Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to inclement weather last week not enough receipts to compare to this week.

9 head of baby calves; 160.00-375.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $271.92/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −105.62 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$271.92

53 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$505

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$106.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	286.33	1,559	41
Medium and Large 2	549	233.45	1,280	8thin
Medium 2	575	208.18	1,197	3thin
Medium and Large 3	586	180.00	1,055	1thin

One grade step is worth $106.33/cwt here — about $505 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $377.54 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

271.92

—

NC average8 barns · 268 hd

272.43

−0.51

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−105.62

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	—	Low	1,634	148.93	2,434	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	137.76	2,038	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	134.63	1,508	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	971	104.31	1,013	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	727	$1,547	2thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	582	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	575	208.18/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	239.90/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	273.14/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,278	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	241.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	257.37/cwt	250.00–265.00	700	3
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	303	190.03/cwt	180.00–200.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	338	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	252.75/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	253.27/cwt	237.50–280.00	1,325	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	307.10/cwt	300.00–320.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	248.57/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,583	10
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	354	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	294.38/cwt	247.50–340.00	1,248	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	318.25/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,025	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	167	275.68/cwt	275.00–276.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	823	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	341.90/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,388	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	291.63/cwt	272.50–307.50	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	267.54/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	225.48/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,197	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	229.70/cwt	222.50–237.50	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	357	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	362.42/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	256.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	298.44/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	378.24/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	326.38/cwt	323.00–332.50	1,717	4
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	500–550	536	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,615	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	173	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	320	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	304	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	608	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	226	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	452	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	654	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	834	3
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	950–1000	980	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	624	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	332	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	311.32/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,364	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,134	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	156.65/cwt	151.00–162.50	1,643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	131.24/cwt	122.50–146.00	1,484	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	71.21/cwt	70.00–72.50	575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	88.53/cwt	85.00–90.00	796	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	113.77/cwt	95.00–125.00	1,157	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	139.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	2,020	9
Bulls	—	—	1,407	127.11/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,916	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,276	1
Bulls	—	—	1,691	154.86/cwt	145.00–163.00	2,619	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,468	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,869	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	727	1,546.77/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Small 3	300–350	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	2
Bulls	Small 3	450–500	482	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	604	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,344	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	695	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	256	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	278.69/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,589	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	348.94/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,647	19
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	327	238.22/cwt	215.00–260.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	363.66/cwt	350.00–373.50	1,236	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	174.48/cwt	160.00–196.00	1,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	358.07/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,522	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	369.41/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,389	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	261.05/cwt	247.50–292.50	1,639	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	245.15/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	176	271.35/cwt	270.00–272.50	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	321	253.90/cwt	235.00–270.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	293.31/cwt	260.00–327.50	1,508	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	215.80/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	222.00/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	381	261.83/cwt	252.50–267.50	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	218.64/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	276.73/cwt	250.00–312.50	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	301.15/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	167.19/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	233.78/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	313.76/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,170	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	315.62/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,013	6
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	220	249.57/cwt	237.50–260.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	479	214.29/cwt	192.50–260.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	240.83/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	270.61/cwt	265.00–280.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,374	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	388	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	296.43/cwt	265.00–322.50	1,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	566	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,245	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 17Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 5Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 0

Due to inclement weather last week not enough receipts to compare to this week.

9 head of baby calves; 160.00-375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	582	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	180.00–200.00	190.03
1	500–550	540	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	240.00–242.50	241.23
3	250–300	272	250.00–265.00	257.37
1	300–350	334	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	425	222.50–237.50	229.70
1	450–500	490	210.00	210.00
6	500–550	531	215.00–235.00	225.48
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	662	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	167	275.00–276.00	275.68
3	200–250	229	272.50–307.50	291.63
5	250–300	278	300.00–320.00	307.10
18	300–350	322	275.00–350.00	318.25
9	350–400	373	265.00–322.50	296.43
25	400–450	424	247.50–340.00	294.38
25	450–500	468	250.00–300.00	273.14
18	500–550	523	237.50–280.00	253.27
8	550–600	577	240.00–257.50	252.75
10	600–650	637	245.00–255.00	248.57
5	650–700	661	227.50–255.00	239.90
2	700–750	744	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	792	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	818	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	354	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	357.50	357.50
13	400–450	406	325.00–345.00	341.90
7	450–500	479	322.50	322.50
7	500–550	509	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	683	239.00	239.00
2	800–850	823	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	566	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	237.50–260.00	249.57
3	300–350	321	235.00–270.00	253.90
3	350–400	381	252.50–267.50	261.83
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	479	192.50–260.00	214.29
3	550–600	575	200.00–217.50	208.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	530	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	360	347.50	347.50
2	400–450	438	295.00–327.50	311.32
1	600–650	624	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	482	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	604	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	256	225.00	225.00
3	300–350	327	215.00–260.00	238.22
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	456	152.50	152.50
1	550–600	586	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	658	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	176	270.00–272.50	271.35
1	250–300	276	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	340	350.00–373.50	363.66
17	350–400	376	350.00–390.00	369.41
19	400–450	425	330.00–385.00	358.07
19	450–500	472	300.00–370.00	348.94
15	500–550	514	260.00–327.50	293.31
21	550–600	570	250.00–292.50	278.69
13	600–650	628	247.50–292.50	261.05
8	650–700	682	227.50–260.00	245.15
3	700–750	720	215.00–231.00	222.00
3	750–800	758	205.00–227.50	215.80
3	900–950	926	160.00–196.00	174.48
1	950–1000	976	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	265.00–280.00	270.61
6	300–350	321	300.00–340.00	315.62
11	350–400	373	280.00–340.00	313.76
3	400–450	433	280.00–322.50	301.15
4	450–500	486	250.00–312.50	276.73
3	500–550	528	232.50–245.00	240.83
4	550–600	566	225.00–240.00	233.78
2	600–650	615	212.50–225.00	218.64
2	700–750	725	150.00–185.00	167.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	387.50	387.50
5	400–450	426	370.00–382.50	378.24
2	450–500	465	357.50–367.50	362.42
4	500–550	526	323.00–332.50	326.38
6	550–600	553	280.00–320.00	298.44
2	600–650	617	260.00–275.00	267.54
7	650–700	679	255.00–260.00	256.44
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	788	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	621	260.00	260.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	140.00	140.00
1	950–1000	980	92.50	92.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	654	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	185.00	185.00
1	200–250	226	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	304	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,778	120.00	120.00
9	—	1,446	135.00–142.50	139.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,049	151.00–162.50	156.65
13	—	1,131	122.50–146.00	131.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	807	70.00–72.50	71.21
3	—	899	85.00–90.00	88.53
12	—	1,017	95.00–125.00	113.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,407	120.00–137.50	127.11
1	—	1,916	171.00	171.00
11	—	1,691	145.00–163.00	154.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	932	157.50	157.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,106	169.00	169.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	727	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,546.77

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.

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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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