Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2021-09-09

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 9
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 239▲ 9 vs year ago 387 · +2.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 25▲ 11 vs year ago 47 · +23.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison; and there were too few slaughter bulls the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers were 2.00 to 6.00 lower on a light test; four-weight heifers were steady to 3.00 higher, while five- and six-weights were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 12.00 to 14.00 lower on a fairly light test. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 60.00 to 80.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.50/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$117.50
143 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.06
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535119.17637122
Medium 2414108.6245018thin
Small 1-2277102.542843thin
One grade step is worth $16.63/cwt here — about $353 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 sale143 hd
117.50
—
NC average9 barns · 1,387 hd
127.56
−10.06
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—Average1,84895.001,7562thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17567.2479015
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00850.765127thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2222125.47/cwt125.00–126.002792
Steers—Medium 2259121.38/cwt118.00–125.003142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288144.77/cwt140.00–148.004174
Steers—Medium 2331122.29/cwt117.00–128.004053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336147.56/cwt141.00–153.004963
Steers—Small 1-2367105.56/cwt101.00–110.003872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385145.14/cwt138.00–146.0055912
Steers—Medium 2388125.60/cwt123.00–130.004876
Steers—Medium 2421121.59/cwt115.00–126.005125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425138.13/cwt131.00–145.0058712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492144.17/cwt140.00–145.007096
Steers—Medium 2504123.48/cwt121.00–126.006222
Steers—Medium 2567114.98/cwt112.00–118.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580132.34/cwt130.00–133.007686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622127.95/cwt125.00–130.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728114.43/cwt110.00–119.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755113.01/cwt110.00–117.008533
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2276119.70/cwt118.00–121.003303
Heifers—Small 1-2277102.54/cwt100.00–107.002843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278125.21/cwt124.00–126.003485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314126.80/cwt121.00–133.0039810
Heifers—Medium 2329110.77/cwt107.00–115.003643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368125.68/cwt119.00–130.004638
Heifers—Medium 2376114.16/cwt110.00–117.004295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426127.07/cwt124.00–134.0054112
Heifers—Medium 247498.30/cwt97.00–100.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy477116.01/cwt115.00–117.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483125.33/cwt120.00–129.0060513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523124.87/cwt118.00–130.0065328
Heifers—Medium 2531106.50/cwt106.00–107.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full533110.98/cwt110.00–112.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576122.91/cwt116.00–128.007089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628117.27/cwt113.00–121.007366
Heifers—Medium 263692.51/cwt90.00–95.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full670100.24/cwt100.00–101.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671118.54/cwt115.00–124.007957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273997.30/cwt96.00–100.007196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288388.00/cwt88.00–88.007776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,05589.00/cwt89.00–89.009393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2476117.25/cwt113.00–121.005584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478133.48/cwt130.00–137.006388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531124.26/cwt120.00–130.006609
Bulls—Medium 2542114.50/cwt114.00–115.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577123.83/cwt119.00–130.0071412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626111.77/cwt110.00–116.007009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681108.30/cwt105.00–110.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273299.49/cwt96.00–102.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278199.77/cwt95.00–104.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282597.80/cwt92.00–102.008074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286294.48/cwt92.00–97.008142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,84895.00/cwt95.00–95.001,7562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86342.41/cwt41.00–44.003662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06654.10/cwt51.00–55.005775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13863.03/cwt60.00–66.0071710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24975.65/cwt73.00–80.009455

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.