Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 14.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was average. One Feeder Steer, Medium and Large 1-2, weighing 50 lbs. brought 180.00 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.78/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$129.78

149 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$15.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.93

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	476	132.82	632	120
Medium 2	416	117.18	488	29

One grade step is worth $15.65/cwt here — about $144 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 sale149 hd

129.78

—

NC average9 barns · 1,275 hd

135.71

−5.93

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	1,526	80.20	1,224	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	61.63	686	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	57.73	846	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	901	52.44	472	28

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	776	89.77/cwt	85.00–95.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	124.76/cwt	122.00–126.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	127.12/cwt	121.00–132.00	596	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	125.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	664	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	151.49/cwt	136.00–162.50	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	135.64/cwt	127.00–140.00	585	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	95.34/cwt	92.00–97.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	83.01/cwt	81.00–85.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	134.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	509	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	221	135.23/cwt	133.00–139.00	299	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	680	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	140.63/cwt	131.00–151.00	456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	129.27/cwt	120.00–134.00	428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	110.98/cwt	103.00–116.00	641	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	121.60/cwt	116.00–132.00	454	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	834	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,047	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	792	845.83/cwt	775.00–925.00	6,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.42/cwt	126.00–135.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	132.14/cwt	129.00–135.00	361	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	411	84.86/cwt	79.00–90.00	349	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	795	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	782	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	90.64/cwt	89.00–95.00	741	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	821	789.87/cwt	750.00–850.00	6,485	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	57.73/cwt	55.00–62.00	846	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	60.64/cwt	58.00–65.00	656	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,219	66.55/cwt	61.00–70.00	811	6
Bulls	—	—	1,766	93.19/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,646	5
Bulls	—	—	1,740	85.84/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	232	111.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	259	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	421	117.03/cwt	113.00–121.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	94.29/cwt	89.00–100.00	415	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	108.76/cwt	100.00–119.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	534	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	668	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	472	101.11/cwt	98.00–104.00	477	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	55.13/cwt	50.00–57.00	497	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	40.08/cwt	33.00–43.00	360	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	526	90.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	326	108.74/cwt	106.00–112.00	354	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,096	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	910	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,778	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	376	109.07/cwt	106.00–112.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	629	82.67/cwt	81.00–85.00	520	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	472	116.06/cwt	111.00–122.00	548	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	227	123.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	105.16/cwt	98.00–112.00	552	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	96.34/cwt	94.00–98.00	598	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	115.79/cwt	110.00–124.00	434	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	527	115.70/cwt	113.00–118.00	610	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,153	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	113.13/cwt	112.00–115.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	92.96/cwt	90.00–97.00	723	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	609	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	688	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	326	122.57/cwt	121.00–124.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.90/cwt	114.00–128.00	693	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.31/cwt	109.00–118.00	706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	114.72/cwt	112.00–121.00	483	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	411	124.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	511	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	113.63/cwt	108.00–115.50	531	18

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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 423Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 43Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	85.00–95.00	89.77
2	—	820	95.00–96.00	95.50
7	—	331	120.00–134.00	129.27
20	—	578	103.00–116.00	110.98
9	—	690	105.00	105.00
8	—	373	116.00–132.00	121.60
2	—	273	129.00–135.00	132.14
17	—	525	98.00–112.00	105.16
3	—	621	94.00–98.00	96.34
11	—	421	112.00–121.00	114.72
18	—	467	108.00–115.50	113.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	79.00–90.00	84.86
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	54.00	54.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	232	109.00–114.00	111.48
4	—	440	89.00–100.00	94.29
2	—	668	80.00–82.00	81.00
2	—	472	98.00–104.00	101.11
6	—	526	90.00–94.00	90.99
4	—	326	106.00–112.00	108.74
5	—	376	106.00–112.00	109.07
3	—	629	81.00–85.00	82.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	122.00–126.00	124.76
4	—	678	115.00–119.00	117.00
5	—	274	136.00–162.50	151.49
34	—	431	127.00–140.00	135.64
13	—	378	130.00–140.00	134.72
3	—	221	133.00–139.00	135.23
10	—	324	131.00–151.00	140.63
10	—	529	126.00–135.00	129.42
22	—	586	133.50	133.50
8	—	706	112.00–115.00	113.13
4	—	480	132.00–133.00	132.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	113.00–121.00	117.03
4	—	472	111.00–122.00	116.06
3	—	227	120.00–127.00	123.81
8	—	375	110.00–124.00	115.79
4	—	527	113.00–118.00	115.70
2	—	609	113.00	113.00
2	—	326	121.00–124.00	122.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	122.00–126.00	124.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	469	121.00–132.00	127.12
18	—	527	120.00–130.00	125.97
3	—	717	92.00–97.00	95.34
2	—	959	81.00–85.00	83.01
6	—	818	89.00–95.00	90.64
3	—	778	90.00–97.00	92.96
15	—	573	114.00–128.00	120.90
10	—	618	109.00–118.00	114.31
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	100.00–119.00	108.76
3	—	534	114.00–115.00	114.33
2	—	568	110.00	110.00

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	—	680	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	834	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	792	775.00–925.00	845.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	821	750.00–850.00	789.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,138	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,046	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	892	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,465	55.00–62.00	57.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,081	58.00–65.00	60.64
2	—	1,383	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	901	50.00–57.00	55.13
5	—	899	33.00–43.00	40.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,219	61.00–70.00	66.55
5	—	1,766	90.00–97.00	93.19
3	—	1,740	82.00–87.50	85.84

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle