Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 8.00 lower, while feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Demand was good at lower prices; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active.

Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.64/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$121.64

110 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$8.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.31

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	484	123.27	597	90
Medium 2	428	114.30	489	20

One grade step is worth $8.97/cwt here — about $107 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 sale110 hd

121.64

—

NC average8 barns · 1,247 hd

126.95

−5.31

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	1,684	110.82	1,866	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	70.42	785	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	63.00	805	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	60.35	587	13

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	77.53/cwt	74.00–80.00	843	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	67.80/cwt	64.00–70.00	763	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	63.00/cwt	62.00–64.00	805	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	60.35/cwt	57.00–64.00	587	13
Bulls	—	—	1,684	110.82/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	120.05/cwt	115.00–122.50	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	98.70/cwt	95.00–102.50	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	154.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	164.33/cwt	159.75–167.50	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	129.56/cwt	124.00–131.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	117.39/cwt	112.50–122.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.25/cwt	125.00–131.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	91.96/cwt	89.00–95.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	126.27/cwt	121.00–132.50	542	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	143.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	405	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.82/cwt	117.50–122.50	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	522	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	93.73/cwt	92.50–95.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	153.00/cwt	147.50–160.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.50	789	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,680	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	123.75/cwt	120.00–127.50	523	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	381	118.75/cwt	115.00–122.50	452	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	566	114.96/cwt	112.50–117.50	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.59/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.51/cwt	137.50–150.00	608	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	119.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	519	107.18/cwt	97.00–113.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	564	108.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	337	120.63/cwt	117.50–122.50	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	127.46/cwt	125.00–132.50	482	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.36/cwt	135.00–142.50	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	133.73/cwt	127.50–140.00	310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	111.37/cwt	107.50–117.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	138.32/cwt	137.50–140.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	109.27/cwt	107.50–112.50	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	116.67/cwt	112.00–121.00	674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	136.53/cwt	130.00–143.00	449	9

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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 326Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 69Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 0

Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,087	74.00–80.00	77.53
19	—	1,125	64.00–70.00	67.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	62.00–64.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	973	57.00–64.00	60.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,684	108.00–112.00	110.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	115.00–122.50	120.05
4	—	381	115.00–122.50	118.75
5	—	519	97.00–113.00	107.18
4	—	564	105.00–110.00	108.11
4	—	337	117.50–122.50	120.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	95.00–102.50	98.70
11	—	429	121.00–132.50	126.27
7	—	283	140.00–147.00	143.27
2	—	779	100.00–102.50	101.22
8	—	478	120.00–129.00	123.59
11	—	517	115.00–125.00	119.52
9	—	378	125.00–132.50	127.46
4	—	232	127.50–140.00	133.73
5	—	624	107.50–117.00	111.37
6	—	676	107.50–112.50	109.27
10	—	578	112.00–121.00	116.67
9	—	329	130.00–143.00	136.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	150.00–160.00	154.03
4	—	322	159.75–167.50	164.33
5	—	728	124.00–131.00	129.56
2	—	515	137.50–140.00	138.73
3	—	671	133.00–135.00	134.34
5	—	376	147.50–160.00	153.00
14	—	424	137.50–150.00	143.51
6	—	574	130.00–139.00	135.64
3	—	243	137.50–140.00	138.32
2	—	617	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	120.00–127.50	123.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	671	112.50–122.00	117.39
8	—	527	125.00–131.00	127.25
2	—	980	89.00–95.00	91.96
3	—	628	117.50–122.50	120.82
17	—	574	124.00–130.00	127.06
2	—	794	110.00–112.50	111.25
2	—	875	92.50–95.00	93.73
5	—	478	135.00–142.50	139.36
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	566	112.50–117.50	114.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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