Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2021-10-14

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 629▼ 26 vs year ago 622 · −4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 108▼ 12 vs year ago 103 · −11.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current sheep receipts 1.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher; heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher with some 8.00 to 9.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mixed, 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 45.00 to 95.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.79/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$127.79
167 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$37.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.83
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506135.79686108
Medium 2350113.9639956
Small 1-237998.083723thin
One grade step is worth $37.71/cwt here — about $315 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 sale167 hd
127.79
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NC average6 barns · 624 hd
132.62
−4.83
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—Average1,48781.911,2184thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48959.038795thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17456.8166719
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01845.5846433

Every lot

61 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2186112.39/cwt110.00–115.002093
Steers—Medium 2242119.18/cwt114.00–124.002885
Steers—Medium 2276121.04/cwt115.00–126.003348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289131.42/cwt128.00–135.003807
Steers—Medium 2322114.39/cwt110.00–117.0036811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328134.76/cwt128.00–141.004428
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed354100.00/cwt100.00–100.003542
Steers—Medium 2375111.64/cwt110.00–115.004196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378135.61/cwt128.00–141.0051316
Steers—Small 1-237998.08/cwt94.00–100.003723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422135.93/cwt129.00–142.0057416
Steers—Medium 2424114.67/cwt109.00–120.0048614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy427121.05/cwt120.00–122.005172
Steers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed435105.39/cwt100.00–107.004585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485146.65/cwt140.00–148.007117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511138.10/cwt132.00–139.007068
Steers—Medium 2514110.02/cwt109.00–111.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576135.79/cwt131.00–137.007825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584144.00/cwt144.00–144.008419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611120.00/cwt120.00–120.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695133.35/cwt128.50–136.5092728
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-222993.07/cwt89.00–96.002133
Heifers—Medium 2232109.27/cwt107.00–113.002544
Heifers—Small 1-2270100.23/cwt98.00–103.002715
Heifers—Medium 2271108.64/cwt106.00–112.002948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295121.48/cwt117.00–126.003584
Heifers—Medium 2328108.05/cwt104.00–112.003549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331123.27/cwt117.00–127.004087
Heifers—Medium 2366105.81/cwt100.00–110.003875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383123.87/cwt120.00–128.004749
Heifers—Medium 2422100.62/cwt100.00–103.004255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425120.16/cwt115.00–126.0051110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469119.18/cwt117.00–122.005596
Heifers—Small 1-247878.99/cwt76.00–80.003784
Heifers—Medium 2479102.16/cwt100.00–106.004897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520121.60/cwt116.00–127.0063211
Heifers—Medium 2524100.00/cwt100.00–100.005245
Heifers—Small 1-253081.82/cwt78.00–85.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569126.18/cwt124.00–130.0071816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609121.67/cwt120.00–123.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed625105.01/cwt104.00–106.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292185.00/cwt85.00–85.007833
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465128.11/cwt125.00–133.0059618
Bulls—Medium 2476103.71/cwt100.00–106.004944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531119.85/cwt116.00–125.0063614
Bulls—Medium 2531102.53/cwt100.00–106.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571119.10/cwt114.00–125.0068012
Bulls—Medium 2586102.99/cwt100.00–106.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed612102.23/cwt101.00–104.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630111.28/cwt108.00–115.0070111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673110.68/cwt110.00–112.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716102.04/cwt97.00–107.007315
Bulls—Medium 272490.50/cwt90.00–91.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785104.00/cwt104.00–104.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281490.49/cwt90.00–91.007372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,48781.91/cwt78.00–84.001,2184
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00748.15/cwt45.00–52.0048524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04838.74/cwt35.00–41.004069
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17456.81/cwt54.00–59.0066719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48959.03/cwt55.00–62.008795
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3826500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,1301

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.