Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $301.51/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −76.02 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$301.51

17 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$45.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.74

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	305.72	1,658	15thin
Medium and Large 2	540	280.00	1,512	1thin
Medium 1	558	260.00	1,451	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.72/cwt here — about $207 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 sale17 hd

301.51

—

NC average9 barns · 214 hd

286.78

+14.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−76.02

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	1,533	136.28	2,089	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	136.30	1,537	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	136.17	1,965	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	979	101.72	996	17

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1Value Added	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,874	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	308.11/cwt	270.00–340.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	338.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	282.52/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	526	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	440	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	305.02/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,452	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	271.13/cwt	260.00–282.50	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	305.69/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,302	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	315.67/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,020	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	324.24/cwt	300.00–350.00	772	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	408	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	594	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	256.87/cwt	227.50–280.00	1,482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	265.29/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	396	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	544	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	230.19/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	239.16/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,839	3
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	500–550	530	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	416.67/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	814	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,201	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	550–600	557	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	395.59/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	368.84/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	452	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	352	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	318	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,113	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	134.10/cwt	127.50–141.00	1,518	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	91.84/cwt	80.00–110.00	874	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	136.17/cwt	132.50–142.50	1,965	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	151.68/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	118.96/cwt	110.00–132.50	1,197	7
Bulls	—	—	1,657	157.65/cwt	150.00–167.50	2,612	6
Bulls	—	—	1,285	93.53/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	666	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	284.51/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	230.36/cwt	200.00–247.00	1,758	5
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	558	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	344.38/cwt	332.50–350.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	400.14/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,493	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	310.48/cwt	295.00–325.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	357.12/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	388.87/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,268	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	387.44/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,635	18
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	464	287.77/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	358.06/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,694	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	282	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	228.73/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	300.80/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,089	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	257.46/cwt	250.00–265.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	664	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	242.40/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	602	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	482	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	254.66/cwt	245.00–265.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	324.27/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	314.72/cwt	300.00–330.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	304.02/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,265	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,861	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	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 Mar 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 205Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 40Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	510	367.50	367.50
2	550–600	575	337.50	337.50
15	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	654	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	459	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	695	229.00–235.00	230.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	410.00–425.00	416.67
6	400–450	422	380.00–407.50	395.59
5	450–500	471	355.00–385.00	368.84
8	500–550	540	330.00–340.00	338.21
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	620	250.00–280.00	265.29
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	723	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	769	237.50–240.00	239.16
1	800–850	848	235.00	235.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	544	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	300.00–350.00	324.24
8	250–300	282	270.00–340.00	308.11
9	300–350	323	300.00–335.00	315.67
12	350–400	362	280.00–322.50	300.80
18	400–450	426	285.00–340.00	305.69
11	450–500	476	275.00–320.00	305.02
7	500–550	529	270.00–305.00	282.52
5	550–600	577	227.50–280.00	256.87
8	600–650	632	231.00–250.00	242.40
2	650–700	675	220.00–230.00	224.89
1	750–800	786	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	962	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	260.00–282.50	271.13
2	300–350	321	245.00–265.00	254.66
2	350–400	366	250.00–265.00	257.46
1	450–500	478	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	517	227.50–230.00	228.73
1	550–600	576	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	235.00–240.00	237.52
1	500–550	526	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	408	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	482	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	594	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	664	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	327.50	327.50
1	500–550	510	297.50	297.50
4	550–600	566	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	602	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	814	147.50	147.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	557	160.00–170.00	164.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	332.50–350.00	344.38
3	250–300	280	340.00–370.00	357.12
13	300–350	326	365.00–415.00	388.87
17	350–400	373	365.00–425.00	400.14
18	400–450	422	365.00–410.00	387.44
11	450–500	473	347.50–370.00	358.06
8	500–550	513	310.00–345.00	324.27
7	550–600	576	250.00–315.00	284.51
2	600–650	616	245.00–250.00	247.44
2	700–750	719	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	763	200.00–247.00	230.36
1	800–850	846	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	918	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	283	300.00–330.00	314.72
2	300–350	314	295.00–325.00	310.48
1	350–400	392	295.00	295.00
6	400–450	416	285.00–320.00	304.02
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	736	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	418	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	352	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	452	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	464	275.00–300.00	287.77
1	550–600	558	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	666	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,132	127.50–141.00	134.10
2	—	1,097	150.00–153.00	151.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,036	70.00	70.00
9	—	952	80.00–110.00	91.84
7	—	1,006	110.00–132.50	118.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,443	132.50–142.50	136.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,657	150.00–167.50	157.65
3	—	1,285	80.00–105.00	93.53

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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