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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Nov 7

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 440▼ 47 vs year ago 382 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 78▼ 38 vs year ago 90 · −42.2%

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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 $213.67/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −148.63 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$213.67

22 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$68.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	228.49	1,202	16thin
Medium and Large 2	555	181.23	1,005	4thin
Medium 2	554	160.00	886	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.49/cwt here — about $315 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 sale22 hd

213.67

—

NC average9 barns · 270 hd

210.59

+3.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−148.63

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	1,886	141.60	2,671	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	129.03	1,830	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,071	126.01	1,349	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	955	82.41	787	16

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	255.36/cwt	242.50–267.50	973	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,193	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,168	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	536	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,072	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	228.50/cwt	220.00–229.50	1,440	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,588	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	978	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,418	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1	60	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	227.11/cwt	220.00–235.00	604	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	578	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	321	169.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	545	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	232.65/cwt	227.50–237.50	754	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	221.47/cwt	217.50–222.50	751	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	344	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	628	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 3	352	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	458	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	238.37/cwt	227.50–244.00	889	8
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	419	170.17/cwt	160.00–180.00	713	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	234.09/cwt	220.00–240.00	988	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	795	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	444	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	799	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	468	172.47/cwt	165.00–180.00	807	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	184.89/cwt	170.00–200.00	869	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	221.32/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,056	7
Heifers	450–500	Small 2	480	123.10/cwt	105.00–132.50	591	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	504	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	718	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	201.80/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,047	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1Fleshy	554	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	776	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	204.20/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,172	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	192.42/cwt	182.00–197.50	1,203	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	194.15/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,311	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	694	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	972	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1Fleshy	778	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,206	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	236	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	614	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	607	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	312	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	624	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	252.02/cwt	240.00–260.00	827	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	763	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	342	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	616	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	364	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	655	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	261.60/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,007	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	386	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	791	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	735	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	253.32/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,059	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	428	188.46/cwt	180.00–197.50	807	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	428	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	792	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1Fleshy	434	183.75/cwt	180.00–187.50	797	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	442	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,028	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	458	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,008	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	247.70/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,162	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	189.85/cwt	180.00–200.00	904	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	482	176.20/cwt	167.50–182.50	849	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	922	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	228.49/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,202	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	554	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	886	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	181.64/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,034	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	227.22/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,366	35
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	176.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,111	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	196.90/cwt	180.00–212.50	1,331	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	678	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,037	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,098	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,064	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	177.96/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,308	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,146	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,318	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	170.23/cwt	168.00–172.50	1,461	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	50–100	Small 3	53	57.76/head	40.00–75.00	58	11
Dairy Steers	50–100	Large 3	68	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	2
Dairy Steers	100–150	Large 3	100	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	50–100	Medium and Large 2	80	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 2	100	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,886	141.60/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,671	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	51.49/cwt	50.00–55.00	473	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	74.15/cwt	70.00–84.00	686	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	107.51/cwt	92.50–113.00	1,084	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	122.76/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,289	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,603	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	130.81/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,846	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,677	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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 440Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 78Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	414	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	264	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	339	220.00–230.00	224.93
2	350–400	380	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	476	180.00–200.00	189.85
1	500–550	512	180.00	180.00
3	550–600	569	180.00–185.00	181.64
3	600–650	629	170.00–180.00	176.64
1	650–700	686	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	734	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	764	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	386	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	428	180.00–197.50	188.46
4	450–500	482	167.50–182.50	176.20
2	550–600	554	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	678	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	236	260.00	260.00
5	300–350	328	240.00–260.00	252.02
12	350–400	385	260.00–265.00	261.60
12	400–450	418	240.00–270.00	253.32
11	450–500	469	244.00–255.00	247.70
16	500–550	526	210.00–230.00	228.49
35	600–650	601	190.00–229.00	227.22
9	650–700	676	180.00–212.50	196.90
5	700–750	735	170.00–190.00	177.96
1	800–850	824	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	858	168.00–172.50	170.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	364	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	428	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	442	232.50	232.50
1	450–500	458	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	434	180.00–187.50	183.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
2	50–100	68	150.00	150.00
1	100–150	100	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
11	50–100	53	40.00–75.00	57.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	80	325.00	325.00
4	100–150	100	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	242.50–267.50	255.36
1	450–500	468	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	508	230.00	230.00
9	600–650	630	220.00–229.50	228.50
1	750–800	756	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	978	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	536	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	272	212.50	212.50
7	300–350	339	217.50–222.50	221.47
2	400–450	424	180.00–195.00	187.50
4	450–500	470	170.00–200.00	184.89
3	500–550	515	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	620	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	60	200.00	200.00
2	250–300	266	220.00–235.00	227.11
7	300–350	324	227.50–237.50	232.65
8	350–400	373	227.50–244.00	238.37
8	400–450	422	220.00–240.00	234.09
7	450–500	477	215.00–230.00	221.32
11	500–550	519	190.00–217.00	201.80
10	550–600	574	190.00–216.00	204.20
6	600–650	625	182.00–197.50	192.42
2	650–700	675	180.00–208.00	194.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	344	182.50	182.50
1	400–450	444	180.00	180.00
2	450–500	468	165.00–180.00	172.47
2	550–600	565	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	694	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	105.00–132.50	123.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	554	140.00	140.00
1	750–800	778	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	321	165.00–175.00	169.77
2	400–450	419	160.00–180.00	170.17
1	450–500	490	145.00	145.00
1	500–550	504	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,050	114.00–128.00	122.76
2	—	1,153	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	919	50.00–55.00	51.49
7	—	925	70.00–84.00	74.15
6	—	1,008	92.50–113.00	107.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,484	113.00	113.00
9	—	1,411	121.00–135.00	130.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,886	135.00–147.00	141.60

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.