Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 lower; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly 10.00 to 13.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 55.00 to 65.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.26/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$115.26

99 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$4.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.23

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	115.93	540	85
Medium 2	360	111.20	400	14thin

One grade step is worth $4.73/cwt here — about $140 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 sale99 hd

115.26

—

NC average7 barns · 907 hd

118.49

−3.23

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	1,485	92.99	1,381	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	67.48	898	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	65.17	944	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	49.02	522	12

Every lot, as filed

54 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 and Large 1-2	—	375	123.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	462	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	287	113.45/cwt	109.00–118.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	113.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	116.43/cwt	114.00–120.00	547	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	98.03/cwt	95.00–101.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	110.17/cwt	105.00–114.00	405	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	332	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	147.22/cwt	140.00–153.00	406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	144.43/cwt	138.00–150.00	534	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.04/cwt	125.00–136.00	672	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	422	98.03/cwt	96.00–100.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	124.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	127.53/cwt	122.00–133.00	406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.01/cwt	141.00–152.00	475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.19/cwt	130.00–143.00	573	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	772	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	281	123.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	346	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	371	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.28/cwt	135.00–149.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.32/cwt	115.00–124.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	774	84.06/cwt	80.00–88.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	99.64/cwt	95.00–104.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	99.24/cwt	94.00–103.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	111.20/cwt	107.00–117.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	126.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	281	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	431	101.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	116.99/cwt	114.00–121.00	505	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	112.83/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	17
Bulls	Medium 2	—	722	82.53/cwt	81.00–84.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	90.60/cwt	90.00–92.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	118.01/cwt	115.00–122.00	610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	99.50/cwt	96.00–102.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	413	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	105.94/cwt	102.00–110.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	93.58/cwt	90.00–98.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	617	85.05/cwt	80.00–88.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	100.72/cwt	97.00–104.00	529	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	763	70.50/cwt	69.00–72.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.19/cwt	125.00–137.00	621	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	87.43/cwt	84.00–91.00	727	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	975.85/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	11,798	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	86.62/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,195	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	62.66/cwt	60.00–66.00	823	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	74.10/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,004	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	73.46/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,151	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	61.02/cwt	60.00–62.00	848	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	54.85/cwt	51.00–57.00	583	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	40.86/cwt	40.00–44.00	436	5

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 396Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 58Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	120.00–127.00	123.24
4	—	622	110.00–116.00	113.49
16	—	470	114.00–120.00	116.43
3	—	671	95.00–101.00	98.03
3	—	275	120.00–128.00	124.81
4	—	318	122.00–133.00	127.53
9	—	584	107.00–117.00	111.20
4	—	222	125.00–130.00	126.50
13	—	432	114.00–121.00	116.99
17	—	526	110.00–117.00	112.83
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	287	109.00–118.00	113.45
5	—	368	105.00–114.00	110.17
4	—	332	118.00–119.00	118.48
3	—	431	100.00–105.00	101.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	485	102.00–110.00	105.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	276	140.00–153.00	147.22
18	—	370	138.00–150.00	144.43
4	—	513	125.00–136.00	131.04
9	—	323	141.00–152.00	147.01
11	—	424	130.00–143.00	135.19
2	—	581	131.00–135.00	132.96
4	—	472	135.00–149.00	143.28
2	—	662	115.00–116.00	115.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	96.00–100.00	98.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	717	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	281	120.00–126.00	123.18
3	—	371	121.00–125.00	123.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	115.00–124.00	118.32
8	—	677	95.00–104.00	99.64
8	—	619	94.00–103.00	99.24
5	—	796	90.00–92.00	90.60
7	—	517	115.00–122.00	118.01
4	—	719	96.00–102.00	99.50
14	—	473	125.00–137.00	131.19
2	—	831	84.00–91.00	87.43
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	110.00	110.00
2	—	774	80.00–88.00	84.06
2	—	722	81.00–84.00	82.53
3	—	569	90.00–98.00	93.58
3	—	617	80.00–88.00	85.05
7	—	525	97.00–104.00	100.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	90.00–94.00	92.01
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	69.00–72.00	70.50

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	4	—	1,209	925.00–1,075.00	975.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,248	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	100.00–105.00	102.54
3	—	1,380	85.00–88.00	86.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,313	60.00–66.00	62.66
8	—	1,355	72.00–78.00	74.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,567	73.00–74.00	73.46
4	—	1,390	60.00–62.00	61.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,063	51.00–57.00	54.85
5	—	1,067	40.00–44.00	40.86

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle