Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No price comparison this week on feeder cattle, due to limited comparable records. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.60/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −57.41 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$305.60

5 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.94

vs NC average

−30.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	305.60	1,626	5thin

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

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 sale5 hd

305.60

—

NC average10 barns · 289 hd

312.54

−6.94

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−30.31

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

−57.41

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	1,356	176.19	2,389	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	167.87	2,404	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	162.50	1,808	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	977	115.70	1,130	6thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	802	$215	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	300–350	332	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,546	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	292	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	796	1
Bulls	Small 2	500–550	522	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	458	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	813	1
Heifers	Small 3	400–450	426	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	322.67/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	324.80/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	305.60/cwt	277.50–327.50	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	318.60/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	484	242.14/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	323.88/cwt	315.00–332.50	907	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	256.58/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,252	2
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	336.22/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,584	6
Bulls	Small 2	450–500	466	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	468	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	328.79/cwt	325.00–332.50	858	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	412	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	217.07/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,277	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	167.87/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,404	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	171.55/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,865	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	158.62/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,783	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	654	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	113.67/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,166	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	128.95/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,016	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,626	1
Bulls	—	—	1,469	181.59/cwt	172.50–193.00	2,668	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	207.99/cwt	205.00–211.00	2,032	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,430	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,844	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	802	215.00/head	215.00–215.00	215	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	322	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	252	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	610	234.95/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	426	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	592	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	509	271.18/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,730	1
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	320	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	712	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	474	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	360.67/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,345	4
Heifers	Small 3	300–350	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 121Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 60Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	406	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	488	240.00–272.50	256.58
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	458	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	426	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	315.00–332.50	323.88
2	300–350	326	320.00–325.00	322.67
7	350–400	381	315.00–342.50	324.80
5	400–450	426	310.00–330.00	318.60
6	450–500	471	327.50–350.00	336.22
5	500–550	532	277.50–327.50	305.60
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	484	230.00–255.00	242.14
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	345.00–372.50	360.67
1	400–450	434	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	464	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	552	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	736	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	412	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	468	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	592	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	466	262.50	262.50
1	500–550	522	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	252	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	322	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	398	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	474	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	509	260.00–282.50	271.18
2	600–650	610	220.00–250.00	234.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	261	325.00–332.50	328.79
1	450–500	456	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	632	195.00–240.00	217.07
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	426	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,432	161.00–175.00	167.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	167.00–175.00	171.55
7	—	1,124	150.00–166.00	158.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	818	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,026	112.50–115.00	113.67
3	—	997	121.00–140.00	128.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,016	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,469	172.50–193.00	181.59

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	2	—	977	205.00–211.00	207.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,042	177.00	177.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	227.50	227.50
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	162.50	162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	802	215.00	215.00

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