Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 9.00 lower, some sharply lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light due to ongoing cold and wet weather which is forecasted to continue for the next five days. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves (2 steers) weighing 60 lbs. were 95.00 per head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.08/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$96.08

86 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$30.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.69

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	485	106.26	516	35
Medium 2	398	94.27	375	31
Small 1-2	367	82.47	303	16thin
Medium and Large 3	367	75.50	277	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.76/cwt here — about $239 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 sale86 hd

96.08

—

NC average7 barns · 607 hd

107.78

−11.69

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	1,457	93.44	1,362	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	77.52	853	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,301	74.01	963	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	60.07	540	24

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	110.45/cwt	107.00–114.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	110.52/cwt	105.00–120.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.75/cwt	122.00–134.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	112.43/cwt	109.00–114.00	422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	110.81/cwt	106.00–114.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	736	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	69.47/cwt	68.00–71.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	320	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	616	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	382	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	630	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	107.32/cwt	100.00–111.00	561	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	226	100.92/cwt	100.00–102.00	228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	126.40/cwt	124.00–127.00	705	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	381	84.93/cwt	80.00–91.00	324	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	83.71/cwt	80.00–88.00	272	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	408	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	400	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	92.33/cwt	90.00–96.00	314	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	571	66.98/cwt	66.00–68.00	382	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	234	89.08/cwt	85.00–92.00	208	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	271	88.68/cwt	81.00–97.00	240	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	622	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	435	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	74.01/cwt	70.00–79.00	963	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	82.65/cwt	80.00–91.00	965	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	588	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	429	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	388	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	74.74/cwt	67.00–79.00	796	24
Bulls	—	—	1,722	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,432	98.42/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,409	5
Bulls	—	—	1,318	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	970	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	42.84/cwt	40.00–48.00	353	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	65.82/cwt	59.00–71.00	608	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	268	114.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	306	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	464	108.71/cwt	103.00–113.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	91.26/cwt	84.00–100.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	286	95.50/cwt	92.00–100.00	273	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	426	95.55/cwt	91.00–103.00	407	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	624	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	499	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	606	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	80.47/cwt	79.00–82.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	626	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	708	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	573	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	596	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	560	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	117.78/cwt	106.00–123.00	395	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	464	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	98.19/cwt	91.00–103.00	324	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	98.53/cwt	97.00–100.00	355	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	716	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	594	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	546	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	530	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	354	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	79.49/cwt	78.00–81.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	128.10/cwt	125.00–136.00	418	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	129.05/cwt	123.00–137.00	489	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	122.17/cwt	118.00–127.00	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	88.72/cwt	87.00–94.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	267	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	113.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	81.91/cwt	70.00–93.00	233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	244	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	115.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	130.06/cwt	124.00–136.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	103.83/cwt	94.00–110.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	102.95/cwt	97.00–108.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	337	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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 399Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 106Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	107.00–114.00	110.45
1	—	750	82.00	82.00
5	—	375	109.00–114.00	112.43
6	—	425	106.00–114.00	110.81
2	—	856	86.00	86.00
2	—	276	115.00–117.00	116.00
7	—	523	100.00–111.00	107.32
5	—	576	94.00–110.00	103.83
5	—	466	97.00–108.00	102.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	80.00	80.00
1	—	366	73.00	73.00
1	—	240	76.00	76.00
1	—	462	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	80.00–91.00	84.93
3	—	325	80.00–88.00	83.71
2	—	571	66.00–68.00	66.98
4	—	234	85.00–92.00	89.08
2	—	271	81.00–97.00	88.68
1	—	622	70.00	70.00
1	—	510	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	84.00–100.00	91.26
3	—	286	92.00–100.00	95.50
6	—	426	91.00–103.00	95.55
1	—	626	79.00	79.00
11	—	330	91.00–103.00	98.19
2	—	360	97.00–100.00	98.53
2	—	573	78.00–81.00	79.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	125.00	125.00
9	—	420	122.00–134.00	126.75
2	—	743	103.00	103.00
2	—	463	125.00–128.00	126.54
1	—	782	109.00	109.00
5	—	558	124.00–127.00	126.40
8	—	326	125.00–136.00	128.10
13	—	379	123.00–137.00	129.05
2	—	291	124.00–136.00	130.06
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	226	100.00–102.00	100.92
1	—	408	98.00	98.00
3	—	340	90.00–96.00	92.33
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	268	110.00–120.00	114.22
1	—	606	91.00	91.00
1	—	596	94.00	94.00
7	—	335	106.00–123.00	117.78
1	—	716	83.00	83.00
1	—	546	97.00	97.00
1	—	354	120.00	120.00
3	—	415	110.00–116.00	113.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	80.00	80.00
3	—	284	70.00–93.00	81.91
1	—	244	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	105.00–120.00	110.52
1	—	994	79.00	79.00
8	—	481	118.00–127.00	122.17
4	—	686	87.00–94.00	88.72
3	—	624	103.00	103.00
3	—	528	110.00–119.00	115.34
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	68.00–71.00	69.47
1	—	760	76.00	76.00
1	—	588	73.00	73.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	616	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	78.00	78.00
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
3	—	464	103.00–113.00	108.71
1	—	624	80.00	80.00
2	—	765	79.00–82.00	80.47
1	—	708	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	468	67.00	67.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,301	70.00–79.00	74.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,167	80.00–91.00	82.65
24	—	1,065	67.00–79.00	74.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	825	40.00–48.00	42.84
18	—	923	59.00–71.00	65.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,722	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,432	97.00–100.00	98.42
1	—	1,318	92.00	92.00

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.

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle