Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $307.62/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −54.51 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$307.62

36 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$57.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.12

vs NC average

−30.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	310.35	1,651	34
Medium and Large 2	568	270.00	1,534	1thin
Medium 1	586	252.50	1,480	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.85/cwt here — about $172 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 $298.87, 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 sale36 hd

307.62

—

NC average8 barns · 303 hd

298.50

+9.12

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−30.62

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−54.51

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	1,657	172.26	2,854	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	147.99	1,735	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	146.79	2,152	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	119.12	1,164	5thin

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)	1,108	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$2,861	15

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1Fleshy	500–550	544	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,360	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	147.63/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,175	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,721	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	163.54/cwt	159.00–172.50	1,881	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	144.10/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,697	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	119.12/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,164	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	174.52/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,876	6
Bulls	—	—	1,441	136.75/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	313.11/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	264.91/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,101	2
Heifers	Medium 1	150–200	198	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	298.76/cwt	269.00–320.00	1,843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	338.20/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	250.84/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	261.75/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	326.96/cwt	312.50–342.50	1,399	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	310.97/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,645	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	300.40/cwt	292.50–308.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	326.37/cwt	312.50–352.50	1,237	15
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	630	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	323.42/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,497	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	664	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	238	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	442	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	270.14/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	293.84/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	301.50/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,113	7
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	312	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	382.67/cwt	382.50–383.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	599	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,171	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,873	10
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	378	301.19/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,619	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	446	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	325.81/cwt	300.00–351.00	2,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	367.72/cwt	355.00–384.00	1,750	5
Steers	Small 1	450–500	476	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,416	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	494	330.16/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	618	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,039	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	544	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	352.54/cwt	335.00–362.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	404	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Small 1Fleshy	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	334	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,815	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	777	2,289.58/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,290	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	3,085.85/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,086	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,768.01/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	441	334.98/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	432	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	371.99/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,417	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	347.40/cwt	320.00–382.50	1,803	12
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	578	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	374.89/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,593	7
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	472	320.98/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,515	2
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	348	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	319.00/cwt	290.00–353.00	1,834	3
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	502	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	716	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Small 3	300–350	346	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,585	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	316	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	334.47/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	342	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	586	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	152	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	384	332.72/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,278	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	382.54/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,278	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	338.43/cwt	332.50–345.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	335.27/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	357.08/cwt	332.50–385.00	1,693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	287.86/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	270.11/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	337.47/cwt	330.00–345.00	915	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 Jun 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 266Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 53Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	544	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	404	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	658	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	152	420.00	420.00
2	200–250	217	332.50–345.00	338.43
2	250–300	271	330.00–345.00	337.47
9	300–350	334	370.00–395.00	382.54
7	350–400	381	360.00–380.00	371.99
7	400–450	425	365.00–387.50	374.89
9	450–500	474	332.50–385.00	357.08
12	500–550	519	320.00–382.50	347.40
3	550–600	575	290.00–353.00	319.00
1	600–650	600	339.00	339.00
3	650–700	673	270.00–325.00	287.86
2	700–750	738	250.00–290.00	270.11
1	750–800	768	262.50	262.50
1	800–850	802	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	954	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	384	320.00–350.00	332.72
3	400–450	441	320.00–350.00	334.98
2	450–500	472	300.00–342.50	320.98
1	550–600	578	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	348	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	432	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	502	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	688	145.00	145.00
1	700–750	716	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	346	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	320.00–350.00	335.27
5	400–450	436	320.00–345.00	334.47
1	450–500	456	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	516	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	638	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	772	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	462	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	518	290.00–335.00	313.11
1	700–750	722	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	426	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	476	355.00–384.00	367.72
5	500–550	515	335.00–362.00	352.54
1	550–600	558	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	604	353.00	353.00
3	650–700	671	300.00–351.00	325.81
2	750–800	793	250.00–280.00	264.91
1	800–850	810	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	396.00	396.00
3	500–550	515	382.50–383.00	382.67
12	550–600	599	362.50	362.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	476	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	494	310.00–350.00	330.16
1	500–550	544	297.50	297.50
4	600–650	618	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	198	275.00	275.00
1	200–250	238	297.50	297.50
1	300–350	316	307.50	307.50
6	350–400	378	300.00–307.50	301.19
1	400–450	442	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	586	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	630	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	227.50	227.50
6	300–350	322	322.50–347.50	338.20
15	350–400	379	312.50–352.50	326.37
12	400–450	428	312.50–342.50	326.96
11	450–500	463	310.00–347.50	323.42
32	500–550	529	290.00–335.00	310.97
2	550–600	581	292.50–308.00	300.40
6	600–650	617	269.00–320.00	298.76
4	650–700	684	262.00–280.00	270.14
4	700–750	721	250.00–277.50	261.75
3	750–800	773	250.00–252.50	250.84
1	800–850	806	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	300.00	300.00
7	350–400	369	295.00–305.00	301.50
3	400–450	422	280.00–302.50	293.84
1	450–500	464	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	568	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,473	140.00–160.00	147.63
1	—	1,324	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	159.00–172.50	163.54
16	—	1,178	135.00–155.00	144.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	110.00–130.00	119.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,648	160.00–181.00	174.52
2	—	1,441	132.50–140.00	136.75
2	—	1,898	201.00	201.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	777	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,289.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,108	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,039	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,085.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,095	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,768.01

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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