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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 3

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

344 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 168▲ 173 vs year ago 171 · +101.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 60▲ 37 vs year ago 16 · +231.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $188.19/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −13.04 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.

Average price

$188.19

151 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$64.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.84

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	195.91	1,039	118
Medium and Large 2	513	168.00	862	21
Medium 2	432	152.94	660	9thin
Small 1	441	131.67	581	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.25/cwt here — about $458 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 sale151 hd

188.19

—

NC average8 barns · 791 hd

182.35

+5.84

This barn, trailing median9 sales

201.23

−13.04

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,500	125.85	1,887	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	110.07	1,324	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	107.73	1,622	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	87.15	809	13

Every lot

76 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	427	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	986	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	198.97/cwt	195.00–200.00	939	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	899	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,229	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,041	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,282	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,458	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,478	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,163	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	258	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	206.54/cwt	192.50–214.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	198.83/cwt	190.00–205.00	648	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	378	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	206.13/cwt	205.00–207.50	785	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	194.16/cwt	180.00–201.00	821	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	757	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	464	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	183.41/cwt	180.00–192.50	864	15
Heifers	—	Small 1	492	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	180.29/cwt	175.00–185.00	927	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,044	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	161.90/cwt	155.00–171.00	926	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	186.35/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,068	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	606	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	161.51/cwt	160.00–173.00	987	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	160.72/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,088	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,059	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,024	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	254	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	256	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	263	157.87/cwt	150.00–165.00	415	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	211.53/cwt	195.00–222.50	662	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	373	175.37/cwt	170.00–181.00	654	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	386	203.31/cwt	200.00–205.00	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	386	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	211.67/cwt	195.00–222.00	891	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	422	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	823	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	472	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	211.41/cwt	190.00–214.50	1,015	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	175.68/cwt	170.00–183.00	850	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	514	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	182.05/cwt	175.00–193.00	954	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	164.15/cwt	160.00–168.00	863	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	556	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	862	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	190.40/cwt	175.00–194.50	1,112	32
Bulls	—	Medium 2	584	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	172.83/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,056	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	154.07/cwt	140.00–160.00	961	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	654	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	173.99/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,201	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	711	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,248	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	726	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,016	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	866	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,472	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	546	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	742	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	653	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,319	120.09/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,584	4
Bulls	—	—	1,861	137.36/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,556	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	90.36/cwt	86.00–95.00	839	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	76.47/cwt	70.00–80.00	712	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	106.16/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,264	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	116.59/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,425	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,695	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	101.88/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,548	4

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Thu Aug 3, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 168Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 60Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	471	180.00–192.50	183.41
3	—	853	120.00	120.00
5	—	514	175.00–185.00	180.29
1	—	706	150.00	150.00
4	—	285	192.50–214.00	206.54
7	—	573	180.00–193.00	186.35
8	—	326	190.00–205.00	198.83
4	—	381	205.00–207.50	206.13
11	—	423	180.00–201.00	194.16
3	—	677	153.00–165.00	160.72
13	—	611	160.00–173.00	161.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	167.50	167.50
5	—	572	155.00–171.00	161.90
2	—	424	165.00–170.00	167.37
1	—	512	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	147.00	147.00
1	—	606	132.00	132.00
1	—	378	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	258	160.00	160.00
1	—	376	150.00	150.00
1	—	492	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	185.00	185.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	334	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	627	232.50	232.50
6	—	660	224.00	224.00
2	—	523	235.00	235.00
5	—	427	231.00	231.00
6	—	550	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	684	170.00	170.00
1	—	414	220.00	220.00
1	—	310	217.50	217.50
5	—	472	195.00–200.00	198.97
1	—	548	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	90.00	90.00
1	—	742	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	195.00–222.00	211.67
1	—	866	170.00	170.00
8	—	313	195.00–222.50	211.53
3	—	386	200.00–205.00	203.31
14	—	690	160.00–177.00	173.99
8	—	611	165.00–184.00	172.83
6	—	524	175.00–193.00	182.05
32	—	584	175.00–194.50	190.40
32	—	480	190.00–214.50	211.41
1	—	256	197.50	197.50
2	—	711	175.00–176.00	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	472	125.00	125.00
1	—	338	160.00	160.00
1	—	514	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	324	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
2	—	432	190.00–191.00	190.50
1	—	254	195.00	195.00
5	—	484	170.00–183.00	175.68
1	—	726	140.00	140.00
1	—	556	155.00	155.00
5	—	624	140.00–160.00	154.07
2	—	526	160.00–168.00	164.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	170.00–181.00	175.37
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	422	160.00	160.00
1	—	584	140.00	140.00
2	—	263	150.00–165.00	157.87
1	—	654	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	928	86.00–95.00	90.36
3	—	931	70.00–80.00	76.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	96.00–110.00	101.88
4	—	1,492	110.00–117.00	113.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,222	114.00–119.00	116.59
10	—	1,191	98.00–112.00	106.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,861	134.00–140.00	137.36
4	—	1,319	117.00–125.00	120.09

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.