Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.64/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −49.90 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$327.64

27 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$727

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$140.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	340.86	1,907	19thin
Medium and Large 2	506	321.00	1,624	2thin
Medium 1	524	305.58	1,601	5thin
Small 1	590	200.00	1,180	1thin

One grade step is worth $140.86/cwt here — about $727 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $377.54 across 28 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 sale27 hd

327.64

—

NC average9 barns · 206 hd

323.65

+3.99

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−49.90

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	1,614	190.78	3,080	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	172.09	2,428	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	162.05	1,862	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	146.65	1,585	11

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	306.98/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	726	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,761	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	298	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	333.10/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	366.74/cwt	363.50–377.00	1,944	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	316.29/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	506	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	356.76/cwt	330.00–359.00	1,577	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	384.21/cwt	380.00–392.50	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	366.55/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,331	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	355.35/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	364.26/cwt	360.50–367.50	2,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,236	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	346	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	326.90/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,870	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	441.20/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,928	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	436.20/cwt	433.00–457.50	1,470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	424.71/cwt	387.50–460.00	1,576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	403	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	334.03/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	482	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	172.09/cwt	171.00–173.00	2,428	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	163.05/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,857	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	145.31/cwt	133.00–157.50	1,574	10
Bulls	—	—	1,809	192.80/cwt	177.50–205.00	3,488	3
Bulls	—	—	1,040	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,417	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	346	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	318	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	447.68/cwt	422.50–480.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	436.25/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	420.18/cwt	400.00–452.50	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	402.50/cwt	367.50–447.50	1,924	10
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	278	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,143	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	496	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	436.89/cwt	392.50–450.00	1,822	6
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	706	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	343.86/cwt	320.00–382.50	1,792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	322.36/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,024	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,978	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	666	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	332.56/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	321.25/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,165	2
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	620	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	351.19/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	367.66/cwt	345.00–393.00	1,717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	325.39/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	354	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	339.11/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,974	12

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 Aug 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	337.50	337.50
2	350–400	380	350.00–352.50	351.19
2	400–450	403	350.00–360.00	355.04
2	450–500	452	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	515	302.50–320.00	306.98
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	666	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	706	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	422.50–480.00	447.68
3	250–300	289	400.00–452.50	420.18
6	300–350	331	410.00–450.00	436.25
9	350–400	371	387.50–460.00	424.71
6	400–450	417	392.50–450.00	436.89
10	450–500	478	367.50–447.50	402.50
7	500–550	521	320.00–382.50	343.86
12	550–600	582	320.00–375.00	339.11
13	600–650	628	310.00–332.50	322.36
2	650–700	674	320.00–322.50	321.25
1	700–750	700	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	752	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	481	320.00–342.50	334.03
2	500–550	506	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	398	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	482	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	496	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	253	380.00–392.50	384.21
4	300–350	324	350.00–362.50	355.35
8	350–400	363	350.00–400.00	366.55
21	400–450	442	330.00–359.00	356.76
6	450–500	467	345.00–393.00	367.66
10	500–550	522	320.00–337.00	333.10
10	550–600	572	320.00–332.50	326.90
2	600–650	622	315.00–317.50	316.29
1	650–700	690	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	764	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	826	270.00	270.00
2	950–1000	950	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	354	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	506	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	726	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	322.50	322.50
2	350–400	394	320.00–345.00	332.56
3	400–450	425	320.00–328.00	325.39
1	600–650	612	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
7	300–350	337	433.00–457.50	436.20
15	400–450	437	425.00–457.50	441.20
7	450–500	484	432.00	432.00
13	500–550	530	363.50–377.00	366.74
9	550–600	574	360.50–367.50	364.26
1	650–700	684	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	716	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	758	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,411	171.00–173.00	172.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,258	151.00	151.00
11	—	1,139	155.00–171.00	163.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,058	160.00	160.00
10	—	1,083	133.00–157.50	145.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,809	177.50–205.00	192.80
1	—	1,040	162.50	162.50
1	—	1,604	213.00	213.00

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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