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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 11

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

507 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 281▼ 114 vs year ago 621 · −18.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 67▲ 25 vs year ago 75 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower; breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were lightly tested and were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher; heifers mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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 $112.81/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$112.81

169 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$40.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

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	461	117.36	541	130
Medium 2	413	102.38	423	27
Small 1-2	348	91.25	318	8thin
Medium and Large 3	237	78.94	187	3thin
Small 3	270	77.00	208	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.36/cwt here — about $334 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 sale169 hd

112.81

—

NC average8 barns · 1,804 hd

120.48

−7.67

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	1,449	78.38	1,136	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	63.15	697	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	55.52	767	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	48.71	494	30

Every lot

85 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	204	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	273	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	230	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	277	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	263	118.91/cwt	115.00–123.00	313	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	137.15/cwt	129.00–146.00	384	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	286	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	270	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	326	124.23/cwt	116.00–134.00	405	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	146.12/cwt	136.00–156.00	478	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	149.31/cwt	140.00–158.00	560	21
Steers	—	Medium 2	379	123.30/cwt	114.00–130.00	467	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	419	120.63/cwt	114.00–131.00	505	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	160.99/cwt	148.00–167.00	678	14
Steers	—	Small 1-2	435	101.84/cwt	93.00–110.00	443	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	442	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	166.82/cwt	159.00–172.00	772	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	474	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	524	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	158.09/cwt	150.00–162.00	833	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	147.48/cwt	141.00–156.00	849	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	576	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	126.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	786	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	970	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,384	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,017	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	234	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	234	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	237	78.94/cwt	72.00–84.00	187	3
Heifers	—	Small 3	270	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	208	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	285	111.21/cwt	106.00–114.00	317	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	286	92.67/cwt	90.00–97.00	265	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	122.39/cwt	119.00–127.00	351	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	313	103.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	322	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	125.97/cwt	114.00–130.00	411	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	344	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	373	103.21/cwt	91.00–110.00	385	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	376	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	125.89/cwt	116.00–130.00	475	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	120.60/cwt	114.00–130.00	510	26
Heifers	—	Medium 2	424	103.38/cwt	90.00–110.00	438	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	446	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	121.55/cwt	115.00–126.00	566	22
Heifers	—	Medium 2	468	104.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	488	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	506	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	112.78/cwt	106.00–120.00	592	19
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	526	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	110.65/cwt	107.00–118.00	620	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	564	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	572	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	648	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	97.97/cwt	95.00–102.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	820	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	677	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	155.41/cwt	145.00–164.00	738	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	476	122.05/cwt	121.00–123.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	483	132.54/cwt	131.00–134.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	502	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	533	103.87/cwt	100.00–112.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	147.41/cwt	142.00–152.00	787	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	552	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	141.69/cwt	136.00–149.00	819	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	612	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	124.54/cwt	120.00–126.00	773	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	660	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	118.74/cwt	117.00–120.00	787	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	685	103.63/cwt	101.00–106.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	708	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	687	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	815	80.01/cwt	78.00–82.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	91.81/cwt	88.00–94.00	798	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	835	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	74.98/cwt	71.00–78.00	992	4
Bulls	—	—	1,954	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	39.65/cwt	34.00–44.00	372	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	53.96/cwt	48.00–58.00	571	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	63.15/cwt	59.00–67.00	697	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	55.52/cwt	55.00–56.00	767	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	552	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,898	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	727	494.67/cwt	375.00–575.00	3,596	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	782	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,866	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	991	737.01/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,304	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,044	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,613	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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 281Year ago 621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 67Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	560	107.00–118.00	110.65
9	—	623	100.00–108.00	103.98
10	—	326	114.00–130.00	125.97
1	—	902	75.00	75.00
22	—	466	115.00–126.00	121.55
10	—	287	119.00–127.00	122.39
15	—	377	116.00–130.00	125.89
3	—	673	95.00–102.00	97.97
26	—	423	114.00–130.00	120.60
19	—	525	106.00–120.00	112.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	446	88.00	88.00
1	—	344	94.00	94.00
3	—	286	90.00–97.00	92.67
1	—	526	80.00	80.00
1	—	376	90.00	90.00
1	—	234	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	100.00–110.00	104.32
5	—	285	106.00–114.00	111.21
3	—	313	100.00–105.00	103.03
7	—	424	90.00–110.00	103.38
1	—	506	90.00	90.00
1	—	564	80.00	80.00
3	—	373	91.00–110.00	103.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	72.00–84.00	78.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	204	134.00	134.00
4	—	1,213	80.00	80.00
14	—	421	148.00–167.00	160.99
1	—	1,384	73.50	73.50
1	—	672	124.00	124.00
21	—	375	140.00–158.00	149.31
10	—	527	150.00–162.00	158.09
14	—	327	136.00–156.00	146.12
12	—	463	159.00–172.00	166.82
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
8	—	280	129.00–146.00	137.15
8	—	576	141.00–156.00	147.48
6	—	620	120.00–130.00	126.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	93.00–110.00	101.84
1	—	286	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	474	118.00–121.00	119.49
1	—	720	103.00	103.00
12	—	379	114.00–130.00	123.30
10	—	326	116.00–134.00	124.23
5	—	263	115.00–123.00	118.91
1	—	524	125.00	125.00
2	—	230	120.00–121.00	120.49
9	—	419	114.00–131.00	120.63
1	—	576	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	318	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	145.00–164.00	155.41
1	—	982	85.00	85.00
7	—	621	120.00–126.00	124.54
5	—	869	88.00–94.00	91.81
1	—	716	96.00	96.00
5	—	534	142.00–152.00	147.41
4	—	663	117.00–120.00	118.74
2	—	843	90.00–92.00	91.01
8	—	578	136.00–149.00	141.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	125.00	125.00
3	—	685	101.00–106.00	103.63
1	—	612	107.00	107.00
1	—	576	120.00	120.00
2	—	483	131.00–134.00	132.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	708	86.00	86.00
1	—	552	104.00	104.00
3	—	815	78.00–82.00	80.01
3	—	533	100.00–112.00	103.87
2	—	660	100.00–106.00	103.03
2	—	476	121.00–123.00	122.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	552	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	727	375.00–575.00	494.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	782	725.00	725.00

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	—	874	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	991	725.00–750.00	737.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,044	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,103	59.00–67.00	63.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,058	48.00–58.00	53.96
11	—	939	34.00–44.00	39.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,381	55.00–56.00	55.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,954	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,323	71.00–78.00	74.98

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.