Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers were sharply higher on a fairly light test, while feeder heifers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder bulls were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.99/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$110.99

136 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$26.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

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	504	117.06	590	98
Medium 2	420	99.35	417	21
Small 1-2	367	90.38	332	17thin

One grade step is worth $26.68/cwt here — about $258 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 sale136 hd

110.99

—

NC average7 barns · 1,018 hd

112.91

−1.92

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	—	Low	1,327	74.99	995	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	59.03	671	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	57.40	839	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	47.58	471	13

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2Value Added	—	508	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	653	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	321	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	108.28/cwt	104.00–111.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	124.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	102.26/cwt	100.00–104.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	387	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	314	115.26/cwt	110.00–119.00	362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	102.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	158.16/cwt	154.00–160.00	720	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	269	115.23/cwt	113.00–117.00	310	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	119.73/cwt	116.00–124.00	454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	477	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	625	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	186	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	124.39/cwt	119.00–127.00	537	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	154.99/cwt	149.00–156.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	940	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	924	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	145.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	134.37/cwt	130.00–139.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	566	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	816	73.47/cwt	70.00–77.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	114.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	592	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	142.26/cwt	138.00–148.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	787	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	685	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	57.40/cwt	55.00–61.00	839	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	67.71/cwt	66.00–71.00	857	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	57.38/cwt	55.00–61.00	639	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	38.61/cwt	37.00–40.00	355	3
Bulls	—	—	1,271	59.18/cwt	58.00–60.00	752	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	50.27/cwt	47.00–53.00	508	10
Bulls	—	—	1,355	82.89/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	116.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	92.68/cwt	90.00–96.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	109.03/cwt	107.00–110.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	106.02/cwt	102.00–110.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	729	73.50/cwt	73.00–74.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	746	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	277	100.95/cwt	100.00–102.00	280	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	324	92.34/cwt	90.00–96.00	299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	129.04/cwt	123.00–130.00	590	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	82.99/cwt	82.00–84.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	118.71/cwt	116.00–120.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	105.03/cwt	101.00–110.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	104.99/cwt	103.00–110.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	86.53/cwt	85.00–88.00	620	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	87.18/cwt	84.00–90.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	533	86.77/cwt	83.00–91.00	462	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	211	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	217	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	474	83.50/cwt	80.00–87.00	396	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	521	75.59/cwt	72.00–79.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	419	102.55/cwt	101.00–104.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	294	2

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 583Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 116Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	121.00	121.00
7	—	489	133.50	133.50
8	—	571	115.00–119.00	116.02
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	110.00	110.00
5	—	379	101.00–110.00	105.03
8	—	533	83.00–91.00	86.77
2	—	419	101.00–104.00	102.55
2	—	265	110.00–112.00	110.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	104.00–111.00	108.28
11	—	373	120.00–130.00	124.12
4	—	587	100.00–104.00	102.26
6	—	619	100.00–107.00	102.44
19	—	432	119.00–127.00	124.39
15	—	457	123.00–130.00	129.04
3	—	771	82.00–84.00	82.99
3	—	321	116.00–120.00	118.71
5	—	670	103.00–110.00	104.99
2	—	716	85.00–88.00	86.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	729	73.00–74.00	73.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	277	100.00–102.00	100.95
5	—	324	90.00–96.00	92.34
4	—	415	84.00–90.00	87.18
2	—	211	102.00–104.00	102.98
2	—	474	80.00–87.00	83.50
2	—	521	72.00–79.00	75.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	134.00–135.00	134.51
6	—	455	154.00–160.00	158.16
2	—	516	140.00	140.00
7	—	418	149.00–156.00	154.99
7	—	378	140.00–149.00	145.57
2	—	317	130.00–139.00	134.37
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	110.00–119.00	115.26
4	—	269	113.00–117.00	115.23
7	—	379	116.00–124.00	119.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	131.00	131.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	186	102.00–105.00	103.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	158.00	158.00
9	—	637	147.50	147.50
16	—	682	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	566	98.00–99.00	98.51
2	—	816	70.00–77.00	73.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	759	103.00	103.00
12	—	518	110.00–120.00	114.29
3	—	467	138.00–148.00	142.26
3	—	713	90.00–96.00	92.68
3	—	574	107.00–110.00	109.03
4	—	618	102.00–110.00	106.02
7	—	684	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	86.00–88.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,461	55.00–61.00	57.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	66.00–71.00	67.71
21	—	1,113	55.00–61.00	57.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	919	37.00–40.00	38.61
10	—	1,011	47.00–53.00	50.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,271	58.00–60.00	59.18
4	—	1,355	81.00–85.00	82.89

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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