Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 later. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. 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 $370.68/cwt on 22 head, down $4.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 27 comparable sales and sits +8.55 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$370.68

▼ 4.60 vs prior sale

22 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$654

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$108.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.34

vs NC average

−59.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	378.25	2,047	20
Medium and Large 2	532	320.00	1,702	1thin
Small 1	516	270.00	1,393	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.25/cwt here — about $654 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

370.68

—

NC average8 barns · 295 hd

384.02

−13.34

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−59.73

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

+8.55

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	1,325	163.35	2,165	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	168.72	1,938	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	147.00	2,143	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	137.74	1,514	7thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	384.43/cwt	355.00–405.00	2,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	450.87/cwt	437.50–480.00	1,704	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	436.38/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	326	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	466.28/cwt	455.00–482.50	1,506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	508.85/cwt	503.00–520.00	1,873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	408.75/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,154	4
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	384	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	724	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	796	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	353.80/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,257	2
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	573	404.75/cwt	401.00–420.00	2,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	377.89/cwt	350.00–407.50	2,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	354.24/cwt	351.00–357.50	2,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	335.87/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	449	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,384	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	484	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	471.17/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	394.39/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	503.83/cwt	497.50–525.00	2,071	6
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	664	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	388.80/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	494.99/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	352	554.00/cwt	554.00–554.00	1,950	4
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	728	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	339.89/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	988	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	507	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	569.06/cwt	560.00–577.50	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,633	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium 2	850–900	880	197.48/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	426	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	322	546.00/cwt	546.00–546.00	1,758	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	137.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,514	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	182.62/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,872	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	163.16/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,955	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	147.00/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,143	4
Bulls	—	—	1,321	154.49/cwt	140.00–177.00	2,041	7
Bulls	—	—	1,340	194.36/cwt	187.50–198.00	2,604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,622	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	882	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,566	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	235.45/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	186	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	772	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	244	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	548.36/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	436	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	451.01/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,138	7
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	376	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	548.30/cwt	500.00–577.50	1,574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,341	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	536	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	476	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	307.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	272	462.44/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	317.38/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	437.95/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	342.87/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	412.03/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,978	9
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	449.25/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	234.34/cwt	232.00–236.00	2,304	3
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	516	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,393	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	682	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	604	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	439.15/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,301	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	481.77/cwt	455.00–520.00	1,821	6
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	446	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	574	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,822	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	469.29/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,231	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 Feb 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 459Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year 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
2	300–350	326	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	368	503.00–520.00	508.85
4	500–550	527	405.00–410.00	408.75
2	550–600	571	350.00–407.50	377.89
2	600–650	638	350.00–357.50	353.80
1	650–700	650	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	440.00–465.00	449.25
4	250–300	274	410.00–465.00	437.95
9	300–350	323	455.00–482.50	466.28
15	350–400	378	437.50–480.00	450.87
10	400–450	435	400.00–480.00	436.38
9	450–500	480	375.00–430.00	412.03
9	500–550	523	355.00–405.00	384.43
5	550–600	573	335.00–352.50	342.87
2	600–650	633	340.00–350.00	345.04
3	650–700	659	300.00–335.00	317.38
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	866	295.00	295.00
3	950–1000	983	232.00–236.00	234.34
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	384	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	724	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	358	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	532	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	674	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	776	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	516	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	449	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	484	435.00	435.00
5	550–600	573	401.00–420.00	404.75
1	650–700	664	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	728	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	796	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	468	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	556	330.00–350.00	339.89
1	650–700	666	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	988	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	350	530.00	530.00
6	400–450	411	497.50–525.00	503.83
5	450–500	470	470.00–515.00	494.99
9	500–550	520	445.00–500.00	471.17
7	550–600	588	380.00–402.50	394.39
2	600–650	640	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	696	351.00–357.50	354.24
3	700–750	733	315.00–350.00	335.87
1	800–850	806	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	560.00–577.50	569.06
4	350–400	352	554.00	554.00
1	450–500	462	570.00	570.00
4	500–550	507	515.00	515.00
1	550–600	550	480.00	480.00
2	600–650	638	385.00–392.50	388.80
1	650–700	658	383.00	383.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	186	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	272	460.00–465.00	462.44
1	400–450	426	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	536	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	604	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	574	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	682	255.00	255.00
2	850–900	880	190.00–205.00	197.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	424.00	424.00
1	450–500	476	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	508	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	584	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	546.00	546.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	244	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	376	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	436	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	476	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	540.00	540.00
5	250–300	287	500.00–577.50	548.30
3	300–350	319	545.00–550.00	548.36
6	350–400	378	455.00–520.00	481.77
4	400–450	433	450.00–490.00	469.29
7	450–500	474	400.00–480.00	451.01
5	500–550	524	425.00–455.00	439.15
3	600–650	602	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	664	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	771	300.00–315.00	307.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	130.00–145.00	137.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	175.00–190.00	182.62
5	—	1,198	154.00–170.00	163.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,458	140.00–155.00	147.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,321	140.00–177.00	154.49
2	—	1,340	187.50–198.00	194.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	230.00	230.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	882	177.50	177.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	841	210.00–250.00	235.45

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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