Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.36/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$121.36

93 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$15.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

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	466	123.85	578	78
Medium 2	426	108.41	461	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.44/cwt here — about $116 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 sale93 hd

121.36

—

NC average8 barns · 963 hd

120.58

+0.77

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	1,482	87.35	1,295	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,087	68.72	747	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	841	59.47	500	14

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	376	109.16/cwt	107.50–110.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	113.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	487	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	437	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	561	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	120.77/cwt	120.00–122.50	395	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	73.40/cwt	73.00–74.00	807	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	60.39/cwt	56.00–63.00	516	9
Bulls	—	—	1,482	87.35/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,295	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	67.78/cwt	64.00–71.00	735	25
Steers	Medium 2	—	224	128.67/cwt	127.50–130.00	288	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	69.35/cwt	68.00–71.00	560	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	40.52/cwt	38.00–43.00	337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	158.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	599	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.84/cwt	127.50–140.00	703	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.17/cwt	136.00–150.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	104.51/cwt	102.00–107.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	281	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	142.27/cwt	134.00–145.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	156.01/cwt	150.00–165.00	442	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	608	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,584	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	888	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	121.59/cwt	117.50–127.50	582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	151.14/cwt	145.00–158.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	135.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	119.07/cwt	115.00–123.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	161.37/cwt	154.00–169.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.09/cwt	132.50–141.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	104.99/cwt	102.50–107.50	911	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,070	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	124.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	119.09/cwt	115.00–124.00	626	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.49/cwt	117.00–124.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	113.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	622	98.75/cwt	95.00–100.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.72/cwt	134.00–147.50	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	133.95/cwt	129.00–137.50	442	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.49/cwt	127.50–140.00	760	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	306	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	112.29/cwt	107.00–116.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	119.95/cwt	118.00–122.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	132.36/cwt	126.00–138.00	491	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	108.75/cwt	105.00–111.00	793	4

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 241Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 47Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	107.50–110.00	109.16
2	—	478	100.00	100.00
5	—	428	110.00–118.00	113.72
3	—	516	100.00	100.00
2	—	306	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	102.00–107.00	104.51
9	—	479	117.50–127.50	121.59
3	—	246	130.00–140.00	135.83
5	—	575	115.00–123.00	119.07
13	—	424	120.00–130.00	124.17
9	—	526	115.00–124.00	119.09
13	—	330	129.00–137.50	133.95
10	—	688	107.00–116.00	112.29
2	—	627	118.00–122.00	119.95
10	—	371	126.00–138.00	132.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	281	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	125.00–130.00	128.29
3	—	327	120.00–122.50	120.77
2	—	224	127.50–130.00	128.67
2	—	380	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	377	150.00–165.00	158.91
12	—	427	136.00–150.00	144.17
7	—	588	134.00–145.00	142.27
4	—	283	150.00–165.00	156.01
2	—	233	145.00–158.00	151.14
5	—	317	154.00–169.00	161.37
3	—	524	132.50–141.00	137.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	127.50–140.00	133.84
2	—	868	102.50–107.50	104.99
7	—	675	117.00–124.00	119.49
11	—	479	134.00–147.50	139.72
17	—	569	127.50–140.00	133.49
5	—	620	125.00–135.00	127.95
4	—	729	105.00–111.00	108.75
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	110.00–120.00	113.72
4	—	622	95.00–100.00	98.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	73.00–74.00	73.40
25	—	1,085	64.00–71.00	67.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	854	56.00–63.00	60.39
3	—	808	68.00–71.00	69.35
2	—	832	38.00–43.00	40.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,482	83.00–90.00	87.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	608	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	888	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,107	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle