Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $272.42/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −105.84 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$272.42

26 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$24.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.30

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	276.18	1,506	22
Medium and Large 2	533	251.75	1,342	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.44/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $378.27 across 27 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 sale26 hd

272.42

—

NC average9 barns · 324 hd

267.13

+5.30

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−105.84

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	—	Average	1,578	138.83	2,191	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	141.35	2,106	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	136.03	1,602	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	106.75	1,152	18

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)	844	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	223.80/cwt	222.50–225.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	230.27/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	215.13/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	282	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	361.23/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	242.45/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	268.55/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,286	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	269.30/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	349.34/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	242.17/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,267	15
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	385	219.50/cwt	202.50–237.50	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	232.55/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	242.26/cwt	209.00–260.00	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	279.64/cwt	260.00–287.50	937	8
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	266	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	565	1
Heifers	Small 3	400–450	436	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	758	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	294.05/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	746	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	279.35/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	232.25/cwt	210.00–247.50	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	327.54/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	279.42/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,050	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	532	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	312.74/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,773	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	338.75/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	669	275.91/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	372	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	773	246.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	243.49/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	732	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	426	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	90.32/cwt	82.50–100.00	907	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	134.54/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,559	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	65.30/cwt	60.00–70.00	646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	116.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,298	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	141.35/cwt	137.50–145.00	2,106	5
Bulls	—	—	1,712	153.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,622	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,873	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	121.64/cwt	85.00–135.00	1,725	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	844	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	388	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	225.75/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,754	3
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	304	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	313.88/cwt	290.00–347.50	1,497	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	343.09/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,101	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	232.51/cwt	218.00–245.00	1,648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	241	362.45/cwt	335.00–377.50	874	3
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	271	238.27/cwt	227.50–247.50	646	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	435	258.12/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	355.29/cwt	322.50–380.00	1,318	12
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	498	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	238.97/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	345.52/cwt	322.50–375.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	288.30/cwt	250.00–307.50	1,491	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	293.99/cwt	260.00–332.50	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	217.58/cwt	192.50–227.50	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	293.22/cwt	280.00–300.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	342.78/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,457	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	794	166.33/cwt	150.00–182.50	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	264.88/cwt	247.50–282.50	1,531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	183.74/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	334	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	295.68/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,124	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	295.40/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,223	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	183.27/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	283.64/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	237.71/cwt	232.50–244.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	930	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	283.90/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,087	15

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 Feb 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 542Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 70Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	336	312.50	312.50
1	350–400	392	282.50	282.50
2	450–500	482	260.00–300.00	279.42
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	614	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	342.50	342.50
1	350–400	378	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	411	360.00–362.50	361.23
2	450–500	496	322.50–355.00	338.75
3	500–550	508	320.00–337.50	327.54
12	550–600	567	300.00–332.50	312.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	442	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	523	342.50–365.00	349.34
5	600–650	619	280.00–297.50	294.05
2	650–700	669	272.00–280.00	275.91
3	750–800	773	240.00–250.00	246.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	227.50	227.50
2	300–350	322	222.50–225.00	223.80
7	350–400	378	209.00–260.00	242.26
4	400–450	425	210.00–247.50	232.25
2	450–500	481	222.50–237.50	230.27
3	500–550	524	200.00–227.50	215.13
1	600–650	626	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	658	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	252.50	252.50
8	300–350	335	260.00–287.50	279.64
15	350–400	383	260.00–320.00	283.90
6	400–450	419	260.00–282.50	269.30
16	450–500	479	245.00–287.50	268.55
15	500–550	523	230.00–252.50	242.17
6	550–600	563	235.00–247.50	242.45
6	600–650	616	222.50–247.50	232.55
5	650–700	678	232.50–244.00	237.71
1	700–750	716	231.00	231.00
1	800–850	832	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	212.50	212.50
1	300–350	300	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	385	202.50–237.50	219.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	758	185.00	185.00
2	900–950	930	150.00–160.00	155.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	275.00–282.50	279.35
1	550–600	584	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	638	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	746	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	180.00	180.00
1	300–350	316	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	588	217.50	217.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	532	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	232	335.00	335.00
3	250–300	285	280.00–300.00	293.22
5	300–350	320	260.00–332.50	293.99
9	350–400	380	275.00–312.50	295.68
4	400–450	414	280.00–317.50	295.40
2	450–500	484	280.00–287.50	283.64
2	500–550	507	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	559	227.50–260.00	243.49
6	600–650	622	192.50–227.50	217.58
1	650–700	684	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	729	172.50–190.00	183.27
2	750–800	794	150.00–182.50	166.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	426	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	588	232.50	232.50
2	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	732	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	271	227.50–247.50	238.27
1	300–350	304	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	388	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	241	335.00–377.50	362.45
4	250–300	268	322.50–375.00	345.52
7	300–350	321	320.00–367.50	343.09
12	350–400	371	322.50–380.00	355.29
13	400–450	425	320.00–365.00	342.78
10	450–500	477	290.00–347.50	313.88
12	500–550	517	250.00–307.50	288.30
9	550–600	578	247.50–282.50	264.88
2	600–650	622	232.50–245.00	238.97
2	650–700	664	242.50–245.00	243.77
5	700–750	709	218.00–245.00	232.51
3	750–800	777	217.50–230.00	225.75
1	800–850	802	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	896	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	910	204.00	204.00
2	950–1000	969	170.00–197.50	183.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	460	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	435	257.50–260.00	258.12
1	450–500	498	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,004	82.50–100.00	90.32
2	—	990	60.00–70.00	65.30
13	—	1,110	110.00–125.00	116.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,159	125.00–143.00	134.54
1	—	1,292	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	137.50–145.00	141.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,712	150.00–160.00	153.16
5	—	1,418	85.00–135.00	121.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	844	1,875.00	1,875.00

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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How this sale compares

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