Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 higher and boning type were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 higher on a fairly light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. 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 $117.30/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$117.30

102 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$21.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

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	465	119.41	555	88
Medium 2	437	108.75	476	8thin
Small 1-2	295	97.63	288	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.78/cwt here — about $267 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 sale102 hd

117.30

—

NC average8 barns · 1,027 hd

120.94

−3.64

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	—	Average	1,130	81.51	921	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	72.09	1,032	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	69.84	814	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	58.26	545	9thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	67.91/cwt	64.00–71.00	748	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	77.55/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,104	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	72.09/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	58.26/cwt	55.00–61.00	545	9
Bulls	—	—	1,130	81.51/cwt	80.00–84.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	123.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	124.25/cwt	123.00–126.00	342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.88/cwt	138.00–149.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.11/cwt	111.00–120.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.52/cwt	125.00–134.00	824	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	327	94.46/cwt	89.00–97.00	309	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	100.81/cwt	97.50–102.50	265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	112.96/cwt	108.00–118.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.30/cwt	115.00–126.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	134.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.65/cwt	129.00–139.00	695	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	126.16/cwt	120.00–132.00	402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	130.61/cwt	129.00–131.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	123.53/cwt	118.00–129.00	586	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.02/cwt	135.00–148.00	529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	108.99/cwt	106.00–111.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.58/cwt	119.00–130.00	525	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	122.68/cwt	120.00–129.00	276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	108.40/cwt	104.00–114.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	104.67/cwt	100.00–108.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	746	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	527	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	124.42/cwt	119.00–128.00	470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	115.05/cwt	109.00–119.00	653	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	318	111.06/cwt	106.00–116.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	108.96/cwt	107.00–111.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	107.59/cwt	103.00–111.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	426	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	140.00/cwt	136.00–148.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.78/cwt	130.00–144.00	591	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	127.15/cwt	120.00–131.00	473	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	529	122.94/cwt	121.00–125.00	650	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 280Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 59Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,101	64.00–71.00	67.91
3	—	1,424	76.00–79.00	77.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,432	70.00–74.00	72.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	936	55.00–61.00	58.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	80.00–84.00	81.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	120.00–127.00	123.09
3	—	533	103.00–111.00	107.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	108.00–118.00	112.96
9	—	622	115.00–126.00	120.30
10	—	466	130.00–139.00	134.79
16	—	520	129.00–139.00	133.65
3	—	739	106.00–111.00	108.99
4	—	576	128.00–131.00	129.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	123.00–126.00	124.25
7	—	525	111.00–120.00	116.11
7	—	319	120.00–132.00	126.16
11	—	474	118.00–129.00	123.53
15	—	425	119.00–130.00	123.58
4	—	225	120.00–129.00	122.68
6	—	625	104.00–114.00	108.40
6	—	675	100.00–108.00	104.67
12	—	378	119.00–128.00	124.42
16	—	568	109.00–119.00	115.05
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	89.00–97.00	94.46
3	—	263	97.50–102.50	100.81
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	100.00–101.00	100.51
2	—	318	106.00–116.00	111.06
2	—	478	107.00–111.00	108.96
2	—	426	114.00–115.00	114.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	138.00–149.00	143.88
6	—	622	125.00–134.00	132.52
5	—	536	129.00–131.00	130.61
8	—	375	135.00–148.00	141.02
3	—	332	136.00–148.00	140.00
10	—	429	130.00–144.00	137.78
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	130.00–131.00	130.50
4	—	372	120.00–131.00	127.15
2	—	529	121.00–125.00	122.94

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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