Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower; there were too few slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 9.00 to 11.00 lower on a light test, while feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light due to excessive heat. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.85/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$133.85

58 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$14.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

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	417	137.07	572	45
Medium 2	328	122.73	403	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.34/cwt here — about $169 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 sale58 hd

133.85

—

NC average8 barns · 709 hd

140.37

−6.52

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	72.50	1,073	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	71.35	819	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	54.74	524	20

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	125.33/cwt	119.00–131.00	668	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.33/cwt	127.00–135.00	616	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.23/cwt	122.00–130.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	124.48/cwt	122.00–127.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	138.67/cwt	133.00–145.00	524	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	227	123.24/cwt	119.00–130.00	280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	133.59/cwt	129.00–139.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	138.55/cwt	136.00–140.00	321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	126.67/cwt	126.00–128.00	797	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	367	121.34/cwt	117.00–126.00	445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	148.52/cwt	145.00–151.00	428	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	272	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	149.42/cwt	146.00–153.00	489	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	434	116.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	331	110.93/cwt	106.00–115.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	116.98/cwt	111.00–121.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	106.00/cwt	101.00–110.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	111.88/cwt	107.00–116.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	134.30/cwt	130.00–141.00	571	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.87/cwt	114.00–124.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	183	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	123.41/cwt	120.00–126.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	105.73/cwt	103.00–109.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	126.88/cwt	120.00–131.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	123.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	397	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	628	104.50/cwt	103.00–106.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	105.97/cwt	103.00–109.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	529	107.36/cwt	106.00–108.00	568	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	232	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	123.96/cwt	121.00–127.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	122.62/cwt	117.00–126.00	516	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	70.32/cwt	67.00–74.00	809	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	76.01/cwt	75.00–77.00	862	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	72.50/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,073	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	44.95/cwt	42.50–48.00	385	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	61.26/cwt	59.00–64.00	627	12

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 359Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 44Year ago 119

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	115.00–118.00	116.51
13	—	533	119.00–131.00	125.33
15	—	473	127.00–135.00	130.33
4	—	576	122.00–130.00	126.23
2	—	719	109.00–110.00	109.51
7	—	629	114.00–124.00	116.87
2	—	781	103.00–109.00	105.97
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	122.00–127.00	124.48
2	—	628	103.00–106.00	104.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	133.00–145.00	138.67
3	—	467	129.00–139.00	133.59
4	—	232	136.00–140.00	138.55
5	—	662	120.00–130.00	125.57
3	—	629	126.00–128.00	126.67
4	—	288	145.00–151.00	148.52
5	—	327	146.00–153.00	149.42
11	—	425	130.00–141.00	134.30
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	119.00–130.00	123.24
4	—	367	117.00–126.00	121.34
3	—	272	130.00	130.00
3	—	434	110.00–120.00	116.80
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	106.00–115.00	110.93
2	—	529	102.00	102.00
2	—	183	114.00	114.00
3	—	483	103.00–109.00	105.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	111.00–121.00	116.98
3	—	634	101.00–110.00	106.00
8	—	572	107.00–116.00	111.88
2	—	658	112.00–113.00	112.50
3	—	369	120.00–126.00	123.41
3	—	283	120.00–131.00	126.88
4	—	321	120.00–130.00	123.81
5	—	482	121.00–127.00	123.96
11	—	421	117.00–126.00	122.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	106.00–108.00	107.36
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	232	105.00–107.00	105.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,150	67.00–74.00	70.32
4	—	1,134	75.00–77.00	76.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,480	68.00–75.00	72.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	857	42.50–48.00	44.95
12	—	1,023	59.00–64.00	61.26

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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