Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.88/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −50.12 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$312.88

48 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$63.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs NC average

−28.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	317.80	1,723	44
Medium 1	570	272.50	1,553	1thin
Medium and Large 2	536	254.15	1,362	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.65/cwt here — about $361 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

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 sale48 hd

312.88

—

NC average8 barns · 259 hd

309.34

+3.54

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−28.04

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

−50.12

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	1,159	163.00	1,889	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	147.75	2,165	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	146.08	1,651	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	101.50	1,028	40

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)	1,338	$2,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	280	306.06/cwt	302.50–310.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	333.30/cwt	320.00–336.50	1,537	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	296.78/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	628	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	321.74/cwt	295.00–326.00	1,847	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	315.08/cwt	285.00–321.00	1,638	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	278	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	688	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	394	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	995	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	342	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	368	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	330.48/cwt	322.50–355.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	337.23/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,413	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	339.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	257.40/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	187	357.41/cwt	340.00–375.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	212	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	641	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	347.27/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,125	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	342.46/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	357.41/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,637	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,051	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	256.23/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	424	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	312	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,012	2
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	279	328.23/cwt	320.00–335.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	296.34/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium 2	150–200	178	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	258.72/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	327.10/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,207	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	62.36/cwt	48.00–75.00	617	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	103.50/cwt	90.00–112.50	1,005	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	124.20/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,308	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	147.75/cwt	135.00–160.00	2,165	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	144.61/cwt	132.50–155.00	1,621	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	168.50/cwt	157.00–177.50	1,859	4
Bulls	—	—	1,266	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,228	1
Bulls	—	—	1,052	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,578	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,872	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	809	189.17/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,530	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	773	203.79/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	349.67/cwt	345.00–355.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	513	282.51/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	728	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	305.51/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	444	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	382	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	428	319.13/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,366	5
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	347	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	334.68/cwt	302.50–350.00	1,596	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	375.16/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	315.92/cwt	297.50–347.50	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	366.03/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,387	17
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	323	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	308.87/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	259.85/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	358.21/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	377.67/cwt	362.50–392.50	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	308.11/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,950	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	467	298.47/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	320.54/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	224	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	605	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	414	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	277.38/cwt	270.00–305.00	993	9
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	1

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 353Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 60Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	302.50	302.50
2	250–300	280	302.50–310.00	306.06
1	300–350	312	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	368	300.00–305.00	302.42
1	400–450	424	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	628	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	187	340.00–375.00	357.41
3	200–250	217	335.00–345.00	339.97
4	250–300	283	322.50–355.00	330.48
9	300–350	324	335.00–360.00	347.27
6	350–400	373	320.00–362.50	342.46
10	400–450	419	320.00–355.00	337.23
19	450–500	461	320.00–336.50	333.30
26	500–550	520	285.00–321.00	315.08
18	550–600	574	295.00–326.00	321.74
1	600–650	644	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	656	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	728	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	772	250.00–265.00	257.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	358	270.00–305.00	277.38
6	400–450	417	280.00–300.00	296.78
2	450–500	479	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	506	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	551	247.50–265.00	256.23
5	650–700	683	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	224	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	278	247.50	247.50
1	300–350	342	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	394	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	414	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	478	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	387.50	387.50
16	450–500	458	355.00–367.50	357.41
11	500–550	536	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	605	330.00–335.00	332.50
1	850–900	872	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	643	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	279	320.00–335.00	328.23
3	300–350	323	330.00–340.00	335.03
2	350–400	385	290.00–320.00	305.51
5	400–450	428	300.00–345.00	319.13
3	450–500	467	290.00–305.00	298.47
2	500–550	513	275.00–290.00	282.51
1	700–750	728	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	369	320.00–345.00	327.10
2	450–500	471	292.50–300.00	296.34
1	500–550	526	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	561	240.00–277.50	258.72
1	650–700	662	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	178	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	314	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	229	345.00–355.00	349.67
2	250–300	269	362.50–392.50	377.67
4	300–350	334	350.00–392.50	375.16
17	350–400	379	350.00–387.50	366.03
4	400–450	424	352.50–367.50	358.21
15	450–500	477	302.50–350.00	334.68
8	500–550	536	300.00–327.50	320.54
5	550–600	575	300.00–317.50	308.87
11	600–650	633	297.50–320.00	308.11
3	650–700	671	297.50–347.50	315.92
4	700–750	711	235.00–280.00	259.85
1	1050–1100	1,058	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	347	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	382	302.50	302.50
1	400–450	444	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	989	48.00–75.00	62.36
11	—	971	90.00–112.50	103.50
18	—	1,053	115.00–130.00	124.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,465	135.00–160.00	147.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,121	132.50–155.00	144.61
2	—	1,364	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,103	157.00–177.50	168.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,266	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,052	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	180.00	180.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	809	185.00–190.00	189.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	773	200.00–205.00	203.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,338	2,825.00	2,825.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle