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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Dec 5

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

356 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 307▲ 26 vs year ago 330 · +7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 61▲ 55 vs year ago 46 · +119.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price trend due to no sale last week due to the Federal Holiday.

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 $242.43/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −95.45 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$242.43

37 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$44.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.72

vs NC average

−40.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	248.43	1,326	32
Medium and Large 2	536	204.00	1,093	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.43/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

242.43

—

NC average8 barns · 215 hd

221.70

+20.72

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−40.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

−95.45

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	—	Low	1,227	131.41	1,612	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	95.81	948	11

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)	880	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	848	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	308.24/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,048	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	361	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,231	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	307.98/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,284	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	290.79/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,378	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	476	307.71/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,465	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	273.49/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,376	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	291.54/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,688	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,533	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,140	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	264.35/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,676	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	260.81/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,747	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,806	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,681	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	258.06/cwt	250.00–265.00	557	2
Heifers	200–250	Small 1	222	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	461	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	227	222.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	506	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	273.81/cwt	270.00–277.50	753	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	230.57/cwt	225.00–237.50	745	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	279.28/cwt	270.00–290.00	941	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	761	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	298.64/cwt	297.50–299.00	1,150	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	268.28/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,044	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	196.25/cwt	172.50–220.00	805	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	271.88/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,134	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,264	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,058	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	242.34/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,187	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	506	250.70/cwt	247.50–251.00	1,269	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	524	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,428	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	240.66/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,271	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,416	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	234.96/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,332	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,274	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	220.02/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,342	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	226.75/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,549	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	200	187.50/cwt	172.50–202.50	375	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	246	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	689	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	252.80/cwt	240.00–275.00	667	3
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	266	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	426	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	301.31/cwt	282.50–320.00	877	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	242.33/cwt	237.50–247.50	773	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	303.44/cwt	267.50–327.50	980	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	954	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	293.39/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,097	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	412	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,071	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	240.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,027	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	291.70/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,272	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	283.92/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,334	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	219.11/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,030	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,323	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	217.51/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,135	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	271.24/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,432	4
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	251.15/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,444	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	245.72/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,509	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	189.03/cwt	171.00–207.00	1,178	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	182.89/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,231	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,649	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	217.43/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,550	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	834	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,029	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,235	2
Bulls	—	—	1,164	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,839	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	130.16/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,796	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	85.54/cwt	80.00–90.00	830	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	107.35/cwt	92.00–118.00	1,097	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	512	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 307Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 61Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 1

No price trend due to no sale last week due to the Federal Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	172.50–202.50	187.50
1	250–300	266	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	568	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	280.00	280.00
2	250–300	291	282.50–320.00	301.31
11	300–350	323	267.50–327.50	303.44
8	350–400	374	272.50–315.00	293.39
14	400–450	436	260.00–310.00	291.70
12	450–500	470	260.00–305.00	283.92
4	500–550	528	260.00–282.50	271.24
7	550–600	575	242.50–260.00	251.15
4	600–650	614	230.00–252.50	245.72
1	650–700	680	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	713	210.00–225.00	217.43
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	264	240.00–275.00	252.80
2	300–350	319	237.50–247.50	242.33
2	350–400	360	260.00–270.00	265.00
4	400–450	428	230.00–250.00	240.06
4	450–500	470	200.00–240.00	219.11
3	500–550	522	212.50–220.00	217.51
2	600–650	623	171.00–207.00	189.03
2	650–700	673	170.00–195.00	182.89
1	800–850	834	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	412	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	519	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	220.00–225.00	222.69
3	300–350	323	225.00–237.50	230.57
1	350–400	354	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	410	172.50–220.00	196.25
2	450–500	465	225.00–230.00	227.47
4	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	579	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	216	250.00–265.00	258.06
2	250–300	275	270.00–277.50	273.81
6	300–350	337	270.00–290.00	279.28
3	350–400	389	260.00–277.50	268.28
14	400–450	417	250.00–282.50	271.88
3	450–500	490	240.00–247.00	242.34
6	500–550	528	230.00–252.50	240.66
3	550–600	567	227.50–242.50	234.96
3	600–650	610	217.50–222.50	220.02
3	650–700	683	210.00–238.00	226.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	297.50–299.00	298.64
17	400–450	435	290.50	290.50
12	500–550	506	247.50–251.00	250.70
10	550–600	562	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	644	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	524	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	295.00–322.50	308.24
1	350–400	352	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	417	306.00–310.00	307.98
3	450–500	474	280.00–297.50	290.79
18	500–550	503	269.00–290.00	273.49
1	550–600	584	262.50	262.50
4	600–650	634	256.00–267.00	264.35
3	650–700	670	260.00–262.50	260.81
1	750–800	782	231.00	231.00
1	900–950	934	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	341.00	341.00
16	450–500	476	305.00–312.00	307.71
12	550–600	579	270.00–297.50	291.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	314	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	616	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,024	50.00	50.00
4	—	970	80.00–90.00	85.54
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,022	92.00–118.00	107.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,029	115.00–125.00	120.00
1	—	1,164	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,380	127.00–135.00	130.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.