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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 12

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

439 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 397▲ 66 vs year ago 373 · +17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 77▼ 18 vs year ago 74 · −24.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market and buyer interest moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

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 $183.93/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$183.93

132 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$519

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$60.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	195.15	961	90
Medium and Large 2	453	168.00	761	23
Medium 2	335	157.19	527	13thin
Small 1	329	134.60	442	6thin

One grade step is worth $60.56/cwt here — about $519 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 sale132 hd

183.93

—

NC average8 barns · 1,269 hd

175.33

+8.60

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	1,100	100.52	1,106	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,278	130.00	1,661	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	97.45	1,394	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	92.66	1,005	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	73.74	740	13

Every lot

90 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	252	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	212.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	825	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	204.18/cwt	191.00–210.00	882	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,326	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	204.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,099	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,162	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,210	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,556	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	183.76/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,229	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	176.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,249	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,484	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	183.37/cwt	160.00–191.00	1,814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,422	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,112	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,612	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	286	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	479	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	292	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	296	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	303	126.69/cwt	112.50–145.00	384	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	316	158.35/cwt	145.00–160.00	500	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	185.98/cwt	180.00–192.50	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	168.28/cwt	167.00–170.00	560	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	350	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	169.02/cwt	168.00–170.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	187.08/cwt	180.00–194.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	420	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	183.50/cwt	180.00–210.00	780	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	442	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	176.30/cwt	165.00–177.50	785	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	197.06/cwt	180.00–207.50	934	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,077	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	184.80/cwt	175.00–192.50	967	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	917	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	186.44/cwt	177.50–195.00	1,055	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	991	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,093	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,069	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,025	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	816	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	979	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	224	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	238	189.36/cwt	182.50–197.50	451	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	201.65/cwt	192.50–207.50	551	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	180.55/cwt	175.00–190.00	497	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	181.23/cwt	177.50–195.00	580	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	321	163.79/cwt	162.50–165.00	526	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	225.41/cwt	200.00–235.00	800	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	361	162.25/cwt	160.00–163.00	586	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	365	146.65/cwt	142.50–155.00	535	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	174.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	411	160.18/cwt	157.50–165.00	658	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	178.87/cwt	170.00–190.00	753	8
Bulls	—	Small 1	424	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	819	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	836	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	191.27/cwt	190.00–195.00	937	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	211.52/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,089	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	161.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	856	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	546	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	562	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	180.12/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,043	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	176.94/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,078	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	654	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	142.57/cwt	132.50–152.50	1,022	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	728	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	793	109.95/cwt	96.00–124.00	872	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	828	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,159	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	60	40.00/head	40.00–40.00	40	2
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	60	25.00/head	25.00–25.00	25	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	255	134.17/cwt	125.00–140.00	342	3
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	258	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	342	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,058	86.46/cwt	86.00–87.50	915	3
Bulls	—	—	1,125	108.96/cwt	95.00–117.50	1,226	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	60.36/cwt	50.00–69.00	590	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	79.69/cwt	72.00–82.50	808	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	100.00/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,075	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	88.99/cwt	84.00–96.00	970	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,661	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	101.34/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,432	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,184	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 Oct 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 397Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 77Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	668	160.00	160.00
6	—	376	180.00–194.00	187.08
5	—	566	177.50–195.00	186.44
18	—	523	175.00–192.50	184.80
1	—	732	140.00	140.00
2	—	328	180.00–192.50	185.98
10	—	425	180.00–210.00	183.50
2	—	607	180.00	180.00
16	—	474	180.00–207.50	197.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	167.00–170.00	168.28
2	—	634	140.00	140.00
10	—	445	165.00–177.50	176.30
1	—	566	175.00	175.00
2	—	369	168.00–170.00	169.02
1	—	816	120.00	120.00
2	—	286	165.00–170.00	167.55
1	—	486	175.00	175.00
1	—	530	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	507	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	292	142.50	142.50
1	—	350	142.50	142.50
1	—	420	142.50	142.50
3	—	303	112.50–145.00	126.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
10	—	316	145.00–160.00	158.35
1	—	296	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	525	252.50	252.50
9	—	665	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	200.00–210.00	204.29
4	—	574	202.50	202.50
1	—	252	217.50	217.50
10	—	432	191.00–210.00	204.18
1	—	330	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,016	140.00	140.00
2	—	640	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,112	145.00	145.00
5	—	389	210.00–220.00	212.02
6	—	707	170.00–180.00	176.61
4	—	989	160.00–191.00	183.37
5	—	829	179.00	179.00
1	—	906	173.00	173.00
4	—	669	179.00–188.00	183.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	538	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	258	132.50	132.50
3	—	60	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
2	—	60	40.00	40.00
3	—	255	125.00–140.00	134.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	180.00–216.00	211.52
4	—	490	190.00–195.00	191.27
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
3	—	431	190.00	190.00
10	—	355	200.00–235.00	225.41
5	—	609	165.00–180.00	176.94
1	—	676	160.00	160.00
8	—	579	175.00–193.00	180.12
1	—	224	202.50	202.50
8	—	273	192.50–207.50	201.65
2	—	717	132.50–152.50	142.57
2	—	828	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	424	140.00	140.00
3	—	365	142.50–155.00	146.65
1	—	450	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	125.00–130.00	127.49
2	—	321	162.50–165.00	163.79
2	—	260	170.00	170.00
4	—	361	160.00–163.00	162.25
1	—	728	112.50	112.50
14	—	411	157.50–165.00	160.18
1	—	546	145.00	145.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	170.00–190.00	178.87
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
7	—	320	177.50–195.00	181.23
3	—	238	182.50–197.50	189.36
4	—	478	170.00–180.00	174.81
9	—	530	160.00–170.00	161.59
1	—	654	160.00	160.00
2	—	373	170.00–180.00	174.77
2	—	793	96.00–124.00	109.95
4	—	275	175.00–190.00	180.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,090	84.00–96.00	88.99
4	—	1,075	97.00–102.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,278	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	50.00–69.00	60.36
9	—	1,014	72.00–82.50	79.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,518	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,413	94.00–108.00	101.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,125	95.00–117.50	108.96
3	—	1,058	86.00–87.50	86.46

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.