Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $269.65/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −92.48 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$269.65

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$572

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

$110.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.11

vs NC average

−63.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	280.37	1,531	13thin
Medium and Large 2	500	230.00	1,150	1thin
Medium and Large 3	564	170.00	959	1thin

One grade step is worth $110.37/cwt here — about $572 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

269.65

—

NC average8 barns · 186 hd

291.77

−22.11

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−63.04

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−92.48

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	1,339	160.60	2,150	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	152.89	1,678	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	146.22	2,052	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	122.77	1,220	10

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)	884	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 3	550–600	564	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	368	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	269.39/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	345.54/cwt	332.50–368.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	384	233.43/cwt	226.00–265.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	289.78/cwt	255.00–302.50	1,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	336.36/cwt	317.50–355.00	1,403	14
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	476	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	364	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	472	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	427	301.29/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	317.82/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,557	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	339.99/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	6
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	266	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	226	307.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	285	297.80/cwt	285.00–307.50	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	243.53/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	358.75/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,672	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	392	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,333	1
Steers	Small 2	250–300	268	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	677	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	762	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,505	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	446	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	252	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	403.13/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,326	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,495	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	700–750	716	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	268.90/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	161.37/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	372	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	283.75/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	437	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,497	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	149.91/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,054	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	148.47/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,660	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	92.13/cwt	85.00–100.00	825	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	130.43/cwt	117.50–137.50	1,328	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	133.29/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,027	2
Bulls	—	—	1,281	138.25/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,771	5
Bulls	—	—	1,358	168.05/cwt	157.00–181.00	2,282	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	884	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	898	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	273	319.01/cwt	290.00–350.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	492	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	335	311.07/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	984	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	364	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,047	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	326	266.54/cwt	250.00–290.00	869	3
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	452	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	362.76/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,520	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	308.57/cwt	297.50–335.00	1,595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	270.06/cwt	252.50–290.00	1,704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	380.45/cwt	355.00–392.50	1,419	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	385.80/cwt	352.50–405.00	1,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	353.21/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	313.31/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,761	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	335.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	244	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	330.32/cwt	320.00–352.50	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	337.80/cwt	320.00–355.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	154	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	297.05/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	391	321.63/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,588	7

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 286Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 43Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	564	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	264	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	474	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	368	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	320.00–355.00	337.80
4	250–300	282	320.00–352.50	330.32
4	300–350	324	332.50–368.00	345.54
9	350–400	367	320.00–357.50	339.99
14	400–450	417	317.50–355.00	336.36
19	450–500	490	280.00–337.50	317.82
7	500–550	517	255.00–302.50	289.78
6	550–600	580	250.00–282.50	269.39
2	600–650	622	237.50–250.00	243.53
6	650–700	670	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	738	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	226.00–265.00	233.43
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	300.00–315.00	307.36
4	250–300	285	285.00–307.50	297.80
1	350–400	364	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	427	300.00–302.50	301.29
1	450–500	476	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	762	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	472	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	618	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	272	360.00	360.00
11	300–350	329	380.00–417.50	403.13
1	350–400	376	397.50	397.50
2	450–500	466	355.00–362.50	358.75
2	700–750	745	275.00–280.00	277.51
1	1000–1050	1,026	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	252	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	392	340.00	340.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	252.50	252.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	716	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	330.00–340.00	335.15
1	400–450	408	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	527	260.00–285.00	268.90
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	616	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	984	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	671	150.00–172.50	161.37
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	340.00–345.00	342.50
2	550–600	560	282.50–285.00	283.75
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	290.00–350.00	319.01
2	300–350	335	302.50–320.00	311.07
2	350–400	391	300.00–342.50	321.63
3	400–450	420	282.50–307.50	297.05
1	450–500	492	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	898	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	250.00–290.00	266.54
1	350–400	364	287.50	287.50
1	450–500	452	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	154	367.50	367.50
1	200–250	244	355.00	355.00
6	300–350	323	352.50–405.00	385.80
8	350–400	373	355.00–392.50	380.45
9	400–450	419	350.00–390.00	362.76
10	450–500	471	332.50–370.00	353.21
7	500–550	517	297.50–335.00	308.57
3	550–600	562	310.00–317.50	313.31
9	600–650	631	252.50–290.00	270.06
3	650–700	673	250.00–255.00	252.45
1	700–750	706	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	842	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	894	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,370	140.00–158.00	149.91
2	—	1,521	130.00–136.00	133.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,118	140.00–152.50	148.47
1	—	994	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	896	85.00–100.00	92.13
8	—	1,018	117.50–137.50	130.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,281	130.00–150.00	138.25
15	—	1,358	157.00–181.00	168.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	884	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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