Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the holiday closures there is no sale to trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $339.39/cwt on 15 head, up $29.73 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −38.15 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$339.39

▲ 29.73 vs prior sale

15 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.91

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	348.29	1,902	9thin
Medium 1	520	328.74	1,709	3thin
Medium and Large 2	538	323.33	1,740	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.96/cwt here — about $163 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 sale15 hd

339.39

—

NC average9 barns · 252 hd

351.30

−11.91

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−38.15

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	1,514	195.62	2,962	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	178.00	2,837	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	168.46	1,930	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	123.47	1,249	26

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 1	450–500	498	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	398	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	1,634	22
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	362	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	433	332.76/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	279	354.66/cwt	345.00–365.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	355.86/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	398.09/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,469	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,827	11
Heifers	Small 1	150–200	198	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	108	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	310.02/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	176	396.14/cwt	385.00–405.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	390.06/cwt	375.00–405.00	901	6
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium 1	150–200	194	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	380.64/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	427	312.83/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	362.66/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,111	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	403.18/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,113	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	226	385.44/cwt	380.00–390.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	314	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	1,479	10
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	277	386.18/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	162.50/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,835	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	108.98/cwt	100.00–122.50	1,073	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	142.92/cwt	126.00–159.00	1,482	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	178.00/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,837	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	186.33/cwt	175.00–199.00	2,227	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	76.70/cwt	70.00–85.00	759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,128	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	213.39/cwt	207.50–220.00	3,730	4
Bulls	—	—	1,464	193.53/cwt	182.00–201.00	2,833	11
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	652	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	994	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	195.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,812	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	639	155.48/cwt	142.50–160.00	994	7
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	899	179.74/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,616	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	185.91/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,898	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	337.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,890	4
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	372	361.25/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	356.94/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	335.51/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	410.21/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	520	328.74/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	431.80/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,598	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	196	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	434.90/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,374	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	336.60/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,094	5
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	330	377.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	130	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	194.60/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	455.95/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,236	11
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	461	345.77/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	896	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	412	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	451.67/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,043	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	373.73/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,745	9
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	344	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	180	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	307	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	702	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	340.73/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	398.21/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,286	8
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	392	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,294	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 Jan 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 236Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 70Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 0

Due to the holiday closures there is no sale to trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	194	357.50	357.50
4	250–300	279	345.00–365.00	354.66
1	300–350	344	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	392	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	433	325.00–340.00	332.76
1	450–500	498	334.00	334.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	307	432.50	432.50
22	350–400	398	410.50	410.50
11	500–550	509	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	198	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	332	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	362	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	427	305.00–320.00	312.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	108	345.00	345.00
2	150–200	176	385.00–405.00	396.14
6	200–250	231	375.00–405.00	390.06
12	250–300	276	375.00–430.00	403.18
8	300–350	323	380.00–425.00	398.21
13	350–400	369	385.00–412.50	398.09
7	400–450	426	370.00–387.50	380.64
5	450–500	466	340.00–370.00	355.86
14	500–550	518	325.00–352.00	340.73
3	550–600	575	295.00–340.00	310.02
1	600–650	634	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	357.50	357.50
2	400–450	446	340.00–345.00	342.51
1	450–500	460	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	702	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	466	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	612	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	422.50	422.50
1	450–500	468	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	529	360.00	360.00
11	550–600	582	355.00–367.00	362.66
1	650–700	680	348.00	348.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	355.00	355.00
2	200–250	226	380.00–390.00	385.44
4	250–300	277	380.00–390.00	386.18
2	300–350	330	370.00–385.00	377.91
6	350–400	372	350.00–385.00	361.25
1	400–450	412	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	461	340.00–357.50	345.77
3	500–550	520	325.00–336.00	328.74
1	850–900	896	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	314	471.00	471.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	489	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	512	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	551	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	365.00	365.00
1	150–200	196	400.00	400.00
8	200–250	231	420.00–480.00	451.67
11	250–300	271	425.00–495.00	455.95
22	300–350	316	400.00–460.00	434.90
12	350–400	370	400.00–465.00	431.80
12	400–450	416	380.00–440.00	410.21
9	450–500	467	355.00–390.00	373.73
5	500–550	535	345.00–360.00	356.94
4	550–600	560	330.00–340.00	337.48
5	600–650	622	320.00–350.00	336.60
2	650–700	682	335.00–336.00	335.51
1	700–750	736	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	752	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	856	216.00	216.00
1	900–950	948	190.00	190.00
2	950–1000	976	190.00–199.00	194.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,129	150.00–173.00	162.50
5	—	1,195	175.00–199.00	186.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	985	100.00–122.50	108.98
13	—	1,037	126.00–159.00	142.92
2	—	989	70.00–85.00	76.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,594	165.00–187.00	178.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,128	147.50	147.50
4	—	1,748	207.50–220.00	213.39
11	—	1,464	182.00–201.00	193.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	652	152.50	152.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	639	142.50–160.00	155.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	190.00–200.00	195.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,021	181.00–190.00	185.91
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	899	170.00–190.00	179.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	192.50	192.50

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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