Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2023-07-13

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 13
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 289▼ 62 vs year ago 357 · −17.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 72▲ 33 vs year ago 47 · +70.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply 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 $181.47/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$181.47
116 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$845
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$72.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.64
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466194.0290485
Medium and Large 2496161.1279915thin
Medium 2415146.556088thin
Small 1457121.135538thin
One grade step is worth $72.89/cwt here — about $350 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 sale116 hd
181.47
—
NC average8 barns · 1,184 hd
182.11
−0.64
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—Low1,484113.331,6829thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47899.601,4725thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13799.491,13113
CowsLean 85-90%Low93379.6774442

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)880$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)766$7501thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1292230.00/cwt230.00–230.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1317232.15/cwt220.00–240.0073611
Steers—Medium and Large 1354232.50/cwt232.50–232.508231
Steers—Medium 2368170.00/cwt170.00–170.006261
Steers—Small 1372140.00/cwt140.00–140.005211
Steers—Medium 2400165.00/cwt165.00–165.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1474217.44/cwt215.00–220.001,0312
Steers—Medium and Large 1544220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1572217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2441
Steers—Medium and Large 2596172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0281
Steers—Medium and Large 1600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 2648170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 2677170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1513
Steers—Medium 2752120.00/cwt120.00–120.009021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240200.66/cwt180.00–207.504826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274203.21/cwt195.00–210.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308187.50/cwt187.50–187.505781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321208.79/cwt207.50–210.006702
Heifers—Small 1354135.00/cwt135.00–135.004781
Heifers—Medium 2366150.65/cwt140.00–160.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369203.11/cwt182.50–215.0074922
Heifers—Small 1424126.31/cwt110.00–140.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426189.43/cwt180.00–203.008075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2441162.51/cwt160.00–165.007172
Heifers—Medium 2464142.44/cwt130.00–150.006614
Heifers—Small 1466120.00/cwt120.00–120.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471183.05/cwt175.00–187.0086210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476164.40/cwt160.00–170.007835
Heifers—Small 1521111.71/cwt105.00–115.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527195.01/cwt190.00–200.001,0288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528159.86/cwt140.00–170.008445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full548150.00/cwt150.00–150.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574191.93/cwt177.50–200.001,10216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620187.49/cwt170.00–197.501,1629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673176.74/cwt160.00–188.001,1893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full684133.00/cwt133.00–133.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1224130.00/cwt130.00–130.002911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1226201.26/cwt200.00–202.504552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265212.07/cwt202.50–227.505624
Bulls—Medium 2268165.00/cwt165.00–165.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272160.00/cwt160.00–160.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326213.31/cwt195.00–232.506958
Bulls—Small 1332135.00/cwt135.00–135.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358206.25/cwt197.50–215.007382
Bulls—Medium 2402150.00/cwt140.00–160.006032
Bulls—Small 1408120.00/cwt120.00–120.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425176.52/cwt170.00–182.507504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432200.32/cwt194.00–210.008656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470172.00/cwt160.00–181.008089
Bulls—Medium 2474150.00/cwt150.00–150.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480198.70/cwt189.00–210.0095411
Bulls—Small 1522122.50/cwt122.50–122.506391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532201.86/cwt187.50–207.001,0749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576198.24/cwt195.00–200.001,1424
Bulls—Medium 2585121.25/cwt120.00–122.507092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622195.25/cwt185.00–200.001,2145
Bulls—Medium 2632138.00/cwt138.00–138.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662185.93/cwt177.50–195.001,2313
Bulls—Medium 2680121.25/cwt120.00–122.508252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2684162.99/cwt161.00–165.001,1152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3471
Bulls—Medium 2744122.50/cwt120.00–125.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2782148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1806150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2844140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2868125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1914135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3274145.00/cwt145.00–145.003971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3688107.50/cwt107.50–107.507401
Dairy Heifers—Large 3872105.00/cwt105.00–105.009161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,060100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0602
Bulls——1,164137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,6011
Bulls——1,679113.74/cwt110.00–120.001,9106
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93386.83/cwt81.00–93.0081022
Cows—Lean 85-90%93471.79/cwt65.00–80.0067120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134100.28/cwt93.00–106.001,13712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17290.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0551
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47899.60/cwt95.00–106.001,4725
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2766750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28801,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.