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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 30

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

611 head

▲ 234 vs last sale 377▼ 71 vs year ago 682 · −10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 63▲ 4 vs year ago 89 · +4.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 7.00 to 8.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 12.00 lower; heifers mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 60.00 to 110.00 per head.

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 $112.33/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$112.33

147 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$31.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

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	488	117.83	575	105
Medium 2	407	102.92	419	31
Small 1-2	375	86.31	324	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.52/cwt here — about $251 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 sale147 hd

112.33

—

NC average8 barns · 1,220 hd

114.97

−2.64

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	—	High	1,444	80.85	1,168	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,064	56.83	605	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	53.68	698	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	44.09	414	32

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	312	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	272	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	272	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	138.93/cwt	137.00–141.00	379	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	286	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	323	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	314	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	372	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	323	95.84/cwt	92.00–100.00	310	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	135.79/cwt	130.00–142.00	449	12
Steers	—	Medium 2	361	114.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	414	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	132.73/cwt	128.00–138.00	484	20
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	99.75/cwt	99.00–100.00	377	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	417	112.89/cwt	110.00–116.00	471	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	424	101.64/cwt	100.00–104.00	431	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	131.45/cwt	124.00–138.00	561	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	427	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	133.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	134.26/cwt	127.00–135.00	686	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	119.17/cwt	115.00–122.00	736	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	212	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	257	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	271	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	244	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	120.34/cwt	118.00–125.00	332	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	288	110.48/cwt	105.00–114.00	318	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	124.45/cwt	121.00–130.00	397	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	321	83.46/cwt	80.00–87.00	268	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	324	106.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	344	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	354	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	304	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	371	110.34/cwt	109.00–112.00	409	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	123.12/cwt	117.00–129.00	458	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	121.64/cwt	116.00–127.00	513	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	426	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	121.96/cwt	116.00–125.00	572	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	98.36/cwt	94.00–103.00	467	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	479	86.76/cwt	84.00–90.00	416	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	514	91.77/cwt	88.00–95.00	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	116.24/cwt	110.00–119.00	603	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	533	100.65/cwt	99.00–102.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	111.44/cwt	108.00–117.00	634	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	113.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	708	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	115.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	770	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	464	83.47/cwt	82.00–85.00	387	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	105.00/cwt	102.00–110.00	494	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	474	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	127.73/cwt	121.00–133.00	607	26
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	507	83.99/cwt	80.00–88.00	426	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	526	100.44/cwt	95.00–105.00	528	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	113.22/cwt	109.00–116.00	598	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	529	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	534	105.47/cwt	104.00–107.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	566	100.89/cwt	96.00–104.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	110.72/cwt	107.00–115.00	639	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	584	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	103.28/cwt	100.00–108.00	649	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	101.99/cwt	99.00–107.00	693	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	94.63/cwt	91.00–99.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	95.81/cwt	93.00–100.00	736	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	93.66/cwt	92.00–96.00	812	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	63.08/cwt	60.00–66.00	650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	80.33/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,044	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	93.38/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,786	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	37.68/cwt	35.00–41.00	341	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	47.94/cwt	44.00–51.00	460	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	56.83/cwt	54.00–60.00	605	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	53.68/cwt	50.00–57.00	698	6

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 Sep 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 377Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 63Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	88.00–95.00	91.77
10	—	475	94.00–103.00	98.36
5	—	288	105.00–114.00	110.48
2	—	426	100.00–101.00	100.51
6	—	371	109.00–112.00	110.34
4	—	324	100.00–110.00	106.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	668	110.00–118.00	115.22
5	—	623	110.00–117.00	113.57
2	—	212	120.00–122.00	121.03
11	—	469	116.00–125.00	121.96
5	—	276	118.00–125.00	120.34
15	—	519	110.00–119.00	116.24
7	—	319	121.00–130.00	124.45
10	—	372	117.00–129.00	123.12
14	—	569	108.00–117.00	111.44
17	—	422	116.00–127.00	121.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	354	86.00	86.00
3	—	321	80.00–87.00	83.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	84.00–90.00	86.76
2	—	271	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	99.00–102.00	100.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	99.00–100.00	99.75
4	—	424	100.00–104.00	101.64
2	—	272	100.00	100.00
3	—	323	92.00–100.00	95.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	110.00–120.00	114.57
8	—	417	110.00–116.00	112.89
3	—	314	115.00–120.00	118.39
3	—	286	110.00–115.00	112.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	130.00–140.00	133.90
3	—	569	130.00	130.00
3	—	273	137.00–141.00	138.93
2	—	245	125.00–130.00	127.47
23	—	427	124.00–138.00	131.45
12	—	331	130.00–142.00	135.79
20	—	365	128.00–138.00	132.73
5	—	618	115.00–122.00	119.17
11	—	511	127.00–135.00	134.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	91.00–99.00	94.63
4	—	768	93.00–100.00	95.81
14	—	628	100.00–108.00	103.28
8	—	679	99.00–107.00	101.99
14	—	528	109.00–116.00	113.22
3	—	867	92.00–96.00	93.66
26	—	475	121.00–133.00	127.73
10	—	577	107.00–115.00	110.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	534	104.00–107.00	105.47
2	—	474	115.00–116.00	115.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	584	104.00	104.00
2	—	529	100.00–102.00	100.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	80.00–88.00	83.99
2	—	464	82.00–85.00	83.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	102.00–110.00	105.00
11	—	526	95.00–105.00	100.44
3	—	566	96.00–104.00	100.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,913	91.00–95.00	93.38
4	—	1,300	78.00–82.00	80.33
2	—	1,030	60.00–66.00	63.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	906	35.00–41.00	37.68
20	—	960	44.00–51.00	47.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	50.00–57.00	53.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,064	54.00–60.00	56.83

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.