Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers and Heifers sold firm on a light comparison this and last week. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold firm on a light comparison this and last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.46/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −57.67 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$304.46

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$47.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs NC average

−28.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	307.24	1,668	16thin
Medium and Large 2	586	260.00	1,524	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.24/cwt here — about $145 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $291.28, median $362.13 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 sale17 hd

304.46

—

NC average9 barns · 330 hd

299.22

+5.23

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−28.36

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−57.67

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	1,675	171.31	2,869	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	145.14	2,020	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	144.53	1,730	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	114.74	1,221	9thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	450–500	455	316.29/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	312.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	349.51/cwt	335.00–371.00	1,524	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	350.39/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,349	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	238.84/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	434	262.56/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	328.26/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	278.58/cwt	250.00–297.50	1,719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	362.93/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,227	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	388.23/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	298.78/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,712	6
Steers	Small 1	400–450	446	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	524	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,867	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	452	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	872	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	376.98/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,783	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	596	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,070	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	332.45/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,998	8
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	567	276.67/cwt	250.00–302.50	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	356	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	439	342.54/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	504	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	78.73/cwt	77.50–80.00	913	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	111.09/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,105	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	130.61/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,377	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	145.14/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,020	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	144.53/cwt	137.50–152.50	1,730	11
Bulls	—	—	1,531	174.35/cwt	156.00–189.00	2,669	7
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,682	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	4,023	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	746	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	816	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	684	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	364	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	404.35/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,524	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	362.26/cwt	349.00–378.00	1,706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	167.96/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	428	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	481	312.43/cwt	265.00–362.50	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	323.89/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,691	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	381.38/cwt	370.00–401.00	1,644	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	404.52/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,254	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	258	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	929	1
Heifers	Small 1Full	350–400	386	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	301.42/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	265.72/cwt	238.00–280.00	1,677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	337.28/cwt	322.50–352.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	378	323.69/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,224	2
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	362	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	431	322.03/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,307	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 May 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 272Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 36Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 13Year ago 2

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers and Heifers sold firm on a light comparison this and last week. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold firm on a light comparison this and last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	396	320.00–340.00	330.00
1	400–450	408	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	455	300.00–332.50	316.29
1	550–600	586	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	289	385.00–395.00	388.23
11	300–350	338	350.00–375.00	362.93
18	350–400	385	340.00–360.00	350.39
21	400–450	436	335.00–371.00	349.51
7	450–500	486	305.00–342.50	328.26
10	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	312.31
6	550–600	573	290.00–310.00	298.78
5	600–650	617	250.00–297.50	278.58
3	700–750	715	220.00–250.00	238.84
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	362	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	434	250.00–270.00	262.56
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	386	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	320.00–327.50	323.69
4	400–450	431	307.50–330.00	322.03
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	452	354.00	354.00
1	500–550	524	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	596	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	872	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	365.00–400.00	376.98
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	552	375.00	375.00
8	600–650	601	310.00–340.00	332.45
1	650–700	664	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	734	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	350.00	350.00
9	500–550	501	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	582	310.00	310.00
19	600–650	645	289.50	289.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	356	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	439	330.00–357.50	342.54
2	450–500	481	265.00–362.50	312.43
2	550–600	567	250.00–302.50	276.67
1	650–700	684	248.00	248.00
1	800–850	816	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	302	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	396	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	467	322.50–352.00	337.28
3	600–650	631	238.00–280.00	265.72
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	910	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	504	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
6	300–350	310	375.00–435.00	404.52
20	350–400	377	370.00–420.00	404.35
11	400–450	431	370.00–401.00	381.38
11	450–500	471	349.00–378.00	362.26
11	500–550	522	310.00–357.50	323.89
5	550–600	577	280.00–315.00	301.42
2	600–650	623	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	722	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	922	163.00–173.00	167.96
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	428	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	746	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	77.50–80.00	78.73
2	—	995	110.00–112.50	111.09
5	—	1,054	128.00–135.00	130.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,392	135.00–151.00	145.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,197	137.50–152.50	144.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,531	156.00–189.00	174.35
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,682	150.00	150.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

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

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