Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 lower and boning type were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 8.00 higher; heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; while feeder bulls were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.69/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$107.69

92 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	502	114.20	573	61
Medium 2	432	96.92	419	26
Small 1-2	348	84.20	293	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $280 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale92 hd

107.69

—

NC average8 barns · 681 hd

109.92

−2.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,430	80.20	1,147	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	58.64	670	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	55.94	778	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	49.79	493	42

Every lot, as filed

76 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	404	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Gaunt	—	224	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	161	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	660	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,805	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	438	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	434	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	416	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,091	62.51/cwt	62.00–63.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	93.96/cwt	91.00–97.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	514	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	89.00/cwt	87.00–91.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	147.49/cwt	142.00–152.00	484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	121.47/cwt	119.00–126.00	276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	125.90/cwt	118.00–128.00	465	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	105.68/cwt	100.00–109.00	699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.98/cwt	139.00–157.00	639	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	120.31/cwt	115.00–126.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	120.94/cwt	110.00–126.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	110.02/cwt	104.00–111.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	112.23/cwt	104.00–117.00	590	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	307	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.67/cwt	117.00–122.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	406	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	200	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	192	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	146.64/cwt	141.00–155.00	698	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	566	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	538	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	329	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	83.28/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,231	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	51.46/cwt	45.00–56.00	518	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	39.78/cwt	34.00–44.00	358	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	55.94/cwt	54.00–59.00	778	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	58.64/cwt	55.00–66.00	670	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	614	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	102.29/cwt	99.00–106.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	650	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	376	99.09/cwt	90.00–106.00	373	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	353	119.49/cwt	117.00–122.00	422	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	529	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	504	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	214	107.78/cwt	104.00–112.00	231	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	109.08/cwt	107.00–110.00	309	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	456	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	571	86.03/cwt	81.00–91.00	491	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,036.76/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	13,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	121.50/cwt	117.00–131.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	571	104.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	98.97/cwt	94.00–102.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	105.47/cwt	101.00–110.00	335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	92.95/cwt	90.00–96.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	129.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	694	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	236	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	266	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	826	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.34/cwt	141.00–149.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	147.79/cwt	140.00–160.00	550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	147.02/cwt	140.00–155.00	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	916	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	632	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	412	117.07/cwt	112.00–122.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	119.49/cwt	116.00–123.00	314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	108.61/cwt	107.00–109.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	117.70/cwt	114.00–123.00	358	3

How this sale compares

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 Jan 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 339Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 45Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	104.00	104.00
1	—	438	99.00	99.00
1	—	290	106.00	106.00
1	—	480	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	142.00–152.00	147.49
1	—	754	108.00	108.00
3	—	227	119.00–126.00	121.47
15	—	423	139.00–157.00	150.98
1	—	678	116.00	116.00
3	—	630	117.00–122.00	118.67
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	286	142.00	142.00
14	—	476	141.00–155.00	146.64
5	—	520	141.00–149.00	145.34
9	—	372	140.00–160.00	147.79
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	94.00	94.00
2	—	353	117.00–122.00	119.49
9	—	529	115.00	115.00
1	—	278	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	236	112.50	112.50
2	—	412	112.00–122.00	117.07
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	224	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	84.00	84.00
1	—	530	80.00	80.00
1	—	200	96.00	96.00
1	—	370	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	91.00–97.00	93.96
2	—	879	87.00–91.00	89.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
8	—	369	118.00–128.00	125.90
6	—	417	115.00–126.00	120.31
11	—	465	110.00–126.00	120.94
7	—	565	104.00–111.00	110.02
12	—	526	104.00–117.00	112.23
1	—	818	94.00	94.00
2	—	263	116.00–123.00	119.49
5	—	618	107.00–109.00	108.61
3	—	304	114.00–123.00	117.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	566	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	614	80.00	80.00
3	—	431	99.00–106.00	102.29
5	—	376	90.00–106.00	99.09
1	—	780	70.00	70.00
1	—	518	80.00	80.00
2	—	214	104.00–112.00	107.78
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
3	—	283	107.00–110.00	109.08
3	—	571	81.00–91.00	86.03
4	—	470	94.00–102.00	98.97
2	—	318	101.00–110.00	105.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	514	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	822	89.00	89.00
5	—	634	119.00	119.00
11	—	661	100.00–109.00	105.68
4	—	562	117.00–131.00	121.50
2	—	729	90.00–96.00	92.95
2	—	536	125.00–134.00	129.48
7	—	469	140.00–155.00	147.02
1	—	930	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
2	—	504	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	456	100.00–110.00	104.96
3	—	571	100.00–110.00	104.06
2	—	760	80.00	80.00
1	—	826	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	916	69.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	925.00–1,125.00	1,036.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,091	62.00–63.00	62.51
7	—	1,478	70.00–90.00	83.28
1	—	1,768	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,006	45.00–56.00	51.46
6	—	899	34.00–44.00	39.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,391	54.00–59.00	55.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,142	55.00–66.00	58.64

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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Replacement Cattle

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