Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.48/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −57.65 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$304.48

34 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$481

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$71.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.47

vs NC average

−52.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	306.58	1,699	33
Medium 1	518	235.00	1,217	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.58/cwt here — about $481 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $291.28, median $362.13 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 sale34 hd

304.48

—

NC average9 barns · 286 hd

289.00

+15.47

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−52.41

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−57.65

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	1,381	160.75	2,221	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,035	145.63	1,508	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	140.38	2,169	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	120.33	1,273	18

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Small 1	450–500	452	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	448	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,221	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	294	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	662	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	215	237.67/cwt	225.00–250.00	511	2
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	426	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	308	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	319.83/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	359.93/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,202	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	362.28/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	345.24/cwt	340.00–365.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	432	305.94/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	308.59/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	340.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	239.21/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	344.66/cwt	320.00–372.50	1,451	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	315.01/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,799	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	306.35/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	301.19/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	1,985	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	171	292.78/cwt	240.00–335.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	402	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	552	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium 1Full	650–700	662	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,456	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,031	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	104.39/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,009	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,277	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	123.15/cwt	115.00–137.50	1,356	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	142.11/cwt	132.50–157.50	2,191	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	147.58/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,476	8
Bulls	—	—	1,468	166.13/cwt	159.00–181.00	2,439	6
Bulls	—	—	1,208	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	312.09/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	594	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	383.12/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,065	9
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	288	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	182	379.18/cwt	365.00–395.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,671	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	618	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	411.79/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,326	5
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	574	261.17/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	374	297.58/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	366.50/cwt	355.00–377.50	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	291.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,801	3
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	582	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	542	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	350.14/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	384.30/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	416.60/cwt	392.50–440.00	1,529	9
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	481	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	518	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	294	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	698	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium 1Full	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 345Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 78Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	225.00–250.00	237.67
1	250–300	294	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	448	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	452	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	308	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	426	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	340.00–365.00	345.24
3	250–300	273	330.00–350.00	340.81
8	300–350	334	320.00–400.00	359.93
6	350–400	377	350.00–372.50	362.28
15	400–450	421	320.00–372.50	344.66
10	450–500	481	295.00–340.00	319.83
11	500–550	528	285.00–320.00	306.35
4	550–600	554	290.00–315.00	301.19
1	600–650	624	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	721	210.00–270.00	239.21
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	385	300.00–315.00	308.59
3	400–450	432	300.00–312.50	305.94
2	450–500	481	270.00–280.00	275.05
1	500–550	518	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	468	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	464	340.00	340.00
16	550–600	571	290.00–321.00	315.01
3	650–700	698	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	542	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	582	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	478	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	616	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	376	437.50	437.50
3	400–450	413	409.00	409.00
2	450–500	463	377.50	377.50
2	500–550	517	351.00	351.00
10	550–600	560	354.50	354.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	352.50	352.50
1	450–500	466	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	534	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	171	240.00–335.00	292.78
2	350–400	374	295.00–300.00	297.58
1	400–450	402	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	574	250.00–275.00	261.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	456	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	532	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	564	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	618	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	552	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	662	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	182	365.00–395.00	379.18
2	200–250	227	355.00–377.50	366.50
9	250–300	278	360.00–420.00	383.12
5	300–350	322	370.00–440.00	411.79
9	350–400	367	392.50–440.00	416.60
7	400–450	430	355.00–405.00	384.30
7	450–500	480	320.00–365.00	350.14
8	500–550	515	300.00–335.00	312.09
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	617	280.00–300.00	291.86
1	650–700	694	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	778	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	868	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	594	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	618	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,562	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,542	132.50–157.50	142.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	967	100.00–112.50	104.39
1	—	866	147.50	147.50
13	—	1,101	115.00–137.50	123.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,318	130.00	130.00
8	—	1,000	137.50–155.00	147.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	159.00–181.00	166.13
3	—	1,208	150.00	150.00

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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