Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $297.72/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −79.82 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$297.72

24 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$59.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.11

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	306.86	1,682	19thin
Medium and Large 2	547	273.33	1,494	3thin
Medium 2	535	247.50	1,324	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.36/cwt here — about $358 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

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 sale24 hd

297.72

—

NC average7 barns · 238 hd

302.83

−5.11

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−79.82

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	1,569	171.62	2,692	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	150.65	2,250	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	150.37	1,774	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	981	103.57	1,016	21

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)	700	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	650–700	652	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	312	253.12/cwt	245.00–265.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	318	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	526	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	370.25/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,222	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,974	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	382	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	840	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	412	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	301.93/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	305.32/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	286.95/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	305.16/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	332.41/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,453	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	363.81/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,350	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	362.50/cwt	360.00–370.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	640	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	283	317.31/cwt	310.00–325.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	528	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	288.73/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	288	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	439.20/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	452	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	432	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	447.37/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	334.22/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	7
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	398	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	496	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	650–700	664	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	74.95/cwt	70.00–80.00	684	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	166.82/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,915	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	99.60/cwt	87.50–107.50	1,007	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	129.11/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,281	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,774	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	154.25/cwt	141.00–157.50	2,352	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	145.43/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,729	10
Bulls	—	—	1,614	177.13/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,859	8
Bulls	—	—	1,206	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	370	287.78/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	297.13/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,708	9
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	416	345.02/cwt	332.50–380.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	373.50/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	470	311.01/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	330	298.37/cwt	275.00–345.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	423	298.91/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	351.79/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	283.77/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	383.85/cwt	355.00–415.00	868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	219.06/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,805	5
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	228	297.66/cwt	280.00–315.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	399.35/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	426.50/cwt	400.00–442.50	1,403	5
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	284	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	274.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	322	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	315.61/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,654	10
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	652	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	336	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	409.68/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,532	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	283.20/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,767	18
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	280.42/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	400–450	406	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Small 2	200–250	220	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	400.68/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,643	9
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	372	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	911	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	409	264.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	368	300.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	454	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,680	2

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 332Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 61Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	452	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	528	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	652	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	245.00–265.00	253.12
1	350–400	382	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	412	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	310.00–325.00	317.31
1	300–350	318	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	398	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	432	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	526	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	360.00–370.00	362.50
9	300–350	330	350.00–390.00	370.25
10	350–400	371	345.00–385.00	363.81
19	400–450	437	320.00–360.00	332.41
6	450–500	490	290.00–317.50	305.32
11	500–550	532	280.00–307.50	301.93
12	550–600	572	290.00–325.00	305.16
6	600–650	620	277.50–310.00	286.95
2	650–700	678	295.00–300.00	297.51
4	700–750	716	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	752	262.50	262.50
3	800–850	831	220.00–225.00	222.45
1	850–900	858	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00–310.00	280.42
2	450–500	481	277.50–300.00	288.73
2	500–550	530	275.00–280.00	277.53
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	295.00–305.00	300.03
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	454	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	440.00–450.00	447.37
3	350–400	367	437.50–440.00	439.20
2	500–550	520	340.00–345.00	342.54
7	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	613	327.50–337.50	334.22
1	650–700	662	327.50	327.50
3	700–750	705	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	320.00–340.00	330.00
1	650–700	692	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	818	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	374	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	438	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	452	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	506	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	567	270.00–280.00	274.99
1	850–900	858	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	280.00–320.00	298.91
1	450–500	496	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	652	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	664	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	280.00–315.00	297.66
3	300–350	330	275.00–345.00	298.37
2	350–400	370	280.00–295.00	287.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	226	355.00–415.00	383.85
7	250–300	277	350.00–435.00	399.35
5	300–350	329	400.00–442.50	426.50
13	350–400	374	370.00–440.00	409.68
9	400–450	410	385.00–425.00	400.68
11	450–500	467	325.00–360.00	351.79
10	500–550	524	300.00–332.50	315.61
9	550–600	575	290.00–307.50	297.13
18	600–650	624	267.50–290.00	283.20
2	650–700	655	267.50–300.00	283.77
5	800–850	824	200.00–230.00	219.06
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	385	355.00–385.00	373.50
4	400–450	416	332.50–380.00	345.02
4	450–500	470	300.00–335.00	311.01
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	284	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	336	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	372	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	409	260.00–270.00	264.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	912	70.00–80.00	74.95
9	—	1,011	87.50–107.50	99.60
7	—	992	115.00–135.00	129.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	165.00–170.00	166.82
10	—	1,189	130.00–155.00	145.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	130.00–135.00	132.62
10	—	1,525	141.00–157.50	154.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,614	170.00–189.00	177.13
1	—	1,206	127.50	127.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle