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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 26

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 308▼ 65 vs year ago 325 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 90▼ 76 vs year ago 125 · −60.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest moderate. 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 $196.10/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −166.20 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$196.10

32 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$56.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.72

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	208.99	1,108	22
Medium and Large 2	558	171.56	958	8thin
Medium 2	530	152.50	808	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.49/cwt here — about $300 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 sale32 hd

196.10

—

NC average9 barns · 243 hd

203.82

−7.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−166.20

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	—	Low	1,256	121.88	1,530	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	119.05	1,418	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	922	95.77	883	14

Every lot

64 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,136	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	937	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,318	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,552	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,627	5
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,062	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,912	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	237.21/cwt	230.00–245.00	557	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	237.31/cwt	222.50–254.00	636	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	199.95/cwt	197.50–202.50	640	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	238.16/cwt	230.00–242.50	788	8
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	203.90/cwt	192.50–215.00	761	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	229.61/cwt	220.00–240.00	859	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	226.60/cwt	215.00–237.50	940	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	189.20/cwt	180.00–200.00	808	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	443	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,105	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	448	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	930	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	224.18/cwt	217.50–236.00	1,074	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	496	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	893	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	200.09/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,044	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	957	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	198.75/cwt	187.50–206.00	1,143	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	602	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	963	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,232	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	246.46/cwt	237.50–262.50	663	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	296	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	525	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	246.28/cwt	245.00–247.50	800	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	241.68/cwt	237.50–255.00	916	13
Bulls	350–400	Small 3	382	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	468	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	418	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	826	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	232.11/cwt	227.50–240.00	982	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	212.06/cwt	210.00–215.00	901	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	474	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	853	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	195.67/cwt	180.00–210.00	941	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	220.80/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,064	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	209.71/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,084	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	170.84/cwt	170.00–172.50	895	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	207.08/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,170	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	171.99/cwt	152.50–180.00	996	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	188.47/cwt	182.50–205.00	1,187	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	640	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	880	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	193.25/cwt	184.00–202.50	1,264	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	171.95/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,217	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,002	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,037	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	175.61/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,379	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,286	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	896	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	896	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,111	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	552	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	649	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,060	126.18/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,451	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,706	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	772	121.08/cwt	120.00–122.00	935	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	68.09/cwt	60.00–73.00	634	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	103.28/cwt	95.00–109.00	986	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	119.05/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,418	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 Sep 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 308Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 90Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	277.00	277.00
12	500–550	519	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	768	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	806	192.50	192.50
5	850–900	861	189.00	189.00
1	1050–1100	1,062	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	426	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	230.00–245.00	237.21
2	250–300	268	222.50–254.00	237.31
8	300–350	331	230.00–242.50	238.16
10	350–400	374	220.00–240.00	229.61
6	400–450	415	215.00–237.50	226.60
9	450–500	479	217.50–236.00	224.18
8	500–550	522	180.00–220.00	200.09
7	550–600	575	187.50–206.00	198.75
4	650–700	666	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	570	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	197.50–202.50	199.95
2	350–400	373	192.50–215.00	203.90
8	400–450	427	180.00–200.00	189.20
1	450–500	496	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	542	160.00	160.00
2	550–600	571	165.00–170.00	167.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	443	249.50	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	602	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	177.50	177.50
1	400–450	418	197.50	197.50
1	450–500	474	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	530	152.50	152.50
1	600–650	640	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	210.00–215.00	212.06
7	450–500	481	180.00–210.00	195.67
3	500–550	524	170.00–172.50	170.84
5	550–600	579	152.50–180.00	171.99
1	700–750	716	140.00	140.00
1	750–800	768	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	896	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	269	237.50–262.50	246.46
2	300–350	325	245.00–247.50	246.28
13	350–400	379	237.50–255.00	241.68
8	400–450	423	227.50–240.00	232.11
7	450–500	482	210.00–227.50	220.80
16	500–550	517	190.00–220.00	209.71
6	550–600	565	200.00–212.50	207.08
10	600–650	630	182.50–205.00	188.47
2	650–700	654	184.00–202.50	193.25
2	700–750	708	164.00–180.00	171.95
4	750–800	785	175.00–177.50	175.61
1	800–850	804	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	926	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	382	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	552	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	772	120.00–122.00	121.08
8	—	955	95.00–109.00	103.28
4	—	931	60.00–73.00	68.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	110.00–125.00	119.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,451	115.00–120.00	117.58
2	—	1,060	125.00–127.50	126.18

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.