Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2021-10-21

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 21
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
443 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 596▼ 33 vs year ago 476 · −6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 91▼ 30 vs year ago 95 · −31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. 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 $111.50/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$111.50
113 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$518
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$33.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.43
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487113.7955488
Medium 2381105.4640123
Small 1-242880.003422thin
One grade step is worth $33.79/cwt here — about $212 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 sale113 hd
111.50
—
NC average6 barns · 762 hd
114.93
−3.43
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—Average1,41977.891,1058thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51059.939057thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11356.6363011
CowsLean 85-90%Low92642.5039411

Every lot

60 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2225115.51/cwt110.00–120.002602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228130.45/cwt125.00–134.002974
Steers—Small 1-2266100.00/cwt100.00–100.002662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274135.42/cwt130.00–140.003714
Steers—Medium 2274118.91/cwt116.00–120.003264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324135.38/cwt129.00–141.004398
Steers—Medium 2338120.51/cwt120.00–121.004072
Steers—Medium 2369119.30/cwt118.00–120.004403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373135.33/cwt130.00–140.0050514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy414123.51/cwt122.00–125.005112
Steers—Medium 2419115.67/cwt112.00–120.004854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431140.03/cwt134.00–146.0060411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480140.33/cwt137.00–142.006743
Steers—Medium 2485115.03/cwt111.00–117.005583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520133.40/cwt130.00–138.006945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572137.23/cwt131.00–143.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615139.78/cwt136.00–143.008609
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665137.00/cwt135.00–139.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783127.37/cwt123.00–131.009973
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2227110.53/cwt110.00–111.002512
Heifers—Medium 2265109.47/cwt104.00–114.002904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276121.41/cwt118.00–127.003358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314119.64/cwt115.00–124.003765
Heifers—Medium 2320111.01/cwt110.00–115.003555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374119.51/cwt117.00–121.004476
Heifers—Medium 2381110.00/cwt110.00–110.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420125.86/cwt123.00–130.0052914
Heifers—Small 1-242880.00/cwt80.00–80.003422
Heifers—Medium 2458103.97/cwt100.00–107.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471120.74/cwt114.00–125.0056923
Heifers—Medium 250590.50/cwt90.00–91.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed519104.00/cwt104.00–104.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521115.86/cwt112.00–120.006047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy523102.73/cwt97.00–107.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566127.51/cwt127.00–128.007222
Heifers—Medium 257892.92/cwt90.00–96.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634110.51/cwt109.00–112.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677110.99/cwt108.00–114.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full73475.46/cwt75.00–76.0055411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2474109.82/cwt104.00–114.005215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484134.55/cwt130.00–139.006519
Bulls—Medium 2519102.75/cwt100.00–107.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533120.03/cwt117.00–124.006407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580117.53/cwt115.00–123.0068213
Bulls—Medium 258399.97/cwt98.00–103.005835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed591108.49/cwt106.00–111.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623108.78/cwt105.00–113.006789
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677105.60/cwt104.00–107.007155
Bulls—Medium 267989.00/cwt89.00–89.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716102.12/cwt97.00–106.007317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286384.00/cwt84.00–84.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293481.99/cwt80.00–83.007663
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11466.00/cwt66.00–66.007352
Bulls——1,34377.51/cwt75.00–80.001,0414
Bulls——1,87690.54/cwt90.00–91.001,6992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86127.85/cwt26.00–30.002403
Cows—Lean 85-90%95148.00/cwt45.00–51.004568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11356.63/cwt53.00–60.0063011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51059.93/cwt57.00–63.009057
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,132850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,6221

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.