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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, May 30

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

244 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 248▼ 67 vs year ago 311 · −21.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 65▼ 67 vs year ago 93 · −72.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 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 sharply lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.21/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −105.67 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$232.21

17 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.20

vs NC average

−35.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	232.21	1,282	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

232.21

—

NC average7 barns · 193 hd

241.41

−9.20

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−35.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

−105.67

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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $284.44, median $337.88 across 30 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	1,757	139.06	2,443	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	124.69	1,439	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	118.02	1,629	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	105.85	1,135	7thin

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)	809	$1,191	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	620	$950	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	312.04/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,223	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	294.40/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,213	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,147	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	256.19/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,196	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	284.93/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,342	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	281.53/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,470	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	266.00/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,588	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	251.46/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,529	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,745	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	849	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,757	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	252.39/cwt	240.00–265.00	586	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	260.92/cwt	240.00–272.50	759	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	264.92/cwt	255.00–275.00	877	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	266.36/cwt	247.50–277.50	991	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	222.58/cwt	215.00–235.00	873	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Full	402	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	804	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	406	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	812	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	250.54/cwt	242.50–271.00	1,065	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	248.77/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,167	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	216.91/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,022	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	231.10/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,223	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	236.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,364	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,250	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	213.44/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,321	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	970	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	682	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,091	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	197.37/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,352	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	739	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,127	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,413	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,420	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,575	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	832	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	297.33/cwt	290.00–305.00	913	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	261.25/cwt	257.50–265.00	831	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	309.12/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,125	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	364	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	968	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	422	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	844	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	289.55/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,225	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1Fleshy	424	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	933	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	256.55/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,101	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	286.20/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,371	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	229.90/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,129	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	277.11/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,410	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	528	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,294	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	556	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,307	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	556	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,237	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	239.04/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,384	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	612	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,224	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	225.03/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,386	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	616	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	924	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,492	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,540	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,424	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,547	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	932	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,328	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,757	139.06/cwt	130.00–142.50	2,443	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	110.16/cwt	90.00–121.00	1,175	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	883	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	124.69/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,439	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,254	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,379	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	123.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,807	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	620	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	756	1,074.54/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	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 May 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 248Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 65Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	556	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	424	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	257.50–265.00	261.25
3	400–450	429	245.00–265.00	256.55
3	450–500	491	220.00–242.50	229.90
1	600–650	610	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	422	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	616	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	528	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	556	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	612	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	932	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	322.50	322.50
2	300–350	307	290.00–305.00	297.33
6	350–400	364	285.00–320.00	309.12
11	400–450	423	275.00–307.50	289.55
12	450–500	479	270.00–295.00	286.20
12	500–550	509	260.00–280.00	277.11
3	550–600	579	225.00–257.50	239.04
8	600–650	616	217.50–237.50	225.03
1	650–700	656	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	742	207.50	207.50
2	750–800	780	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	884	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	441	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	467	252.50–260.00	256.19
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	305.00–319.00	312.04
4	400–450	412	291.00–305.00	294.40
6	450–500	471	280.00–310.00	284.93
3	500–550	522	275.00–290.00	281.53
5	550–600	597	265.00–270.00	266.00
7	600–650	608	248.00–260.00	251.46
3	700–750	727	240.00	240.00
5	800–850	849	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	582	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	215.00–235.00	222.58
2	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
9	450–500	471	200.00–230.00	216.91
1	600–650	636	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	240.00–265.00	252.39
3	250–300	291	240.00–272.50	260.92
5	300–350	331	255.00–275.00	264.92
11	350–400	372	247.50–277.50	266.36
16	400–450	425	242.50–271.00	250.54
11	450–500	469	230.00–267.50	248.77
9	500–550	529	220.00–240.00	231.10
7	550–600	577	230.00–245.00	236.45
3	600–650	619	200.00–227.50	213.44
2	650–700	685	180.00–215.00	197.37
1	750–800	764	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	874	160.00–165.00	162.49
1	950–1000	978	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	682	160.00	160.00
2	700–750	739	150.00–155.00	152.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	588	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,104	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,067	90.00–121.00	110.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,154	120.00–127.50	124.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	120.00–130.00	123.37
2	—	1,254	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,757	130.00–142.50	139.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	950.00	950.00

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	—	914	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	756	900.00–1,225.00	1,074.54

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.