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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Apr 8

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

402 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 371▲ 210 vs year ago 192 · +109.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 66▲ 17 vs year ago 51 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison, boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while heifers were unevenly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was 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 $123.94/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$123.94

144 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

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	448	126.26	566	124
Medium 2	411	109.53	450	20

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $116 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 sale144 hd

123.94

—

NC average8 barns · 1,132 hd

124.60

−0.66

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	1,528	81.81	1,250	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	66.18	764	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	53.32	527	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,636	48.00	785	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	164	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	197	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	171.40/cwt	165.00–181.00	389	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	239	124.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	296	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	165.49/cwt	153.00–175.00	460	12
Steers	—	Small 1-2	278	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	278	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	279	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	368	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	318	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	417	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	162.36/cwt	154.00–170.00	541	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	157.19/cwt	148.00–165.00	580	17
Steers	—	Small 1-2	396	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	424	120.47/cwt	114.00–126.00	511	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	425	101.97/cwt	92.00–111.00	433	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	154.92/cwt	145.00–162.00	662	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	496	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	140.45/cwt	140.00–142.00	815	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	937	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	888	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	118	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	170	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	164	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	246	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	229	138.36/cwt	134.00–143.00	317	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	230	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	271	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	131.14/cwt	124.00–145.00	371	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	295	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	353	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	318	115.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	367	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	133.23/cwt	124.00–143.00	425	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	135.57/cwt	124.00–141.00	519	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	128.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	543	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	434	106.94/cwt	96.00–115.00	464	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	467	109.36/cwt	101.00–114.00	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	124.08/cwt	118.00–129.00	582	14
Heifers	—	Medium 2	518	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	122.05/cwt	115.00–126.00	649	22
Heifers	—	Medium 2	571	97.04/cwt	94.00–100.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	572	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	118.24/cwt	110.00–125.00	680	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	584	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	113.65/cwt	109.00–117.00	702	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	756	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	778	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	744	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	143.95/cwt	138.00–154.00	684	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	139.33/cwt	135.00–143.00	727	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	136.18/cwt	127.00–140.00	783	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	612	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	131.78/cwt	128.00–137.00	830	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	114.50/cwt	112.00–121.00	782	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	120.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	857	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	112.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	876	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	786	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	104.45/cwt	101.00–108.00	860	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	944	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	69.71/cwt	69.00–70.00	985	3
Bulls	—	—	1,473	80.49/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,186	6
Bulls	—	—	1,753	96.56/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,693	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	41.53/cwt	40.00–44.00	397	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	56.27/cwt	50.00–59.00	561	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	64.42/cwt	60.00–69.00	733	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	74.08/cwt	71.00–78.00	911	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	785	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,112	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 Apr 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 371Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 66Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	110.00–116.00	112.97
2	—	878	107.00–108.00	107.51
11	—	475	138.00–154.00	143.95
2	—	823	101.00–108.00	104.45
9	—	630	128.00–137.00	131.78
15	—	522	135.00–143.00	139.33
7	—	683	112.00–121.00	114.50
6	—	709	115.00–125.00	120.81
11	—	575	127.00–140.00	136.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	786	84.00	84.00
2	—	468	115.00	115.00
1	—	612	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	283	124.00–145.00	131.14
6	—	618	109.00–117.00	113.65
14	—	469	118.00–129.00	124.08
26	—	383	124.00–141.00	135.57
1	—	118	144.00	144.00
3	—	727	104.00	104.00
1	—	164	150.00	150.00
22	—	532	115.00–126.00	122.05
12	—	422	120.00–135.00	128.72
2	—	229	134.00–143.00	138.36
1	—	792	94.00	94.00
9	—	575	110.00–125.00	118.24
14	—	319	124.00–143.00	133.23
1	—	686	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	571	94.00–100.00	97.04
2	—	295	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	370	114.00–116.00	115.03
4	—	467	101.00–114.00	109.36
3	—	318	110.00–120.00	115.43
1	—	230	118.00	118.00
5	—	434	96.00–115.00	106.94
1	—	518	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	119.00	119.00
1	—	778	89.00	89.00
1	—	584	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	572	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	333	154.00–170.00	162.36
1	—	728	122.00	122.00
2	—	634	136.00–138.00	137.00
2	—	540	145.00	145.00
17	—	369	148.00–165.00	157.19
9	—	580	140.00–142.00	140.45
20	—	427	145.00–162.00	154.92
1	—	674	139.00	139.00
2	—	464	145.00–152.00	148.48
12	—	278	153.00–175.00	165.49
7	—	227	165.00–181.00	171.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	278	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	92.00–111.00	101.97
1	—	396	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	496	124.00	124.00
3	—	239	120.00–127.00	124.00
4	—	424	114.00–126.00	120.47
2	—	279	130.00–134.00	132.04
1	—	318	131.00	131.00
1	—	164	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	71.00–78.00	74.08
18	—	1,138	60.00–69.00	64.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	40.00–44.00	41.53
16	—	997	50.00–59.00	56.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,636	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	69.00–70.00	69.71
3	—	1,753	94.00–100.00	96.56
6	—	1,473	76.00–85.00	80.49

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,014	800.00	800.00

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.