Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were lightly tested. There were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison; boning type slaughter cows were 8.00 to 9.00 lower; and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 8.00 to 11.00 higher; there were too few heifers the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.65/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −79.14 against this barn's trailing median of $201.79.

Average price

$122.65

74 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

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	606	123.00	746	72
Medium 2	525	110.06	578	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $168 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.68, low $185.11, median $201.79 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

122.65

—

NC average8 barns · 955 hd

120.55

+2.10

This barn, trailing median11 sales

201.79

−79.14

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	1,464	91.55	1,340	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	65.22	730	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	65.00	1,089	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	55.76	505	23

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	116.43/cwt	111.00–120.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	134.95/cwt	132.00–141.00	445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	128.81/cwt	127.00–132.00	407	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	716	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	120.69/cwt	118.00–125.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.48/cwt	130.00–143.00	658	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.62/cwt	130.00–141.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.60/cwt	126.00–140.00	697	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,089	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	65.22/cwt	63.00–67.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	102.35/cwt	101.00–104.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.80/cwt	138.00–144.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	115.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	785	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	767	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	83.89/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,032	5
Bulls	—	—	1,854	104.31/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,934	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	47.36/cwt	45.00–50.00	382	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	65.55/cwt	65.00–66.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	122.29/cwt	118.00–128.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	107.13/cwt	104.00–112.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.31/cwt	132.00–143.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	109.49/cwt	108.00–110.00	573	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	477	120.03/cwt	116.00–124.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	105.17/cwt	99.00–110.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	125.52/cwt	120.00–132.00	720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	90.50/cwt	89.00–92.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	117.08/cwt	116.00–118.00	745	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	120.75/cwt	120.00–123.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	366	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	113.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	119.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	94.03/cwt	93.00–95.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	334	113.96/cwt	113.00–115.00	381	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	123.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	417	105.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	145.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	563	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	56.59/cwt	53.00–60.00	533	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	110.06/cwt	108.00–112.00	578	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 Jul 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 80Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 9Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	676	116.00	116.00
6	—	316	127.00–132.00	128.81
3	—	365	118.00–125.00	120.69
3	—	773	101.00–104.00	102.35
5	—	434	118.00–128.00	122.29
6	—	523	108.00–110.00	109.49
3	—	725	104.00–106.00	105.00
15	—	636	116.00–118.00	117.08
7	—	565	110.00–116.00	113.45
7	—	468	115.00–124.00	119.55
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	366	100.00–106.00	102.95
3	—	480	93.00–95.00	94.03
2	—	334	113.00–115.00	113.96
3	—	417	100.00–110.00	105.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	98.00–99.00	98.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	111.00–120.00	116.43
2	—	884	104.00–105.00	104.51
18	—	475	130.00–143.00	138.48
11	—	522	126.00–140.00	133.60
12	—	678	110.00–118.00	115.73
7	—	715	104.00–112.00	107.13
4	—	777	99.00–110.00	105.17
9	—	574	120.00–132.00	125.52
2	—	902	89.00–92.00	90.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	108.00–112.00	110.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	132.00–141.00	134.95
10	—	425	130.00–141.00	135.62
5	—	380	138.00–144.00	140.80
2	—	562	134.00–139.00	136.48
4	—	518	132.00–143.00	138.31
3	—	463	141.00–150.00	145.44
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	116.00–124.00	120.03
4	—	380	120.00–123.00	120.75
6	—	423	120.00–125.00	123.19

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	—	716	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,676	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	63.00–67.00	65.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	45.00–50.00	47.36
2	—	803	65.00–66.00	65.55
17	—	941	53.00–60.00	56.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	82.00–85.00	83.89
3	—	1,854	102.00–109.00	104.31

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

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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Replacement Cattle

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