Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. cattle quality was plain to average.

7 head baby calves; 350.00-625.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $286.76/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −90.78 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$286.76

28 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$843

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

$159.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.87

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	314.36	1,738	17thin
Medium and Large 2	535	291.58	1,561	3thin
Medium 1	580	248.77	1,442	4thin
Medium 2	561	220.09	1,235	3thin
Medium and Large 3	578	155.00	896	1thin

One grade step is worth $159.36/cwt here — about $843 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

286.76

—

NC average9 barns · 295 hd

301.63

−14.87

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−90.78

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	1,552	139.36	2,163	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	145.46	1,923	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	143.21	1,607	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	118.61	1,242	14

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)	912	$2,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	500–550	531	279.17/cwt	245.00–305.00	1,482	16
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	420	245.21/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	302	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	358.68/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,349	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	305	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	801	2
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	368	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	317.41/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,482	13
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	248	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	354.34/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,166	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	350.80/cwt	331.00–370.00	975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	335.94/cwt	295.00–370.00	1,438	15
Heifers	Small 3	350–400	382	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	581	251.70/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	234	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	205.26/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	484	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	239.99/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium 3	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	260.44/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	200	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	578	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	474	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	407.84/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	482	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	572	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,144	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 3	300–350	328	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	697	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	444	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	606	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	294	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium 1Fleshy	550–600	576	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	312.41/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	616	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,417	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	145.46/cwt	138.00–157.50	1,923	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	93.42/cwt	80.00–102.50	892	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	139.32/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	126.02/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,423	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	149.10/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	141.24/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,599	9
Bulls	—	—	1,418	114.81/cwt	90.00–130.00	1,628	8
Bulls	—	—	1,641	166.34/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,730	4
Bulls	—	—	1,909	183.61/cwt	182.50–185.00	3,505	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	772	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,158	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,334	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2-3	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,554	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	792	162.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,288	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	754	160.34/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,209	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	264	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	389.42/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,624	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	282.08/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	258	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	305.62/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,763	9
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	522	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	366	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	363.33/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,704	17
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	336	327.63/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	204	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	323.20/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	256	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	554	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Small 3	250–300	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	292.37/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	409	323.03/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	228.05/cwt	216.00–240.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Small 3	400–450	416	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	294.00/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	993	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	355	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	388.48/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,468	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	377.58/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,080	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	581	227.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	228	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	410.20/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,382	26
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	365	276.60/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	324.19/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	340.14/cwt	330.00–350.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	246.70/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,645	3

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 0

7 head baby calves; 350.00-625.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	278	331.00–370.00	350.80
12	300–350	329	320.00–395.00	354.34
11	350–400	376	340.00–380.00	358.68
15	400–450	428	295.00–370.00	335.94
13	450–500	467	290.00–350.00	317.41
16	500–550	531	245.00–305.00	279.17
7	550–600	574	245.00–280.00	260.44
1	600–650	632	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	678	235.00–245.00	239.99
1	700–750	734	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	827	232.50	232.50
3	850–900	887	201.00–214.00	205.26
2	950–1000	953	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	305	260.00–265.00	262.54
2	400–450	420	240.00–250.00	245.21
2	450–500	482	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	248	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	302	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	484	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	578	220.00–230.00	224.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	384	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	436	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	534	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	576	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	624	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	368	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	382	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	391.00	391.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	554	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	258	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	336	320.00–335.00	327.63
1	350–400	366	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	409	270.00–350.00	323.03
3	550–600	581	230.00–270.00	251.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	330.00–350.00	340.14
4	350–400	389	290.00–350.00	323.20
4	450–500	470	280.00–307.50	294.00
2	500–550	517	285.00–300.00	292.37
1	550–600	572	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	900	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	576	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	305.00–320.00	312.41
2	600–650	616	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	264	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	355	245.00–250.00	247.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	248	350.00	350.00
10	250–300	286	350.00–410.00	377.58
26	300–350	337	360.00–425.00	410.20
8	350–400	378	375.00–415.00	388.48
13	400–450	417	365.00–405.00	389.42
17	450–500	469	335.00–385.00	363.33
8	500–550	526	295.00–350.00	324.19
9	550–600	577	280.00–335.00	305.62
5	600–650	614	250.00–295.00	282.08
3	650–700	667	245.00–250.00	246.70
2	750–800	755	216.00–240.00	228.05
1	800–850	828	195.00	195.00
1	1000–1050	1,008	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	204	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	365	275.00–280.00	276.60
1	500–550	522	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	581	220.00–235.00	227.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	356	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	578	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	662	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	256	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	416	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	331	400.00–415.00	407.84
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	638	295.00	295.00
3	700–750	702	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	474	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	572	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	606	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	294	425.00	425.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	212.50	212.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,322	138.00–157.50	145.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	80.00–102.50	93.42
2	—	906	137.50–141.00	139.32
8	—	1,129	110.00–135.00	126.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	148.00–151.00	149.10
9	—	1,132	137.00–147.50	141.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,418	90.00–130.00	114.81
4	—	1,641	159.00–175.00	166.34
2	—	1,909	182.50–185.00	183.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	772	150.00	150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	145.00	145.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	130.00	130.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	157.00	157.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	792	160.00–165.00	162.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	754	150.00–170.00	160.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	160.00	160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	912	2,975.00	2,975.00

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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