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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Nov 16

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

406 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 382▲ 67 vs year ago 339 · +19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 90▼ 11 vs year ago 80 · −13.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

6 head baby calves from 65.00 - 130.00

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 $170.67/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −30.56 against this barn's trailing median of $201.23.

Average price

$170.67

155 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$60.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	193.51	1,003	61
Medium and Large 2	475	165.11	784	49
Medium 2	385	155.69	599	25
Small 1	388	133.36	518	20

One grade step is worth $60.15/cwt here — about $485 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 sale155 hd

170.67

—

NC average8 barns · 1,212 hd

167.79

+2.88

This barn, trailing median9 sales

201.23

−30.56

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	—	Average	1,414	106.08	1,500	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	93.34	1,341	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,078	88.90	959	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	65.77	651	19

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	962	$825	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	222.61/cwt	221.00–223.00	982	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	216.34/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,010	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	197.13/cwt	187.50–199.00	1,059	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	588	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	841	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	187.41/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,139	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	181.60/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,208	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	163.71/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,167	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	224	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	170.84/cwt	167.50–177.50	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	268	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	409	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	319	130.58/cwt	110.00–140.00	417	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	322	153.46/cwt	150.00–162.50	494	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	184.54/cwt	180.00–192.50	633	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	350	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	186.34/cwt	180.00–197.50	697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	173.73/cwt	170.00–177.50	651	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	375	137.99/cwt	130.00–142.50	517	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	422	129.53/cwt	120.00–140.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	151.19/cwt	150.00–152.50	643	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	184.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	801	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	161.05/cwt	150.00–167.50	759	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	471	146.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	181.02/cwt	170.00–187.50	862	12
Heifers	—	Small 1	481	113.63/cwt	102.50–125.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	511	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	818	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	143.22/cwt	137.50–155.00	756	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	178.77/cwt	170.00–185.00	946	12
Heifers	—	Small 1	540	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	555	112.51/cwt	107.50–117.50	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	171.32/cwt	165.00–177.00	968	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	983	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,011	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	228	179.39/cwt	170.00–190.00	409	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	246	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	400	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	246	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	369	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	280	165.60/cwt	150.00–170.00	464	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	178.63/cwt	175.00–182.50	506	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	289	148.56/cwt	142.50–155.00	429	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	319	134.50/cwt	102.50–150.00	429	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	184.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	596	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	342	156.69/cwt	152.50–165.00	536	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	365	159.69/cwt	152.50–175.00	583	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	368	130.28/cwt	120.00–152.50	479	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	180.22/cwt	170.00–187.50	685	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	217.92/cwt	205.00–223.00	928	11
Bulls	—	Small 1	428	138.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	593	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	180.80/cwt	175.00–190.00	779	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	461	156.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	206.19/cwt	195.00–223.00	979	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	482	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	928	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	174.08/cwt	162.50–182.50	844	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	194.93/cwt	182.50–205.00	1,019	20
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	140.93/cwt	132.50–150.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	158.15/cwt	152.50–160.00	835	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	556	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	572	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	958	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	146.98/cwt	137.50–160.00	844	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	173.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,008	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	602	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	604	169.65/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,025	11
Bulls	—	Small 1	612	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	664	141.29/cwt	130.00–150.00	938	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	742	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,039	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	782	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	958	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	827	100.75/cwt	90.00–112.50	833	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	488	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	576	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	516	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	658	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	112.11/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,607	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	55.57/cwt	50.00–65.00	547	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	77.10/cwt	71.00–86.00	769	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,020	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	88.09/cwt	85.00–93.00	952	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	93.34/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,341	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	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 Nov 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 382Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 90Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 6

6 head baby calves from 65.00 - 130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	165.00–177.00	171.32
6	—	374	180.00–197.50	186.34
5	—	343	180.00–192.50	184.54
12	—	476	170.00–187.50	181.02
1	—	658	160.00	160.00
2	—	634	150.00–160.00	155.11
1	—	778	130.00	130.00
1	—	708	140.00	140.00
1	—	292	180.00	180.00
12	—	529	170.00–185.00	178.77
11	—	434	180.00–190.00	184.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	150.00–167.50	161.05
2	—	441	170.00–175.00	172.47
5	—	528	137.50–155.00	143.22
4	—	375	170.00–177.50	173.73
2	—	558	130.00–135.00	132.52
2	—	323	170.00	170.00
4	—	268	167.50–177.50	170.84
1	—	240	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	152.50	152.50
1	—	224	157.50	157.50
5	—	322	150.00–162.50	153.46
1	—	268	152.50	152.50
3	—	471	140.00–155.00	146.89
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	150.00–152.50	151.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	481	102.50–125.00	113.63
2	—	422	120.00–140.00	129.53
7	—	319	110.00–140.00	130.58
5	—	375	130.00–142.50	137.99
2	—	555	107.50–117.50	112.51
1	—	540	92.50	92.50
1	—	220	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	511	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	202.50–220.00	216.34
5	—	441	221.00–223.00	222.61
3	—	665	178.00–188.00	181.60
2	—	713	160.00–167.50	163.71
6	—	537	187.50–199.00	197.13
5	—	608	179.00–192.00	187.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	177.50	177.50
1	—	426	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	588	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	118.00	118.00
2	—	516	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	152.50–165.00	156.69
3	—	461	150.00–160.00	156.60
1	—	724	110.00	110.00
1	—	246	162.50	162.50
1	—	602	127.50	127.50
9	—	280	150.00–170.00	165.60
1	—	442	160.00	160.00
3	—	365	152.50–175.00	159.69
3	—	525	132.50–150.00	140.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	180.00–190.00	184.41
4	—	664	130.00–150.00	141.29
6	—	485	162.50–182.50	174.08
11	—	380	170.00–187.50	180.22
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
4	—	574	137.50–160.00	146.98
6	—	431	175.00–190.00	180.80
3	—	827	90.00–112.50	100.75
4	—	528	152.50–160.00	158.15
2	—	283	175.00–182.50	178.63
1	—	782	122.50	122.50
2	—	228	170.00–190.00	179.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	140.00	140.00
20	—	523	182.50–205.00	194.93
1	—	382	213.00	213.00
5	—	581	170.00–180.00	173.45
11	—	426	205.00–223.00	217.92
10	—	475	195.00–223.00	206.19
11	—	604	169.00–176.00	169.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	246	150.00	150.00
1	—	612	115.00	115.00
1	—	556	117.50	117.50
1	—	468	110.00	110.00
6	—	368	120.00–152.50	130.28
5	—	428	130.00–145.00	138.47
2	—	289	142.50–155.00	148.56
3	—	319	102.50–150.00	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	572	167.50	167.50
1	—	482	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	997	71.00–86.00	77.10
10	—	984	50.00–65.00	55.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,052	97.00	97.00
10	—	1,081	85.00–93.00	88.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	88.00–95.00	93.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	110.00–114.00	112.11
1	—	1,358	88.00	88.00

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	—	962	825.00	825.00

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.