Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were lightly tested, breaking type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 higher, boning type were steady to 1.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light due to the threat of severe thunderstorms in the region. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.24/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$117.24

72 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

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	489	119.56	585	57
Medium 2	387	108.45	419	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $166 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 sale72 hd

117.24

—

NC average8 barns · 1,709 hd

118.31

−1.07

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	1,775	83.23	1,477	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	63.67	822	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	61.97	808	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	53.15	561	6thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	374	127.05/cwt	123.00–134.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.46/cwt	130.00–139.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	126.11/cwt	122.00–129.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	131.13/cwt	127.00–138.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	109.75/cwt	100.00–111.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	124.90/cwt	119.00–130.00	595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	113.07/cwt	109.00–117.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	151.46/cwt	139.00–163.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	111.61/cwt	104.00–116.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.23/cwt	160.00–169.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	151.91/cwt	142.00–162.00	431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	146.90/cwt	142.00–151.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	152.97/cwt	147.00–158.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	144.72/cwt	138.00–155.00	534	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	698	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	53.15/cwt	46.00–56.00	561	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	61.97/cwt	58.00–66.00	808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	63.67/cwt	57.00–67.00	822	7
Bulls	—	—	2,061	92.70/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,911	2
Bulls	—	—	1,489	73.76/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	329	111.68/cwt	109.00–116.00	367	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	643	97.96/cwt	93.00–103.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	535	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	774	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	112.27/cwt	107.00–118.00	483	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	481	126.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	607	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	686	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	789	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	381	119.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	457	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	583	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	656	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	386	135.35/cwt	134.00–137.00	522	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	419	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.04/cwt	140.00–160.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.23/cwt	123.00–130.00	812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	103.42/cwt	97.00–105.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	131.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	432	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	734	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 Mar 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 507Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 100Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	123.00–134.00	127.05
5	—	658	110.50	110.50
3	—	831	100.00	100.00
7	—	426	122.00–129.00	126.11
3	—	272	127.00–138.00	131.13
9	—	614	100.00–111.00	109.75
9	—	476	119.00–130.00	124.90
3	—	526	104.00–116.00	111.61
1	—	238	131.00	131.00
7	—	327	129.00–135.00	131.99
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	109.00–117.00	113.07
4	—	270	119.00–120.00	119.75
3	—	329	109.00–116.00	111.68
2	—	430	107.00–118.00	112.27
2	—	583	90.00	90.00
2	—	478	90.00–92.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	656	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	80.00–82.00	80.99
2	—	571	130.00–139.00	134.46
1	—	656	130.00	130.00
1	—	764	100.00	100.00
2	—	474	140.00–160.00	150.04
1	—	866	98.00	98.00
10	—	628	123.00–130.00	129.23
1	—	910	98.00	98.00
4	—	710	102.00	102.00
5	—	844	97.00–105.00	103.42
1	—	524	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	698	80.00	80.00
2	—	643	93.00–103.00	97.96
2	—	535	110.00–116.00	112.98
1	—	774	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	758	115.00	115.00
3	—	587	159.00	159.00
2	—	235	139.00–163.00	151.46
9	—	480	160.00–169.00	164.23
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	604	137.00	137.00
5	—	284	142.00–162.00	151.91
4	—	413	142.00–151.00	146.90
4	—	324	147.00–158.00	152.97
10	—	369	138.00–155.00	144.72
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	120.00–130.00	126.29
3	—	686	115.00	115.00
2	—	381	118.00–122.00	119.94
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
3	—	419	130.00–131.00	130.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	386	134.00–137.00	135.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,056	46.00–56.00	53.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,304	58.00–66.00	61.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	57.00–67.00	63.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,061	90.00–95.00	92.70
2	—	1,489	72.00–75.00	73.76

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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