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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 4

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 298▼ 110 vs year ago 391 · −28.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 29▼ 7 vs year ago 74 · −9.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves, 2 head, Medium & Large 1-2 steers weighing 80lbs. were 170.00 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.86/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$108.86

103 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$22.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.36

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	450	114.91	518	74
Medium 2	508	93.74	476	22
Small 1-2	328	92.47	304	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.44/cwt here — about $214 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 sale103 hd

108.86

—

NC average8 barns · 684 hd

118.22

−9.36

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	1,661	81.75	1,358	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	66.39	794	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	60.41	873	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	52.57	520	17

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	222	131.47/cwt	131.00–132.00	292	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	228	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	228	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	257	117.66/cwt	116.00–120.00	302	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	135.85/cwt	128.00–140.00	363	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	328	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	413	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	146.76/cwt	138.00–158.00	484	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	344	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	313	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	354	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	283	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	372	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	391	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	154.04/cwt	143.00–161.00	575	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	388	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	450	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	406	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	156.60/cwt	146.00–162.00	670	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	155.47/cwt	148.00–158.00	724	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	765	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	578	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	624	96.00/cwt	90.00–102.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	121.65/cwt	119.00–126.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	843	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	780	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	749	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	233	100.89/cwt	99.00–103.00	235	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	236	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	278	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	254	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	279	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	264	96.06/cwt	92.00–100.00	254	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	122.17/cwt	115.00–127.00	332	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	322	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	326	94.20/cwt	90.00–98.00	307	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	124.81/cwt	119.00–130.00	423	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	124.65/cwt	120.00–132.00	461	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	118.96/cwt	114.00–128.00	500	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	426	103.62/cwt	90.00–109.00	441	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	438	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	459	95.98/cwt	87.00–105.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	114.80/cwt	111.00–124.00	538	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	108.89/cwt	104.00–116.00	573	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	531	95.69/cwt	89.00–100.00	508	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	569	86.72/cwt	80.00–90.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	104.17/cwt	100.00–108.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	614	75.08/cwt	71.00–79.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	100.96/cwt	99.00–105.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Full	652	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	681	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	814	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	594	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	466	80.64/cwt	74.00–87.00	376	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	146.94/cwt	138.00–151.00	705	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	486	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	139.26/cwt	134.00–143.00	737	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	536	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	562	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	137.02/cwt	130.00–141.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	582	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	620	88.26/cwt	85.00–90.00	547	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	109.95/cwt	106.00–116.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	109.65/cwt	106.00–114.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	678	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	688	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	92.73/cwt	90.00–98.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	746	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	778	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	801	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,283	66.15/cwt	65.00–68.00	849	3
Bulls	—	—	1,611	102.52/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,652	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	82.40/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,496	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	57.08/cwt	51.00–60.00	559	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	37.91/cwt	31.00–48.00	387	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	66.03/cwt	60.00–69.00	763	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	73.46/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,009	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	861	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	855	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	57.01/cwt	56.00–58.00	888	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,291	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,830	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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 298Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 29Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 4

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	—	1,140	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	932	675.00	675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	684	100.00	100.00
7	—	272	115.00–127.00	122.17
1	—	236	118.00	118.00
6	—	339	119.00–130.00	124.81
11	—	469	111.00–124.00	114.80
9	—	370	120.00–132.00	124.65
4	—	619	99.00–105.00	100.96
1	—	800	88.00	88.00
1	—	758	84.00	84.00
5	—	580	100.00–108.00	104.17
15	—	420	114.00–128.00	118.96
12	—	526	104.00–116.00	108.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	652	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	99.00–103.00	100.89
2	—	326	90.00–98.00	94.20
2	—	264	92.00–100.00	96.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	569	80.00–90.00	86.72
1	—	254	110.00	110.00
4	—	531	89.00–100.00	95.69
2	—	614	71.00–79.00	75.08
2	—	459	87.00–105.00	95.98
2	—	681	79.00	79.00
2	—	322	108.00–110.00	109.02
1	—	814	73.00	73.00
5	—	426	90.00–109.00	103.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	438	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	106.00–116.00	109.95
2	—	816	91.00–92.00	91.50
7	—	480	138.00–151.00	146.94
5	—	569	130.00–141.00	137.02
7	—	529	134.00–143.00	139.26
3	—	729	90.00–98.00	92.73
3	—	675	106.00–114.00	109.65
1	—	900	89.00	89.00
1	—	896	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	466	74.00–87.00	80.64
1	—	582	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	688	92.00	92.00
1	—	536	101.00	101.00
4	—	620	85.00–90.00	88.26
1	—	562	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	80.00	80.00
1	—	678	75.00	75.00
1	—	530	80.00	80.00
1	—	778	70.00	70.00
1	—	746	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	267	128.00–140.00	135.85
3	—	664	119.00–126.00	121.65
6	—	330	138.00–158.00	146.76
9	—	373	143.00–161.00	154.04
6	—	466	148.00–158.00	155.47
21	—	428	146.00–162.00	156.60
5	—	528	140.00–150.00	144.93
2	—	222	131.00–132.00	131.47
1	—	714	118.00	118.00
2	—	615	122.00–125.00	123.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	228	100.00	100.00
1	—	344	91.00	91.00
1	—	406	105.00	105.00
1	—	372	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	96.00	96.00
1	—	578	110.00	110.00
2	—	624	90.00–102.00	96.00
2	—	328	124.00–128.00	126.00
1	—	388	116.00	116.00
3	—	257	116.00–120.00	117.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	354	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	73.00–74.00	73.46
16	—	1,156	60.00–69.00	66.03
1	—	1,474	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	31.00–48.00	37.91
13	—	979	51.00–60.00	57.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	56.00–58.00	57.01
7	—	1,381	60.00–65.00	62.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	65.00–68.00	66.15
8	—	1,815	80.00–91.00	82.40
2	—	1,611	100.00–106.00	102.52

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.