Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers & Heifers sold weak on a light comparison, with Feeder Bulls selling mostly steady with a firm undertone. Slaughter Cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling firm on a light test. Buyer attendance was moderate, with moderate demand overall.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $292.66/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −85.61 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$292.66

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$65.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.86

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	315.06	1,728	11thin
Medium 1	555	268.31	1,490	3thin
Medium and Large 2	530	266.53	1,413	5thin
Medium 2	534	250.00	1,335	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.06/cwt here — about $393 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $378.27 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 sale20 hd

292.66

—

NC average8 barns · 193 hd

305.52

−12.86

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−85.61

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	1,127	185.62	2,091	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	157.06	1,955	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	155.00	2,499	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,030	120.53	1,242	13

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)	1,144	$2,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	824	$2,825	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	959	$2,800	3thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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%	—	1,247	170.90/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,131	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	152.16/cwt	143.00–157.50	1,850	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	67.45/cwt	60.00–75.00	601	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	136.46/cwt	129.00–148.00	1,463	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,103	178.74/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,972	2
Bulls	—	—	1,154	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,146	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	800	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	800	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	728	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	3,287.70/head	3,275.00–3,300.00	3,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,861.21/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,861	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	180.82/cwt	167.50–195.00	1,575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,913	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	936	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,661	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	184.94/cwt	182.50–187.50	2,219	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2-3	—	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	633	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	335.37/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	354	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	490	265.98/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	294.49/cwt	291.00–307.50	1,802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	315.58/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,632	8
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	638	239.84/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	340.46/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	450–500	454	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	299.59/cwt	265.00–317.50	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	336.69/cwt	310.00–343.00	1,909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	361.55/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	338.95/cwt	320.00–357.50	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	323.57/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,705	4
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,148	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	422	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	378.16/cwt	372.50–385.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	398.50/cwt	398.50–398.50	1,554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	794	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	323.33/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	3
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	676	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	304.16/cwt	280.00–329.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	534	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	323.17/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	382	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium 1Full	600–650	634	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,522	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	744	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	748	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2-3	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	904	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	323.93/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,655	4
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	326	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	257.55/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	309.99/cwt	295.00–328.00	1,767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	414.80/cwt	400.00–430.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	562	269.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	386	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	384.78/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,262	7
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	426	312.23/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,330	5
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	480	296.08/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	289.07/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,658	5
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	364	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	360.93/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	364.56/cwt	357.50–375.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	276.38/cwt	253.00–300.00	2,123	2
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	442	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	844	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	684	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	322	334.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	361.88/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	336.88/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,246	11
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	278	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	855	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	542	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	266.53/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,391	4
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	256	266.25/cwt	245.00–287.50	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	301.36/cwt	298.00–307.50	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	338.97/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	332.67/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	277.96/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,879	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 Jul 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 302Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 6Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	168.00–175.00	170.90
5	—	1,216	143.00–157.50	152.16
1	—	1,384	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	891	60.00–75.00	67.45
10	—	1,072	129.00–148.00	136.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,612	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	172.50–185.00	178.74
1	—	1,154	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,146	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	966	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	978	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	914	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,301	3,275.00–3,300.00	3,287.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,861.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,164	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	744	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	748	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	904	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	871	167.50–195.00	180.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	994	192.50	192.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	182.50–187.50	184.94
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	936	177.50	177.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	633	210.00–220.00	214.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	281	320.00–357.50	338.95
9	300–350	315	325.00–347.50	338.97
11	350–400	370	320.00–352.50	336.88
2	400–450	442	320.00–345.00	332.67
8	450–500	465	300.00–345.00	335.37
8	500–550	517	295.00–335.00	315.58
4	550–600	571	298.00–307.50	301.36
10	600–650	612	291.00–307.50	294.49
4	650–700	676	262.50–290.00	277.96
1	700–750	722	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	796	238.00	238.00
1	850–900	866	221.00	221.00
1	900–950	906	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	354	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	490	250.00–282.50	265.98
2	600–650	638	230.00–250.00	239.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	356	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	392	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	256	245.00–287.50	266.25
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	372.50–385.00	378.16
1	300–350	326	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	376	350.00–372.50	361.55
9	400–450	435	359.00	359.00
7	450–500	489	320.00–355.00	340.46
4	500–550	527	300.00–335.00	323.57
6	550–600	567	310.00–343.00	336.69
10	600–650	626	315.00–335.00	323.33
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	728	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	878	268.00	268.00
1	950–1000	982	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	390	398.50	398.50
2	500–550	534	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	454	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	265.00–317.50	299.59
2	550–600	584	280.00–329.00	304.16
1	750–800	794	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	422	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	676	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	534	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	232	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	398	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	423	310.00–340.00	323.17
1	450–500	462	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	530	240.00–273.00	266.53
5	650–700	663	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	382	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	442	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	634	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	221	400.00–430.00	414.80
3	250–300	270	357.50–375.00	364.56
7	300–350	328	380.00–397.50	384.78
4	350–400	369	350.00–390.00	360.93
9	400–450	415	350.00–372.50	361.88
4	450–500	467	335.00–340.00	337.45
4	500–550	511	300.00–343.00	323.93
7	550–600	570	295.00–328.00	309.99
8	600–650	619	280.00–307.50	289.07
2	700–750	718	255.00–260.00	257.55
2	750–800	768	253.00–300.00	276.38
1	900–950	940	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	364	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	330.00–340.00	334.88
1	350–400	386	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	426	280.00–330.00	312.23
4	450–500	480	285.00–305.00	296.08
1	500–550	542	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	562	260.00–280.00	269.96
1	650–700	684	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	844	202.50	202.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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