Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.98/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$134.98

125 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.24

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	510	137.51	702	101
Medium 2	338	124.32	421	24

One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $281 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 sale125 hd

134.98

—

NC average8 barns · 934 hd

145.21

−10.24

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	1,628	83.21	1,354	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,014	63.64	646	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,304	56.42	736	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	55.67	525	6thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	724	114.33/cwt	113.00–116.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	113.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	126.18/cwt	120.00–131.00	598	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.78/cwt	135.00–154.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	108.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	181	132.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.51/cwt	119.00–129.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	543	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.44/cwt	120.00–132.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	152.01/cwt	148.00–155.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	474	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	119.11/cwt	114.00–123.00	615	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	139.34/cwt	133.00–149.00	592	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	140.86/cwt	129.50–142.50	797	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	532	10
Bulls	—	—	1,324	64.10/cwt	60.00–70.00	849	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	507	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	54.41/cwt	53.00–55.00	527	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,123	49.04/cwt	48.00–50.00	551	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	59.37/cwt	55.00–63.00	818	5
Bulls	—	—	2,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	126.23/cwt	124.00–128.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	106.48/cwt	102.00–110.00	777	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	958	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	138.74/cwt	129.00–142.00	662	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.11/cwt	125.00–137.00	680	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	144.07/cwt	131.00–150.00	320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.05/cwt	104.00–114.00	728	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	421	119.91/cwt	115.00–129.00	505	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	639	98.68/cwt	98.00–100.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	96.54/cwt	90.00–101.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	137.00/cwt	128.00–145.00	385	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	126.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	404	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	113.76/cwt	112.00–118.00	779	4
Bulls	—	—	1,667	87.78/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,463	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	72.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,032.15/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	10,858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	129.03/cwt	126.00–134.00	813	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	62.05/cwt	59.00–65.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	110.90/cwt	108.00–115.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	422	109.33/cwt	100.00–117.00	461	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	231	125.65/cwt	125.00–126.00	290	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	118.67/cwt	113.00–126.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	112.55/cwt	100.00–116.00	416	12

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 459Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 48Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year 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
3	—	724	113.00–116.00	114.33
10	—	373	135.00–154.00	143.78
3	—	801	115.00	115.00
4	—	674	129.00	129.00
4	—	329	148.00–155.00	152.01
26	—	425	133.00–149.00	139.34
33	—	566	129.50–142.50	140.86
3	—	222	131.00–150.00	144.07
8	—	630	126.00–134.00	129.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	543	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	115.00–129.00	119.91
14	—	320	120.00–130.00	126.24
3	—	231	125.00–126.00	125.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	570	110.00–120.00	113.58
13	—	474	120.00–131.00	126.18
4	—	625	105.00–113.00	108.01
3	—	181	130.00–135.00	132.92
10	—	516	114.00–123.00	119.11
10	—	425	120.00–128.00	125.06
4	—	391	124.00–128.00	126.23
4	—	668	104.00–114.00	109.05
4	—	719	90.00–101.00	96.54
10	—	281	128.00–145.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	474	115.00–116.00	115.33
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	108.00–115.00	110.90
6	—	422	100.00–117.00	109.33
12	—	370	100.00–116.00	112.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	119.00–129.00	124.51
12	—	571	120.00–132.00	127.44
4	—	730	102.00–110.00	106.48
20	—	477	129.00–142.00	138.74
24	—	527	125.00–137.00	129.11
4	—	685	112.00–118.00	113.76
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	639	98.00–100.00	98.68
6	—	476	113.00–126.00	118.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,324	60.00–70.00	64.10
1	—	2,000	94.00	94.00
6	—	1,667	84.00–90.00	87.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	818	62.00	62.00
5	—	969	53.00–55.00	54.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	48.00–50.00	49.04
5	—	1,377	55.00–63.00	59.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	70.00–75.00	72.41
11	—	1,027	59.00–65.00	62.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	958	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,052	925.00–1,150.00	1,032.15

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

Steers · 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

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