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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 26

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 238▲ 9 vs year ago 236 · +3.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 74▼ 14 vs year ago 43 · −32.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were lightly tested, breaking type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower and boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower; there were too few slaughter bulls the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light due to another week of excessive heat. 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 $124.63/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$124.63

80 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

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

$28.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

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	509	128.07	652	68
Medium 2	484	106.20	514	10thin
Small 1-2	230	100.00	230	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about $422 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 sale80 hd

124.63

—

NC average8 barns · 1,051 hd

123.91

+0.73

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	1,186	82.20	975	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,041	68.83	716	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	65.58	867	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	874	54.52	477	5thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	136.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	382	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	374	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	161.60/cwt	155.00–170.00	622	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	144.45/cwt	138.00–150.00	624	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	151.86/cwt	145.00–156.00	718	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	691	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	833	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	963	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	132.83/cwt	127.00–139.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	388	108.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	419	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	133.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	565	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	138.28/cwt	137.00–140.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	132.49/cwt	125.00–138.00	636	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	489	111.34/cwt	107.00–117.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	519	101.98/cwt	101.00–103.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	124.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	658	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	119.37/cwt	114.00–125.00	689	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	761	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	586	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	118.93/cwt	114.00–124.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	115.49/cwt	113.00–118.00	874	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	147.14/cwt	138.00–150.00	692	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	486	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	520	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	128.75/cwt	124.00–132.50	676	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	124.95/cwt	119.00–130.00	717	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	576	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	115.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	724	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	664	101.11/cwt	97.50–106.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	818	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,186	82.20/cwt	80.00–86.00	975	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	874	54.52/cwt	52.00–57.00	477	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,027	66.50/cwt	64.00–70.00	683	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	78.16/cwt	77.00–79.00	856	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,322	65.58/cwt	65.00–66.00	867	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 Aug 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 238Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 74Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	470	138.00–150.00	147.14
6	—	574	119.00–130.00	124.95
2	—	662	115.00	115.00
4	—	627	110.00–120.00	115.53
2	—	909	90.00	90.00
15	—	525	124.00–132.50	128.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	486	125.00–128.00	126.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	115.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	664	97.50–106.00	101.11
2	—	576	116.00–117.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	155.00–170.00	161.60
8	—	432	138.00–150.00	144.45
2	—	625	130.00–137.00	133.58
2	—	512	130.00–140.00	134.94
3	—	279	135.00–140.00	136.91
3	—	473	145.00–156.00	151.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	147.00	147.00
13	—	678	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	374	130.00–135.00	132.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.44
11	—	581	131.00	131.00
3	—	478	137.00–140.00	138.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	113.00–118.00	115.49
4	—	630	114.00–124.00	118.93
11	—	577	114.00–125.00	119.37
11	—	480	125.00–138.00	132.49
7	—	530	120.00–130.00	124.13
8	—	424	130.00–137.00	133.26
4	—	374	125.00–135.00	130.05
2	—	280	127.00–139.00	132.83
3	—	311	125.00–135.00	129.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	519	101.00–103.00	101.98
3	—	489	107.00–117.00	111.34
3	—	388	107.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	586	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	77.00–79.00	78.16
8	—	1,027	64.00–70.00	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	874	52.00–57.00	54.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,322	65.00–66.00	65.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,186	80.00–86.00	82.20

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.