Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle moderate. Cattle quality average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.58/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −39.69 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$338.58

27 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$776

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$147.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.07

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	347.88	1,892	23
Medium and Large 2	542	320.00	1,734	1thin
Medium 1	577	310.16	1,790	2thin
Small 2	558	200.00	1,116	1thin

One grade step is worth $147.88/cwt here — about $776 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 sale27 hd

338.58

—

NC average8 barns · 300 hd

338.64

−0.07

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−39.69

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	1,262	184.45	2,327	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	159.62	1,702	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	148.47	2,227	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	139.22	1,417	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	946	$3,530	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$3,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$3,055	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	802	$203	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1Value Added	350–400	368	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	446	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	283.45/cwt	272.50–295.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,905	3
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	338	244.70/cwt	235.00–255.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	365.89/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,987	3
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	576	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	379	262.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	355.40/cwt	340.00–370.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	338.46/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	363.16/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	300	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	622	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	668	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,453	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	438	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	343.24/cwt	322.50–356.00	1,805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	360.00/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,559	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,034	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	319.72/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Small 2	150–200	170	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	268	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	326.77/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,199	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	514	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,110	1
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	344	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	955	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Heifers	Small 2	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	334.07/cwt	315.00–354.00	1,583	11
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	630	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,189	5
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	412	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,545	1
Steers	Small 2	450–500	492	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	347	436.50/cwt	436.50–436.50	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,551	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	398	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	400.06/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	350	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	389.72/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,480	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	844	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,161	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	998	151.25/cwt	142.50–160.00	1,509	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	650–700	692	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	226	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	360.92/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,750	12
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	704	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,637	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,014	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,496	1
Bulls	Small 2	450–500	482	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	928	1
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	364	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	928	1
Bulls	Small 2	150–200	188	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	558	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	350–400	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	329.80/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,609	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,052	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	156.25/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,644	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	149.47/cwt	147.50–151.00	1,300	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	138.25/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,503	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	169.74/cwt	165.50–175.00	1,882	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	151.65/cwt	144.00–169.50	2,294	8
Bulls	—	—	1,398	188.28/cwt	182.50–200.00	2,632	5
Bulls	—	—	1,141	164.36/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,875	3
Bulls	—	—	1,101	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,257	2
Stock Cows	Small 2-3	—	660	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	941	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	3,791.02/head	3,000.00–4,400.00	3,791	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	175.48/cwt	162.50–200.00	1,471	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	802	202.50/head	202.50–202.50	203	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	822	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	853	3,128.66/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,129	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,216	5,100.00/head	5,100.00–5,100.00	5,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	739	2,296.35/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,296	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	892	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	351.94/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Small 3	300–350	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	410.83/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	467	363.60/cwt	361.00–365.00	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	577	310.16/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Small 2	550–600	558	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	342.38/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	276	264.78/cwt	250.00–280.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	394.51/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	349.91/cwt	332.50–373.00	1,858	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	387.30/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,429	11
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	404	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	436	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium 1	950–1000	972	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	263.11/cwt	260.00–272.50	2,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	296.25/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,092	4
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	364	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	411.10/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,373	4
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	742	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	416	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,570	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	298	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	336.83/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,136	8
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	363	363.31/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	367.50/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	344.07/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,954	8

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 388Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 37Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	380.00–390.00	384.97
2	400–450	416	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	280.00	280.00
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	338	235.00–255.00	244.70
2	350–400	379	260.00–265.00	262.41
1	400–450	446	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	576	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	236	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	261	340.00–370.00	355.40
3	300–350	324	355.00–375.00	363.16
2	350–400	366	330.00–347.50	338.46
14	400–450	433	340.00–380.00	360.00
11	450–500	474	315.00–354.00	334.07
18	500–550	526	322.50–356.00	343.24
3	550–600	573	330.00–335.00	332.51
6	600–650	610	300.00–332.50	319.72
3	650–700	673	315.00–345.00	326.77
2	700–750	723	272.50–295.00	283.45
1	850–900	870	242.50	242.50
1	1000–1050	1,034	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	300	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	514	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	622	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	438	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	668	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	438	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	564	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	395.00–425.00	410.83
1	400–450	408	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	467	361.00–365.00	363.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	302	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	394	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	419	390.00–410.00	400.06
2	450–500	465	380.00–400.00	389.72
3	500–550	543	357.50–380.00	365.89
1	550–600	550	363.00	363.00
1	950–1000	954	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	412	375.00	375.00
5	600–650	630	347.50	347.50
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	492	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	436.50	436.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	485	360.00–361.00	360.92
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	704	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	188	297.00	297.00
2	250–300	276	250.00–280.00	264.78
1	300–350	344	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	364	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	404	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	482	192.50	192.50
1	550–600	558	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	350.00–370.00	363.31
1	400–450	416	377.50	377.50
1	450–500	462	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	577	300.00–320.00	310.16
1	950–1000	972	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	369	340.00–345.00	342.38
4	400–450	425	325.00–367.50	351.94
2	450–500	488	320.00–340.00	329.80
1	500–550	542	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	636	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	400.00–420.00	411.10
11	350–400	369	380.00–402.50	387.30
8	400–450	428	380.00–420.00	394.51
6	450–500	473	352.50–380.00	367.50
15	500–550	531	332.50–373.00	349.91
8	550–600	568	330.00–367.50	344.07
8	600–650	634	320.00–360.00	336.83
2	650–700	687	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	706	290.00–300.00	296.25
2	750–800	784	275.00–285.00	280.03
4	800–850	826	260.00–272.50	263.11
1	850–900	850	292.50	292.50
1	950–1000	958	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	436	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	364	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	742	202.50	202.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	844	137.50	137.50
2	950–1000	998	142.50–160.00	151.25
1	1000–1050	1,014	147.50	147.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	692	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,466	140.00	140.00
8	—	1,513	144.00–169.50	151.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,052	151.00–165.00	156.25
4	—	1,109	165.50–175.00	169.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	106.00	106.00
4	—	870	147.50–151.00	149.47
8	—	1,087	130.00–146.00	138.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,398	182.50–200.00	188.28
3	—	1,141	163.00–165.00	164.36
2	—	1,101	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	142.50	142.50
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	162.50–200.00	175.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	802	202.50	202.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,069	3,000.00–4,400.00	3,791.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,042	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	948	3,450.00	3,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	822	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	739	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,296.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,128.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	892	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,216	5,100.00	5,100.00

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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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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