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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 25

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

298 head

▲ 292 vs last sale 6▼ 297 vs year ago 595 · −49.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 45▼ 74 vs year ago 103 · −71.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were too few cattle the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a lower undertone was noted for slaughter cattle, while a higher undertone was noted for feeder cattle. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.09/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$135.09

101 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$59.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	483	142.11	687	73
Medium 2	352	124.65	438	18thin
Small 1-2	302	104.89	317	9thin
Medium and Large 3	226	83.00	188	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.11/cwt here — about $499 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 sale101 hd

135.09

—

NC average8 barns · 330 hd

135.96

−0.86

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	1,156	63.17	730	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	68.96	785	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,717	54.50	936	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	51.02	494	6thin

Every lot

89 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	215	106.95/cwt	106.00–108.00	230	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	216	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	266	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	226	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	188	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	258	101.69/cwt	90.00–110.00	262	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	134.04/cwt	124.00–140.00	370	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	285	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	357	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	310	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	415	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	322	124.35/cwt	115.00–130.00	400	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	146.75/cwt	144.00–150.00	475	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	326	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	342	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	363	132.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	480	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	105.52/cwt	105.00–106.00	399	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	382	124.27/cwt	117.00–131.00	475	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	162.46/cwt	155.00–166.00	627	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	403	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	150.65/cwt	140.00–158.00	634	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	431	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	588	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	434	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	152.74/cwt	146.00–155.00	727	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	146.17/cwt	137.00–152.00	753	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	135.55/cwt	132.00–139.00	779	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	856	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	919	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	232	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	190	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	234	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	258	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	227	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	262	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	210	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	293	103.37/cwt	97.00–109.00	303	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	314	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	338	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	223	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	117.99/cwt	114.00–123.00	389	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	331	84.97/cwt	80.00–90.00	281	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	366	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	374	98.83/cwt	92.00–110.00	370	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	117.01/cwt	113.00–120.00	448	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	115.74/cwt	110.00–121.00	493	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	446	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	448	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	114.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	536	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	476	99.53/cwt	94.00–102.00	474	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Full	522	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	111.40/cwt	105.00–118.00	583	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	542	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	108.77/cwt	104.00–116.00	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	612	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	101.28/cwt	99.00–105.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	628	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	97.52/cwt	94.00–101.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	662	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	664	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	772	77.02/cwt	76.00–78.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	85.05/cwt	80.00–90.00	740	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	143.73/cwt	134.00–152.00	678	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	486	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	532	115.01/cwt	113.00–117.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	142.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	132.78/cwt	124.00–138.00	754	13
Bulls	—	Medium 2	573	101.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	584	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	121.53/cwt	118.00–128.00	752	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	633	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	446	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	634	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	664	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	398	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	688	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	107.02/cwt	104.00–109.00	830	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	798	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	846	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	855	75.99/cwt	72.00–80.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	962	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	762	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	968	51.39/cwt	41.00–60.00	497	6
Bulls	—	—	1,219	74.79/cwt	70.00–80.00	912	3
Bulls	—	—	2,092	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,071	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	846	39.48/cwt	39.00–40.00	334	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,017	74.89/cwt	71.00–79.00	762	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	56.79/cwt	56.00–58.00	584	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	66.98/cwt	64.00–69.00	790	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	741	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,952	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,152	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,751	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Thu Feb 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 6Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 45Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	661	94.00–101.00	97.52
11	—	523	105.00–118.00	111.40
1	—	294	110.00	110.00
1	—	734	90.00	90.00
5	—	563	104.00–116.00	108.77
1	—	784	86.00	86.00
7	—	383	113.00–120.00	117.01
3	—	330	114.00–123.00	117.99
8	—	426	110.00–121.00	115.74
4	—	623	99.00–105.00	101.28
2	—	870	80.00–90.00	85.05
6	—	470	110.00–117.00	114.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	366	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	446	80.00	80.00
1	—	258	88.00	88.00
3	—	331	80.00–90.00	84.97
1	—	232	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	522	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	314	106.00–109.00	107.51
4	—	476	94.00–102.00	99.53
1	—	542	82.00	82.00
1	—	612	77.00	77.00
3	—	293	97.00–109.00	103.37
8	—	374	92.00–110.00	98.83
1	—	234	106.00	106.00
2	—	772	76.00–78.00	77.02
1	—	662	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	80.00	80.00
1	—	628	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	318	70.00	70.00
1	—	462	76.00	76.00
1	—	262	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	664	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	766	120.00	120.00
1	—	216	123.00	123.00
7	—	515	137.00–152.00	146.17
4	—	324	144.00–150.00	146.75
12	—	476	146.00–155.00	152.74
8	—	421	140.00–158.00	150.65
1	—	744	108.00	108.00
2	—	606	130.00–131.00	130.50
8	—	386	155.00–166.00	162.46
12	—	666	128.50	128.50
5	—	575	132.00–139.00	135.55
5	—	276	124.00–140.00	134.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	434	109.00	109.00
3	—	258	90.00–110.00	101.69
1	—	326	105.00	105.00
2	—	378	105.00–106.00	105.52
2	—	215	106.00–108.00	106.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	120.00–130.00	125.27
2	—	403	125.00–127.00	125.99
5	—	322	115.00–130.00	124.35
8	—	382	117.00–131.00	124.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	431	136.00–137.00	136.51
1	—	310	134.00	134.00
3	—	363	130.00–135.00	132.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	226	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	108.00–110.00	109.00
11	—	472	134.00–152.00	143.73
13	—	568	124.00–138.00	132.78
1	—	894	85.00	85.00
1	—	944	70.00	70.00
4	—	619	118.00–128.00	121.53
2	—	537	140.00–146.00	142.94
4	—	776	104.00–109.00	107.02
1	—	964	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	664	60.00	60.00
2	—	633	70.00–71.00	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	126.00	126.00
1	—	798	70.00	70.00
1	—	634	100.00	100.00
2	—	532	113.00–117.00	115.01
1	—	962	60.00	60.00
1	—	688	80.00	80.00
3	—	573	100.00–106.00	101.98
2	—	855	72.00–80.00	75.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	60.00	60.00
1	—	846	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,482	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,952	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,017	71.00–79.00	74.89
6	—	1,179	64.00–69.00	66.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	846	39.00–40.00	39.48
4	—	1,028	56.00–58.00	56.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	41.00–60.00	51.39
1	—	2,092	99.00	99.00
3	—	1,219	70.00–80.00	74.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	946	925.00	925.00

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.