Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were sharply lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average, with a large number of small framed plain calves.

11 head baby calves; 45.00-675.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $274.48/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −103.06 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$274.48

32 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$45.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.38

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	284.23	1,495	25
Medium and Large 2	594	247.50	1,470	1thin
Medium 1	549	238.37	1,307	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.86/cwt here — about $188 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 sale32 hd

274.48

—

NC average9 barns · 275 hd

297.86

−23.38

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−103.06

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	1,528	163.57	2,499	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	143.83	2,125	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,035	143.74	1,488	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	110.92	1,039	33

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)	1,144	$2,638	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1	500–550	546	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	241.97/cwt	239.00–245.00	2,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,066	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	100–150	142	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	383	2
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	333	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	426	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	174	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	254	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	775	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	421	291.22/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	297.63/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	255.05/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	322.44/cwt	310.00–340.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	270.31/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,425	10
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	479	261.60/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	328.24/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	327.55/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	321.78/cwt	315.00–327.50	718	2
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	428	245.09/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	273.37/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	146	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	313	290.29/cwt	280.00–300.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	772	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium 1Full	500–550	546	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	212	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	446	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	589	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	321.78/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	286	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	715	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	376	205.29/cwt	185.00–215.00	772	4
Steers	Small 1	400–450	442	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	283.87/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	336.29/cwt	336.00–337.50	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	442	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	319.93/cwt	310.00–330.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	346	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	862	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,552	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	145.81/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,089	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	127.45/cwt	117.50–135.00	1,230	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	74.91/cwt	70.00–80.00	652	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	104.46/cwt	90.00–115.00	999	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	138.80/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,152	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	159.75/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,617	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	139.74/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,455	16
Bulls	—	—	1,276	145.95/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,862	4
Bulls	—	—	1,696	175.32/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,973	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	842	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,368	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	174.93/cwt	165.00–187.50	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,808	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	814	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,058	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	183.02/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,086	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,498	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	2,638.20/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,264	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	394	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	319	313.10/cwt	300.00–320.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	233.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,705	6
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	561	236.65/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	724	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	536	240.08/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	357	287.75/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	924	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	454	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,169	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Small 2	700–750	728	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	371	306.72/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	426	279.86/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	345.89/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	478	274.45/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	336.49/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	272.77/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	269.43/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	251.27/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	287.09/cwt	260.00–307.50	1,476	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	331.22/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,381	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	212.61/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	307.44/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	357.70/cwt	335.00–370.00	823	6
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	340.20/cwt	330.00–360.00	966	9
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	423	303.82/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	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 Nov 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 204Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 30Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 1Year ago 0

11 head baby calves; 45.00-675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	546	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	594	305.00	305.00
4	600–650	625	315.00–330.00	321.78
3	650–700	698	296.00	296.00
5	700–750	716	270.00–290.00	283.87
2	850–900	872	239.00–245.00	241.97
1	900–950	946	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	488	320.00	320.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	442	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	336.00–337.50	336.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	688	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	442	305.00	305.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	142	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	333	185.00	185.00
4	350–400	376	185.00–215.00	205.29
1	400–450	426	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	146	320.00	320.00
1	150–200	174	295.00	295.00
2	200–250	223	315.00–327.50	321.78
4	250–300	277	310.00–340.00	322.44
6	350–400	376	315.00–355.00	327.55
3	400–450	439	320.00–345.00	328.24
5	450–500	467	287.50–310.00	297.63
10	500–550	527	250.00–300.00	270.31
9	550–600	573	260.00–290.00	273.37
1	600–650	608	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	656	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	730	250.00–265.00	255.05
1	950–1000	958	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	254	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	313	280.00–300.00	290.29
2	350–400	357	275.00–300.00	287.75
4	400–450	421	280.00–300.00	291.22
3	450–500	479	250.00–280.00	261.60
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	446	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	458	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	589	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	622	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	524	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	764	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	230.00–255.00	245.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	772	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	546	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	310.00–330.00	319.93
1	300–350	318	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	353	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	436	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	594	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	924	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	728	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	862	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	394	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	319	300.00–320.00	313.10
3	350–400	371	285.00–320.00	306.72
4	400–450	423	295.00–315.00	303.82
3	450–500	478	260.00–300.00	274.45
3	500–550	536	225.00–260.00	240.08
3	550–600	561	220.00–245.00	236.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	230	335.00–370.00	357.70
9	250–300	284	330.00–360.00	340.20
5	300–350	321	330.00–365.00	345.89
3	350–400	387	320.00–355.00	336.49
7	400–450	417	320.00–340.00	331.22
6	450–500	474	290.00–320.00	307.44
20	500–550	514	260.00–307.50	287.09
5	550–600	574	260.00–292.50	272.77
8	600–650	621	245.00–285.00	269.43
4	650–700	680	245.00–260.00	251.27
6	700–750	731	230.00–240.00	233.28
2	800–850	833	200.00–225.00	212.61
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	426	270.00–290.00	279.86
1	450–500	454	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	724	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,433	141.00–151.00	145.81
1	—	1,788	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	965	117.50–135.00	127.45
6	—	871	70.00–80.00	74.91
11	—	956	90.00–115.00	104.46
2	—	830	137.50–140.00	138.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,012	157.50–165.00	159.75
16	—	1,041	130.00–146.00	139.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	140.00–151.00	145.95
6	—	1,696	170.00–185.00	175.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	842	162.50	162.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,172	165.00–187.50	174.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	160.00–165.00	162.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,286	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	175.00–192.00	183.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	982	152.50	152.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	814	180.00	180.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,144	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,638.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,224	185.00	185.00

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