Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2021-10-07

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 7
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
629 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 611▲ 28 vs year ago 601 · +4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 93▲ 43 vs year ago 65 · +66.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers were mixed, mostly 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher; four-weight heifers were steady to 4.00 lower, while five- and six-weights were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. 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 $116.68/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$116.68
154 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.17
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2468119.49559127
Medium 2409103.4742424
Small 1-2217103.472253thin
One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about $335 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 sale154 hd
116.68
—
NC average7 barns · 867 hd
113.52
+3.17
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—High1,59979.591,2737thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29259.4276822
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38853.947496thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07147.1250524

Every lot

59 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2178113.55/cwt112.00–115.002022
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed228110.54/cwt110.00–111.002522
Steers—Medium 2231118.61/cwt115.00–121.002743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278140.77/cwt140.00–143.0039112
Steers—Small 1-232291.53/cwt90.00–93.002952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330141.49/cwt134.00–147.0046712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376142.03/cwt134.00–146.0053411
Steers—Medium 2380115.26/cwt115.00–116.004384
Steers—Small 1-241998.68/cwt97.00–100.004133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427130.26/cwt127.00–134.0055616
Steers—Medium 2430109.72/cwt105.00–113.004725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478139.43/cwt136.00–144.0066615
Steers—Medium 2479111.98/cwt109.00–115.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511130.67/cwt125.00–136.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570131.50/cwt129.00–135.007506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617127.99/cwt123.00–133.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664121.68/cwt121.00–123.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,01012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2175110.98/cwt109.00–112.501942
Heifers—Small 1-2217103.47/cwt102.50–105.002253
Heifers—Medium 2271111.19/cwt110.00–115.003014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289119.27/cwt117.00–120.003454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329122.89/cwt116.00–127.0040414
Heifers—Medium 2333110.48/cwt105.00–116.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372123.61/cwt118.00–127.0046018
Heifers—Medium 2372105.49/cwt100.00–110.003924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421120.80/cwt115.00–125.0050916
Heifers—Medium 243395.96/cwt94.00–100.004163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466118.78/cwt114.00–125.0055422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed468104.94/cwt103.00–107.004912
Heifers—Medium 2472111.28/cwt109.00–115.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed517102.00/cwt100.00–104.005272
Heifers—Medium 252490.00/cwt90.00–90.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531121.48/cwt115.00–125.5064522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570117.48/cwt111.00–122.0067012
Heifers—Medium 257998.00/cwt96.00–100.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619115.62/cwt112.00–119.0071611
Heifers—Medium 265788.01/cwt86.00–90.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671109.74/cwt108.00–112.007364
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2468101.57/cwt98.00–106.004755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479131.18/cwt124.00–135.0062823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521121.39/cwt117.00–127.0063216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576116.76/cwt113.00–122.0067321
Bulls—Medium 258699.32/cwt97.00–101.005823
Bulls—Medium 262988.80/cwt82.00–91.005596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630115.99/cwt110.00–121.007318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667109.23/cwt107.00–110.007294
Bulls—Medium 267789.47/cwt87.00–91.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712100.00/cwt100.00–100.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277390.25/cwt89.00–91.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290181.50/cwt80.00–83.007342
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 342963.10/cwt60.00–65.002713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52074.25/cwt72.00–75.001,1295
Bulls——1,79792.94/cwt90.00–97.001,6702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04437.43/cwt34.00–40.003917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08251.11/cwt49.00–54.0055317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25356.75/cwt54.00–60.0071117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38853.94/cwt51.00–58.007496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42568.48/cwt66.00–72.009765

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.