Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder heifers were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher; four- and five-weight feeder bulls were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while six-weights were 1.00 to 3.00 higher; there were too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were

moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.99/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$128.99

63 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.82

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	455	130.04	591	59
Medium 2	325	113.50	369	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $223 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 sale63 hd

128.99

—

NC average8 barns · 711 hd

123.17

+5.82

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	1,190	85.57	1,018	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,034	61.75	638	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	899	46.77	420	7thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	121.52/cwt	119.00–124.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	126.83/cwt	123.00–131.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	119.43/cwt	115.00–123.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.46/cwt	124.00–133.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	566	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	149.68/cwt	149.00–151.00	726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	414	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	162.04/cwt	160.00–164.00	588	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	381	128.12/cwt	123.00–133.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	136.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.41/cwt	140.00–151.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	148.07/cwt	146.00–150.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.46/cwt	122.00–127.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	144.49/cwt	141.00–151.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,009	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	271	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	144.85/cwt	139.00–150.00	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	129.56/cwt	127.00–134.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	121.38/cwt	119.00–124.00	334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	522	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	133.34/cwt	129.00–136.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	288	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	426	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.46/cwt	123.00–132.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.66/cwt	129.00–137.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	136.59/cwt	131.00–140.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	412	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	85.57/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	58.62/cwt	57.00–61.00	623	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	46.77/cwt	44.00–50.00	420	7

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 231Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 43Year ago 23

moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	119.00–124.00	121.52
7	—	531	123.00–131.00	126.83
6	—	678	115.00–123.00	119.43
7	—	477	140.00–147.00	144.43
4	—	568	124.00–133.00	127.46
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	566	110.00–116.00	112.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	149.00–151.00	149.68
8	—	574	137.50	137.50
8	—	750	134.50	134.50
7	—	836	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	414	130.00–137.00	133.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	160.00–164.00	162.04
3	—	510	130.00–140.00	136.03
4	—	430	140.00–151.00	145.41
2	—	467	146.00–150.00	148.07
2	—	625	122.00–127.00	124.46
3	—	318	141.00–151.00	144.49
6	—	271	139.00–150.00	144.85
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	381	123.00–133.00	128.12
2	—	271	120.00	120.00
2	—	426	120.00–124.00	121.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	127.00–134.00	129.56
9	—	378	130.00–138.00	133.30
3	—	275	119.00–124.00	121.38
4	—	325	129.00–136.00	133.34
2	—	241	119.00–120.00	119.49
7	—	567	123.00–132.00	127.46
8	—	415	129.00–137.00	134.66
10	—	465	131.00–140.00	136.59
4	—	618	123.00–124.00	123.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	115.00–117.00	116.03
2	—	412	119.00–121.00	119.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	110.00	110.00
2	—	430	114.00–120.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,063	57.00–61.00	58.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	899	44.00–50.00	46.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	85.00–87.00	85.57

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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