Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

10 head baby calves; 120.00-660.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $284.39/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −93.88 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$284.39

24 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$80.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.63

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	294.89	1,596	19thin
Medium 1	529	265.16	1,403	2thin
Medium and Large 2	546	262.50	1,433	1thin
Small 1	523	214.78	1,123	2thin

One grade step is worth $80.11/cwt here — about $473 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd

284.39

—

NC average9 barns · 211 hd

311.01

−26.63

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

−93.88

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	1,386	162.93	2,257	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	140.00	1,840	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,579	139.23	2,198	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	117.30	1,230	11

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,156	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1Fleshy	450–500	496	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	436	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	365.07/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	224	296.76/cwt	290.00–305.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium 1Full	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Small 1Full	600–650	604	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	588	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	355.63/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	321.03/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	307.19/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	319.00/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	377.94/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	423	239.56/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	354	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	994	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	641	339.35/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	649	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	736	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,134	1
Steers	Medium 2	850–900	878	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,896	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	448	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	508	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	370.71/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,014	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	480	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	552	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,670	2
Bulls	Small 3	600–650	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	327.36/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	279	263.37/cwt	245.00–305.00	735	4
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Small 2	650–700	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium 1Fleshy	600–650	626	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	124.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,313	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	130.58/cwt	124.00–135.50	2,204	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	150.04/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,164	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	98.48/cwt	92.50–107.50	1,013	3
Bulls	—	—	1,355	143.62/cwt	131.00–155.00	1,946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,416	182.24/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,581	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	379.50/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,461	7
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	473	296.61/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,403	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	203.79/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	313.54/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	211.99/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	278	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	834	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	432	296.56/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Small 3	800–850	826	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	612	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	291.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	387.50/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	678	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	828	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	301.14/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,560	10
Bulls	Small 3	650–700	652	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	386	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	554	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	623	203.68/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	180	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	358	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	436	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	732	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	363.56/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	328.87/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	287.94/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,633	9
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	490	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,286	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	523	214.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	529	265.16/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	397.28/cwt	390.00–405.00	949	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 200Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 44Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

10 head baby calves; 120.00-660.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	496	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	350.00–380.00	365.07
5	350–400	378	355.00–390.00	377.94
4	400–450	428	340.00–372.50	355.63
3	450–500	477	300.00–355.00	321.03
5	500–550	524	310.00–325.00	319.00
2	550–600	568	295.00–320.00	307.19
1	600–650	646	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,016	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	588	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	224	290.00–305.00	296.76
1	550–600	554	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	604	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	528	325.00	325.00
6	550–600	583	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	649	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	736	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	354	220.00	220.00
3	400–450	423	220.00–260.00	239.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	678	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	828	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	384	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	439	322.50–340.00	327.36
2	450–500	469	300.00–327.50	313.54
1	500–550	546	262.50	262.50
2	700–750	722	200.00–207.50	203.79
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	130.00	130.00
1	650–700	652	100.00	100.00
1	800–850	826	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	245.00–305.00	263.37
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	670	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	626	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	239	390.00–405.00	397.28
2	250–300	296	370.00–405.00	387.50
1	300–350	308	415.00	415.00
7	350–400	385	350.00–395.00	379.50
7	400–450	413	350.00–375.00	363.56
7	450–500	468	300.00–350.00	328.87
10	500–550	518	280.00–325.00	301.14
9	550–600	567	280.00–302.50	287.94
1	600–650	622	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	669	290.00–300.00	291.99
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	770	226.00	226.00
1	800–850	806	221.00	221.00
1	850–900	874	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	927	210.00–214.00	211.99
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	358	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	436	360.00	360.00
7	450–500	473	280.00–305.00	296.61
2	500–550	529	260.00–270.00	265.16
1	600–650	612	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	732	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	432	290.00–300.00	296.56
2	500–550	523	210.00–220.00	214.78
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	386	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	623	200.00–207.50	203.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	365.00–375.00	370.71
1	500–550	524	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	686	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	994	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	588	342.50	342.50
5	600–650	641	338.00–345.00	339.35
1	700–750	708	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	301.00	301.00
2	550–600	552	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	878	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	508	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	638	312.50	312.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	386	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	120.00–130.00	124.36
3	—	1,029	92.50–107.50	98.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,688	124.00–135.50	130.58
4	—	1,442	145.00–156.00	150.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,314	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	131.00–155.00	143.62
2	—	1,416	181.00–184.00	182.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,156	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

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Replacement Cattle