Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2025-10-02

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 2
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
27 vs last sale 429 225 vs year ago 177 · +127.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
3 vs last sale 68 17 vs year ago 48 · +35.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
34 vs last sale 8 41 vs year ago 1 · +4,100.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. 3 and 4 weight feeder cattle were mostly steady, heavier calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. 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 $297.64/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 79.90 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.
Average price
$297.64
26 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$61.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
23.06
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552312.291,72218thin
Medium 1556269.161,4966thin
Medium 2591251.261,4852thin
One grade step is worth $61.03/cwt here — about $237 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

28 sales
458404350296median 377.5412/1803/0504/3007/0908/20
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 sale26 hd
297.64
NC average9 barns · 189 hd
320.70
−23.06
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.54
−79.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,488163.362,43012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,442149.382,1547thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,191143.721,71211
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,056117.721,24323

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$1,9424thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$1,9312thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,6397
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$2,6244thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)954$2,38212
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,346$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)996$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)774$1,5002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)966$1,3002thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)995$1,4603thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)926$1,3752thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235347.98/cwt335.00–360.008182
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3051
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850819251.13/cwt240.00–262.502,0572
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273343.31/cwt335.00–350.009374
HeifersSmall 2200–250225275.00/cwt275.00–275.006192
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800758252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9141
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374349.86/cwt335.00–365.001,30812
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200164315.00/cwt315.00–315.005171
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322352.96/cwt340.00–365.001,1378
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474355.26/cwt322.50–390.001,68418
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600586294.91/cwt270.00–305.001,72815
HeifersMedium 1Full400–450448250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400364300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0923
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full750–800762215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6381
BullsMedium 2550–600591251.26/cwt250.00–252.501,4852
BullsMedium 1400–450425359.14/cwt355.00–365.001,5263
BullsMedium 1550–600573270.04/cwt260.00–280.001,5474
HeifersMedium 1450–500462305.53/cwt300.00–312.501,4124
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750740268.38/cwt260.00–270.001,9866
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280335.00/cwt335.00–335.009381
BullsMedium 1750–800766200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5321
BullsMedium 1100–150124350.00/cwt350.00–350.004341
BullsMedium 1250–300284335.00/cwt335.00–335.009511
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700671282.02/cwt277.50–297.501,8926
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full800–850846215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8191
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750721231.33/cwt212.50–260.001,6687
BullsMedium 1500–550521267.41/cwt265.00–270.001,3932
BullsMedium 2450–500456298.74/cwt297.50–300.001,3622
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480352.22/cwt335.00–375.001,6919
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522298.06/cwt280.00–322.501,5569
HeifersMedium 2400–450426295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2571
HeifersMedium 1550–600586260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5241
HeifersMedium 1350–400379323.27/cwt320.00–330.001,2253
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423365.45/cwt335.00–390.001,54615
HeifersMedium 1600–650630245.29/cwt235.00–255.001,5452
HeifersMedium 1250–300288320.00/cwt320.00–320.009221
HeifersSmall 2600–650626205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550516358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,8479
HeifersMedium 1500–550523260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3603
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628287.34/cwt275.00–300.001,8042
HeifersMedium 1650–700660252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6672
HeifersMedium 2550–600584255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4891
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516342.50/cwt332.50–352.501,7672
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500494300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4821
HeifersMedium 2350–400374299.89/cwt280.00–310.001,1223
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700683263.74/cwt260.00–267.501,8012
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600581320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8592
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650626327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0501
HeifersSmall 2300–350321212.80/cwt205.00–220.006832
HeifersSmall 2250–300294255.00/cwt255.00–255.007501
HeifersSmall 2350–400355208.35/cwt200.00–220.007403
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450440315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3861
BullsSmall 2300–350332220.00/cwt220.00–220.007301
BullsMedium 2350–400384332.46/cwt330.00–335.001,2772
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500454300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3621
BullsSmall 2350–400382200.00/cwt200.00–200.007643
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369352.55/cwt350.00–357.501,3013
BullsMedium 2400–450428325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183141.69/cwt135.00–149.001,67610
CowsLean 85-90%1,066100.75/cwt90.00–110.001,0747
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442149.38/cwt139.00–157.502,1547
CowsLean 85-90%1,052125.15/cwt110.00–137.501,31716
Bulls1,298130.75/cwt100.00–155.001,6973
Bulls1,637194.75/cwt191.00–199.003,1883
Bulls1,508163.98/cwt155.00–185.002,4736
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0221,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29962,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2322,080.11/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0802
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0662,915.81/head2,750.00–3,100.002,9162
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-26781,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 38701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock CowsSmall 1-2840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
Bred CowsSmall 1-28761,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0772,039.69/head1,700.00–2,500.002,0403
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0523,042.78/head2,750.00–3,300.003,0432
Bred CowsSmall 1-2870950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0571,753.55/head1,525.00–1,900.001,7546
Stock CowsMedium 1-29421,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0211,502.84/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5032
Stock CowsMedium 1-29261,374.62/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28212,469.78/head2,100.00–2,700.002,4703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0791,931.05/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9312
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28392,332.06/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3322
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28391,612.75/head200.00–2,900.001,6132
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572302.94/cwt272.50–317.501,7339
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325420.88/cwt385.00–437.501,36812
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900894207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8551
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950944200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8881
BullsMedium 1650–700675222.51/cwt220.00–225.001,5022
BullsMedium and Large 1100–150136432.61/cwt425.00–440.005882
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280393.12/cwt360.00–435.001,1019
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850817217.47/cwt215.00–220.001,7772
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250229386.24/cwt350.00–430.008844
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368410.15/cwt385.00–432.501,50915
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420392.09/cwt372.50–410.001,6479
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000968200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9361
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200175396.77/cwt390.00–405.006942
BullsSmall 1300–350324330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0691
BullsMedium 1700–750705222.53/cwt215.00–230.001,5692
BullsSmall 1250–300264310.45/cwt300.00–320.008202
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550531321.63/cwt302.50–345.001,7089
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775217.45/cwt210.00–225.001,6854
BullsSmall 1400–450420309.06/cwt300.00–320.001,2984
BullsMedium 1300–350342345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1801
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900874200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7481
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426342.58/cwt325.00–360.001,4592
BullsSmall 1350–400362325.14/cwt320.00–330.001,1772
BullsMedium 1450–500474320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5171
BullsMedium 1600–650648255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6521
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650631285.26/cwt272.50–312.501,8005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3462,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0762,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29082,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.