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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 15

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

391 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 496▼ 8 vs year ago 399 · −2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 64▲ 19 vs year ago 59 · +32.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $248.78/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −113.52 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$248.78

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$642

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$131.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	271.31	1,476	30
Medium and Large 2	556	185.77	1,034	9thin
Medium 2	596	140.00	834	1thin

One grade step is worth $131.31/cwt here — about $642 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

248.78

—

NC average1 barns · 40 hd

248.78

+0.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−113.52

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 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $414.25, low $290.80, median $362.30 across 31 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	—	High	1,584	123.73	1,960	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	110.16	1,609	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	104.11	1,139	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	82.40	749	14

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	899	$1,568	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	924	$1,175	1thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,190	2
Steers	350–400	Small 1	394	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	630	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	322.73/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,343	15
Steers	400–450	Small 1	424	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	647	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,466	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	292.84/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,508	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,253	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	276.09/cwt	273.00–277.00	1,615	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	228.40/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,361	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,279	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,566	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	667	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,401	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,483	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	206	206.43/cwt	200.00–212.50	425	2
Heifers	200–250	Small 1	217	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	304	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	513	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	231.10/cwt	222.50–245.00	633	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	276	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	469	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	614	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	232.22/cwt	225.00–242.50	750	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	332	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	714	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	239.28/cwt	235.00–242.50	895	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	203.25/cwt	190.00–220.00	762	4
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	417	160.51/cwt	152.50–170.00	669	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	240.55/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,008	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	189.11/cwt	180.00–195.00	830	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	452	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	723	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	184.40/cwt	167.50–200.00	878	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	224.52/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,089	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	218.72/cwt	192.50–227.50	1,113	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	526	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	947	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	164.89/cwt	150.00–180.00	884	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	163.80/cwt	160.00–167.50	914	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	163.48/cwt	147.50–180.00	943	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	206.30/cwt	185.00–227.50	1,199	7
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	604	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	803	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	970	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	172.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,061	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	950	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	704	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	986	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	135.43/cwt	130.00–141.00	982	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	231	213.43/cwt	212.00–215.00	493	2
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	254	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	425	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	229.34/cwt	215.00–245.00	624	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	723	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	236.13/cwt	225.00–245.00	772	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	300.84/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,008	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	336	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	596	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	348	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	522	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	358	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	582	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	903	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	306.86/cwt	282.50–330.00	1,157	21
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	380	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	703	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	316.48/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,342	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	213.02/cwt	202.50–222.50	907	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	444	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	792	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	228.26/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,066	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	304.08/cwt	260.00–317.50	1,435	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	188.05/cwt	165.00–200.00	980	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	281.77/cwt	240.00–297.50	1,479	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	266.56/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,498	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	571	223.80/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,278	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	188.75/cwt	160.00–217.50	1,089	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	596	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	834	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,535	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	218.87/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,350	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	169.76/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,053	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	146.45/cwt	140.00–153.00	930	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	667	144.65/cwt	140.00–148.00	965	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	176.65/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,192	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,139	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,053	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,121	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,019	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	154.82/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,274	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	157.52/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,375	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	394	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	483	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	115.82/cwt	107.00–129.00	1,662	9
Bulls	—	—	1,775	133.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,377	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	70.29/cwt	63.00–75.00	606	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	89.12/cwt	81.00–96.00	833	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	104.11/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,139	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	110.16/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,609	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	828	121.99/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	951	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	140.63/cwt	120.00–165.00	1,454	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	820	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	923	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	1,512.76/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,513	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	890	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Feb 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 496Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 64Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	935	81.00–96.00	89.12
5	—	862	63.00–75.00	70.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,094	95.00–113.00	104.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,461	105.00–118.00	110.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,775	130.00–140.00	133.90
9	—	1,435	107.00–129.00	115.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	828	110.00–135.00	121.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	842	113.00	113.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,034	120.00–165.00	140.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	—	924	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	956	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,512.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	112.50	112.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	335	265.00–320.00	300.84
21	350–400	377	282.50–330.00	306.86
13	400–450	424	295.00–325.00	316.48
19	450–500	472	260.00–317.50	304.08
15	500–550	525	240.00–297.50	281.77
13	550–600	562	265.00–280.00	266.56
8	600–650	617	195.00–235.00	218.87
3	650–700	675	160.00–195.00	176.65
2	700–750	712	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	760	147.50	147.50
2	800–850	823	145.00–165.00	154.82
2	850–900	873	140.00–175.00	157.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	167.50	167.50
1	300–350	348	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	358	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	571	222.50–225.00	223.80
2	600–650	620	162.50–177.50	169.76
3	650–700	667	140.00–148.00	144.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	231	212.00–215.00	213.43
2	250–300	272	215.00–245.00	229.34
3	300–350	327	225.00–245.00	236.13
2	350–400	361	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	426	202.50–222.50	213.02
4	450–500	467	200.00–250.00	228.26
3	500–550	521	165.00–200.00	188.05
5	550–600	577	160.00–217.50	188.75
2	600–650	635	140.00–153.00	146.45
1	650–700	665	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	726	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	772	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	336	177.50	177.50
2	350–400	380	180.00–190.00	185.00
2	400–450	444	177.00–180.00	178.49
1	550–600	596	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	320.00	320.00
15	400–450	416	300.00–328.00	322.73
1	450–500	458	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	515	275.00–300.00	292.84
13	550–600	585	273.00–277.00	276.09
1	600–650	614	255.00	255.00
3	850–900	855	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	522	240.00	240.00
5	550–600	596	228.00–230.00	228.40
1	600–650	602	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	424	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	267.50	267.50
3	650–700	667	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	206	200.00–212.50	206.43
1	250–300	280	215.00	215.00
2	300–350	303	200.00–205.00	202.48
4	350–400	375	190.00–220.00	203.25
5	400–450	439	180.00–195.00	189.11
5	450–500	476	167.50–200.00	184.40
5	500–550	536	150.00–180.00	164.89
2	550–600	558	160.00–167.50	163.80
1	600–650	606	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	674	141.00	141.00
1	700–750	704	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	225.00	225.00
6	250–300	274	222.50–245.00	231.10
9	300–350	323	225.00–242.50	232.22
10	350–400	374	235.00–242.50	239.28
21	400–450	419	220.00–250.00	240.55
5	450–500	485	220.00–237.50	224.52
10	500–550	509	192.50–227.50	218.72
7	550–600	581	185.00–227.50	206.30
4	600–650	617	170.00–175.00	172.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	526	180.00	180.00
6	550–600	577	147.50–180.00	163.48
2	700–750	725	130.00–141.00	135.43
1	750–800	790	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	217	135.00–145.00	139.93
1	350–400	382	145.00	145.00
1	600–650	604	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	276	170.00	170.00
3	400–450	417	152.50–170.00	160.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	452	160.00	160.00

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.