Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

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 heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $415.22/cwt on 34 head, down $28.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +37.68 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$415.22

▼ 28.37 vs prior sale

34 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$591

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$96.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.28

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	441.28	2,409	22
Medium and Large 2	523	374.91	1,961	9thin
Medium and Large 3	527	345.00	1,818	3thin

One grade step is worth $96.28/cwt here — about $591 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale34 hd

415.22

—

NC average9 barns · 226 hd

403.94

+11.28

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

+37.68

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	1,421	210.00	2,985	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	185.05	2,935	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	184.22	2,273	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	144.81	1,512	12

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	500	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 3	400–450	434	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	414.15/cwt	411.00–460.00	2,096	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	412.03/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	374.74/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	416.04/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	267.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	481.89/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	537.96/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	246.47/cwt	232.50–250.00	2,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	350.13/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	383.50/cwt	349.00–425.00	1,971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	475.67/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,307	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	843	234.91/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	304.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	481.36/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,815	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	398.27/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	405.94/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	501.89/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,133	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	554.83/cwt	545.00–575.00	1,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,452	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	151	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	404.85/cwt	370.00–445.00	2,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	513.26/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	454.27/cwt	425.00–485.00	2,417	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	345.23/cwt	322.50–392.50	2,303	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	486.06/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	319.50/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,313	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	500	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,616	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	746	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,604	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	817	176.26/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,440	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	926	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,457	207.45/cwt	190.00–218.00	3,023	10
Bulls	—	—	1,243	222.73/cwt	222.50–223.00	2,769	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	172.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,014	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	123.78/cwt	114.00–145.00	1,126	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	177.24/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,017	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	194.70/cwt	193.00–198.00	2,683	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	185.05/cwt	180.00–198.00	2,935	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	162.46/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	682	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	602	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	519.89/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	539.71/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	344.86/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	338.50/cwt	317.50–360.00	2,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	512.57/cwt	450.00–530.00	2,419	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	529.73/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	325.62/cwt	316.00–335.00	2,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	415.11/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	483.23/cwt	435.00–500.00	2,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	492.97/cwt	457.50–510.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	677	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	352.18/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	457.44/cwt	407.50–485.00	1,940	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	389.52/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	346.84/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	298.74/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	234	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	433.15/cwt	370.00–470.00	2,057	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	437.18/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	425.56/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	352.41/cwt	332.50–380.00	2,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	494.58/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	234.12/cwt	210.00–257.50	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	327.42/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	676	262.43/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,774	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 Feb 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 356Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	434	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	466	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	592	265.00–270.00	267.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	506	411.00–460.00	414.15
10	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	677	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	236	460.00–525.00	494.58
4	250–300	280	450.00–495.00	481.89
6	300–350	331	400.00–480.00	425.56
12	350–400	375	420.00–450.00	437.18
18	400–450	424	407.50–485.00	457.44
17	450–500	475	370.00–470.00	433.15
6	500–550	517	377.50–400.00	389.52
6	550–600	575	332.50–380.00	352.41
6	600–650	639	310.00–335.00	327.42
1	700–750	748	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	268	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	374	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	406	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	472	330.00–380.00	352.18
4	500–550	531	337.50–350.00	346.84
2	550–600	566	297.50–300.00	298.74
1	600–650	608	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	718	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	756	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	676	255.00–270.00	262.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	395.00–400.00	398.27
4	350–400	375	400.00–430.00	416.04
6	400–450	426	370.00–450.00	412.03
3	450–500	467	397.50–420.00	405.94
7	500–550	514	349.00–425.00	383.50
2	550–600	555	320.00–370.00	344.86
1	600–650	644	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	676	300.00–320.00	304.86
1	700–750	736	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	772	210.00–257.50	234.12
2	800–850	843	220.00–250.00	234.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	370.00–380.00	374.74
1	450–500	474	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	527	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	602	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	530.00–550.00	539.71
3	350–400	373	525.00–550.00	537.96
4	450–500	460	510.00–530.00	519.89
1	550–600	556	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	151	505.00	505.00
3	200–250	223	510.00–520.00	513.26
4	250–300	293	545.00–575.00	554.83
8	300–350	325	450.00–510.00	486.06
11	350–400	377	440.00–505.00	481.36
13	400–450	425	480.00–525.00	501.89
24	450–500	485	430.00–500.00	475.67
15	500–550	532	425.00–485.00	454.27
6	550–600	579	370.00–445.00	404.85
8	600–650	622	320.00–365.00	350.13
10	650–700	667	322.50–392.50	345.23
5	700–750	724	317.50–320.00	319.50
8	750–800	771	318.00	318.00
1	800–850	830	252.50	252.50
5	850–900	865	232.50–250.00	246.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	682	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	366	510.00–550.00	529.73
3	400–450	419	457.50–510.00	492.97
20	450–500	472	450.00–530.00	512.57
7	500–550	519	435.00–500.00	483.23
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	684	317.50–360.00	338.50
3	700–750	735	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	752	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	824	316.00–335.00	325.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	409	400.00–430.00	415.11
1	450–500	472	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	504	392.00	392.00
1	600–650	628	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	668	396.00	396.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	500	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,164	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	926	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,276	205.00	205.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	746	215.00	215.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	817	172.50–180.00	176.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,457	190.00–218.00	207.45
2	—	1,243	222.50–223.00	222.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,167	170.00–175.00	172.62
6	—	910	114.00–145.00	123.78
4	—	1,183	157.50–165.00	162.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	175.00–180.00	177.24
4	—	1,378	193.00–198.00	194.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,586	180.00–198.00	185.05

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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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

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