Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower; there were too few slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison, however a higher undertone was noted. Feeder steers were steady to 2.00 lower on a very light test; heifers were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher; while feeder bulls were mixed, mostly 12.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.30/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$122.30

80 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$11.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

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	530	122.75	650	77
Medium 2	433	110.94	480	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $170 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 sale80 hd

122.30

—

NC average8 barns · 793 hd

122.32

−0.02

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	66.14	743	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	60.95	794	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	51.65	488	9thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1-2Fleshy	—	753	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	116.00/cwt	113.00–119.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	120.74/cwt	114.00–126.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	128.00/cwt	124.00–137.00	739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	135.53/cwt	130.00–141.00	642	17
Steers	Medium 2	—	381	127.40/cwt	123.00–134.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.99/cwt	132.00–137.00	771	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	419	129.66/cwt	125.00–134.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	109.71/cwt	106.00–115.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	156.97/cwt	153.00–160.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.62/cwt	138.00–152.00	606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	145.48/cwt	141.00–150.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.18/cwt	117.00–127.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	131.89/cwt	126.00–136.00	499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	123.22/cwt	123.00–125.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	424	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	150.90/cwt	148.00–154.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	677	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	126.93/cwt	124.00–130.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	110.94/cwt	105.00–115.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	122.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.66/cwt	120.00–131.00	788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.87/cwt	129.00–136.00	686	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	62.67/cwt	60.00–66.00	690	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	60.95/cwt	60.00–62.00	794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	56.27/cwt	54.00–60.00	537	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	35.47/cwt	35.00–36.00	322	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	73.08/cwt	72.00–74.00	854	3

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 245Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	113.00–119.00	116.00
5	—	667	114.00–126.00	120.74
9	—	577	124.00–137.00	128.00
17	—	474	130.00–141.00	135.53
7	—	627	120.00–131.00	125.66
8	—	520	129.00–136.00	131.87
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.45
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	123.00–134.00	127.40
3	—	419	125.00–134.00	129.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	132.00–137.00	134.99
3	—	322	153.00–160.00	156.97
2	—	621	131.00–134.00	132.47
9	—	422	138.00–152.00	143.62
2	—	225	141.00–150.00	145.48
2	—	279	145.00–150.00	147.40
3	—	369	148.00–154.00	150.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	659	106.00–115.00	109.71
5	—	579	117.00–127.00	124.18
4	—	792	100.00	100.00
3	—	312	130.00–134.00	132.70
9	—	378	126.00–136.00	131.89
9	—	631	123.00–125.00	123.22
22	—	529	125.00–130.00	128.04
5	—	421	124.00–130.00	126.93
3	—	470	120.00–127.00	122.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	424	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	105.00–115.00	110.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,101	60.00–66.00	62.67
3	—	1,169	72.00–74.00	73.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	60.00–62.00	60.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	955	54.00–60.00	56.27
2	—	909	35.00–36.00	35.47

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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