Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $310.86/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −51.27 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$310.86

30 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$63.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.62

vs NC average

−29.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	318.87	1,736	26
Medium and Large 2	586	262.55	1,539	2thin
Medium 1	563	255.00	1,436	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.87/cwt here — about $300 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 $291.28, 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 sale30 hd

310.86

—

NC average9 barns · 257 hd

321.48

−10.62

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−29.32

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−51.27

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	1,318	177.16	2,335	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	152.80	2,173	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	152.38	1,679	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	128.86	1,215	15

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$2,660	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	Small 2	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	326.62/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	326.55/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	334.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,397	5
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	325	235.10/cwt	232.50–237.50	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	294.67/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,818	8
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	563	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	323.32/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,545	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	317.77/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,405	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	335.96/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,280	9
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	288.22/cwt	282.50–294.00	1,896	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	439	301.27/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	912	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	371.18/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	331.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	337.44/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	319.76/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	396.25/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,640	4
Steers	Small 1	400–450	424	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	526	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,759	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	358.04/cwt	322.50–380.00	1,722	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	446	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	439	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,747	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	109.11/cwt	102.50–113.00	1,092	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	131.42/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,229	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	152.80/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,173	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	954	162.75/cwt	162.50–163.00	1,553	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	149.42/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,709	7
Bulls	—	—	1,010	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,018	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,061	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	178.72/cwt	155.00–189.00	2,574	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,890	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,898	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,242	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,617	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,724	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,437	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,148	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	704	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	3,015.34/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	300.28/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	380.88/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,596	6
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	368	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	277	273.94/cwt	255.00–305.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	326	308.20/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	315.47/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	297.62/cwt	282.50–318.00	1,714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	329.59/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	358	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	346	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	366	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	684	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	370.74/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	304.74/cwt	275.00–327.00	1,886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	337	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	289	329.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	313.69/cwt	282.50–340.00	1,644	7
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	536	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	367.15/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	291.26/cwt	275.00–316.00	1,951	5
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	246	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	689	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 Jul 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 303Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	232.50–237.50	235.10
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	350.00	350.00
11	500–550	526	326.00–329.00	326.55
5	550–600	574	321.00–350.00	326.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	334	340.00–350.00	346.69
9	350–400	381	320.00–345.00	335.96
5	400–450	418	320.00–345.00	334.12
20	450–500	478	285.00–340.00	323.32
5	500–550	524	300.00–322.50	315.47
5	550–600	576	282.50–318.00	297.62
8	600–650	617	280.00–310.00	294.67
2	650–700	658	282.50–294.00	288.22
1	750–800	756	272.50	272.50
6	1000–1050	1,025	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	300.00–317.50	308.20
1	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	439	300.00–302.50	301.27
2	550–600	563	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	369	300.00	300.00
9	400–450	442	300.00–320.00	317.77
2	550–600	586	260.00–265.00	262.55
1	650–700	652	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	478	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	684	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	438	330.00–340.00	331.12
1	450–500	464	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	712	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	772	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	900–950	912	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	365.00–390.00	371.18
4	400–450	414	395.00–400.00	396.25
2	500–550	531	310.00–330.00	319.76
9	550–600	565	335.00–342.00	337.44
2	600–650	608	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	656	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	890	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	424	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	575	334.00	334.00
4	600–650	636	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	526	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	340.00	340.00
6	300–350	330	350.00–390.00	370.74
4	350–400	384	357.50–385.00	367.15
6	400–450	419	367.50–395.00	380.88
16	450–500	481	322.50–380.00	358.04
7	500–550	524	282.50–340.00	313.69
7	550–600	572	280.00–345.00	300.28
7	600–650	619	275.00–327.00	304.74
5	650–700	670	275.00–316.00	291.26
1	750–800	762	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	329	315.00–345.00	329.59
1	400–450	442	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	546	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	588	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	358	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	446	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	398.00	398.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	320.00–340.00	329.61
2	300–350	337	340.00–345.00	342.54
1	350–400	368	347.50	347.50
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	536	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	246	275.00–285.00	280.00
4	250–300	277	255.00–305.00	273.94
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	366	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,001	102.50–113.00	109.11
1	—	854	160.00	160.00
11	—	935	120.00–146.00	131.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,422	140.00–165.00	152.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	954	162.50–163.00	162.75
7	—	1,144	140.00–159.00	149.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,018	202.50	202.50
5	—	1,440	155.00–189.00	178.72

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,008	187.50	187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	172.50	172.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,274	176.00	176.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	886	182.50	182.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,014	170.00	170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	858	167.50	167.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,286	167.00	167.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	704	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,015.34

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