Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2023-09-21

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 21
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 305▲ 88 vs year ago 297 · +29.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 94▲ 33 vs year ago 41 · +80.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to computer issues last week we are unable to create a trend.

16 baby calves from 35.00-120.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.57/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$185.57
131 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$882
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$488
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$50.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.21
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503193.1997198
Medium and Large 2435173.9775716thin
Medium 2365159.4958310thin
Small 1339142.544847thin
One grade step is worth $50.66/cwt here — about $488 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 sale131 hd
185.57
—
NC average8 barns · 1,273 hd
187.78
−2.21
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—Average1,615129.542,0925thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,310100.141,31213
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15498.621,13814
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05183.1387430

Every lot

86 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1296221.00/cwt221.00–221.006541
Steers—Medium and Large 1334225.97/cwt220.00–227.507555
Steers—Medium and Large 1366226.87/cwt220.00–238.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 1403224.02/cwt210.00–231.009033
Steers—Medium 2420162.50/cwt162.50–162.506831
Steers—Medium and Large 1467223.11/cwt210.00–232.501,0424
Steers—Medium and Large 2479184.00/cwt184.00–184.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1525220.51/cwt210.00–230.001,15810
Steers—Medium and Large 2562197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1564222.17/cwt210.00–229.001,25311
Steers—Medium and Large 2602190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 1625200.62/cwt190.00–211.001,2542
Steers—Medium and Large 1695207.00/cwt206.00–207.501,4393
Steers—Medium and Large 1721193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3922
Steers—Medium and Large 2748175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3091
Steers—Medium and Large 1817193.85/cwt187.00–199.001,5847
Steers—Medium and Large 1869182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1254142.50/cwt142.50–142.503622
Heifers—Medium 2260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269179.73/cwt170.00–187.504834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276201.80/cwt190.00–212.505575
Heifers—Medium 2307166.11/cwt160.00–172.505102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321195.05/cwt190.00–202.506265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326185.00/cwt185.00–185.006031
Heifers—Small 1326143.87/cwt137.50–150.004692
Heifers—Small 1358142.50/cwt142.50–142.505101
Heifers—Medium 2361163.03/cwt150.00–170.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365202.33/cwt195.00–214.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374181.26/cwt180.00–185.006784
Heifers—Medium 2424154.65/cwt150.00–160.006564
Heifers—Small 1429141.26/cwt135.00–147.506062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437199.64/cwt190.00–212.0087212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438185.00/cwt185.00–185.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476183.00/cwt183.00–183.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478196.87/cwt185.00–202.5094111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509200.31/cwt185.00–205.001,02029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520162.00/cwt162.00–162.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567192.28/cwt180.00–205.001,09018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2598172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619173.50/cwt168.00–180.001,0748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635155.04/cwt147.50–162.509852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669171.49/cwt167.00–176.001,1472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full712141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723154.03/cwt153.00–155.001,1142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1918128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223191.30/cwt190.00–192.504272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277213.84/cwt200.00–220.005929
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280187.50/cwt187.50–187.505251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310220.53/cwt210.00–230.006846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328195.00/cwt195.00–195.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375183.11/cwt180.00–190.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383217.21/cwt214.00–225.008324
Bulls—Medium 2386170.00/cwt170.00–170.006561
Bulls—Medium 2417164.84/cwt160.00–170.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418180.00/cwt180.00–180.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419213.97/cwt200.00–225.0089711
Bulls—Small 1448150.00/cwt150.00–150.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467208.52/cwt195.00–222.509748
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474178.14/cwt172.50–180.008444
Bulls—Medium 2494155.00/cwt155.00–155.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511217.90/cwt200.00–228.001,11314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530175.15/cwt170.00–180.009282
Bulls—Medium 2544140.00/cwt140.00–140.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577204.23/cwt190.00–217.501,1786
Bulls—Medium 2586130.00/cwt130.00–130.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2591175.77/cwt162.50–185.001,0393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3598150.00/cwt150.00–150.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610193.75/cwt192.50–195.001,1822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627148.90/cwt140.00–160.009345
Bulls—Medium 2668138.00/cwt138.00–138.009221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2671142.49/cwt140.00–145.009562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673163.53/cwt160.00–170.001,1017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1774145.05/cwt140.00–155.001,1233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1859134.95/cwt130.00–140.001,1592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1904130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3882102.50/cwt102.50–102.509041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,615129.54/cwt126.00–132.002,0925
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%918120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01072.83/cwt68.00–79.007368
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06686.88/cwt80.00–93.0092622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17296.97/cwt91.00–111.001,13613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,264100.08/cwt94.00–105.001,26510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40490.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,9211

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.