Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2021-06-24

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 24
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 296▼ 146 vs year ago 380 · −38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 77▲ 3 vs year ago 60 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher; there were too few comparable slaughter bulls the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand, 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 $116.33/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$116.33
67 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$20.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.82
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2418120.0050253
Medium 2408102.8642012thin
Small 1-2365100.003652thin
One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $137 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 sale67 hd
116.33
—
NC average8 barns · 1,039 hd
119.15
−2.82
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—Average1,51688.761,3454thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13473.1582924
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49971.281,0685thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96963.5561611

Every lot

44 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 2240118.03/cwt115.00–121.002832
Steers—Medium 2282121.08/cwt117.00–125.003416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289143.44/cwt141.00–146.004152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322136.14/cwt130.00–141.004388
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369141.43/cwt136.00–145.005225
Steers—Medium 2376116.02/cwt114.00–122.004366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427131.52/cwt127.00–137.0056210
Steers—Medium 2430120.95/cwt118.00–125.005205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467130.81/cwt126.00–134.006114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527131.84/cwt126.00–138.006953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645128.00/cwt125.00–131.008263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727118.02/cwt117.00–119.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758117.50/cwt117.00–118.008912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2229127.42/cwt124.00–131.002922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273126.45/cwt120.00–132.003456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312124.47/cwt120.00–128.003884
Heifers—Medium 2337110.59/cwt106.00–116.003733
Heifers—Small 1-2365100.00/cwt100.00–100.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379124.80/cwt116.00–128.0047311
Heifers—Medium 2381105.14/cwt100.00–110.004015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418120.55/cwt115.00–125.005048
Heifers—Medium 2466102.91/cwt100.00–106.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474116.91/cwt110.00–121.0055414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521109.19/cwt104.00–114.005693
Heifers—Medium 252385.53/cwt84.00–87.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561110.99/cwt109.00–112.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711107.00/cwt106.00–108.007612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2461119.02/cwt118.00–120.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477125.19/cwt121.00–128.0059711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525119.27/cwt117.00–124.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567119.79/cwt119.00–121.006795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627117.48/cwt114.00–121.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2689112.75/cwt111.00–115.007774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2746106.00/cwt105.00–107.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763110.52/cwt108.00–113.008432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04685.00/cwt85.00–85.008891
Bulls——1,09268.00/cwt68.00–68.007431
Bulls——1,962101.01/cwt100.00–102.001,9822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78450.00/cwt50.00–50.003922
Cows—Lean 85-90%91962.30/cwt59.00–66.005735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12371.88/cwt70.00–75.008074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12972.57/cwt69.00–76.0081922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18479.52/cwt79.00–80.009422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49971.28/cwt70.00–72.001,0685

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.