Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison; boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher when compared to last week; and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher on a very light test. Feeder steers were steady to 2.00 higher on a light test; heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher with some 16.00 to 18.00 higher; feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.26/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$117.26

73 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

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	117.75	600	68
Medium 2	298	110.55	329	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.20/cwt here — about $271 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 sale73 hd

117.26

—

NC average7 barns · 876 hd

115.68

+1.58

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	1,916	100.22	1,920	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	66.12	768	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	64.52	940	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	54.80	556	21

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	101.28/cwt	96.00–105.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	103.50/cwt	98.00–106.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	526	108.03/cwt	107.00–109.00	568	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	618	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	618	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	434	121.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	104.34/cwt	98.00–107.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	94.52/cwt	93.00–96.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	123.51/cwt	114.00–130.00	520	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	341	122.91/cwt	117.00–129.00	419	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	73.03/cwt	70.00–79.00	905	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	64.52/cwt	60.00–70.00	940	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	55.93/cwt	52.00–60.00	579	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	44.04/cwt	43.00–45.00	363	2
Bulls	—	—	1,942	106.31/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,065	4
Bulls	—	—	1,889	94.12/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	124.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	118.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	127.40/cwt	124.00–132.00	408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.55/cwt	117.00–128.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	122.19/cwt	114.00–126.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	322	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	147.29/cwt	144.00–150.00	258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	148.26/cwt	140.00–160.00	322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	131.76/cwt	126.00–136.00	638	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	119.37/cwt	115.00–126.00	689	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	104.17/cwt	100.00–109.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	112.99/cwt	107.00–117.00	703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	108.47/cwt	106.00–110.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	96.28/cwt	94.00–99.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	157.38/cwt	152.00–163.00	511	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	152.88/cwt	145.00–160.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	134.94/cwt	132.00–138.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.00/cwt	142.00–158.00	572	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	131.83/cwt	125.00–139.00	381	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	119.03/cwt	110.00–130.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	264	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	290	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	110.92/cwt	109.00–114.00	355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.74/cwt	129.00–149.00	573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	670	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	63.72/cwt	60.00–68.00	723	46
Steers	Medium 2	—	256	122.46/cwt	118.00–127.00	313	2

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 Jun 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 378Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 49Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	850.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	96.00–105.00	101.28
2	—	790	93.00–96.00	94.52
9	—	421	114.00–130.00	123.51
2	—	885	90.00–95.00	92.51
6	—	320	124.00–132.00	127.40
12	—	473	117.00–128.00	122.55
8	—	522	114.00–126.00	122.19
2	—	175	144.00–150.00	147.29
5	—	637	100.00–109.00	104.17
4	—	719	94.00–99.00	96.28
2	—	289	125.00–139.00	131.83
3	—	363	125.00–127.00	125.99
4	—	568	116.00–120.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	364	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	264	110.00	110.00
3	—	320	109.00–114.00	110.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	98.00–106.00	103.50
5	—	722	98.00–107.00	104.34
10	—	531	120.00–128.00	124.67
14	—	484	126.00–136.00	131.76
20	—	577	115.00–126.00	119.37
8	—	622	107.00–117.00	112.99
4	—	674	106.00–110.00	108.47
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	526	107.00–109.00	108.03
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	100.00	100.00
2	—	434	118.00–126.00	121.96
2	—	341	117.00–129.00	122.91
4	—	375	110.00–130.00	119.03
2	—	256	118.00–127.00	122.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	653	115.00–120.00	118.40
3	—	217	140.00–160.00	148.26
14	—	325	152.00–163.00	157.38
2	—	276	145.00–160.00	152.88
4	—	481	132.00–138.00	134.94
11	—	376	142.00–158.00	152.00
12	—	425	129.00–149.00	134.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	128.00–129.00	128.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,239	70.00–79.00	73.03
46	—	1,135	60.00–68.00	63.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,457	60.00–70.00	64.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,035	52.00–60.00	55.93
2	—	825	43.00–45.00	44.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,942	104.00–110.00	106.31
4	—	1,889	92.00–95.00	94.12

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle