Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.32/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −70.69 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$292.32

25 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$61.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.81

vs NC average

−41.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	299.68	1,688	22
Medium 1	578	238.33	1,378	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.35/cwt here — about $310 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

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 sale25 hd

292.32

—

NC average9 barns · 316 hd

302.13

−9.81

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−41.94

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

−70.69

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	1,495	156.37	2,337	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	151.66	2,178	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	144.55	1,622	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	128.28	1,179	4thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,384	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	941	$2,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	450–500	474	378.17/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,793	8
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	186.24/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	406	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	347.90/cwt	320.00–381.00	1,778	11
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	438	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium 1Full	500–550	542	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	321.27/cwt	300.00–344.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	376	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	384.47/cwt	355.00–397.50	1,649	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	278.24/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	361.58/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,135	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	335.75/cwt	320.00–349.00	1,430	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	313.32/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	291.96/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	596	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	260.73/cwt	243.00–272.50	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	393.63/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,492	14
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	243	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	390.39/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	620	253.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	411	267.67/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	464	334.74/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	305.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	253.60/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	243.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	397.50/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,316	7
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	268	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	804	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	358	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Large 3	1000–1050	1,042	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,036	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	296.22/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,842	4
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	677	248.78/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	778	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,384	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	335.68/cwt	312.50–357.50	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	556	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,404	1
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	364	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	539	284.75/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	392.96/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,135	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	369.98/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	414.00/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	321.93/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	407.25/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	274	308.65/cwt	295.00–322.50	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	584	307.58/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,745	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	672	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	279.02/cwt	257.50–300.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	484	267.41/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	638	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	256	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	235.01/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,736	5
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	694	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	285.07/cwt	275.00–300.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	343.89/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	293.32/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,681	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	338.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	956	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	340.77/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,636	13
Bulls	—	—	1,360	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,517	165.60/cwt	147.50–177.50	2,512	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	128.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,179	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	156.13/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,661	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	140.85/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,575	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	151.66/cwt	135.00–162.50	2,178	10

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 288Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 12Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	360.00–410.00	390.39
7	300–350	331	380.00–412.50	397.50
14	350–400	379	365.00–415.00	393.63
16	400–450	429	355.00–397.50	384.47
8	450–500	474	355.00–390.00	378.17
11	500–550	511	320.00–381.00	347.90
2	550–600	581	300.00–310.00	305.15
4	600–650	622	282.50–315.00	296.22
2	650–700	686	245.00–262.50	253.60
3	700–750	734	240.00–250.00	243.35
1	850–900	870	195.00	195.00
3	900–950	930	180.00–195.00	186.24
1	1000–1050	1,036	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	243	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	438	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	464	325.00–345.00	334.74
2	500–550	539	270.00–300.00	284.75
1	550–600	556	252.50	252.50
3	600–650	620	250.00–260.00	253.24
2	650–700	677	247.50–250.00	248.78
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	379	300.00–344.00	321.27
2	400–450	433	312.50–357.50	335.68
1	450–500	480	262.50	262.50
4	500–550	517	250.00–300.00	278.24
1	550–600	576	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	358	280.00	280.00
5	400–450	411	240.00–275.00	267.67
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,042	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	542	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	376	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	365.00–370.00	367.52
4	250–300	277	330.00–350.00	338.94
9	300–350	314	320.00–375.00	361.58
8	350–400	385	320.00–360.00	343.89
16	400–450	426	320.00–349.00	335.75
13	450–500	480	320.00–347.50	340.77
7	500–550	542	310.00–335.00	313.32
15	550–600	573	277.50–300.00	293.32
6	600–650	626	243.00–272.50	260.73
2	650–700	679	255.00–260.00	257.47
1	750–800	754	247.50	247.50
3	800–850	830	230.00–237.50	235.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	345	275.00–300.00	285.07
3	350–400	363	275.00–300.00	291.96
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	472	257.50–300.00	279.02
1	650–700	672	227.50	227.50
2	1000–1050	1,000	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	274	295.00–322.50	308.65
1	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	484	260.00–275.00	267.41
2	550–600	596	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	694	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	256	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	956	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	402.50–425.00	414.00
2	350–400	366	400.00–415.00	407.25
5	400–450	417	390.00–395.00	392.96
1	450–500	478	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	516	367.50–375.00	369.98
1	550–600	592	362.50	362.50
9	600–650	609	350.50	350.50
1	850–900	868	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	295.00–350.00	321.93
1	450–500	474	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	548	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	568	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	616	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	736	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	584	300.00–315.00	307.58
1	600–650	638	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	672	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	778	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,104	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,384	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	956	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	101.00	101.00
6	—	1,517	147.50–177.50	165.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	919	120.00–135.00	128.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	150.00–170.00	156.13
1	—	1,446	120.00	120.00
9	—	1,118	135.00–149.00	140.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,436	135.00–162.50	151.66

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle