Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher, while heifers were unevenly steady. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.70/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$110.70

132 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$26.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

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	492	115.91	571	98
Medium 2	385	100.92	389	19thin
Small 1-2	285	89.01	253	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.90/cwt here — about $317 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 sale132 hd

110.70

—

NC average8 barns · 1,183 hd

111.53

−0.83

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	1,448	83.68	1,212	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	59.63	908	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	57.52	634	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	47.44	472	26

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2	—	377	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	91.02/cwt	89.00–92.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	121.53/cwt	116.00–126.00	577	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	122.01/cwt	119.00–124.00	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	118.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	697	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	101.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	106.90/cwt	105.00–110.00	617	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	428	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	432	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	228	103.97/cwt	103.00–105.00	237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	607	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	880	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	317	75.06/cwt	74.00–77.00	238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	91.32/cwt	91.00–92.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	107.65/cwt	104.00–111.00	735	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	119.83/cwt	115.00–123.00	446	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	120.62/cwt	118.00–123.00	386	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	244	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	298	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	317	93.53/cwt	90.00–98.00	296	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	271	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	322	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	101.76/cwt	100.00–104.00	388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.29/cwt	122.00–132.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.16/cwt	134.00–140.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	143.55/cwt	138.00–147.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	141.09/cwt	137.00–145.00	398	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	113.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	480	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	136.16/cwt	130.00–142.00	438	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	103.24/cwt	103.00–104.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	766	71.01/cwt	70.00–72.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	661	72.01/cwt	70.00–74.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	528	106.32/cwt	105.00–108.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	731	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	59.48/cwt	59.00–60.00	498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	48.82/cwt	46.00–52.00	501	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	34.53/cwt	33.00–36.00	317	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	59.63/cwt	57.00–62.00	908	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	67.24/cwt	65.00–69.00	693	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	55.90/cwt	54.00–60.00	623	18
Bulls	—	—	1,341	75.86/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	683	85.69/cwt	84.00–88.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	130.13/cwt	124.00–133.00	610	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	90.41/cwt	87.00–94.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	583	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	529	99.05/cwt	97.00–101.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	737	71.99/cwt	71.00–73.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	115.47/cwt	111.00–120.00	612	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	583	102.51/cwt	100.00–106.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	697	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	638	85.64/cwt	82.00–88.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	831	72.50/cwt	72.00–73.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	471	101.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	478	6
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	281	77.47/cwt	77.00–78.00	218	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	92.13/cwt	90.00–94.00	203	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	178	98.38/cwt	97.00–100.00	175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	103.38/cwt	100.00–107.00	706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	97.81/cwt	94.00–101.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	114.68/cwt	110.00–119.00	653	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	388	90.33/cwt	90.00–91.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	96.48/cwt	96.00–97.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	681	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	624	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	117.40/cwt	113.00–119.00	607	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	238	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	125.60/cwt	122.00–130.00	536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	123.71/cwt	119.00–127.00	409	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	185	106.48/cwt	106.00–107.00	197	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	110.61/cwt	107.00–115.00	310	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 Nov 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 383Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 110Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	100.00–110.00	104.89
2	—	476	96.00–97.00	96.48
2	—	681	80.00	80.00
2	—	624	80.00–82.00	81.04
2	—	238	107.00–110.00	108.47
2	—	185	106.00–107.00	106.48
5	—	280	107.00–115.00	110.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	89.00–92.00	91.02
21	—	475	116.00–126.00	121.53
8	—	368	119.00–124.00	122.01
5	—	288	115.00–121.00	118.02
2	—	634	110.00	110.00
20	—	577	105.00–110.00	106.90
3	—	774	91.00–92.00	91.32
3	—	683	104.00–111.00	107.65
10	—	517	113.00–119.00	117.40
14	—	427	122.00–130.00	125.60
8	—	331	119.00–127.00	123.71
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	100.00–103.00	101.01
2	—	220	90.00–94.00	92.13
2	—	178	97.00–100.00	98.38
3	—	388	90.00–91.00	90.33
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	74.00–77.00	75.06
2	—	281	77.00–78.00	77.47
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	100.00–102.00	100.96
2	—	228	103.00–105.00	103.97
4	—	317	90.00–98.00	93.53
4	—	381	100.00–104.00	101.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	115.00–123.00	119.83
5	—	320	118.00–123.00	120.62
2	—	244	120.00–124.00	122.03
2	—	271	118.00–120.00	119.00
8	—	423	110.00–117.00	113.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	122.00–132.00	127.29
6	—	471	134.00–140.00	138.16
4	—	372	138.00–147.00	143.55
2	—	589	125.00	125.00
2	—	282	137.00–145.00	141.09
3	—	619	120.00–125.00	121.69
2	—	857	117.00	117.00
9	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.87
9	—	322	130.00–142.00	136.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	103.00–104.00	103.24
17	—	469	124.00–133.00	130.13
2	—	822	87.00–94.00	90.41
19	—	530	111.00–120.00	115.47
11	—	683	100.00–107.00	103.38
6	—	617	94.00–101.00	97.81
12	—	569	110.00–119.00	114.68
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	766	70.00–72.00	71.01
2	—	661	70.00–74.00	72.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	105.00–108.00	106.32
2	—	731	80.00–81.00	80.50
4	—	583	100.00–106.00	102.51
2	—	697	84.00–85.00	84.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	95.00–100.00	97.41
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	84.00–88.00	85.69
2	—	583	100.00–102.00	101.01
2	—	529	97.00–101.00	99.05
2	—	737	71.00–73.00	71.99
3	—	638	82.00–88.00	85.64
2	—	831	72.00–73.00	72.50
6	—	471	100.00–107.00	101.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	59.00–60.00	59.48
20	—	1,027	46.00–52.00	48.82
4	—	919	33.00–36.00	34.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,523	57.00–62.00	59.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,031	65.00–69.00	67.24
18	—	1,114	54.00–60.00	55.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,341	74.00–78.00	75.86
2	—	1,555	90.00–93.00	91.49

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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