Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.77/cwt on 41 head, up $28.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 26 comparable sales and sits +8.76 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$371.77

▲ 28.69 vs prior sale

41 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$53.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+33.37

vs NC average

−41.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	373.06	1,973	40
Medium 1	572	320.00	1,830	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.06/cwt here — about $143 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $298.94, median $363.01 across 26 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 sale41 hd

371.77

—

NC average9 barns · 332 hd

338.39

+33.37

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−41.71

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

+8.76

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	1,639	212.29	3,478	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	180.26	2,753	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	170.30	1,931	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	129.21	1,277	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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$3,098	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	918	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Medium 1	550–600	567	342.17/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,940	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	399.01/cwt	360.00–420.00	2,103	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	435.85/cwt	370.00–492.50	2,088	11
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	386.87/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,209	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	572	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	429	432.30/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	359.81/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	286	310.35/cwt	300.00–320.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	313.38/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Small 1	150–200	188	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	592	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	442	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	408.11/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	406.57/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,744	8
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	328.01/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	411.83/cwt	397.50–425.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	384.09/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,832	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	413.87/cwt	392.50–417.00	2,338	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	186	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	412.58/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,362	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	357.20/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,015	12
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	467	354.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	379.86/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,952	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	473.29/cwt	462.50–485.00	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	363.37/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	419.88/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,393	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	302	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,063	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,937	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	149.09/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,543	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	180.26/cwt	157.50–188.00	2,753	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	167.49/cwt	157.50–178.00	1,861	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	116.35/cwt	102.50–130.00	1,081	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	182.93/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,263	4
Bulls	—	—	1,694	223.35/cwt	219.00–227.50	3,784	6
Bulls	—	—	1,583	201.22/cwt	178.00–215.00	3,185	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	732	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	3,097.73/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	437.07/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	451.74/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,486	6
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	371	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	484	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	414	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,272	4
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	343.03/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,110	5
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	574	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium 2	900–950	928	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	516	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	442	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	470.99/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,959	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	343.56/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,309	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	916	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	300–350	348	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	288	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	201	337.44/cwt	325.00–350.00	678	2
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	254	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,554	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	648	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	256	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	909	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 352Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 87Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	302	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	371	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	414	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	484	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	516	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	567	320.00–365.00	342.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	274	440.00–450.00	445.07
6	300–350	329	410.00–480.00	451.74
7	350–400	380	400.00–475.00	437.07
8	400–450	416	420.00–500.00	470.99
11	450–500	479	370.00–492.50	435.85
23	500–550	527	360.00–420.00	399.01
10	550–600	571	365.00–405.00	386.87
5	600–650	615	335.00–350.00	343.03
7	650–700	672	335.00–360.00	343.56
4	700–750	727	310.00–315.00	312.54
1	750–800	798	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	942	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	577	355.00–360.00	357.51
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	201	325.00–350.00	337.44
1	250–300	254	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	398	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	442	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	574	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	928	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	516	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	256	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	467	350.00–360.00	354.90
1	550–600	572	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	312	350.00–370.00	359.81
1	350–400	382	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	429	425.00–442.50	432.30
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	188	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	286	300.00–320.00	310.35
1	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	442	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	186	395.00	395.00
3	250–300	275	397.50–425.00	411.83
10	300–350	330	390.00–430.00	412.58
10	350–400	381	380.00–430.00	408.11
8	400–450	429	370.00–425.00	406.57
21	450–500	477	350.00–425.00	384.09
28	500–550	514	350.00–405.00	379.86
12	550–600	564	340.00–375.00	357.20
5	600–650	628	325.00–330.00	328.01
5	650–700	683	300.00–330.00	313.38
1	850–900	864	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	648	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	348	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	462.50	462.50
4	400–450	426	462.50–485.00	473.29
1	450–500	462	462.50	462.50
5	500–550	515	400.00–440.00	419.88
8	550–600	565	392.50–417.00	413.87
3	600–650	639	360.00–370.00	363.37
1	650–700	674	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,146	169.00	169.00
5	—	1,035	140.00–159.00	149.09
1	—	1,018	80.00	80.00
7	—	929	102.50–130.00	116.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,527	157.50–188.00	180.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,111	157.50–178.00	167.49
4	—	1,237	181.00–185.00	182.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,694	219.00–227.50	223.35
6	—	1,583	178.00–215.00	201.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	732	162.50	162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	918	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,099	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,097.73

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

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