Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $305.34/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −72.93 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$305.34

38 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$65.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	310.78	1,653	33
Medium and Large 2	554	280.00	1,551	2thin
Medium 1	573	271.11	1,553	2thin
Medium 2	568	245.00	1,392	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.78/cwt here — about $261 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 sale38 hd

305.34

—

NC average6 barns · 238 hd

304.31

+1.03

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−72.93

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	—	High	1,650	174.12	2,874	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	145.81	2,239	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	142.82	1,763	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	123.68	1,380	20

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	359	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	306	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,362	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	314	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	730	2
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	394	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	214	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	717	1
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	536	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	374.26/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,272	4
Steers	Small 2Full	350–400	394	215.17/cwt	200.00–220.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	546	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	558	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	313.14/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	195.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	373.72/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,360	9
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	541	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	280	287.75/cwt	275.00–300.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	311.15/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	350.32/cwt	340.00–370.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	374	324.84/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	356.72/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	428	313.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	304.32/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,604	8
Steers	Small 2Full	400–450	442	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	209.99/cwt	200.00–220.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium 1	200–250	222	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	799	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	498	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	428	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	336.14/cwt	320.00–341.50	2,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	327.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,618	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	332	159.94/cwt	150.00–170.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	Small 2	250–300	294	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	253	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,102	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	450–500	464	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	835	1
Steers	Small 2	400–450	446	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	342	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,219	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	126.55/cwt	117.50–135.00	1,441	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,321	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	146.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,247	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,693	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,647	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	143.20/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,773	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,768	1
Bulls	—	—	1,782	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	3,519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	173.31/cwt	162.50–181.00	3,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,020	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,571	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	210	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	299.51/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	391.06/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,631	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	808	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	423	307.75/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,302	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	338.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,566	5
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	832	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	313.28/cwt	287.50–331.50	1,632	27
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	367	351.84/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	411.74/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,194	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	380.95/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium 2	150–200	182	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	316.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	320	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	496	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	992	2
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	328	261.54/cwt	240.00–285.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	482	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	438	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	467	318.46/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	928	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Small 2	600–650	616	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	573	271.11/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	242	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	414.70/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,393	8
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	246	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium 2	850–900	886	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	626	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	832	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium 1	950–1000	972	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	417	346.41/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	568	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,906	1

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 Oct 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 402Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 65Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	306	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	359	437.50	437.50
1	450–500	498	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	588	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	428	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	344	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	414	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	476	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	530	320.00–335.00	327.36
4	600–650	622	320.00–341.50	336.14
1	650–700	686	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	716	317.50	317.50
2	950–1000	973	200.00–220.00	209.99
Steers — Small 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	200.00–220.00	215.17
1	400–450	442	205.00	205.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	446	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	269	340.00–370.00	350.32
4	300–350	340	360.00–380.00	374.26
9	350–400	364	345.00–400.00	373.72
3	400–450	435	340.00–375.00	356.72
5	450–500	470	310.00–320.00	316.90
8	500–550	527	280.00–335.00	304.32
10	550–600	572	290.00–320.00	311.15
7	600–650	634	300.00–325.00	313.14
1	650–700	670	297.50	297.50
2	700–750	703	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	750–800	764	242.50	242.50
1	850–900	870	195.00	195.00
3	950–1000	961	190.00–205.00	195.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	314	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	350–400	394	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	536	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	214	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	374	320.00–335.00	324.84
3	400–450	428	300.00–325.00	313.90
1	500–550	546	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	558	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	541	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	275.00–300.00	287.75
3	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	301.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	552	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	496	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	150.00–170.00	159.94
1	450–500	464	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	522	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	586	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	728	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	752	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	832	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	432.50	432.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	423	290.00–327.50	307.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	425.00	425.00
1	200–250	200	410.00	410.00
10	250–300	290	370.00–420.00	411.74
8	300–350	336	390.00–427.50	414.70
3	350–400	369	370.00–392.50	380.95
20	400–450	417	350.00–400.00	391.06
5	450–500	462	330.00–350.00	338.91
27	500–550	521	287.50–331.50	313.28
6	550–600	581	280.00–317.50	299.51
1	700–750	706	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	870	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	367	345.00–360.00	351.84
4	400–450	417	335.00–355.00	346.41
3	450–500	467	300.00–330.00	318.46
2	550–600	573	265.00–277.50	271.11
1	600–650	626	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	832	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	928	166.00	166.00
1	950–1000	972	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	182	335.00	335.00
1	200–250	242	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	438	330.00–335.00	332.51
1	450–500	482	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	568	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	832	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	886	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	240.00–285.00	261.54
2	400–450	423	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	616	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,267	130.00	130.00
14	—	1,238	135.00–151.00	143.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	110.00–115.00	112.57
14	—	1,139	117.50–135.00	126.55
1	—	950	139.00	139.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,539	140.00–155.00	146.01
1	—	1,632	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,414	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,782	197.50	197.50
4	—	1,775	162.50–181.00	173.31
1	—	1,020	154.00	154.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,086	190.00	190.00

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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