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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jan 11

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 255▼ 188 vs year ago 314 · −59.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 74▼ 29 vs year ago 74 · −39.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

5 head baby calves from 90.00-230.0

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 $179.01/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$179.01

55 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$23.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	183.82	1,040	42
Medium and Large 2	560	164.99	925	9thin
Medium 2	464	160.00	742	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.82/cwt here — about $297 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 sale55 hd

179.01

—

NC average8 barns · 736 hd

177.76

+1.25

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	—	High	1,508	115.90	1,748	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,422	120.00	1,706	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	94.26	1,080	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	91.31	1,320	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	77.61	840	14

Every lot

59 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,156	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,348	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,246	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	224	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	236	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	314	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	213.47/cwt	197.50–227.50	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	202.31/cwt	195.00–210.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	193.86/cwt	190.00–197.50	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	843	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	196.93/cwt	192.50–200.00	953	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	191.81/cwt	190.00–197.50	990	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	168.70/cwt	165.00–172.50	957	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	180.96/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,037	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	183.10/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,119	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	172.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,164	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,113	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	828	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,097	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,267	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	964	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,181	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	224	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	236	220.42/cwt	215.00–227.50	520	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	229.60/cwt	220.00–240.00	631	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	287	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	235.69/cwt	230.00–245.00	790	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	352	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	396	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	417	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	214.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,010	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	552	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,076	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	553	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	857	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	941	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,132	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	634	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	951	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	129.89/cwt	120.00–140.00	922	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	716	163.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,170	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	822	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,130	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	386	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,833	1
Bulls	—	—	1,541	111.20/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,714	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	82.08/cwt	75.00–85.00	887	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	66.42/cwt	59.00–73.00	721	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	91.79/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,030	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	106.60/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,351	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,706	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	91.31/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,320	7

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 Jan 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 255Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 74Year ago 74

5 head baby calves from 90.00-230.0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	170.00–180.00	172.96
3	—	573	175.00–190.00	180.96
4	—	484	192.50–200.00	196.93
5	—	868	146.00	146.00
11	—	516	190.00–197.50	191.81
4	—	611	177.50–185.00	183.10
2	—	420	190.00–197.50	193.86
2	—	740	160.00	160.00
3	—	316	197.50–227.50	213.47
1	—	236	200.00	200.00
2	—	388	195.00–210.00	202.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	374	185.00	185.00
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	964	122.50	122.50
1	—	742	150.00	150.00
2	—	567	165.00–172.50	168.70
1	—	438	192.50	192.50
1	—	302	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	314	160.00	160.00
1	—	224	187.50	187.50
1	—	828	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	396	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	224	190.00	190.00
1	—	287	205.00	205.00
1	—	378	180.00	180.00
1	—	588	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
1	—	458	190.00	190.00
1	—	822	137.50	137.50
1	—	634	150.00	150.00
2	—	710	120.00–140.00	129.89
1	—	762	130.00	130.00
1	—	416	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	236	215.00–227.50	220.42
3	—	716	160.00–165.00	163.36
7	—	470	200.00–220.00	214.88
1	—	428	220.00	220.00
5	—	275	220.00–240.00	229.60
1	—	352	235.00	235.00
1	—	552	195.00	195.00
3	—	335	230.00–245.00	235.69
4	—	629	175.00–185.00	179.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	150.00–160.00	155.01
2	—	417	170.00–175.00	172.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
1	—	656	190.00	190.00
7	—	610	221.00	221.00
1	—	578	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,122	85.00–96.00	91.79
2	—	1,267	105.00–108.00	106.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	59.00–73.00	66.42
10	—	1,081	75.00–85.00	82.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,446	87.00–96.00	91.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,422	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,541	104.00–116.00	111.20

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.