Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison; heifers were mostly 11.00 to 13.00 higher; while feeder bulls were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, some 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.90/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$117.90

80 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

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	491	120.82	594	69
Medium 2	466	99.59	464	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $130 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 sale80 hd

117.90

—

NC average8 barns · 950 hd

116.97

+0.93

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	1,572	92.89	1,460	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	66.13	760	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	62.09	882	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	51.80	503	19

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	524	104.65/cwt	98.00–111.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.90/cwt	116.00–130.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	127.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	534	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	141.68/cwt	135.00–150.00	523	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	111.02/cwt	106.00–112.00	646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.30/cwt	139.00–155.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	103.21/cwt	100.00–108.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	129.11/cwt	122.00–140.00	302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	119.96/cwt	114.00–122.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.95/cwt	135.00–141.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.39/cwt	124.00–141.00	634	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.68/cwt	149.00–152.00	437	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	828	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,554	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	108.66/cwt	106.00–111.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	134.27/cwt	125.00–141.00	376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	150.96/cwt	150.00–152.00	495	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.51/cwt	800.00–1,250.00	13,206	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	844	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,174	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	438	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	71.69/cwt	70.00–74.00	870	6
Bulls	—	—	1,032	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	104.28/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,885	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	44.02/cwt	40.00–45.00	404	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	54.58/cwt	49.00–59.00	541	14
Bulls	—	—	1,544	91.18/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	100.54/cwt	94.00–104.00	477	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	117.28/cwt	115.00–119.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	114.99/cwt	105.00–120.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	449	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	436	106.35/cwt	100.00–113.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	659	99.63/cwt	97.00–104.00	657	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,453.22/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	17,598	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,153.54/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	12,377	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	62.09/cwt	58.00–65.00	882	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	64.94/cwt	60.00–69.00	737	28
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	120.30/cwt	114.00–127.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	269	108.46/cwt	105.00–112.00	292	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	583	101.57/cwt	97.50–107.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	107.76/cwt	100.00–112.00	723	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	18,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	113.71/cwt	109.00–119.00	708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	111.48/cwt	106.00–116.00	751	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	574	91.07/cwt	86.00–99.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	91.99/cwt	89.00–95.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.50/cwt	121.00–138.00	672	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	129.38/cwt	120.00–136.00	483	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,456	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.75/cwt	118.00–127.00	596	5

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 514Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 93Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	524	98.00–111.00	104.65
3	—	455	105.00–120.00	114.99
3	—	449	114.00	114.00
3	—	659	97.00–104.00	99.63
3	—	583	97.50–107.00	101.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	116.00–130.00	122.90
4	—	726	100.00–108.00	103.21
14	—	475	124.00–141.00	133.39
2	—	776	103.00	103.00
8	—	623	109.00–119.00	113.71
6	—	674	106.00–116.00	111.48
17	—	523	121.00–138.00	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	419	120.00–134.00	127.38
12	—	582	106.00–112.00	111.02
5	—	234	122.00–140.00	129.11
5	—	526	114.00–122.00	119.96
3	—	609	106.00–111.00	108.66
2	—	1,274	84.00	84.00
5	—	280	125.00–141.00	134.27
5	—	671	100.00–112.00	107.76
2	—	759	89.00–95.00	91.99
2	—	329	135.00–137.00	135.99
9	—	373	120.00–136.00	129.38
5	—	478	118.00–127.00	124.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	524	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	474	94.00–104.00	100.54
2	—	436	100.00–113.00	106.35
2	—	269	105.00–112.00	108.46
4	—	574	86.00–99.00	91.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	369	135.00–150.00	141.68
3	—	234	140.00	140.00
4	—	624	122.00	122.00
4	—	431	139.00–155.00	144.30
3	—	477	135.00–141.00	137.95
3	—	290	149.00–152.00	150.68
3	—	328	150.00–152.00	150.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	106.00–107.00	106.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	115.00–119.00	117.28
5	—	423	114.00–127.00	120.30
2	—	315	120.00	120.00

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	—	828	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	800.00–1,250.00	1,100.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,211	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	950.00–1,300.00	1,153.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,172	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,456	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	958	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	844	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	70.00–74.00	71.69
28	—	1,135	60.00–69.00	64.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	40.00–45.00	44.02
14	—	991	49.00–59.00	54.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,420	58.00–65.00	62.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,032	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,808	102.00–107.00	104.28
6	—	1,544	85.00–95.00	91.18

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle