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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 8

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 234▼ 355 vs year ago 435 · −81.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 63▼ 19 vs year ago 28 · −67.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were too few head to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were very light as Tropical Storm Elsa passed through the region. Cattle quality was attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.71/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$134.71

34 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

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	459	134.71	619	34

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

134.71

—

NC average1 barns · 34 hd

134.71

+0.00

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	—	Average	1,678	85.61	1,437	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,044	73.26	765	2thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	143.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	458	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	135.52/cwt	127.00–139.00	493	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	138.58/cwt	134.00–145.00	579	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	136.82/cwt	136.00–141.00	653	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	132.41/cwt	129.00–133.00	670	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	465	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	373	105.75/cwt	100.00–111.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	121.63/cwt	120.00–123.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	123.98/cwt	121.00–127.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	107.65/cwt	101.00–111.00	549	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	130.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	629	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	121.02/cwt	117.00–124.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	883	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	85.61/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,437	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	73.26/cwt	71.00–75.00	765	2

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 Jul 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 234Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 63Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	101.00–111.00	107.65
2	—	313	122.00–124.00	122.98
3	—	363	127.00–129.00	127.98
3	—	424	120.00–123.00	121.63
4	—	463	121.00–127.00	123.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	100.00–111.00	105.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	126.00	126.00
9	—	418	134.00–145.00	138.58
6	—	477	136.00–141.00	136.82
7	—	506	129.00–133.00	132.41
2	—	319	142.00–145.00	143.44
4	—	364	127.00–139.00	135.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	581	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	768	114.00–116.00	115.01
3	—	641	117.00–124.00	121.02
5	—	482	125.00–134.00	130.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	82.00–90.00	85.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,044	71.00–75.00	73.26

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.