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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 31

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to inclement weather we had to few of cattle to create a trend

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 $177.09/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −24.14 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.

Average price

$177.09

11 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$213

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$51.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.92

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	181.80	866	10thin
Medium and Large 3	830	130.00	1,079	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.80/cwt here — about −$213 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 sale11 hd

177.09

—

NC average8 barns · 717 hd

185.01

−7.92

This barn, trailing median9 sales

201.23

−24.14

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	—	Low	1,313	93.82	1,232	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	106.07	1,283	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	82.66	892	2thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,338	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	194.63/cwt	185.00–205.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	189.93/cwt	187.50–192.50	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,019	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,117	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,232	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	214	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	261	198.30/cwt	195.00–202.50	518	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	163.90/cwt	155.00–176.00	1,093	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	736	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,104	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	93.82/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,232	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	82.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	892	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	106.07/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,283	3

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Due to inclement weather we had to few of cattle to create a trend

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	192.50	192.50
2	—	270	185.00–205.00	194.63
2	—	311	187.50–192.50	189.93
1	—	542	188.00	188.00
1	—	570	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	634	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	214	197.50	197.50
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
1	—	736	150.00	150.00
3	—	261	195.00–202.50	198.30
4	—	667	155.00–176.00	163.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	90.00–100.00	93.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	100.00–112.00	106.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,079	80.00–85.00	82.66

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.