Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison this week due to limited comparable records.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.41/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −53.71 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$308.41

17 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.20

vs NC average

−25.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	308.41	1,699	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale17 hd

308.41

—

NC average9 barns · 257 hd

300.21

+8.20

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−25.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−53.71

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	1,490	177.92	2,651	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	152.36	2,145	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	152.00	1,830	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	121.00	1,237	18

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)	1,138	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	146.60/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,799	13
Bulls	—	—	1,487	179.51/cwt	160.00–189.00	2,669	9
Bulls	—	—	1,736	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,272	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	526	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	303.16/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	386	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	328	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	265	282.53/cwt	275.00–290.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	331.15/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	340.98/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,296	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	285.99/cwt	262.50–302.50	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	331.91/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	317.33/cwt	312.50–320.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	1,926	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	357.00/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,560	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	375.23/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	335.73/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	595	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	65.37/cwt	52.50–77.00	591	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	102.45/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,046	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	132.70/cwt	117.50–139.00	1,395	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,065	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	155.11/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,161	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	166.04/cwt	159.00–177.00	1,901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	315.78/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	357.32/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	325.84/cwt	290.00–329.50	1,779	12
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	334	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	420	305.74/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,284	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	786	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,415	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	744	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,265	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,761	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	465	309.85/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	878	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	566	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	702	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	364	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	444	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	312	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	369.96/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,191	4

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 372Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 102Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 12Year ago 2

No price comparison this week due to limited comparable records.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,227	139.00–155.00	146.60
5	—	1,145	159.00–177.00	166.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	904	52.50–77.00	65.37
3	—	1,021	90.00–110.00	102.45
1	—	916	147.50	147.50
12	—	1,051	117.50–139.00	132.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	140.00	140.00
9	—	1,393	145.00–166.00	155.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,487	160.00–189.00	179.51
1	—	1,736	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,272	214.00	214.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	378	290.00–315.00	303.16
1	400–450	434	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	526	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	576	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	275.00–290.00	282.53
1	300–350	328	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	386	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	420	300.00–311.00	305.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	312.50–320.00	317.33
2	300–350	314	320.00–330.00	324.97
7	350–400	380	325.00–357.50	340.98
2	400–450	426	320.00–345.00	331.91
2	450–500	477	325.00–330.00	327.46
12	500–550	546	290.00–329.50	325.84
3	550–600	570	262.50–302.50	285.99
1	600–650	606	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	652	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	424	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
12	550–600	559	344.50	344.50
5	600–650	623	329.00–340.00	331.15
2	650–700	666	324.00	324.00
1	700–750	748	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	360.00	360.00
1	200–250	208	337.50	337.50
5	250–300	280	350.00–387.50	375.23
4	300–350	322	365.00–372.50	369.96
2	350–400	392	340.00–375.00	357.32
10	400–450	437	340.00–370.00	357.00
4	450–500	460	325.00–347.50	335.73
3	500–550	523	312.50–320.00	315.78
1	550–600	582	302.50	302.50
1	600–650	646	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	796	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	386	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	364	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	444	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	465	300.00–320.00	309.85
1	550–600	566	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	878	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	786	180.00	180.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	744	170.00	170.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,138	1,550.00	1,550.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle