Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $282.47/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −95.07 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$282.47

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$91.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.92

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	291.47	1,596	20
Medium and Large 2	559	263.69	1,474	2thin
Medium 1	545	252.50	1,376	2thin
Small 1	558	200.00	1,116	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.47/cwt here — about $480 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 sale25 hd

282.47

—

NC average8 barns · 212 hd

312.39

−29.92

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−95.07

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	1,550	158.66	2,460	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	135.54	2,104	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	133.42	1,622	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	115.91	1,215	6thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2	750–800	796	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	133.42/cwt	127.50–145.00	1,622	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,299	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	135.54/cwt	127.50–144.00	2,104	9
Bulls	—	—	1,246	136.50/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	384.80/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	325.15/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	288.08/cwt	277.50–301.00	1,504	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	264.64/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	444	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	334.66/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,252	8
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	306.01/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,460	7
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	384	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	338.62/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	280.12/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	331.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	247.94/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,783	7
Heifers	Small 1	150–200	188	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	259.42/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	330.53/cwt	300.00–350.00	879	4
Steers	Small 1	450–500	470	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	544	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	542	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,626	1
Steers	Medium 2	950–1000	988	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	271.76/cwt	266.00–277.50	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium 1	1000–1050	1,022	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	351.23/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,714	10
Dairy Steers	Small 3	150–200	193	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	357	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	200–250	236	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	734	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	975	2
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	369	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	163.58/cwt	150.00–176.00	2,647	9
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	278	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	373.26/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,217	8
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	436	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	342	274.25/cwt	245.00–302.50	938	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	558	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	373.83/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	247.69/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	566	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	524	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	386	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	289.57/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	258.07/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,850	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	259.69/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	331.20/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,596	9
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	312	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	383	306.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	468	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	321.07/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,371	17
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	392	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	786	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	446	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	270.75/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,684	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	198	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	316	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	842	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,147	14
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	434	237.74/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	263.69/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	293.02/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,538	11
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,122	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	264	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	431	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	466	305.53/cwt	265.00–337.50	1,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	374.38/cwt	349.00–405.00	1,591	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	379.82/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,443	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 Apr 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 244Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 70Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	498	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	559	260.00–267.50	263.69
1	750–800	796	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	369	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	342	245.00–302.50	274.25
1	350–400	386	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	436	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	558	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	198	330.00	330.00
3	250–300	279	340.00–400.00	373.83
8	300–350	326	350.00–395.00	373.26
9	350–400	380	345.00–400.00	379.82
12	400–450	425	349.00–405.00	374.38
9	450–500	482	300.00–355.00	331.20
11	500–550	525	280.00–312.50	293.02
9	550–600	575	270.00–302.50	289.57
10	600–650	622	250.00–287.50	270.75
4	650–700	669	240.00–280.00	259.69
7	700–750	717	230.00–267.50	258.07
2	750–800	786	235.00–260.00	247.69
1	800–850	816	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	264	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	383	300.00–320.00	306.23
3	400–450	431	320.00–330.00	324.94
4	450–500	466	265.00–337.50	305.53
1	500–550	524	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	566	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	316	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	468	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	365.00–395.00	384.80
10	450–500	488	342.50–357.50	351.23
1	500–550	506	340.00	340.00
7	550–600	582	300.00–341.00	325.15
1	700–750	720	267.50	267.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	544	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	542	300.00	300.00
1	1000–1050	1,022	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	734	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	988	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	239	330.00–335.00	331.62
4	250–300	266	300.00–350.00	330.53
4	300–350	344	320.00–350.00	338.62
8	350–400	374	300.00–355.00	334.66
17	400–450	427	300.00–340.00	321.07
7	450–500	477	280.00–320.00	306.01
19	500–550	522	277.50–301.00	288.08
2	550–600	580	250.00–280.00	264.64
5	600–650	630	250.00–267.50	259.42
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
7	700–750	719	245.00–262.50	247.94
1	750–800	774	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	810	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	532	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	368	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	384	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	322	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	427	270.00–290.00	280.12
2	450–500	471	266.00–277.50	271.76
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	188	217.00	217.00
1	350–400	392	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	434	220.00–255.00	237.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	281.00	281.00
1	750–800	786	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	842	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	193	185.00	185.00
1	200–250	236	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,216	127.50–145.00	133.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,078	120.00–122.50	120.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,552	127.50–144.00	135.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,246	128.00–145.00	136.50
9	—	1,618	150.00–176.00	163.58

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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