Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2023-07-20

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 20
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 295▲ 0 vs year ago 217 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 80▲ 2 vs year ago 38 · +5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week , slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. 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 $171.53/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$171.53
86 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$477
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$51.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.95
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532182.3297056
Medium and Large 2490162.1979516thin
Medium 2378144.985488thin
Small 1376131.164936thin
One grade step is worth $51.16/cwt here — about $477 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 sale86 hd
171.53
—
NC average8 barns · 939 hd
183.48
−11.95
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—High1,341117.921,5816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,172103.111,20812
CowsLean 85-90%Low92085.2778414

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1230140.00/cwt140.00–140.003221
Steers—Medium and Large 1334221.00/cwt221.00–221.007381
Steers—Medium 2342155.00/cwt155.00–155.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1394225.00/cwt225.00–225.008875
Steers—Medium and Large 2432170.00/cwt170.00–170.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1434217.50/cwt217.50–217.509442
Steers—Medium 2446160.00/cwt160.00–160.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1483216.25/cwt215.00–217.501,0442
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1257
Steers—Medium and Large 1583202.44/cwt197.50–205.001,1803
Steers—Medium and Large 1615189.37/cwt180.00–192.501,1654
Steers—Medium and Large 1673187.42/cwt185.00–188.001,2615
Steers—Medium and Large 1792191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1288142.50/cwt142.50–142.504101
Heifers—Medium 2292140.00/cwt140.00–140.004091
Heifers—Small 1312130.00/cwt130.00–130.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322190.00/cwt190.00–190.006121
Heifers—Medium 2338160.00/cwt160.00–160.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2356164.94/cwt160.00–170.005872
Heifers—Medium 2381140.00/cwt140.00–140.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386189.73/cwt180.00–200.007325
Heifers—Small 1393134.99/cwt130.00–140.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Heifers—Small 1412127.00/cwt127.00–127.005231
Heifers—Medium 2417146.61/cwt140.00–160.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420186.15/cwt180.00–195.007825
Heifers—Small 1458117.50/cwt117.50–117.505381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472183.57/cwt181.00–190.008666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480168.44/cwt165.00–172.508098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513162.54/cwt160.00–165.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,02711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535180.88/cwt170.00–188.009683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568142.50/cwt142.50–142.508091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577181.81/cwt170.00–198.001,04915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full624140.00/cwt140.00–140.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664140.00/cwt140.00–140.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683154.37/cwt150.00–155.001,0548
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2232160.00/cwt160.00–160.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2256180.00/cwt180.00–180.004611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276197.50/cwt197.50–197.505451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338185.00/cwt185.00–185.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2356175.00/cwt175.00–175.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371207.37/cwt205.00–210.007692
Bulls—Small 1380143.65/cwt137.50–150.005462
Bulls—Medium 2391155.09/cwt150.00–160.006062
Bulls—Small 1408140.00/cwt140.00–140.005711
Bulls—Medium 2419153.51/cwt142.50–160.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420201.07/cwt185.00–217.508443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474190.16/cwt180.00–200.009015
Bulls—Medium 2484146.71/cwt145.00–150.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519189.35/cwt170.00–201.009839
Bulls—Small 1544107.50/cwt107.50–107.505851
Bulls—Medium 2558136.25/cwt130.00–142.507602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579172.40/cwt160.00–180.009987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580154.45/cwt140.00–160.008965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619160.00/cwt160.00–160.009902
Bulls—Medium 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1684151.82/cwt150.00–153.001,0383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688130.00/cwt130.00–130.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1744140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775139.89/cwt132.50–147.501,0842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy808122.50/cwt122.50–122.509901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830151.41/cwt145.00–158.001,2572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28473.00/cwt73.00–73.009371
Bulls——1,297122.53/cwt118.00–125.001,5893
Bulls——1,434133.46/cwt131.00–137.001,9142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89075.10/cwt62.50–80.006685
Cows—Lean 85-90%93690.92/cwt84.00–95.008519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136100.80/cwt95.00–106.001,1459
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279110.02/cwt109.00–111.001,4073

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.