Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder heifers were mostly steady, while feeder bulls and steers were sharply lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Large number of very thin fleshed calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.45/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −120.68 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$241.45

8 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$23.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.78

vs NC average

−55.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	247.35	1,342	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	223.75	1,233	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about $109 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $291.28, median $362.13 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 sale8 hd

241.45

—

NC average8 barns · 228 hd

227.67

+13.78

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−55.55

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−120.68

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	—	High	1,519	141.76	2,153	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	139.72	1,989	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	137.26	1,712	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	103.12	1,007	19

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,084	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$2,056	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$1,816	6

Every lot, as filed

97 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 and Large 1	450–500	457	261.48/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,195	11
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	336	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	171.26/cwt	167.50–175.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	213.65/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	494	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	219	237.76/cwt	222.50–245.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	233.99/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,001	5
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Heifers	Small 2	700–750	740	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	436	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	173.69/cwt	172.50–175.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	491	262.93/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,291	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	226	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	441	1
Heifers	Small 3	450–500	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	1
Heifers	Small 3	400–450	414	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	287.92/cwt	270.00–305.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	257.69/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,496	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	212	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	244.26/cwt	220.00–255.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	280.38/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	226.19/cwt	220.00–240.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	233.98/cwt	220.00–245.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	253.08/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	236.70/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	256.64/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	512	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	205.66/cwt	196.00–215.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	212	218.72/cwt	210.00–240.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	432	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	398	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	117.01/cwt	102.50–127.00	1,220	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	136.71/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,706	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	68.97/cwt	60.00–77.50	610	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	88.77/cwt	80.00–97.50	800	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	139.54/cwt	137.50–142.00	1,933	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,994	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,190	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,084	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,064	1
Bulls	—	—	1,406	146.02/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,053	2
Bulls	—	—	1,270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,461	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,274.92/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,275	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	908	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	866	1,948.15/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,948	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,260.29/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	890	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	742	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	830	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	522	1
Bulls	Small 3	750–800	776	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	826	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	237.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,164	7
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	272	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	612	1
Bulls	Small 3	400–450	426	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	359	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	253.98/cwt	242.50–260.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	267.58/cwt	265.00–270.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	272.74/cwt	262.50–285.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	296.89/cwt	290.00–300.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	294.19/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	255.15/cwt	245.00–265.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	402	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	230.84/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	494	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	250.29/cwt	248.00–252.50	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,502	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	362	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	273.31/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,463	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	834	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,314	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 Feb 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 372Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 47Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	300	272.50	272.50
4	350–400	377	265.00–295.00	280.38
4	400–450	426	247.50–257.50	253.08
11	450–500	457	250.00–277.00	261.48
3	500–550	500	258.00	258.00
3	550–600	585	235.00–240.00	236.70
1	600–650	630	237.50	237.50
5	650–700	659	236.00	236.00
2	700–750	732	207.50–220.00	213.65
2	750–800	759	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	838	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	336	217.50	217.50
1	400–450	436	197.50	197.50
1	450–500	494	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	195.00	195.00
2	300–350	325	172.50–175.00	173.69
2	450–500	479	167.50–175.00	171.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	222.50–245.00	237.76
5	250–300	282	220.00–245.00	233.98
7	300–350	324	220.00–240.00	226.19
4	350–400	365	220.00–255.00	244.26
5	400–450	428	222.50–247.50	233.99
2	450–500	477	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	516	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	586	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	638	187.50	187.50
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	370	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	491	262.00–263.00	262.93
16	600–650	611	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	414	167.50	167.50
1	450–500	472	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	834	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	281	290.00–300.00	296.89
4	300–350	325	270.00–305.00	287.92
1	350–400	358	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	417	290.00–297.50	294.19
3	450–500	463	270.00–275.00	273.31
6	500–550	511	250.00–277.50	257.69
2	550–600	587	248.00–252.50	250.29
1	600–650	646	232.50	232.50
2	700–750	707	220.00–230.00	224.98
1	750–800	764	207.50	207.50
2	800–850	822	196.00–215.00	205.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	222	262.50–285.00	272.74
3	250–300	265	242.50–260.00	253.98
4	300–350	329	245.00–265.00	255.15
2	350–400	366	265.00–270.00	267.58
4	400–450	425	240.00–270.00	256.64
7	450–500	489	230.00–240.00	237.96
3	500–550	534	222.50–240.00	230.84
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	826	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	212	210.00–240.00	218.72
1	250–300	272	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	362	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	512	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	432	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	426	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	776	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	359	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	494	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	310.00	310.00
8	500–550	534	293.00	293.00
1	650–700	686	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	704	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	302	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,242	146.00	146.00
16	—	1,248	130.00–142.50	136.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,043	102.50–127.00	117.01
4	—	885	60.00–77.50	68.97
3	—	901	80.00–97.50	88.77
1	—	834	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	137.50–142.00	139.54
1	—	1,604	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,358	152.00	152.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,994	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,406	135.00–155.00	146.02
1	—	1,270	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,274.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,234	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,260.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,126	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,428	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	908	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	866	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,948.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	742	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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