Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2024-10-10

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 10
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▲ 263 vs last sale 177▲ 1 vs year ago 439 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 48▲ 2 vs year ago 56 · +3.6%
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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 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

6 head baby calves from 85.00-190.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $207.83/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −154.47 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.
Average price
$207.83
37 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,125
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$75.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.83
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538215.891,16129
Medium and Large 2548184.101,0097thin
Medium 2592140.008291thin
One grade step is worth $75.89/cwt here — about $332 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 sale37 hd
207.83
—
NC average8 barns · 264 hd
207.00
+0.83
This barn, trailing median31 sales
362.30
−154.47
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
428378327277median 362.3003/0504/3007/1609/1010/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,513124.471,8839thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,172115.421,35312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,450114.411,65918
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09392.221,0087thin

Every lot

96 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368240.00/cwt240.00–240.008831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384247.50/cwt247.50–247.509501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455254.99/cwt252.50–257.501,1602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added458269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,2323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512195.00/cwt195.00–195.009981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526239.03/cwt225.00–242.501,25710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575233.32/cwt230.00–240.001,3426
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629238.96/cwt235.00–241.001,5034
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full642217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6261
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716223.57/cwt220.00–230.001,60112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7441
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1802220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7641
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1904197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,7851
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,004182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,8321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Small 1204165.00/cwt165.00–165.003371
Heifers200–250Medium 2216177.50/cwt177.50–177.503831
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238197.50/cwt197.50–197.504701
Heifers200–250Small 3242130.00/cwt130.00–130.003151
Heifers200–250Small 2248125.00/cwt125.00–125.003101
Heifers250–300Small 3276100.00/cwt100.00–100.002761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1284231.26/cwt230.00–232.506572
Heifers300–350Small 3320105.00/cwt105.00–105.003361
Heifers300–350Small 2322137.50/cwt137.50–137.504431
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327201.95/cwt195.00–210.006603
Heifers300–350Small 1330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331244.76/cwt230.00–252.508106
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367240.70/cwt230.00–255.0088310
Heifers350–400Medium 2372180.25/cwt170.00–190.006713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374202.33/cwt190.00–227.507575
Heifers350–400Small 2378147.50/cwt147.50–147.505581
Heifers400–450Small 1410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416235.00/cwt235.00–235.009783
Heifers400–450Medium 2421173.81/cwt170.00–177.507322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy424217.51/cwt215.00–220.009222
Heifers400–450Small 2430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433198.75/cwt180.00–217.508616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full438212.50/cwt212.50–212.509311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459200.04/cwt182.50–215.009185
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474217.97/cwt202.50–230.001,03316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530212.76/cwt194.00–220.001,12837
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530173.83/cwt160.00–187.509215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy548170.00/cwt170.00–170.009321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571204.91/cwt190.00–210.001,17011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full598180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627194.81/cwt180.00–205.001,2219
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670185.10/cwt180.00–200.001,2406
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721176.28/cwt172.50–182.501,2716
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full767150.07/cwt145.00–155.001,1512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1781176.26/cwt175.00–177.501,3772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium 2206183.86/cwt180.00–187.503792
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2224229.75/cwt220.00–237.505153
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279253.67/cwt247.50–262.507085
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2284225.94/cwt220.00–232.506422
Bulls250–300Medium 1286212.50/cwt212.50–212.506081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329210.52/cwt200.00–220.006932
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338260.33/cwt240.00–272.508805
Bulls300–350Small 2338160.00/cwt160.00–160.005411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365220.58/cwt212.50–227.508054
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369252.89/cwt245.00–260.009335
Bulls400–450Medium 2414170.00/cwt170.00–170.007041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421241.44/cwt232.50–255.001,01610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429207.49/cwt202.50–212.508905
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467197.72/cwt180.00–205.0092310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484229.59/cwt220.00–237.501,11118
Bulls450–500Medium 2488170.00/cwt170.00–170.008301
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy504194.13/cwt190.00–202.509783
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516181.95/cwt180.00–183.009393
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521225.45/cwt213.00–240.001,17517
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572185.71/cwt180.00–200.001,0624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581205.10/cwt192.50–222.501,1929
Bulls550–600Medium 2592140.00/cwt140.00–140.008291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621189.99/cwt180.00–200.001,1808
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621172.36/cwt160.00–180.001,0704
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665187.20/cwt170.00–200.001,24524
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1721169.96/cwt165.00–175.001,2254
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1769173.35/cwt159.00–177.501,33316
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2777144.98/cwt140.00–150.001,1262
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1836155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2961
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2836135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1291
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2867146.61/cwt140.00–153.001,2712
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1876156.15/cwt150.00–165.001,3684
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1937165.01/cwt152.50–177.501,5462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39597.03/cwt71.00–117.501,3544
Bulls——1,532144.53/cwt140.00–152.502,2144
Bulls——1,910154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,9411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07770.99/cwt60.00–80.007652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100100.71/cwt95.00–110.001,1085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172115.42/cwt110.00–127.001,35312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441114.82/cwt110.00–125.001,65517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,598107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,7181

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.