Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2023-11-02

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Nov 2
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
374 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 474▼ 123 vs year ago 497 · −24.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 102▼ 9 vs year ago 53 · −17.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 4▲ 18 vs year ago 1 · +1,800.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

6 baby calves sold from 40.00-90.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.48/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$174.48
115 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$496
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$52.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.52
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506182.5892386
Medium and Large 2449156.8270418thin
Medium 2353147.945226thin
Small 1327130.424275thin
One grade step is worth $52.16/cwt here — about $496 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 sale115 hd
174.48
—
NC average8 barns · 1,029 hd
167.95
+6.52
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—Average1,567105.231,6487thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21290.661,0996thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41487.191,2336thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04069.4272215

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1381thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1231thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,052$1217
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,134$1151thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,109$1152thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,012$1031thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$1,2744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)973$9632thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2270162.50/cwt162.50–162.504391
Steers—Small 1300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1333273.72/cwt265.00–282.509114
Steers—Medium and Large 2374189.89/cwt180.00–200.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1381241.56/cwt240.00–245.009206
Steers—Medium and Large 2418190.43/cwt180.00–200.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1428242.55/cwt225.00–262.501,0384
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added461255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1762
Steers—Medium and Large 2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1484224.24/cwt212.50–242.501,0854
Steers—Medium and Large 1527216.36/cwt202.50–225.001,1405
Steers—Medium and Large 1552217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added559230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2868
Steers—Medium and Large 1627206.15/cwt190.00–212.001,2937
Steers—Medium and Large 1675198.30/cwt195.00–200.001,3393
Steers—Medium and Large 1714177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2671
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full742160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1871
Steers—Medium and Large 1769174.99/cwt170.00–180.001,3462
Steers—Medium and Large 1954168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1212137.50/cwt137.50–137.502921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1236180.00/cwt180.00–180.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2236165.00/cwt165.00–165.003891
Heifers—Medium 2239150.00/cwt150.00–150.003592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2262171.62/cwt170.00–175.004503
Heifers—Medium 2264152.50/cwt152.50–152.504031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283195.21/cwt185.00–200.005527
Heifers—Small 1318134.81/cwt130.00–140.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322186.54/cwt180.00–197.506015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330171.84/cwt165.00–180.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371192.17/cwt180.00–210.007138
Heifers—Small 1374120.00/cwt120.00–120.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378162.50/cwt162.50–162.506141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412160.00/cwt160.00–160.006591
Heifers—Small 1414125.00/cwt125.00–125.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420201.99/cwt180.00–215.0084814
Heifers—Medium 2442160.00/cwt160.00–160.007071
Heifers—Medium 2466137.56/cwt135.00–140.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472199.93/cwt185.00–210.009447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474160.00/cwt160.00–160.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy516162.50/cwt162.50–162.508391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518160.00/cwt160.00–160.008291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added519203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534177.65/cwt170.00–186.009494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full562160.00/cwt160.00–160.008991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568174.89/cwt165.00–180.009935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583149.22/cwt140.00–155.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624173.78/cwt160.00–187.001,08414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627132.39/cwt125.00–142.508303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy636150.00/cwt150.00–150.009541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2656140.00/cwt140.00–140.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679157.60/cwt150.00–163.001,0703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725152.02/cwt150.00–160.001,1025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1794150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full812120.00/cwt120.00–120.009741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2222170.00/cwt170.00–170.003771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228180.00/cwt180.00–180.004101
Bulls—Medium 2270167.43/cwt165.00–170.004522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279214.40/cwt200.00–225.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2281188.79/cwt180.00–192.505304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1312226.43/cwt212.50–240.007062
Bulls—Medium 2333162.83/cwt147.50–172.505424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335186.98/cwt180.00–197.506266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy348270.00/cwt270.00–270.009402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358180.82/cwt180.00–182.506473
Bulls—Medium 2358162.50/cwt162.50–162.505821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376225.21/cwt205.00–240.008476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414234.21/cwt210.00–250.009705
Bulls—Medium 2438160.00/cwt160.00–160.007011
Bulls—Medium 2472150.00/cwt150.00–150.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476215.28/cwt190.00–237.501,02516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514163.36/cwt160.00–170.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516195.64/cwt180.00–205.001,0105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578187.27/cwt180.00–202.501,0826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2594160.00/cwt160.00–160.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618183.08/cwt170.00–200.001,13110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627161.65/cwt160.00–165.001,0143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2679143.20/cwt130.00–150.009723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2722120.00/cwt120.00–120.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2752137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755142.49/cwt140.00–145.001,0762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2816113.24/cwt112.50–114.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1829142.52/cwt140.00–145.001,1812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1956125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3690116.00/cwt116.00–116.008001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17489.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0451
Bulls——1,632107.93/cwt100.00–116.001,7616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97862.30/cwt55.00–67.006098
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11177.55/cwt73.00–82.508627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20198.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21886.99/cwt83.00–92.501,0604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31475.00/cwt74.00–76.009862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46493.29/cwt88.00–98.001,3664
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2800875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2832950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1461,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,381.52/head1,225.00–1,475.001,3823
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,012102.50/head102.50–102.501031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,052120.63/head107.50–125.001217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065122.50/head122.50–122.501231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098137.50/head137.50–137.501381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,109114.96/head112.50–117.501152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,134115.00/head115.00–115.001151

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.