Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 5.00 to 9.00 higher on a fairly light test. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.72/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$122.72

76 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$28.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

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	485	126.03	611	60
Medium 2	431	112.14	483	14thin
Small 1-2	323	97.57	315	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $296 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 sale76 hd

122.72

—

NC average8 barns · 1,217 hd

119.00

+3.71

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	1,504	78.09	1,174	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	61.37	674	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,369	56.27	770	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	42.86	442	6thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	488	111.74/cwt	110.00–116.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	114.66/cwt	111.00–120.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	155.64/cwt	149.00–162.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.12/cwt	128.00–139.00	637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	141.01/cwt	136.00–143.00	821	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	227	130.58/cwt	125.00–136.00	296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	125.31/cwt	120.00–129.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	138.82/cwt	135.00–144.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	307	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	436	123.67/cwt	120.00–126.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.66/cwt	149.00–160.00	663	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	129.91/cwt	126.00–132.00	416	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	264	118.29/cwt	116.00–122.00	312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	162.54/cwt	155.00–165.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	119.36/cwt	114.00–124.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	110.35/cwt	107.00–112.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	527	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	567	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	131.09/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.01/cwt	144.00–151.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	114.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	589	111.32/cwt	110.00–113.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	132.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	558	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	162.52/cwt	161.00–164.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	117.59/cwt	113.00–119.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	117.69/cwt	115.00–123.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	556	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.34/cwt	116.00–127.00	695	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	97.57/cwt	95.00–100.00	315	2
Bulls	—	—	1,766	92.31/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	67.66/cwt	65.00–70.00	778	4
Bulls	—	—	1,789	80.95/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,448	2
Bulls	—	—	956	61.02/cwt	60.00–62.00	583	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	751	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,237	62.53/cwt	62.00–63.00	773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	51.55/cwt	50.00–53.00	557	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	25.49/cwt	24.00–27.00	238	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	58.86/cwt	56.00–61.00	634	10

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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 387Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 91Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	110.00–116.00	111.74
3	—	379	111.00–120.00	114.66
3	—	327	110.00–120.00	114.67
2	—	423	116.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	556	100.00–101.00	100.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	724	90.00	90.00
9	—	475	128.00–139.00	134.12
7	—	532	120.00–129.00	125.31
7	—	378	135.00–144.00	138.82
2	—	282	124.00–129.00	126.46
15	—	421	130.00–138.00	132.64
4	—	750	100.00	100.00
6	—	573	116.00–127.00	121.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	307	124.00–126.00	125.00
3	—	436	120.00–126.00	123.67
3	—	589	110.00–113.00	111.32
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	95.00–100.00	97.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	149.00–162.00	155.64
5	—	582	136.00–143.00	141.01
13	—	434	149.00–160.00	152.66
4	—	459	155.00–165.00	162.54
2	—	332	161.00–164.00	162.52
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	125.00–136.00	130.58
5	—	320	126.00–132.00	129.91
3	—	264	116.00–122.00	118.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	114.00–124.00	119.36
3	—	713	107.00–112.00	110.35
11	—	529	130.00–135.00	131.09
9	—	472	144.00–151.00	148.01
7	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.55
5	—	685	113.00–119.00	117.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	120.00–124.00	122.01
2	—	567	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	115.00–123.00	117.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,766	90.00–94.00	92.31
2	—	1,789	80.00–82.00	80.95
2	—	956	60.00–62.00	61.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	65.00–70.00	67.66
10	—	1,077	56.00–61.00	58.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,501	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,237	62.00–63.00	62.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	50.00–53.00	51.55
2	—	935	24.00–27.00	25.49

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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