Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $282.04/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −95.50 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$282.04

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$102.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.00

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	302.43	1,643	13thin
Medium and Large 2	562	250.00	1,405	2thin
Medium 1	562	240.00	1,349	1thin
Small 1	552	205.00	1,132	1thin
Medium 2	522	200.00	1,044	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.43/cwt here — about $599 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

282.04

—

NC average8 barns · 159 hd

300.03

−18.00

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−95.50

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	1,918	167.50	3,213	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	133.40	1,527	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	131.74	2,067	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	103.73	1,045	21

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)	1,208	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	200–250	227	372.16/cwt	360.00–380.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	638	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	646	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	341.81/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,094	12
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	274.96/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	308.91/cwt	297.50–342.50	1,316	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	239.66/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	268.99/cwt	237.50–285.00	1,533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	240.05/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	206.61/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	297.75/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	349.27/cwt	330.00–365.00	967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	248.35/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	302.72/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,450	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	223.73/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	329.40/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,690	6
Steers	Large 3	350–400	356	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	335.55/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	304.33/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	794	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,912	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	354	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	356	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	331.86/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,556	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	253.67/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	404	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	687	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,808	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,187	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	134.68/cwt	124.00–141.00	2,133	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	85.83/cwt	70.00–100.00	868	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	113.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,124	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	131.48/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,494	18
Bulls	—	—	1,926	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,152	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	185.99/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,988	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	896	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,658	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	242.48/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	338.14/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,451	9
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	281	295.53/cwt	280.00–320.00	830	3
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	552	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	396	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	522	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	309.56/cwt	297.50–325.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	289.53/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	296.77/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	362.25/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,116	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	301.82/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,591	8
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	238	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	318	301.73/cwt	280.00–322.50	960	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	746	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	261.91/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	566	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	434	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	362.41/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,334	8
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	562	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	391	297.54/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	418	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	899	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	368	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	357.11/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,011	13

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 Apr 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 454Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last 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
7	200–250	227	360.00–380.00	372.16
13	250–300	283	340.00–375.00	357.11
8	300–350	308	340.00–380.00	362.25
8	350–400	368	350.00–375.00	362.41
9	400–450	429	320.00–370.00	338.14
16	450–500	469	310.00–355.00	331.86
8	500–550	527	280.00–330.00	301.82
4	550–600	571	287.50–300.00	296.77
6	600–650	611	240.00–272.50	253.67
5	650–700	664	255.00–270.00	261.91
3	700–750	722	240.00–247.50	242.48
1	800–850	832	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	356	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	522	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	564	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	428	280.00–300.00	289.53
1	450–500	498	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	584	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	404	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	746	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	345.00	345.00
3	250–300	281	280.00–320.00	295.53
8	300–350	318	280.00–322.50	301.73
2	350–400	391	280.00–315.00	297.54
3	400–450	420	297.50–325.00	309.56
1	550–600	562	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	552	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	434	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	566	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	638	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	524	318.00	318.00
5	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	646	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	668	270.00	270.00
5	700–750	729	250.50	250.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	218	340.00	340.00
9	250–300	277	330.00–365.00	349.27
12	300–350	320	300.00–367.50	341.81
7	350–400	368	300.00–350.00	335.55
12	400–450	426	297.50–342.50	308.91
12	450–500	479	270.00–335.00	302.72
8	500–550	529	275.00–305.00	297.75
5	550–600	570	237.50–285.00	268.99
8	600–650	625	230.00–267.50	248.35
4	650–700	671	230.00–250.00	239.66
2	700–750	710	234.00–246.00	240.05
3	750–800	771	210.00–240.00	223.73
3	800–850	822	200.00–210.00	206.61
1	850–900	888	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	260.00–290.00	274.96
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	584	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	794	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	368	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	418	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	315.00–335.00	329.40
3	550–600	579	290.00–322.50	304.33
1	600–650	612	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	690	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	754	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	942	203.00	203.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	356	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	354	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,507	120.00	120.00
8	—	1,584	124.00–141.00	134.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,302	168.00	168.00
18	—	1,136	120.00–145.00	131.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,011	70.00–100.00	85.83
1	—	1,180	129.00	129.00
12	—	990	110.00–120.00	113.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,926	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,910	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,069	170.00–200.00	185.99
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	896	185.00	185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,174	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,208	2,425.00	2,425.00

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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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

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