Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.68/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −87.58 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$290.68

30 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$87.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	297.61	1,648	26
Medium and Large 2	533	257.50	1,372	3thin
Medium 1	580	210.00	1,218	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.61/cwt here — about $430 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 sale30 hd

290.68

—

NC average9 barns · 254 hd

292.25

−1.57

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−87.58

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	1,502	164.26	2,467	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	144.56	1,691	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,361	136.92	1,864	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	952	100.28	954	24

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)	972	$2,030	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	288.50/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,659	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	248.11/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,687	4
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	263	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	466	310.23/cwt	280.00–347.50	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	278.35/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,336	9
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	338	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	383.05/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,639	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	348.37/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	289.96/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,224	15
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	366	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	430	236.31/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	464	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	596	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	259.16/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	246.25/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	261.91/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	804	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	371	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	236.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	264.36/cwt	250.00–280.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	276.08/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	291	257.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	265.64/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,506	5
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	378	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	366.22/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	307.31/cwt	297.50–325.00	996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	299.93/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	304.68/cwt	295.00–332.50	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	234.60/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	290.68/cwt	267.50–298.00	1,823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	318	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	379.54/cwt	355.00–392.50	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,977	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	950–1000	994	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	444	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	277	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	493	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,787	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,154	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,788	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	140.04/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,879	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	152.83/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,794	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	66.46/cwt	60.00–70.00	623	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	182.31/cwt	177.50–189.00	3,118	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	81.17/cwt	80.00–85.00	763	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	137.33/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,601	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	120.22/cwt	110.00–127.50	1,177	11
Bulls	—	—	1,448	158.66/cwt	149.00–170.00	2,297	10
Bulls	—	—	1,004	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	166.67/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,445	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	2,147.88/head	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,148	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	936	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	252	322.50/cwt	305.00–340.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	280.04/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	316.31/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,208	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	256.25/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	375.80/cwt	357.50–400.00	1,417	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	248.90/cwt	230.00–260.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	804	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	248.76/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	390.37/cwt	355.00–465.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	794	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	239.60/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,718	5
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	442	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	396.35/cwt	357.50–407.00	1,324	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	314.83/cwt	290.00–347.50	1,618	9

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 355Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 60Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	355.00–465.00	390.37
21	300–350	334	357.50–407.00	396.35
9	350–400	377	357.50–400.00	375.80
14	400–450	428	352.50–400.00	383.05
11	450–500	477	300.00–375.00	348.37
9	500–550	514	290.00–347.50	314.83
17	550–600	575	260.00–300.00	288.50
4	600–650	608	245.00–250.00	248.76
4	650–700	680	235.00–260.00	248.11
5	700–750	717	220.00–251.00	239.60
1	800–850	848	212.50	212.50
1	850–900	866	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	958	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	240.00–245.00	242.55
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	442	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	466	280.00–347.50	310.23
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	305.00–340.00	322.50
2	300–350	341	300.00	300.00
6	350–400	382	250.00–350.00	316.31
1	400–450	406	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	459	260.00–300.00	280.04
2	500–550	506	252.50–260.00	256.25
1	550–600	586	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	654	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	718	177.00	177.00
1	750–800	794	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	420.00	420.00
12	450–500	493	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	468	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	230.00–260.00	248.90
1	800–850	804	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	295.00	295.00
8	250–300	283	295.00–332.50	304.68
8	300–350	324	297.50–325.00	307.31
8	350–400	376	280.00–320.00	299.93
15	400–450	422	277.50–307.50	289.96
9	450–500	480	260.00–295.00	278.35
4	500–550	518	257.50–270.00	261.91
5	550–600	567	250.00–271.00	265.64
5	600–650	622	240.00–256.00	246.25
1	650–700	684	241.00	241.00
4	700–750	717	230.00–240.00	236.87
1	750–800	788	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	291	250.00–265.00	257.53
1	350–400	366	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	430	230.00–242.50	236.31
1	450–500	464	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	596	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	330	250.00–280.00	264.36
6	350–400	363	267.50–282.50	276.08
3	400–450	425	257.50–260.00	259.16
2	450–500	463	237.50–240.00	238.73
1	550–600	584	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	608	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	804	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	318	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	371	352.00	352.00
11	450–500	468	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	378	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	467	355.00–392.50	379.54
2	500–550	513	365.00–367.50	366.22
1	550–600	552	357.50	357.50
4	600–650	627	267.50–298.00	290.68
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	746	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	866	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	670	220.00–250.00	234.60
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	994	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	871	132.50	132.50
5	—	937	60.00–70.00	66.46
6	—	940	80.00–85.00	81.17
11	—	979	110.00–127.50	120.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,437	120.00–129.00	124.45
8	—	1,342	132.50–143.00	140.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	145.00–162.50	152.83
8	—	1,166	132.50–143.00	137.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,710	177.50–189.00	182.31
10	—	1,448	149.00–170.00	158.66
1	—	1,004	130.00	130.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,154	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,147.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	936	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	165.00–170.00	166.67

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle