Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2021-01-14

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jan 14
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 339▼ 196 vs year ago 475 · −41.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 45▲ 13 vs year ago 74 · +17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 lower and boning type were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 8.00 higher; heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; while feeder bulls were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.69/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$107.69
92 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$510
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$30.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.23
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502114.2057361
Medium 243296.9241926
Small 1-234884.202935thin
One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $280 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 sale92 hd
107.69
—
NC average8 barns · 681 hd
109.92
−2.23
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,43080.201,14710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14258.6467017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39155.947783thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99149.7949342

Every lot

76 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2227121.47/cwt119.00–126.002763
Steers—Medium 2236112.50/cwt112.50–112.502661
Steers—Medium 2278110.00/cwt110.00–110.003061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286142.00/cwt142.00–142.004061
Steers—Small 1-2290106.00/cwt106.00–106.003071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328147.49/cwt142.00–152.004846
Steers—Medium 2353119.49/cwt117.00–122.004222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372147.79/cwt140.00–160.005509
Steers—Small 1-2388104.00/cwt104.00–104.004041
Steers—Medium 2412117.07/cwt112.00–122.004822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423150.98/cwt139.00–157.0063915
Steers—Small 1-243899.00/cwt99.00–99.004341
Steers—Medium 2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476146.64/cwt141.00–155.0069814
Steers—Small 1-248098.00/cwt98.00–98.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520145.34/cwt141.00–149.007565
Steers—Medium 2529115.00/cwt115.00–115.006089
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630118.67/cwt117.00–122.007483
Steers—Medium 265094.00/cwt94.00–94.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678116.00/cwt116.00–116.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2754108.00/cwt108.00–108.008141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-220096.00/cwt96.00–96.001921
Heifers—Medium 2214107.78/cwt104.00–112.002312
Heifers—Small 1-2Gaunt22472.00/cwt72.00–72.001611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263119.49/cwt116.00–123.003142
Heifers—Medium 2283109.08/cwt107.00–110.003093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2304117.70/cwt114.00–123.003583
Heifers—Medium 2318105.47/cwt101.00–110.003352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369125.90/cwt118.00–128.004658
Heifers—Small 1-237089.00/cwt89.00–89.003291
Heifers—Medium 237699.09/cwt90.00–106.003735
Heifers—Small 1-241684.00/cwt84.00–84.003491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417120.31/cwt115.00–126.005026
Heifers—Medium 2431102.29/cwt99.00–106.004413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465120.94/cwt110.00–126.0056211
Heifers—Medium 247098.97/cwt94.00–102.004654
Heifers—Medium 251880.00/cwt80.00–80.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526112.23/cwt104.00–117.0059012
Heifers—Small 1-253080.00/cwt80.00–80.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565110.02/cwt104.00–111.006227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy56695.00/cwt95.00–95.005381
Heifers—Medium 257186.03/cwt81.00–91.004913
Heifers—Medium 261480.00/cwt80.00–80.004911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618108.61/cwt107.00–109.006715
Heifers—Medium 265080.00/cwt80.00–80.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-268593.96/cwt91.00–97.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Heifers—Medium 278070.00/cwt70.00–70.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281894.00/cwt94.00–94.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287989.00/cwt87.00–91.007822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2456104.96/cwt100.00–110.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469147.02/cwt140.00–155.006907
Bulls—Medium 2504109.00/cwt108.00–110.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy514115.00/cwt115.00–115.005911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536129.48/cwt125.00–134.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562121.50/cwt117.00–131.006834
Bulls—Medium 2571104.06/cwt100.00–110.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634119.00/cwt119.00–119.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661105.68/cwt100.00–109.0069911
Bulls—Medium 269080.00/cwt80.00–80.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272992.95/cwt90.00–96.006782
Bulls—Medium 276080.00/cwt80.00–80.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282289.00/cwt89.00–89.007321
Bulls—Medium 282687.00/cwt87.00–87.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt91669.00/cwt69.00–69.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293085.00/cwt85.00–85.007911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09162.51/cwt62.00–63.006822
Bulls——1,47883.28/cwt70.00–90.001,2317
Bulls——1,76894.00/cwt94.00–94.001,6621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89939.78/cwt34.00–44.003586
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00651.46/cwt45.00–56.0051836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14258.64/cwt55.00–66.0067017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39155.94/cwt54.00–59.007783
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2660425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,8051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,036.76/cwt925.00–1,125.0013,0422

This sale against other markets

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.