Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.59/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −72.42 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$290.59

18 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.33

vs NC average

−30.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	290.59	1,529	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $298.94, median $363.01 across 26 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

290.59

—

NC average9 barns · 252 hd

293.92

−3.33

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−30.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

−72.42

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	180.27	2,764	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	134.46	1,538	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	130.00	1,898	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	108.74	1,171	18

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)	1,162	$3,168	7

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	600–650	648	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	258.78/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	193.76/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	266.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	356.61/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	327.55/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,382	17
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,737	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	308	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	338.37/cwt	335.00–340.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	843	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	297.39/cwt	260.00–301.00	1,526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	318.71/cwt	287.50–350.00	1,485	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	247.25/cwt	237.50–254.00	2,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	367.77/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	353.84/cwt	330.00–380.00	994	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	250–300	266	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	972	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	342.52/cwt	338.00–352.50	1,641	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,251	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	550–600	554	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	997	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	314.97/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	114.45/cwt	107.50–122.50	1,262	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	118.86/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,758	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	135.57/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,967	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	134.46/cwt	125.00–152.00	1,538	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	80.16/cwt	75.00–85.00	759	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	170.06/cwt	155.00–178.00	2,956	7
Bulls	—	—	1,363	198.37/cwt	183.00–250.00	2,704	7
Bulls	—	—	1,290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	2,858.80/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,859	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	3,400.67/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,401	4
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	269	326.23/cwt	320.00–332.50	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	385.37/cwt	367.50–402.50	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	300.34/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	346	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	562	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,574	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	504	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	325.40/cwt	295.00–362.50	1,552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	828	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	269.25/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	148	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	237.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	345.84/cwt	332.50–361.00	1,287	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	254.47/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	356.82/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	265.20/cwt	258.00–272.50	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	928	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	369.26/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,385	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	254	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	365.71/cwt	340.00–400.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	378.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	232.66/cwt	217.50–255.00	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	289.02/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 278Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	648	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	766	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	335.00–340.00	338.37
3	250–300	281	330.00–380.00	353.84
6	300–350	324	340.00–377.50	356.61
9	350–400	372	332.50–361.00	345.84
17	400–450	422	300.00–350.00	327.55
14	450–500	466	287.50–350.00	318.71
14	500–550	513	260.00–301.00	297.39
4	550–600	573	260.00–280.00	266.79
2	600–650	617	257.50–260.00	258.78
1	650–700	688	252.50	252.50
2	700–750	719	235.00–240.00	237.55
1	800–850	800	249.00	249.00
2	850–900	878	190.00–197.50	193.76
3	900–950	919	237.50–254.00	247.25
2	950–1000	989	200.00–210.00	204.96
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	308	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	828	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	928	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	422	350.00–387.50	367.77
15	450–500	479	338.00–352.50	342.52
7	500–550	504	330.00	330.00
10	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	672	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	816	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	858	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	944	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	968	232.50	232.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	843	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	972	182.50	182.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	554	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	306	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	352	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	463	300.00–330.00	314.97
2	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	648	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	269	320.00–332.50	326.23
2	300–350	346	325.00–335.00	330.03
1	350–400	398	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	504	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	562	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	148	395.00	395.00
3	200–250	219	375.00–380.00	378.48
3	250–300	269	340.00–400.00	365.71
6	300–350	330	367.50–402.50	385.37
8	350–400	375	350.00–402.50	369.26
4	400–450	429	350.00–375.00	356.82
10	450–500	477	295.00–362.50	325.40
7	500–550	530	300.00–302.50	300.34
6	550–600	573	265.00–330.00	289.02
6	600–650	624	250.00–300.00	269.25
4	650–700	678	258.00–272.50	265.20
4	700–750	719	247.50–265.00	254.47
1	750–800	772	247.50	247.50
4	800–850	832	217.50–255.00	232.66
1	850–900	890	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	912	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,103	107.50–122.50	114.45
3	—	947	75.00–85.00	80.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,479	110.00–122.50	118.86
16	—	1,451	125.00–145.00	135.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,144	125.00–152.00	134.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,738	155.00–178.00	170.06
7	—	1,363	183.00–250.00	198.37
1	—	1,290	125.00	125.00

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	3	—	1,107	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,858.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,203	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,400.67

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

Heifers · 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