Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher; there were too few comparable slaughter bulls the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand, 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 $116.33/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$116.33

67 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

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	418	120.00	502	53
Medium 2	408	102.86	420	12thin
Small 1-2	365	100.00	365	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $137 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 sale67 hd

116.33

—

NC average8 barns · 1,039 hd

119.15

−2.82

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	—	Average	1,516	88.76	1,345	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	73.15	829	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	71.28	1,068	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	63.55	616	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
Bulls	—	—	1,046	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	889	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	62.30/cwt	59.00–66.00	573	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	784	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	392	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	72.57/cwt	69.00–76.00	819	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	79.52/cwt	79.00–80.00	942	2
Bulls	—	—	1,962	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	112.75/cwt	111.00–115.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	119.79/cwt	119.00–121.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	141.43/cwt	136.00–145.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	117.48/cwt	114.00–121.00	737	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	126.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.81/cwt	126.00–134.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	136.14/cwt	130.00–141.00	438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.84/cwt	126.00–138.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	120.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	504	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.19/cwt	121.00–128.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	124.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	127.42/cwt	124.00–131.00	292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	116.91/cwt	110.00–121.00	554	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	110.99/cwt	109.00–112.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	109.19/cwt	104.00–114.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	124.80/cwt	116.00–128.00	473	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	381	105.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	401	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	466	102.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	131.52/cwt	127.00–137.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	110.52/cwt	108.00–113.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.27/cwt	117.00–124.00	626	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	71.88/cwt	70.00–75.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	461	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	143.44/cwt	141.00–146.00	415	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	120.95/cwt	118.00–125.00	520	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	116.02/cwt	114.00–122.00	436	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	118.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	283	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	282	121.08/cwt	117.00–125.00	341	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	85.53/cwt	84.00–87.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	337	110.59/cwt	106.00–116.00	373	3
Bulls	—	—	1,092	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	743	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	71.28/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,068	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 Jun 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 296Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 77Year ago 60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,046	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,962	100.00–102.00	101.01
1	—	1,092	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	919	59.00–66.00	62.30
2	—	784	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,123	70.00–75.00	71.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,129	69.00–76.00	72.57
2	—	1,184	79.00–80.00	79.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	70.00–72.00	71.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	111.00–115.00	112.75
5	—	567	119.00–121.00	119.79
6	—	627	114.00–121.00	117.48
11	—	477	121.00–128.00	125.19
2	—	763	108.00–113.00	110.52
4	—	525	117.00–124.00	119.27
2	—	746	105.00–107.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	118.00–120.00	119.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	117.00–119.00	118.02
5	—	369	136.00–145.00	141.43
4	—	467	126.00–134.00	130.81
8	—	322	130.00–141.00	136.14
3	—	527	126.00–138.00	131.84
3	—	645	125.00–131.00	128.00
2	—	758	117.00–118.00	117.50
10	—	427	127.00–137.00	131.52
2	—	289	141.00–146.00	143.44
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	118.00–125.00	120.95
6	—	376	114.00–122.00	116.02
2	—	240	115.00–121.00	118.03
6	—	282	117.00–125.00	121.08
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	120.00–132.00	126.45
8	—	418	115.00–125.00	120.55
4	—	312	120.00–128.00	124.47
2	—	229	124.00–131.00	127.42
14	—	474	110.00–121.00	116.91
3	—	561	109.00–112.00	110.99
3	—	521	104.00–114.00	109.19
11	—	379	116.00–128.00	124.80
2	—	711	106.00–108.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	100.00–110.00	105.14
2	—	466	100.00–106.00	102.91
2	—	523	84.00–87.00	85.53
3	—	337	106.00–116.00	110.59

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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