Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 11.00 to 12.00 lower on a fairly light test. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cows was good, while demand for slaughter bulls and feeder cattle was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. One Feeder Heifer, Medium and Large 1-2, weighing 60 lbs. brought 130.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.46/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$106.46

99 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$24.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.02

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	445	112.66	502	70
Medium 2	483	91.71	443	27
Small 1-2	371	88.60	329	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.06/cwt here — about $173 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 sale99 hd

106.46

—

NC average8 barns · 1,026 hd

114.48

−8.02

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	1,312	87.10	1,143	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	70.89	783	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	70.00	1,029	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	892	59.16	528	11

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	689	107.99/cwt	105.00–112.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	98.47/cwt	97.00–100.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	106.43/cwt	101.00–110.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	103.50/cwt	98.00–106.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	141.06/cwt	136.00–142.50	461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	104.99/cwt	102.00–107.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	118.28/cwt	115.00–119.00	315	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	117.25/cwt	114.00–120.50	427	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.95/cwt	116.00–121.00	675	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	115.24/cwt	110.00–121.00	486	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	371	88.60/cwt	86.00–91.00	329	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	93.00/cwt	82.00–101.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	120.58/cwt	114.00–127.00	288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	118.17/cwt	113.00–122.00	736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.32/cwt	136.00–138.00	652	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	843	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,744	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	82.00/cwt	80.00–85.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	50.47/cwt	50.00–51.00	406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	61.09/cwt	55.00–65.00	557	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	70.00/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,029	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	68.52/cwt	65.00–73.00	739	19
Bulls	—	—	1,575	100.85/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,224	82.52/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,010	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	131.67/cwt	128.00–138.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.41/cwt	121.00–129.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	116.28/cwt	111.00–119.00	376	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	613	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	83.03/cwt	81.00–85.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	118.97/cwt	112.00–124.00	562	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	133.48/cwt	127.00–139.00	503	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	675	86.35/cwt	80.00–90.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	256	111.56/cwt	109.00–114.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	421	96.07/cwt	92.00–100.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	98.40/cwt	97.00–100.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	572	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	435	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	118.06/cwt	111.00–125.00	444	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	111.22/cwt	100.00–117.00	523	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	99.00/cwt	97.00–100.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	538	107.55/cwt	104.00–111.00	579	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	119.81/cwt	114.00–123.00	392	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	438	121.52/cwt	117.00–125.00	532	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	223	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	272	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	823	81.48/cwt	80.00–83.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	90.84/cwt	86.00–96.00	459	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	97.89/cwt	91.00–103.00	365	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	77.31/cwt	75.00–80.00	909	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Full	—	1,017	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	570	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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 252Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 115Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year 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	—	689	105.00–112.00	107.99
2	—	769	97.00–100.00	98.47
15	—	572	116.00–121.00	117.95
9	—	623	113.00–122.00	118.17
5	—	936	80.00–85.00	82.00
8	—	474	121.00–129.00	125.41
5	—	738	97.00–100.00	98.40
8	—	518	120.00–128.00	124.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	100.00–117.00	111.22
3	—	620	97.00–100.00	99.00
2	—	538	104.00–111.00	107.55
2	—	823	80.00–83.00	81.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	101.00–110.00	106.43
9	—	616	98.00–106.00	103.50
4	—	569	102.00–107.00	104.99
7	—	266	115.00–119.00	118.28
9	—	364	114.00–120.50	117.25
10	—	422	110.00–121.00	115.24
2	—	239	114.00–127.00	120.58
7	—	323	111.00–119.00	116.28
13	—	472	112.00–124.00	118.97
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	371	86.00–91.00	88.60
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	83.00–85.00	84.00
2	—	685	81.00–85.00	83.03
2	—	256	109.00–114.00	111.56
2	—	421	92.00–100.00	96.07
11	—	505	86.00–96.00	90.84
2	—	455	90.00–94.00	92.02
4	—	373	91.00–103.00	97.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	80.00–90.00	86.35
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	76.00	76.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	136.00–142.50	141.06
7	—	505	138.00	138.00
3	—	475	136.00–138.00	137.32
2	—	273	132.00–135.00	133.59
2	—	613	123.00–124.00	123.50
7	—	416	128.00–138.00	131.67
14	—	377	127.00–139.00	133.48
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	82.00–101.00	93.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	111.00–125.00	118.06
5	—	327	114.00–123.00	119.81
6	—	438	117.00–125.00	121.52
2	—	223	121.00–123.00	121.99
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,017	56.00	56.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	50.00–51.00	50.47
9	—	911	55.00–65.00	61.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	65.00–75.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,078	65.00–73.00	68.52
7	—	1,176	75.00–80.00	77.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	100.00–103.00	100.85
12	—	1,224	80.00–89.00	82.52

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