Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison, boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while heifers were unevenly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.94/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$123.94

144 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

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	448	126.26	566	124
Medium 2	411	109.53	450	20

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $116 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 sale144 hd

123.94

—

NC average8 barns · 1,132 hd

124.60

−0.66

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	1,528	81.81	1,250	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	66.18	764	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	53.32	527	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,636	48.00	785	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	131.14/cwt	124.00–145.00	371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	113.65/cwt	109.00–117.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	124.08/cwt	118.00–129.00	582	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.95/cwt	138.00–154.00	684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	104.45/cwt	101.00–108.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.78/cwt	128.00–137.00	830	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	135.57/cwt	124.00–141.00	519	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	118	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	162.36/cwt	154.00–170.00	541	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	164	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	122.05/cwt	115.00–126.00	649	22
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	128.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	138.36/cwt	134.00–143.00	317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	157.19/cwt	148.00–165.00	580	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	744	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	101.97/cwt	92.00–111.00	433	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	396	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.24/cwt	110.00–125.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.45/cwt	140.00–142.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.92/cwt	145.00–162.00	662	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	937	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	74.08/cwt	71.00–78.00	911	4
Bulls	—	—	1,413	69.71/cwt	69.00–70.00	985	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	96.56/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,693	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	64.42/cwt	60.00–69.00	733	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	41.53/cwt	40.00–44.00	397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,473	80.49/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,186	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	56.27/cwt	50.00–59.00	561	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	571	97.04/cwt	94.00–100.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	353	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	786	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	660	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	496	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	239	124.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	296	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	424	120.47/cwt	114.00–126.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	109.36/cwt	101.00–114.00	511	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	279	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	115.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	271	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	612	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	673	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	318	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	417	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	164	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.33/cwt	135.00–143.00	727	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	114.50/cwt	112.00–121.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	434	106.94/cwt	96.00–115.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	778	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	584	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	165.49/cwt	153.00–175.00	460	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	120.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	857	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	572	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	133.23/cwt	124.00–143.00	425	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	171.40/cwt	165.00–181.00	389	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.18/cwt	127.00–140.00	783	11

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 Apr 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 371Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 66Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	110.00–116.00	112.97
2	—	878	107.00–108.00	107.51
11	—	475	138.00–154.00	143.95
2	—	823	101.00–108.00	104.45
9	—	630	128.00–137.00	131.78
15	—	522	135.00–143.00	139.33
7	—	683	112.00–121.00	114.50
6	—	709	115.00–125.00	120.81
11	—	575	127.00–140.00	136.18
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	786	84.00	84.00
2	—	468	115.00	115.00
1	—	612	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	283	124.00–145.00	131.14
6	—	618	109.00–117.00	113.65
14	—	469	118.00–129.00	124.08
26	—	383	124.00–141.00	135.57
1	—	118	144.00	144.00
3	—	727	104.00	104.00
1	—	164	150.00	150.00
22	—	532	115.00–126.00	122.05
12	—	422	120.00–135.00	128.72
2	—	229	134.00–143.00	138.36
1	—	792	94.00	94.00
9	—	575	110.00–125.00	118.24
14	—	319	124.00–143.00	133.23
1	—	686	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	571	94.00–100.00	97.04
2	—	295	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	370	114.00–116.00	115.03
4	—	467	101.00–114.00	109.36
3	—	318	110.00–120.00	115.43
1	—	230	118.00	118.00
5	—	434	96.00–115.00	106.94
1	—	518	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	119.00	119.00
1	—	778	89.00	89.00
1	—	584	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	572	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	333	154.00–170.00	162.36
1	—	728	122.00	122.00
2	—	634	136.00–138.00	137.00
2	—	540	145.00	145.00
17	—	369	148.00–165.00	157.19
9	—	580	140.00–142.00	140.45
20	—	427	145.00–162.00	154.92
1	—	674	139.00	139.00
2	—	464	145.00–152.00	148.48
12	—	278	153.00–175.00	165.49
7	—	227	165.00–181.00	171.40
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	278	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	92.00–111.00	101.97
1	—	396	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	496	124.00	124.00
3	—	239	120.00–127.00	124.00
4	—	424	114.00–126.00	120.47
2	—	279	130.00–134.00	132.04
1	—	318	131.00	131.00
1	—	164	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	71.00–78.00	74.08
18	—	1,138	60.00–69.00	64.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	40.00–44.00	41.53
16	—	997	50.00–59.00	56.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,636	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	69.00–70.00	69.71
3	—	1,753	94.00–100.00	96.56
6	—	1,473	76.00–85.00	80.49

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	1	—	1,014	800.00	800.00

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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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle