Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $314.59/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −47.54 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$314.59

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$52.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.36

vs NC average

−75.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	320.48	1,748	16thin
Medium 1	534	267.50	1,428	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.98/cwt here — about $320 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale18 hd

314.59

—

NC average9 barns · 251 hd

327.95

−13.36

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−75.32

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−47.54

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	—	High	1,554	175.01	2,719	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	155.54	2,157	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	145.58	1,714	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	109.11	1,093	30

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)	1,032	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$2,038	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,051	$1,660	5

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1Value Added	700–750	717	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,122	8
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	714	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	698	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	379.76/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,420	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	325.82/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	313.61/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	347.95/cwt	320.00–372.50	1,677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	383.39/cwt	365.00–402.50	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	407	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	262.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	564	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	352.87/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	272	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	242	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,140	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	302.70/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	431	318.85/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	754	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	482	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	946	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	353.34/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	272	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	734	1
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	308	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	398	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	926	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	824	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	128.34/cwt	119.00–145.00	1,369	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	141.97/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,698	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,765	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	82.40/cwt	80.00–86.00	761	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	106.83/cwt	88.00–117.50	1,057	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	155.54/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,157	9
Bulls	—	—	1,166	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,262	1
Bulls	—	—	1,609	172.30/cwt	150.00–182.50	2,772	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	758	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,308	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	838	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,257	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,642.63/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,643	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,685.65/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,686	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	776	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	304.86/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,790	5
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	608	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	351.50/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	522	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	200.00/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	752	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	404.62/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	365.96/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,705	8
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	470	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	570	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	364	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium 2	850–900	864	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	244.97/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,774	3
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	427	354.38/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	504	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	234	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	673	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	309	365.03/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,128	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 Dec 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 284Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 54Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
8	700–750	717	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	321	365.00–402.50	383.39
13	350–400	374	340.00–405.00	379.76
5	400–450	419	335.00–380.00	352.87
6	450–500	482	320.00–372.50	347.95
9	500–550	528	300.00–350.00	325.82
7	550–600	568	285.00–340.00	313.61
2	600–650	612	290.00–315.00	302.70
1	650–700	654	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	724	260.00–265.00	262.57
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	300.00–310.00	305.04
1	750–800	754	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	438	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	287.50	287.50
5	400–450	431	290.00–330.00	318.85
1	500–550	504	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	564	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	309	355.00–375.00	365.03
2	350–400	364	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	427	340.00–365.00	354.38
2	450–500	470	310.00–320.00	314.96
1	500–550	522	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	608	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	714	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	752	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	698	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	864	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	272	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	308	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	302	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	386	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	824	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	926	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	407.50	407.50
1	250–300	264	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	316	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	370	390.00–425.00	404.62
2	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	466	350.00–387.50	365.96
3	500–550	521	340.00–367.50	351.50
5	550–600	587	275.00–320.00	304.86
3	700–750	724	230.00–255.00	244.97
2	800–850	818	205.00–210.00	207.47
2	850–900	854	185.00–215.00	200.00
2	900–950	914	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	972	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	272	437.50	437.50
2	400–450	406	426.00	426.00
5	450–500	482	400.00	400.00
12	550–600	580	369.00	369.00
10	700–750	733	335.50	335.50
2	900–950	946	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	282	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	332	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	492	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	539	345.00–360.00	353.34
1	600–650	618	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	714	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,067	119.00–145.00	128.34
6	—	924	80.00–86.00	82.40
14	—	989	88.00–117.50	106.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,196	135.00–152.50	141.97
3	—	1,103	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,387	152.00–163.00	155.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,166	194.00	194.00
7	—	1,609	150.00–182.50	172.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	758	172.50	172.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	838	150.00	150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,642.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,101	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,685.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,178	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,032	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	776	1,375.00	1,375.00

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

Heifers · 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