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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 24

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 232▼ 106 vs year ago 366 · −29.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 102▲ 24 vs year ago 50 · +48.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%

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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 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Baby Calves: 50.00 to 160.00, 5 head

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.09/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$174.09

102 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$44.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.98

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	182.17	886	70
Medium and Large 2	432	165.08	714	18thin
Medium 2	384	154.76	595	6thin
Small 1	347	138.15	480	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.02/cwt here — about $407 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 sale102 hd

174.09

—

NC average8 barns · 938 hd

180.07

−5.98

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,607	122.19	1,964	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	110.60	1,547	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	107.96	1,269	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	84.07	842	28

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	976	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	916	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	782	$972	4thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	254	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,190	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,438	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,527	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	248	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	391	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	248	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	335	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	286	185.99/cwt	180.00–192.50	532	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	287	136.29/cwt	135.00–137.50	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	296	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	302	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	186.22/cwt	185.00–187.50	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	344	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	368	143.80/cwt	142.50–145.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	372	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	378	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	193.30/cwt	192.50–195.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	409	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	187.08/cwt	177.50–201.00	791	12
Heifers	—	Small 1	426	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	165.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	709	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	184.54/cwt	175.00–195.00	880	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	163.81/cwt	160.00–167.50	796	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	494	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	180.13/cwt	170.00–190.00	947	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	915	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	181.97/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,045	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	185.72/cwt	172.50–200.00	1,137	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	156.42/cwt	150.00–162.50	974	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,163	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,053	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	227	177.71/cwt	175.00–180.00	403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	193.64/cwt	190.00–197.50	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	298	198.75/cwt	195.00–202.50	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	204.60/cwt	192.50–212.50	655	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	184.83/cwt	180.00–192.50	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	202.06/cwt	200.00–210.00	756	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	376	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	398	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	413	153.80/cwt	150.00–157.50	635	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	415	138.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	200.03/cwt	195.00–202.50	846	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	186.44/cwt	180.00–200.00	886	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	165.35/cwt	150.00–175.00	785	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	516	146.57/cwt	140.00–152.50	756	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	181.82/cwt	172.50–195.00	956	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	158.68/cwt	150.00–165.00	836	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	907	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	558	140.17/cwt	132.50–148.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	176.33/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,012	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	154.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	907	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	158.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,001	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	163.77/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,089	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	740	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	163.72/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,257	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	778	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	973	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	869	136.27/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,184	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,198	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,306	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	121.88/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,951	2
Bulls	—	—	2,028	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	74.33/cwt	60.00–83.00	722	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	92.52/cwt	85.00–100.00	951	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	133.64/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,466	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	103.68/cwt	96.00–117.00	1,232	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	110.60/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,547	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	726	778.44/head	725.00–825.00	778	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	1,166.42/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,166	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 232Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 102Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 1

Baby Calves: 50.00 to 160.00, 5 head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	286	180.00–192.50	185.99
3	—	684	170.00	170.00
4	—	574	175.00–190.00	181.97
20	—	526	170.00–190.00	180.13
6	—	612	172.50–200.00	185.72
12	—	423	177.50–201.00	187.08
10	—	477	175.00–195.00	184.54
3	—	379	192.50–195.00	193.30
2	—	323	185.00–187.50	186.22
1	—	702	150.00	150.00
1	—	228	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	492	130.00	130.00
2	—	287	135.00–137.50	136.29
1	—	302	140.00	140.00
1	—	426	140.00	140.00
1	—	248	135.00	135.00
2	—	368	142.50–145.00	143.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	409	145.00–150.00	147.53
1	—	378	162.50	162.50
1	—	494	161.00	161.00
1	—	296	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	372	167.00	167.00
2	—	580	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	150.00–162.50	156.42
1	—	572	160.00	160.00
2	—	486	160.00–167.50	163.81
2	—	279	175.00	175.00
1	—	248	157.50	157.50
9	—	427	160.00–170.00	165.94
1	—	344	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	170.00	170.00
4	—	423	195.00–202.50	200.03
5	—	320	192.50–212.50	204.60
7	—	475	180.00–200.00	186.44
7	—	574	170.00–190.00	176.33
2	—	768	160.00–167.50	163.72
7	—	374	200.00–210.00	202.06
14	—	526	172.50–195.00	181.82
2	—	298	195.00–202.50	198.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	376	160.00	160.00
1	—	482	150.00	150.00
2	—	413	150.00–157.50	153.80
2	—	558	132.50–148.00	140.17
3	—	516	140.00–152.50	146.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	398	145.00	145.00
3	—	415	135.00–145.00	138.30
1	—	740	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	366	167.50	167.50
1	—	778	125.00	125.00
6	—	475	150.00–175.00	165.35
2	—	227	175.00–180.00	177.71
4	—	527	150.00–165.00	158.68
4	—	630	150.00–165.00	158.88
2	—	270	190.00–197.50	193.64
2	—	665	162.50–165.00	163.77
2	—	869	130.00–142.50	136.27
3	—	585	150.00–160.00	154.99
3	—	337	180.00–192.50	184.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	754	202.50	202.50
1	—	612	235.00	235.00
1	—	512	232.50	232.50
1	—	354	215.00	215.00
1	—	254	215.00	215.00
1	—	552	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	916	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	976	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,166.42

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	2	—	726	725.00–825.00	778.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,601	112.00–128.00	121.88
1	—	2,028	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,198	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	127.00–142.00	133.64
18	—	1,188	96.00–117.00	103.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	100.00–118.00	110.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,028	85.00–100.00	92.52
13	—	972	60.00–83.00	74.33

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.