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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 20

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 259▲ 11 vs year ago 255 · +4.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 56▲ 25 vs year ago 32 · +78.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $240.44/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −121.86 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$240.44

34 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$720

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$127.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	262.35	1,436	25
Medium and Large 2	539	207.32	1,117	4thin
Medium 2	554	162.99	902	4thin
Small 1	530	135.00	716	1thin

One grade step is worth $127.35/cwt here — about $720 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 sale34 hd

240.44

—

NC average9 barns · 204 hd

234.98

+5.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−121.86

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	—	Average	1,208	147.05	1,777	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	145.93	1,640	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	144.75	1,975	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	119.97	1,206	13

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)	737	$1,306	2thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	878	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,079	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,095	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	488	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,064	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	280.98/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,481	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	276.58/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,588	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,681	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,809	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	255.97/cwt	240.00–272.50	594	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.50	527	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	274	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	569	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	272.29/cwt	257.50–287.50	773	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	302	178.68/cwt	167.50–190.00	540	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	722	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	262.57/cwt	245.00–285.00	853	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	354	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	708	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	253.07/cwt	240.00–272.50	952	6
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	384	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	720	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	848	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	263.03/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,089	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	207.92/cwt	192.50–222.50	865	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	432	184.63/cwt	175.00–195.00	798	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	243.82/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,158	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	210.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,010	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	489	170.12/cwt	150.00–190.00	832	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	977	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	234.84/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,224	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	534	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	854	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	220.10/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,259	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,077	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	220.87/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,378	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,082	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	217.93/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,486	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,177	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,339	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	270.82/cwt	270.00–272.50	593	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	314.43/cwt	307.50–330.00	852	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	237.42/cwt	232.50–240.00	658	3
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	281	197.01/cwt	177.50–207.50	554	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	282	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	649	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	808	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	329	187.66/cwt	180.00–195.00	617	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	301.77/cwt	290.00–312.50	996	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	354	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	956	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	364	209.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	764	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	370	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	749	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 3	372	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	558	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	850	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,121	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 3	408	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	643	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	272.28/cwt	261.00–282.50	1,141	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	421	203.78/cwt	195.00–210.00	858	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	421	188.18/cwt	165.00–205.00	792	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	432	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,112	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	466	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	804	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	255.31/cwt	235.00–272.50	1,195	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	218.54/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,077	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	242.64/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,254	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	205.59/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,071	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	531	158.96/cwt	150.00–167.50	844	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	270.02/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,509	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	576	167.01/cwt	150.00–185.00	962	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,258	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	602	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,008	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	223.74/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,443	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	224.99/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,505	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	696	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,114	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,372	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	184.99/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,404	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,222	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,467	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,305	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,649	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,183	149.89/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,773	6
Bulls	—	—	1,359	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	121.01/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,194	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	142.44/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,595	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	159.87/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,823	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,316	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	141.37/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,918	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	163.33/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,296	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	737	1,305.56/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,306	2

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 Jun 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 259Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 56Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	354	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	432	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	232.50–240.00	237.42
1	300–350	320	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	382	222.50	222.50
2	450–500	493	200.00–237.00	218.54
3	500–550	521	200.00–217.50	205.59
1	550–600	592	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	696	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	764	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	364	205.00–215.00	209.95
4	400–450	421	195.00–210.00	203.78
1	450–500	466	172.50	172.50
2	500–550	531	150.00–167.50	158.96
2	550–600	576	150.00–185.00	167.01
1	600–650	602	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	177.50–207.50	197.01
2	300–350	329	180.00–195.00	187.66
1	350–400	370	202.50	202.50
5	400–450	421	165.00–205.00	188.18
1	500–550	530	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	219	270.00–272.50	270.82
3	250–300	271	307.50–330.00	314.43
9	300–350	330	290.00–312.50	301.77
1	350–400	390	287.50	287.50
12	400–450	419	261.00–282.50	272.28
7	450–500	468	235.00–272.50	255.31
7	500–550	517	230.00–257.50	242.64
18	550–600	559	245.00–273.00	270.02
2	600–650	645	222.50–225.00	223.74
2	650–700	669	215.00–235.00	224.99
3	700–750	722	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	759	175.00–195.00	184.99
1	800–850	838	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	870	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	916	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	408	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	327.50	327.50
2	300–350	348	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	356	307.50	307.50
7	500–550	527	275.00–282.00	280.98
2	550–600	574	271.00–282.00	276.58
3	600–650	639	263.00	263.00
1	850–900	872	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	488	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	240.00–272.50	255.97
2	250–300	284	257.50–287.50	272.29
5	300–350	325	245.00–285.00	262.57
6	350–400	376	240.00–272.50	253.07
2	400–450	414	260.00–266.00	263.03
5	450–500	475	230.00–262.50	243.82
8	500–550	521	220.00–251.00	234.84
5	550–600	572	200.00–230.00	220.10
2	600–650	624	217.00–225.00	220.87
2	650–700	682	210.00–226.00	217.93
2	700–750	724	180.00–190.00	184.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	225.00–227.50	226.23
1	300–350	314	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	390	217.50	217.50
7	400–450	416	192.50–222.50	207.92
4	450–500	479	200.00–220.00	210.79
1	500–550	514	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	582	185.00	185.00
7	650–700	668	162.00	162.00
9	700–750	709	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	274	207.50	207.50
2	300–350	302	167.50–190.00	178.68
1	350–400	354	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	432	175.00–195.00	184.63
2	450–500	489	150.00–190.00	170.12
1	500–550	534	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	384	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	107.50	107.50
12	—	987	113.00–129.00	121.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,406	159.00–168.00	163.33
11	—	1,357	134.00–146.00	141.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,120	131.00–150.00	142.44
4	—	1,140	154.00–166.00	159.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	140.00–160.00	149.89
1	—	1,359	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	737	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,305.56

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.