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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 12

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 364▼ 2 vs year ago 305 · −0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 72▼ 14 vs year ago 94 · −14.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

4 baby calves; 300.00-350.00

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 $207.82/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −130.05 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$207.82

30 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$64.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

vs NC average

−30.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	216.53	1,193	23
Medium and Large 2	559	187.90	1,050	5thin
Medium 1	560	162.50	910	1thin
Small 1	526	152.50	802	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.03/cwt here — about $391 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 sale30 hd

207.82

—

NC average9 barns · 355 hd

212.32

−4.49

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−30.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

−130.05

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	1,870	136.22	2,547	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	122.23	1,446	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	120.49	1,680	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	105.71	1,124	25

Every lot

81 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,043	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,109	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,490	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	209.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,531	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	218.35/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,705	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	240.63/cwt	237.50–245.00	558	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	235.65/cwt	227.50–245.00	632	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	209.09/cwt	190.00–220.00	598	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	696	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	326	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	603	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	246.37/cwt	230.00–255.00	830	8
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	342	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	522	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	234.50/cwt	225.00–255.00	875	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	237.97/cwt	230.00–250.00	890	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	378	172.30/cwt	160.00–185.00	651	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	386	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	618	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	414	167.42/cwt	150.00–187.50	693	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	209.57/cwt	197.50–222.50	878	6
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	420	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	692	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	238.52/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,004	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	203.33/cwt	200.00–205.00	976	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	227.92/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,103	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	218.44/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,129	10
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	526	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	802	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	196.15/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,047	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1Fleshy	560	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	910	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	182.40/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,049	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	215.06/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,241	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	602	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,023	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	198.23/cwt	187.50–202.50	1,253	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,062	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	706	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,077	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	182.75/cwt	182.50–183.00	1,330	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	736	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,251	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,297	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	802	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,243	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,408	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	523	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	278.16/cwt	257.50–315.00	620	7
Bulls	200–250	Medium 2	232	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	464	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	258	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	490	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	741	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	254.17/cwt	252.50–255.00	704	3
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	296	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	474	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	271.17/cwt	265.00–280.00	881	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	242.68/cwt	235.00–250.00	794	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	268.85/cwt	257.50–280.00	992	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	237.39/cwt	227.50–252.50	890	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	377	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	674	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	406	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	812	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	412	248.72/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,025	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,097	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	927	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	475	151.18/cwt	145.00–157.50	718	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	231.72/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,122	13
Bulls	450–500	Small 1Full	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	190.04/cwt	180.00–200.00	935	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	194.88/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,015	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	221.21/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,172	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	200.49/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,141	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	232.41/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,332	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	195.95/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,201	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	186.07/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,250	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	163.77/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,120	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	183.16/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,330	8
Bulls	700–750	Large 3	732	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,007	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,337	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,248	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,402	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	906	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,246	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	691	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	136.22/cwt	123.00–152.00	2,547	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	92.03/cwt	88.00–97.50	945	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	110.03/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,183	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	123.79/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,438	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	110.54/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,483	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	124.63/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,721	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	111.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,588	6

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 Sep 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 364Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 72Year ago 94

4 baby calves; 300.00-350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	247.50–250.00	248.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	488	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	732	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	232	200.00	200.00
1	250–300	258	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	377	177.50–180.00	178.74
2	400–450	406	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	223	257.50–315.00	278.16
2	250–300	277	265.00–270.00	267.49
4	300–350	325	265.00–280.00	271.17
7	350–400	369	257.50–280.00	268.85
2	400–450	414	260.00–270.00	264.95
13	450–500	484	220.00–250.00	231.72
11	500–550	530	210.00–230.00	221.21
4	550–600	573	230.00–237.00	232.41
5	600–650	613	190.00–215.00	195.95
6	650–700	672	170.00–200.00	186.07
8	700–750	726	180.00–185.00	183.16
1	750–800	764	175.00	175.00
4	800–850	805	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	882	159.00	159.00
1	900–950	934	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	218	240.00	240.00
3	250–300	277	252.50–255.00	254.17
3	300–350	327	235.00–250.00	242.68
4	350–400	375	227.50–252.50	237.39
1	400–450	426	217.50	217.50
2	450–500	492	180.00–200.00	190.04
5	500–550	521	180.00–205.00	194.88
2	550–600	569	200.00–201.00	200.49
2	650–700	684	162.50–165.00	163.77
1	900–950	906	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	160.00	160.00
4	450–500	475	145.00–157.50	151.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	190.00–220.00	209.09
2	300–350	320	215.00–220.00	217.50
3	350–400	373	225.00–255.00	234.50
6	400–450	419	197.50–222.50	209.57
3	450–500	480	200.00–205.00	203.33
2	500–550	534	187.50–205.00	196.15
3	550–600	575	170.00–190.00	182.40
1	600–650	634	167.50	167.50
1	700–750	706	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	152.50	152.50
1	350–400	386	160.00	160.00
2	400–450	420	160.00–170.00	164.81
1	500–550	526	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	185.00	185.00
2	350–400	378	160.00–185.00	172.30
3	400–450	414	150.00–187.50	167.42
1	450–500	456	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	232	237.50–245.00	240.63
3	250–300	268	227.50–245.00	235.65
8	300–350	337	230.00–255.00	246.37
6	350–400	374	230.00–250.00	237.97
10	400–450	421	227.50–247.50	238.52
5	450–500	484	225.00–237.50	227.92
10	500–550	517	207.50–222.50	218.44
13	550–600	577	205.00–220.00	215.06
15	600–650	632	187.50–202.50	198.23
2	700–750	728	182.50–183.00	182.75
1	750–800	796	163.00	163.00
1	800–850	814	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	602	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	736	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	802	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	542	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	662	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	729	200.00–220.00	209.96
3	750–800	781	213.00–222.00	218.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	474	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	616	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,870	123.00–152.00	136.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,424	110.00–115.00	111.51
13	—	1,381	117.00–138.00	124.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,342	105.00–115.00	110.54
15	—	1,162	118.00–131.00	123.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,027	88.00–97.50	92.03
19	—	1,075	100.00–118.00	110.03

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.