Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for Thanksgiving, last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $294.57/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −82.96 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$294.57

17 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$508

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$109.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.77

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	309.64	1,668	13thin
Medium and Large 2	573	266.23	1,525	2thin
Medium 1	586	250.00	1,465	1thin
Medium 2	580	200.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $109.64/cwt here — about $508 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 sale17 hd

294.57

—

NC average8 barns · 169 hd

309.34

−14.77

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−82.96

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	1,684	169.77	2,859	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	148.91	1,668	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	143.83	2,311	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	112.48	1,147	14

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)	902	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	398	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	806	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	652	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	616	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	257	301.25/cwt	300.00–302.50	774	2
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	864	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	325	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	370.71/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,405	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	268.22/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	263	225.15/cwt	200.00–252.50	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	293.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	310.02/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	351	417.51/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium 1Fleshy	600–650	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	79.16/cwt	77.50–80.00	636	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	96.92/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,017	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	127.04/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,380	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	143.83/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,311	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	163.32/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,739	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	143.87/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,639	20
Bulls	—	—	1,514	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,506	189.56/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,855	5
Bulls	—	—	1,817	162.38/cwt	150.00–172.50	2,950	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	364.17/cwt	325.00–400.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	370.00/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium 1Full	450–500	466	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Small 1Full	350–400	364	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	390.61/cwt	357.50–415.00	1,332	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	290.03/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	327.00/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	336.55/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,930	2
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	322	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	489	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,712	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,798	7
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	432	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	373	257.41/cwt	255.00–260.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	424	301.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	664	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	294	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	392	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	320.31/cwt	307.50–341.00	1,499	7
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	562	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	429	324.18/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,928	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	468	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	515	243.57/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	289.68/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	456	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	526	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	377.83/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,236	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	324.48/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	335.03/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	381	303.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	326	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	602	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,144	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	902	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	372.84/cwt	342.50–400.00	1,588	14
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	298	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	474	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	266.23/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	379	264.56/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	279	294.62/cwt	285.00–305.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	356.49/cwt	310.00–382.50	1,683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	249.98/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,790	4
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	226	285.47/cwt	275.00–300.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	586	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	287.10/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,817	18

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 Dec 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 259Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 52Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 3

No trend due to being closed for Thanksgiving, last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	200.00–252.50	225.15
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	398	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	300.00–302.50	301.25
1	350–400	392	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	325.02
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	429	310.00–340.00	324.18
1	450–500	474	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	586	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	616	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	652	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	864	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	224	325.00–400.00	364.17
2	250–300	274	350.00–390.00	370.00
12	300–350	341	357.50–415.00	390.61
11	350–400	379	345.00–400.00	370.71
14	400–450	426	342.50–400.00	372.84
9	450–500	472	310.00–382.50	356.49
9	500–550	527	295.00–337.50	310.02
3	550–600	583	290.00–300.00	293.36
18	600–650	633	270.00–305.00	287.10
3	650–700	661	260.00–285.00	268.22
4	700–750	716	242.50–255.00	249.98
1	750–800	752	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	880	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	952	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	351	415.00–420.00	417.51
7	450–500	490	367.00	367.00
1	500–550	512	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	618	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	408	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	492	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	573	262.50–270.00	266.23
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	275.00–300.00	285.47
2	250–300	279	285.00–305.00	294.62
2	350–400	379	250.00–280.00	264.56
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	466	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	414	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	474	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	576	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	292	340.00	340.00
11	300–350	327	325.00–390.00	377.83
7	350–400	370	320.00–360.00	335.03
5	400–450	429	315.00–340.00	324.48
7	450–500	468	307.50–341.00	320.31
7	500–550	516	270.00–305.00	289.68
5	550–600	575	280.00–302.50	290.03
1	600–650	606	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	780	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	898	192.50	192.50
1	950–1000	954	207.50	207.50
1	1000–1050	1,028	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	489	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	555	326.00–330.00	327.00
3	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	322	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	368	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	255.00–260.00	257.41
1	400–450	432	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	381	300.00–310.00	303.31
6	400–450	424	300.00–310.00	301.76
2	450–500	456	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	515	237.50–250.00	243.57
1	550–600	562	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	664	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	468	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	526	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	602	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	382	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	414	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	498	387.50	387.50
2	500–550	511	322.50–350.00	336.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	77.50–80.00	79.16
2	—	1,049	95.00–100.00	96.92
9	—	1,086	120.00–136.00	127.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,607	135.00–155.00	143.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,065	155.00–175.00	163.32
20	—	1,139	135.00–151.00	143.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,514	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,506	185.00–199.00	189.56
8	—	1,817	150.00–172.50	162.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	902	1,600.00	1,600.00

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