Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest 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 $283.94/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −94.33 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$283.94

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$711

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

$127.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.83

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	307.63	1,690	12thin
Medium and Large 2	524	270.00	1,416	5thin
Medium 1	543	261.67	1,422	3thin
Small 1	580	240.00	1,392	1thin
Medium and Large 3	544	180.00	979	1thin

One grade step is worth $127.63/cwt here — about $711 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 sale22 hd

283.94

—

NC average9 barns · 300 hd

319.76

−35.83

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−94.33

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	1,542	165.34	2,550	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	142.90	1,507	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	140.85	1,924	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	126.92	1,358	8thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,690	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,867	8

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	350.96/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	366	360.32/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,319	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	689	239.27/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	291.82/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	368.21/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	263.63/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	636	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	506	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	288.87/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,647	15
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	299.36/cwt	277.50–325.00	1,452	12
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	424	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	324.58/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	323.17/cwt	318.00–350.00	1,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	326.56/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	424	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,998	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	394.74/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	327.15/cwt	300.00–356.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	362.57/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,661	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	400–450	434	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	372	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	544	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,288	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	135.01/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,461	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	140.85/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,924	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	150.78/cwt	147.50–156.00	1,549	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	140.62/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,542	165.34/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,550	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,953.07/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,953	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	2,935.84/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,936	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	828	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	390.10/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,280	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	754	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	514	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	452	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	558	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	464	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	912	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	278	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	2,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	266.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	288.94/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	332.75/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	704	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	394	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	430	335.75/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	272.50/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	400.03/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,088	10
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	409	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	310.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	576	241.45/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	406	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	387.88/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,435	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	259.97/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	378.65/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	306.42/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,725	8

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 296Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	385.00	385.00
2	250–300	285	325.00–375.00	350.96
3	300–350	327	360.00–385.00	368.21
7	350–400	375	318.00–350.00	323.17
3	400–450	409	310.00–350.00	326.56
12	450–500	485	277.50–325.00	299.36
8	500–550	526	270.00–310.00	291.82
15	550–600	570	277.50–310.00	288.87
2	600–650	630	257.50–270.00	263.63
1	650–700	688	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	768	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	886	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	918	198.00	198.00
2	950–1000	950	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	357.50–370.00	360.32
7	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	308	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	576	230.00–252.50	241.45
2	650–700	689	237.50–241.00	239.27
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	636	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	506	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	405.00	405.00
10	250–300	272	370.00–430.00	400.03
14	300–350	328	350.00–405.00	390.10
12	350–400	370	360.00–400.00	387.88
7	400–450	420	350.00–395.00	378.65
8	450–500	475	320.00–357.50	332.75
4	500–550	522	300.00–320.00	310.06
8	550–600	563	280.00–325.00	306.42
5	600–650	617	260.00–310.00	288.94
3	650–700	655	265.00–270.00	266.67
4	700–750	733	255.00–262.50	259.97
2	750–800	784	257.50–260.00	258.75
1	800–850	802	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	878	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	369	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	458	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	514	270.00–280.00	272.50
1	550–600	566	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	704	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	912	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	406	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	544	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	320.00–350.00	335.75
1	450–500	464	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	514	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	558	245.00–260.00	252.50
1	750–800	754	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	394	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	409	245.00–250.00	247.48
1	450–500	452	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	424	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	434.00	434.00
2	400–450	426	390.00–400.00	394.74
3	450–500	458	357.50–372.50	362.57
2	500–550	524	300.00–356.00	327.15
10	550–600	562	312.00–340.00	324.58
11	650–700	690	289.50	289.50
1	850–900	878	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	424	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	426	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	434	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	120.00–127.50	123.37
1	—	966	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,139	140.00–142.50	140.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	129.00–140.00	135.01
3	—	1,027	147.50–156.00	150.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,366	130.00–151.00	140.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,542	150.00–175.00	165.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,690.00	1,690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,172	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,953.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,036	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,935.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	828	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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