Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $296.59/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −80.94 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$296.59

58 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$866

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$164.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.20

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	319.49	1,734	40
Medium and Large 2	549	275.00	1,510	2thin
Medium 1	560	270.81	1,517	8thin
Medium 2	565	229.26	1,296	5thin
Small 2	558	202.50	1,130	2thin
Small 3	560	155.00	868	1thin

One grade step is worth $164.49/cwt here — about $866 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale58 hd

296.59

—

NC average9 barns · 351 hd

318.79

−22.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−80.94

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	1,591	180.39	2,870	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	153.65	2,151	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	151.91	1,647	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	120.54	1,285	31

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)	1,322	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	984	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1	550–600	566	307.52/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,741	3
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	438	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	302.15/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,870	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	311.49/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	355.64/cwt	330.00–387.50	1,351	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	365.09/cwt	335.00–397.50	1,161	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	334.68/cwt	315.00–362.50	1,596	10
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	563	263.75/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	462	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,266	8
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	398	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	626	255.99/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	304	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	357	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	550–600	598	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	774	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Small 3	450–500	492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	666	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	207.03/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	347.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	880	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Small 2	450–500	481	214.47/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	446	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	351.19/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,471	18
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	662	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	344.73/cwt	340.00–350.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	322	310.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	122	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	241	346.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	398.30/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,836	3
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	500	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	244	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	496	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,037	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	308	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	329.82/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	355.78/cwt	335.00–361.00	1,879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	416	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	342.98/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	309.81/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	330.65/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,385	7
Bulls	Small 2	550–600	598	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	71.05/cwt	50.00–80.00	679	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,647	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	150.72/cwt	140.00–162.50	1,646	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	109.20/cwt	92.00–120.00	1,104	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	153.65/cwt	145.00–164.00	2,151	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	134.40/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,489	20
Bulls	—	—	1,418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,269	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	181.96/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,919	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	176.33/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,532	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	209.03/cwt	180.00–240.00	1,672	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,022	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	763	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	354.87/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,668	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	267.13/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,939	8
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	472	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	304	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	920	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	367	303.34/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Small 3	550–600	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	428	295.23/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	536	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,005	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	240	312.08/cwt	300.00–325.00	749	2
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	608	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	906	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,518	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	262	314.54/cwt	300.00–330.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	393.92/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,473	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	299.80/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,862	8
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	383	250.37/cwt	230.00–270.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	322	351.75/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,133	6
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	284	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	261.67/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	344	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	320.04/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,680	26
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	746	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	471	281.93/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	612	231.61/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	435	353.69/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,539	6
Bulls	Small 2	150–200	169	244.16/cwt	237.50–252.50	413	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	568	266.07/cwt	252.50–297.50	1,511	6
Bulls	Small 2	500–550	518	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	589	225.20/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	674	253.49/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	636	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	405.28/cwt	385.00–432.50	1,090	7
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	530	235.34/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	383.66/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,631	11
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	374	354.26/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	318.47/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,834	14
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	474	321.78/cwt	290.00–357.50	1,525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	403.55/cwt	380.00–427.50	1,324	17
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	411.05/cwt	370.00–465.00	896	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 Sep 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 478Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 45Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	122	385.00	385.00
3	200–250	241	345.00–350.00	346.56
3	250–300	276	340.00–350.00	344.73
9	300–350	318	335.00–397.50	365.09
20	350–400	380	330.00–387.50	355.64
18	400–450	419	337.50–367.50	351.19
10	450–500	477	315.00–362.50	334.68
12	500–550	523	300.00–322.50	311.49
3	550–600	566	300.00–317.50	307.52
10	600–650	619	275.00–315.00	302.15
2	650–700	666	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	914	200.00–214.00	207.03
1	1000–1050	1,024	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	300.00–320.00	310.50
3	350–400	357	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	438	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	462	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	500	282.50	282.50
2	550–600	563	262.50–265.00	263.75
3	600–650	626	247.50–260.00	255.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	244	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	324	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	390	320.00–325.00	322.53
8	400–450	402	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	494	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	512	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	616	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	446	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	304	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	666	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	452	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	598	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	774	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	492	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	496	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	253	340.00–350.00	347.93
3	300–350	313	335.00–360.00	342.98
1	350–400	364	360.00	360.00
7	400–450	419	320.00–335.00	330.65
3	450–500	463	300.00–330.00	309.81
1	500–550	506	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	592	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	613	240.00–275.00	261.67
1	650–700	662	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	708	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	414	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	169	237.50–252.50	244.16
1	250–300	250	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	344	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	383	230.00–270.00	250.37
1	400–450	416	225.00	225.00
3	450–500	481	202.50–220.00	214.47
1	500–550	518	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	598	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	250.00–300.00	281.93
2	500–550	530	225.00–245.00	235.34
3	550–600	589	200.00–255.00	225.20
3	600–650	612	215.00–250.00	231.61
1	650–700	662	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	445.00	445.00
8	200–250	218	370.00–465.00	411.05
7	250–300	269	385.00–432.50	405.28
17	300–350	328	380.00–427.50	403.55
14	350–400	374	375.00–405.00	393.92
11	400–450	425	370.00–405.00	383.66
16	450–500	470	325.00–380.00	354.87
26	500–550	525	300.00–335.00	320.04
14	550–600	576	300.00–340.00	318.47
8	600–650	621	275.00–315.00	299.80
1	650–700	652	307.50	307.50
8	700–750	726	255.00–282.50	267.13
1	800–850	824	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	300.00–325.00	312.08
2	250–300	262	300.00–330.00	314.54
1	300–350	304	302.50	302.50
3	350–400	367	290.00–320.00	303.34
2	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	295.23
1	450–500	472	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	608	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	360.00	360.00
6	300–350	322	335.00–360.00	351.75
5	350–400	374	340.00–370.00	354.26
6	400–450	435	325.00–365.00	353.69
8	450–500	474	290.00–357.50	321.78
2	500–550	536	280.00–290.00	285.02
6	550–600	568	252.50–297.50	266.07
1	600–650	636	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	674	245.00–260.00	253.49
1	700–750	746	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	906	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	394	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	420	412.50	412.50
3	450–500	461	390.00–402.50	398.30
5	500–550	528	335.00–361.00	355.78
1	550–600	554	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	638	339.00	339.00
2	650–700	676	310.00–350.00	329.82
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	308	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	50.00–80.00	71.05
7	—	1,011	92.00–120.00	109.20
20	—	1,108	120.00–145.00	134.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	998	165.00	165.00
11	—	1,092	140.00–162.50	150.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,400	145.00–164.00	153.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,418	160.00	160.00
13	—	1,604	170.00–190.00	181.96

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	869	175.00–177.50	176.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	180.00–240.00	209.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,064	190.00	190.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	763	160.00	160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	984	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,322	2,800.00	2,800.00

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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