Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2021-06-03

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 3
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
252 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 378▼ 196 vs year ago 448 · −43.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 49▲ 79 vs year ago 36 · +219.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison; boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher when compared to last week; and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher on a very light test. Feeder steers were steady to 2.00 higher on a light test; heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher with some 16.00 to 18.00 higher; feeder bulls were unevenly steady. 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 $117.26/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$117.26
73 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$7.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.58
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510117.7560068
Medium 2298110.553295thin
One grade step is worth $7.20/cwt here — about $271 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 sale73 hd
117.26
—
NC average7 barns · 876 hd
115.68
+1.58
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—High1,916100.221,9208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16266.1276862
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45764.529408thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01554.8055621

Every lot

45 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2217148.26/cwt140.00–160.003223
Steers—Medium 2256122.46/cwt118.00–127.003132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276152.88/cwt145.00–160.004222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed322128.52/cwt128.00–129.004142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325157.38/cwt152.00–163.0051114
Steers—Medium 2341122.91/cwt117.00–129.004192
Steers—Medium 2375119.03/cwt110.00–130.004464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376152.00/cwt142.00–158.0057211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425134.74/cwt129.00–149.0057312
Steers—Medium 2434121.96/cwt118.00–126.005292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481134.94/cwt132.00–138.006494
Steers—Medium 2618100.00/cwt100.00–100.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653118.40/cwt115.00–120.007735
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2175147.29/cwt144.00–150.002582
Heifers—Medium 2264110.00/cwt110.00–110.002902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289131.83/cwt125.00–139.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320127.40/cwt124.00–132.004086
Heifers—Medium 2320110.92/cwt109.00–114.003553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363125.99/cwt125.00–127.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364143.00/cwt143.00–143.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421123.51/cwt114.00–130.005209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473122.55/cwt117.00–128.0058012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522122.19/cwt114.00–126.006388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568118.00/cwt116.00–120.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637104.17/cwt100.00–109.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669101.28/cwt96.00–105.006787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271996.28/cwt94.00–99.006924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279094.52/cwt93.00–96.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288592.51/cwt90.00–95.008192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484131.76/cwt126.00–136.0063814
Bulls—Medium 2526108.03/cwt107.00–109.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531124.67/cwt120.00–128.0066210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577119.37/cwt115.00–126.0068920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622112.99/cwt107.00–117.007038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674108.47/cwt106.00–110.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722104.34/cwt98.00–107.007535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769103.50/cwt98.00–106.007964
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,88994.12/cwt92.00–95.001,7784
Bulls——1,942106.31/cwt104.00–110.002,0654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82544.04/cwt43.00–45.003632
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03555.93/cwt52.00–60.0057919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13563.72/cwt60.00–68.0072346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23973.03/cwt70.00–79.0090516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45764.52/cwt60.00–70.009408
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,9051

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.