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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison; and there were too few slaughter bulls the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers were 2.00 to 6.00 lower on a light test; four-weight heifers were steady to 3.00 higher, while five- and six-weights were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 12.00 to 14.00 lower on a fairly light test. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 60.00 to 80.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.50/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$117.50

143 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$16.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.06

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	535	119.17	637	122
Medium 2	414	108.62	450	18thin
Small 1-2	277	102.54	284	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.63/cwt here — about $353 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 sale143 hd

117.50

—

NC average9 barns · 1,387 hd

127.56

−10.06

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	1,848	95.00	1,756	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	67.24	790	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	50.76	512	7thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Small 1-2	—	277	102.54/cwt	100.00–107.00	284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.14/cwt	138.00–146.00	559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	126.80/cwt	121.00–133.00	398	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	118.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	795	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	388	125.60/cwt	123.00–130.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	329	110.77/cwt	107.00–115.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	98.30/cwt	97.00–100.00	466	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	331	122.29/cwt	117.00–128.00	405	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	421	121.59/cwt	115.00–126.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	147.56/cwt	141.00–153.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	144.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	417	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	105.56/cwt	101.00–110.00	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	127.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	113.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	853	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	222	125.47/cwt	125.00–126.00	279	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	259	121.38/cwt	118.00–125.00	314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	144.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	709	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	567	114.98/cwt	112.00–118.00	652	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	504	123.48/cwt	121.00–126.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.13/cwt	131.00–145.00	587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.34/cwt	130.00–133.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	124.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	99.77/cwt	95.00–104.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	99.49/cwt	96.00–102.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	94.48/cwt	92.00–97.00	814	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	54.10/cwt	51.00–55.00	577	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	75.65/cwt	73.00–80.00	945	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	63.03/cwt	60.00–66.00	717	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	42.41/cwt	41.00–44.00	366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	542	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	111.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	700	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	97.80/cwt	92.00–102.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.83/cwt	119.00–130.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	670	100.24/cwt	100.00–101.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	117.25/cwt	113.00–121.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	97.30/cwt	96.00–100.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	122.91/cwt	116.00–128.00	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	533	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	125.21/cwt	124.00–126.00	348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	477	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	636	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	125.33/cwt	120.00–129.00	605	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	531	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	125.68/cwt	119.00–130.00	463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.87/cwt	118.00–130.00	653	28
Heifers	Medium 2	—	276	119.70/cwt	118.00–121.00	330	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	376	114.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	127.07/cwt	124.00–134.00	541	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.27/cwt	113.00–121.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	114.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	939	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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 239Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 25Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	100.00–107.00	102.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	314	121.00–133.00	126.80
7	—	671	115.00–124.00	118.54
6	—	739	96.00–100.00	97.30
9	—	576	116.00–128.00	122.91
5	—	278	124.00–126.00	125.21
13	—	483	120.00–129.00	125.33
8	—	368	119.00–130.00	125.68
28	—	523	118.00–130.00	124.87
12	—	426	124.00–134.00	127.07
6	—	883	88.00	88.00
6	—	628	113.00–121.00	117.27
3	—	1,055	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	329	107.00–115.00	110.77
3	—	474	97.00–100.00	98.30
2	—	636	90.00–95.00	92.51
2	—	531	106.00–107.00	106.50
3	—	276	118.00–121.00	119.70
5	—	376	110.00–117.00	114.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	100.00–101.00	100.24
2	—	533	110.00–112.00	110.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	115.00–117.00	116.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	385	138.00–146.00	145.14
3	—	336	141.00–153.00	147.56
4	—	288	140.00–148.00	144.77
3	—	622	125.00–130.00	127.95
3	—	755	110.00–117.00	113.01
6	—	492	140.00–145.00	144.17
12	—	425	131.00–145.00	138.13
6	—	580	130.00–133.00	132.34
2	—	728	110.00–119.00	114.43
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	123.00–130.00	125.60
3	—	331	117.00–128.00	122.29
5	—	421	115.00–126.00	121.59
2	—	222	125.00–126.00	125.47
2	—	259	118.00–125.00	121.38
2	—	567	112.00–118.00	114.98
2	—	504	121.00–126.00	123.48
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	101.00–110.00	105.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	120.00–130.00	124.26
8	—	478	130.00–137.00	133.48
4	—	781	95.00–104.00	99.77
4	—	732	96.00–102.00	99.49
3	—	681	105.00–110.00	108.30
2	—	862	92.00–97.00	94.48
9	—	626	110.00–116.00	111.77
4	—	825	92.00–102.00	97.80
12	—	577	119.00–130.00	123.83
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	114.00–115.00	114.50
4	—	476	113.00–121.00	117.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	51.00–55.00	54.10
2	—	863	41.00–44.00	42.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,249	73.00–80.00	75.65
10	—	1,138	60.00–66.00	63.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	95.00	95.00

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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