Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Four-weight steers were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while there were too few comparable five- and six-weights the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison; heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower; and feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Demand for slaughter cattle was very good and market activity/buyer interest were active. Demand for attractive feeder cattle was good, while demand for plain to average quality cattle was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality varied, attractive to plain, with a lot of thin cattle present.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.24/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$134.24

122 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$59.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

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	420	149.18	626	78
Medium 2	329	114.14	375	25
Small 1-2	306	99.85	305	18thin
Medium and Large 3	326	90.00	293	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.18/cwt here — about $332 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 sale122 hd

134.24

—

NC average7 barns · 379 hd

128.60

+5.63

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	—	High	1,554	88.25	1,371	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	75.06	1,112	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	72.39	878	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	56.48	541	34

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	137.69/cwt	127.00–143.00	375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	432	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	148.51/cwt	138.00–158.00	640	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	130.50/cwt	128.00–133.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	120.91/cwt	114.00–128.00	450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	126.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	122.61/cwt	116.00–128.00	389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	129.42/cwt	120.00–135.00	730	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	109.70/cwt	100.00–115.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	113.26/cwt	100.00–119.00	538	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	147.51/cwt	138.00–158.00	549	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	568	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	81.49/cwt	81.00–82.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	105.98/cwt	103.00–108.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	119.48/cwt	115.00–127.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	678	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	101.35/cwt	100.00–104.00	631	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	99.51/cwt	93.00–109.00	229	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	274	97.45/cwt	91.00–106.00	267	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	434	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	434	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	91.24/cwt	90.00–92.00	260	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	85.21/cwt	80.00–92.00	268	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	692	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	429	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	642	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	327	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	450	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	221	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	370	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	126	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	554	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	421	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	602	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	421	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	494	83.51/cwt	80.00–87.00	413	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	784	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	470	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	406	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	325	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	215	92.80/cwt	89.00–99.00	200	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	362	89.02/cwt	88.00–90.00	322	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	102.00/cwt	96.00–108.00	377	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	75.06/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,112	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	78.46/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,048	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	69.63/cwt	65.00–75.00	805	22
Bulls	—	—	1,699	101.10/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,718	4
Bulls	—	—	1,558	86.27/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,344	5
Bulls	—	—	1,253	67.48/cwt	64.00–70.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	566	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	425	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	368	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	206	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	328	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	249	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	323	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	59.07/cwt	50.00–64.00	578	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	44.41/cwt	30.00–50.00	383	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	107.44/cwt	100.00–115.00	557	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	322	113.66/cwt	105.00–125.00	366	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	684	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 2Gaunt	—	678	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	487	102.15/cwt	94.00–110.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	748	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	638	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	466	86.16/cwt	81.00–100.00	402	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	246	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	273	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	115.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	436	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	421	120.65/cwt	117.00–125.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	614	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	510	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	111.65/cwt	108.00–118.00	310	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	338	107.61/cwt	98.00–112.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	411	93.84/cwt	88.00–100.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	763	75.09/cwt	70.00–80.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium 2Gaunt	—	526	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	106.95/cwt	104.00–110.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	134.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	634	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	69.30/cwt	62.00–74.00	327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	274	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	700.99/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	150.80/cwt	150.00–151.00	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	76.05/cwt	70.00–82.00	253	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	572	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	372	97.58/cwt	95.00–100.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	548	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	287	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	413	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	322	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	419	1

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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 97Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 13Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	148.00–150.00	149.01
4	—	272	127.00–143.00	137.69
15	—	431	138.00–158.00	148.51
2	—	581	128.00–133.00	130.50
3	—	522	140.00–141.00	140.66
2	—	231	124.00–130.00	126.91
1	—	604	104.00	104.00
5	—	322	134.00–138.00	136.01
15	—	372	138.00–158.00	147.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	414	174.00	174.00
10	—	532	150.00–151.00	150.80
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	230	93.00–109.00	99.51
4	—	274	91.00–106.00	97.45
1	—	434	100.00	100.00
3	—	325	100.00	100.00
5	—	370	96.00–108.00	102.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	322	105.00–125.00	113.66
5	—	378	110.00–120.00	115.36
3	—	421	117.00–125.00	120.65
5	—	278	108.00–118.00	111.65
2	—	230	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	326	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	125.00–129.00	126.95
1	—	322	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	432	105.00	105.00
1	—	568	98.00	98.00
1	—	274	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	114.00–128.00	120.91
1	—	670	96.00	96.00
3	—	317	116.00–128.00	122.61
6	—	578	100.00–115.00	109.70
14	—	475	100.00–119.00	113.26
3	—	613	103.00–108.00	105.98
5	—	420	115.00–127.00	119.48
1	—	238	116.00	116.00
4	—	527	104.00–110.00	106.95
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	285	90.00–92.00	91.24
4	—	315	80.00–92.00	85.21
1	—	406	80.00	80.00
4	—	215	89.00–99.00	92.80
2	—	362	88.00–90.00	89.02
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	566	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	638	82.00	82.00
8	—	466	81.00–100.00	86.16
1	—	246	111.00	111.00
3	—	338	98.00–112.00	107.61
2	—	411	88.00–100.00	93.84
1	—	572	91.00	91.00
2	—	372	95.00–100.00	97.58
1	—	548	86.00	86.00
4	—	287	100.00–105.00	102.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	76.00	76.00
1	—	410	74.00	74.00
1	—	245	82.00	82.00
4	—	472	62.00–74.00	69.30
1	—	506	70.00	70.00
2	—	333	70.00–82.00	76.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	120.00–135.00	129.42
1	—	652	96.00	96.00
2	—	977	81.00–82.00	81.49
11	—	523	125.00–134.00	129.71
3	—	623	100.00–104.00	101.35
1	—	728	100.00	100.00
10	—	471	130.00–140.00	134.40
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	692	62.00	62.00
1	—	554	76.00	76.00
1	—	602	70.00	70.00
2	—	494	80.00–87.00	83.51
2	—	784	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	100.00–115.00	107.44
1	—	684	79.00	79.00
2	—	487	94.00–110.00	102.15
1	—	748	79.00	79.00
1	—	614	83.00	83.00
2	—	763	70.00–80.00	75.09
Bulls — Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	678	72.00	72.00
1	—	526	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	74.00	74.00
1	—	634	72.00	72.00
1	—	536	61.00	61.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	642	51.00	51.00
1	—	450	49.00	49.00
1	—	370	34.00	34.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	368	56.00	56.00
1	—	328	76.00	76.00
1	—	482	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	73.00–79.00	75.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,336	76.00–82.00	78.46
22	—	1,156	65.00–75.00	69.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	979	50.00–64.00	59.07
6	—	862	30.00–50.00	44.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,699	97.00–109.00	101.10
5	—	1,558	82.00–92.00	86.27
2	—	1,253	64.00–70.00	67.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	650.00–750.00	700.99

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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