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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 3

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 260▼ 220 vs year ago 397 · −55.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 49▼ 29 vs year ago 77 · −37.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

12 head baby calves from 30.00-350.00

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 $218.86/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −143.44 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$218.86

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.57

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	221.79	1,204	14thin
Medium and Large 2	545	208.61	1,137	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.18/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale18 hd

218.86

—

NC average4 barns · 53 hd

207.29

+11.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−143.44

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	1,731	143.64	2,486	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	119.85	1,747	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	118.68	1,442	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	98.71	1,129	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 (2-4 yrs)	696	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	245.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	537	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	264	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	455	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	250.18/cwt	235.00–255.00	690	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	248.09/cwt	240.00–257.50	809	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	774	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	356	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	534	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	240.81/cwt	237.50–247.50	917	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	402	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,025	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	239.51/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,008	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	204.44/cwt	195.00–212.50	902	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	229.18/cwt	217.50–236.00	1,093	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	214.80/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,130	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	207.22/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,179	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	188.19/cwt	175.00–202.50	1,180	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,227	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,354	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	245.88/cwt	237.50–262.50	558	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	262	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	485	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	268.56/cwt	237.50–280.00	741	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	251.22/cwt	247.50–257.50	801	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	215.36/cwt	205.00–220.00	696	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	253.59/cwt	242.50–267.50	933	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	231.30/cwt	222.50–240.00	874	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	414	183.73/cwt	182.50–185.00	761	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	215.19/cwt	200.00–230.00	908	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	242.61/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,043	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	240.99/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,147	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	230.52/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,199	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	211.48/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,123	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	213.06/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,206	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,176	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	169.89/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,035	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	197.90/cwt	185.00–223.00	1,231	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,170	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 2	704	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	704	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,211	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1	848	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,145	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,731	143.64/cwt	132.50–147.50	2,486	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	75.88/cwt	60.00–85.00	776	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	105.56/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,246	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	118.68/cwt	112.50–129.00	1,442	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	119.85/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,747	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	696	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 Oct 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 260Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 49Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

12 head baby calves from 30.00-350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,180	95.00–111.00	105.56
3	—	1,023	60.00–85.00	75.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,458	117.00–125.00	119.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,215	112.50–129.00	118.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	132.50–147.50	143.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	696	1,325.00	1,325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	227	237.50–262.50	245.88
5	250–300	276	237.50–280.00	268.56
4	300–350	319	247.50–257.50	251.22
5	350–400	368	242.50–267.50	253.59
12	400–450	430	235.00–248.00	242.61
18	450–500	476	225.00–253.00	240.99
7	500–550	520	220.00–239.00	230.52
7	550–600	566	207.50–219.00	213.06
4	600–650	622	185.00–223.00	197.90
1	700–750	734	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	205.00–220.00	215.36
2	350–400	378	222.50–240.00	231.30
3	400–450	422	200.00–230.00	215.19
3	500–550	531	200.00–217.50	211.48
1	550–600	588	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	609	160.00–180.00	169.89
1	650–700	688	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	848	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	414	182.50–185.00	183.73
1	600–650	610	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	704	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	219	240.00–250.00	245.16
4	250–300	276	235.00–255.00	250.18
4	300–350	326	240.00–257.50	248.09
6	350–400	381	237.50–247.50	240.81
8	400–450	421	230.00–247.50	239.51
6	450–500	477	217.50–236.00	229.18
9	500–550	526	200.00–221.00	214.80
4	550–600	569	205.00–210.00	207.22
3	600–650	627	175.00–202.50	188.19
1	700–750	722	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	752	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	344	225.00	225.00
5	400–450	441	195.00–212.50	204.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	264	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	356	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	816	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	280.00	280.00

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.