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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 17

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

232 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 279▼ 53 vs year ago 285 · −18.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 70▲ 62 vs year ago 40 · +155.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. 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 $190.35/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −10.88 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.

Average price

$190.35

94 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$69.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	199.51	963	70
Medium and Large 2	501	171.58	860	17thin
Medium 2	507	150.00	761	4thin
Small 1	360	150.00	540	1thin
Small 2	459	130.00	597	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.51/cwt here — about $366 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 sale94 hd

190.35

—

NC average8 barns · 855 hd

181.43

+8.91

This barn, trailing median9 sales

201.23

−10.88

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	—	Average	1,543	144.93	2,236	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	107.28	1,537	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	106.10	1,207	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	88.62	835	16

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	786	$1,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	756	$700	1thin

Every lot

77 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	312	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	366	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	235.59/cwt	225.00–245.00	886	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	224.99/cwt	222.50–227.50	997	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	226.37/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,089	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	968	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	929	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,088	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	546	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	225.83/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,296	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,421	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	196.23/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,293	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	662	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,539	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	177.69/cwt	175.00–180.00	396	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	208.76/cwt	207.50–210.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	286	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	443	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	356	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	208.16/cwt	195.00–215.00	772	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	176.36/cwt	170.00–182.50	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	200.13/cwt	190.00–205.00	847	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	424	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	463	132.71/cwt	125.00–140.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	469	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	188.60/cwt	182.50–201.00	896	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	170.73/cwt	160.00–177.50	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	486	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	186.60/cwt	180.00–195.00	998	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	196.25/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,111	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	566	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	163.22/cwt	155.00–170.00	935	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	973	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	175.13/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,114	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,050	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,217	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	844	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,139	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	244	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	289	216.00/cwt	205.00–222.50	624	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	296	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	206.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	212.63/cwt	200.00–220.00	795	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	207.19/cwt	200.00–225.00	893	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	181.42/cwt	175.00–190.00	786	3
Bulls	—	Small 2	446	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Small 2	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	477	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	176.14/cwt	172.50–180.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	207.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,013	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	197.60/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,031	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	167.53/cwt	160.00–180.00	896	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	163.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	924	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	182.01/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,059	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	184.50/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,166	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	180.63/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,196	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	677	156.14/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,057	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	152.64/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,033	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	766	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,438	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	476	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	690	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	634	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	843	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,347	181.12/cwt	170.50–192.50	2,440	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	120.81/cwt	108.00–136.00	2,021	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	82.66/cwt	80.00–84.00	764	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	91.33/cwt	85.00–96.00	868	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	105.07/cwt	96.00–112.00	1,189	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	116.51/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,331	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,165	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	107.28/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,537	35
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	752	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	756	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 279Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 70Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,294	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,142	113.00–127.00	116.51
35	—	1,132	96.00–112.00	105.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	924	80.00–84.00	82.66
11	—	950	85.00–96.00	91.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,433	100.00–117.00	107.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	108.00–136.00	120.81
2	—	1,347	170.50–192.50	181.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	752	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	756	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,350.00	1,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	160.00–180.00	167.53
2	—	677	145.00–160.00	152.64
3	—	433	175.00–190.00	181.42
1	—	296	180.00	180.00
3	—	566	160.00–170.00	163.29
2	—	385	185.00–190.00	187.53
2	—	482	172.50–180.00	176.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	160.00	160.00
1	—	502	140.00	140.00
1	—	572	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	244	220.00–222.50	221.23
1	—	766	165.00	165.00
1	—	810	177.50	177.50
3	—	326	200.00–210.00	206.71
15	—	431	200.00–225.00	207.19
4	—	662	180.00–182.50	180.63
12	—	522	190.00–210.00	197.60
5	—	582	180.00–190.00	182.01
3	—	289	205.00–222.50	216.00
4	—	488	200.00–210.00	207.58
6	—	632	172.50–190.00	184.50
12	—	374	200.00–220.00	212.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	472	130.00	130.00
1	—	446	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	152.50–160.00	156.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	636	165.00–185.00	175.13
2	—	269	207.50–210.00	208.76
2	—	318	207.50–210.00	208.74
11	—	423	190.00–205.00	200.13
25	—	371	195.00–215.00	208.16
6	—	566	192.50–200.00	196.25
5	—	535	180.00–195.00	186.60
7	—	475	182.50–201.00	188.60
1	—	658	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	150.00	150.00
1	—	566	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	844	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	175.00–180.00	177.69
1	—	656	160.00	160.00
4	—	573	155.00–170.00	163.22
2	—	407	170.00–182.50	176.36
2	—	324	175.00–185.00	179.94
1	—	516	155.00	155.00
1	—	608	160.00	160.00
3	—	479	160.00–177.50	170.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	125.00–140.00	132.71
1	—	286	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	150.00	150.00
3	—	469	150.00–155.00	151.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	574	220.00–232.50	225.83
1	—	312	225.00	225.00
4	—	618	230.00	230.00
2	—	481	220.00–232.50	226.37
1	—	518	210.00	210.00
2	—	376	225.00–245.00	235.59
2	—	659	195.00–197.50	196.23
2	—	443	222.50–227.50	224.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	366	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	662	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	516	180.00	180.00
1	—	484	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	476	145.00	145.00
1	—	634	133.00	133.00

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.