/cwt200.00–200.005441
Heifers—Small 1281134.80/cwt130.00–140.003792
Heifers—Medium 2282160.00/cwt160.00–160.004511
Heifers—Medium 2328144.79/cwt140.00–155.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339201.28/cwt192.50–206.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2339173.72/cwt160.00–180.005894
Heifers—Small 1356130.00/cwt130.00–130.004631
Heifers—Small 2374100.00/cwt100.00–100.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377199.19/cwt189.00–207.5075110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388176.15/cwt170.00–182.506832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421195.18/cwt180.00–205.008227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425169.98/cwt160.00–180.007226
Heifers—Small 2426100.00/cwt100.00–100.004261
Heifers—Medium 2434147.99/cwt140.00–150.006426
Heifers—Small 1461100.83/cwt100.00–102.504653
Heifers—Medium 2474140.75/cwt130.00–153.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475161.43/cwt150.00–170.007675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489191.45/cwt180.00–193.009369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520156.69/cwt150.00–160.008153
Heifers—Medium 2522135.20/cwt130.00–140.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525174.62/cwt170.00–185.009178
Heifers—Small 153497.55/cwt95.00–100.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568170.07/cwt160.00–180.009666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570150.33/cwt145.00–160.008574
Heifers—Small 1580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612157.92/cwt150.00–160.009665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721135.40/cwt130.00–138.009763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full744115.00/cwt115.00–115.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1761132.69/cwt129.00–136.001,0103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2238180.00/cwt180.00–180.004281
Bulls—Small 1241147.43/cwt145.00–150.003552
Bulls—Medium 2256150.00/cwt150.00–150.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269205.58/cwt200.00–210.005534
Bulls—Small 1300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321213.17/cwt207.50–227.506845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330189.80/cwt180.00–200.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362200.00/cwt200.00–200.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365223.94/cwt217.50–235.008176
Bulls—Small 1402152.50/cwt152.50–152.506131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414199.10/cwt190.00–205.008246
Bulls—Medium 2432150.00/cwt150.00–150.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464187.56/cwt180.00–190.008704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471183.40/cwt180.00–185.008643
Bulls—Medium 2472157.39/cwt155.00–160.007432
Bulls—Small 1474113.81/cwt105.00–130.005394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538163.76/cwt160.00–167.508812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540175.44/cwt168.00–185.009476
Bulls—Small 1564125.00/cwt125.00–125.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565181.33/cwt180.00–182.001,0253
Bulls—Medium 2567140.09/cwt130.00–150.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581152.18/cwt140.00–165.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0621
Bulls—Small 1600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621156.14/cwt150.00–162.009702
Bulls—Medium 2622120.00/cwt120.00–120.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733135.82/cwt121.00–151.009962
Bulls—Small 1768104.88/cwt100.00–110.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1772161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2798147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2826133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0991
Bulls—Small 185095.00/cwt95.00–95.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 289292.50/cwt92.50–92.508251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 386287.50/cwt87.50–87.507541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23693.92/cwt93.00–95.001,1612
Bulls——1,400113.07/cwt105.00–120.001,5838
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84572.25/cwt68.00–78.006118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03084.15/cwt78.00–91.0086714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17796.20/cwt90.00–104.001,13215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215111.96/cwt111.00–113.001,3603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405101.54/cwt94.00–112.001,4279
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48990.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2673708.29/head700.00–725.007083

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.