Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher on a light test; boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher; and slaughter bulls were 8.00 higher with limited comparable head the previous week. Feeder calves were mostly steady to 8.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.15/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$107.15

78 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.64

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	515	110.53	569	60
Medium 2	436	96.50	420	16thin
Small 1-2	372	91.00	339	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $231 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 sale78 hd

107.15

—

NC average9 barns · 1,452 hd

120.79

−13.64

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	1,794	108.85	1,953	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	73.13	826	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	70.79	995	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	65.10	656	11

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	236	134.07/cwt	132.00–136.00	316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	128.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	96.33/cwt	93.00–100.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	571	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	113.88/cwt	109.00–116.00	540	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	113.93/cwt	110.00–119.00	483	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	134.45/cwt	126.00–138.00	613	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.02/cwt	117.00–124.00	622	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	216	105.04/cwt	101.00–109.00	227	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	96.30/cwt	94.00–100.00	365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	114.65/cwt	113.00–117.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	132.78/cwt	128.00–136.00	433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.95/cwt	119.00–123.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	432	99.00/cwt	93.00–110.00	428	3
Bulls	—	—	1,794	108.85/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,953	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	65.10/cwt	62.00–68.00	656	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	70.79/cwt	67.00–74.00	995	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	82.09/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,078	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	71.24/cwt	68.00–75.00	777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	119.28/cwt	118.00–120.00	401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	111.97/cwt	108.00–115.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	128.82/cwt	127.00–131.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	89.01/cwt	86.00–92.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	85.53/cwt	84.00–87.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	101.75/cwt	100.00–103.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	289	110.97/cwt	108.00–114.00	321	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	99.35/cwt	98.00–100.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	83.50/cwt	83.00–84.00	530	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	328	120.11/cwt	116.00–124.00	394	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	469	109.73/cwt	104.00–115.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	315	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	123.24/cwt	120.00–126.00	345	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	419	116.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	498	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	119.12/cwt	115.00–121.00	440	10

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 306Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 71Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	236	132.00–136.00	134.07
5	—	422	125.00–131.00	128.93
7	—	899	110.00	110.00
7	—	326	128.00–136.00	132.78
2	—	615	119.00–123.00	120.95
5	—	366	127.00–131.00	128.82
4	—	279	130.00–136.00	132.96
3	—	749	115.50	115.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	216	101.00–109.00	105.04
3	—	379	94.00–100.00	96.30
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	328	116.00–124.00	120.11
4	—	280	120.00–126.00	123.24
4	—	419	110.00–120.00	116.88
10	—	369	115.00–121.00	119.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	93.00–100.00	96.33
2	—	571	100.00	100.00
17	—	474	109.00–116.00	113.88
16	—	424	110.00–119.00	113.93
7	—	823	102.00	102.00
3	—	389	113.00–117.00	114.65
4	—	336	118.00–120.00	119.28
4	—	523	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	676	100.00–103.00	101.75
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	93.00–110.00	99.00
2	—	529	84.00–87.00	85.53
3	—	289	108.00–114.00	110.97
2	—	635	83.00–84.00	83.50
2	—	335	93.00–95.00	93.99
2	—	474	100.00–110.00	104.98
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	86.00–92.00	89.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	456	126.00–138.00	134.45
8	—	518	117.00–124.00	120.02
5	—	633	108.00–115.00	111.97
2	—	682	107.00–108.00	107.49
8	—	570	114.00–120.00	117.73
3	—	778	98.00–100.00	99.35
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	99.00–100.00	99.49
3	—	469	104.00–115.00	109.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,794	106.00–111.00	108.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,007	62.00–68.00	65.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,406	67.00–74.00	70.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	80.00–85.00	82.09
19	—	1,091	68.00–75.00	71.24

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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