Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. 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 $348.05/cwt on 22 head, up $32.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −14.95 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$348.05

▲ 32.74 vs prior sale

22 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$557

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$81.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.81

vs NC average

−68.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	351.77	1,945	21
Medium 1	514	270.00	1,388	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.77/cwt here — about $557 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

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 sale22 hd

348.05

—

NC average8 barns · 227 hd

375.86

−27.81

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−68.07

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

−14.95

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	1,625	197.32	3,206	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	164.05	2,377	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	160.38	1,996	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	122.53	1,137	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	624	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1	300–350	325	435.31/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	419.89/cwt	402.50–437.50	1,176	5
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	834	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	402.84/cwt	370.00–445.00	2,099	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	313.73/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	503.91/cwt	450.00–545.00	1,864	5
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	276	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	436	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	564	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	168	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	512.27/cwt	450.00–545.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,291	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	576	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	356.80/cwt	320.00–400.00	2,194	5
Bulls	Small 1	850–900	862	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	470.53/cwt	467.50–475.00	1,986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	339.52/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,271	6
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	482	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	431.77/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,342	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	380	371.49/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,412	4
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	222	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	411	403.14/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,841	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	431	358.48/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	525.76/cwt	515.00–547.50	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	440.16/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	254	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	376.04/cwt	345.00–425.00	2,170	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	624	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	2,330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,452	197.27/cwt	177.50–207.50	2,864	8
Bulls	—	—	2,302	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	5,180	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,338	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	156.49/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,887	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	164.05/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,377	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	132.60/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,244	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.50	991	5
Bulls	Medium 1Fleshy	450–500	474	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	478	367.49/cwt	300.00–435.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Small 2	700–750	720	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,278	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	434	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	381	438.28/cwt	402.50–465.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	438	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,620	4
Dairy Steers	Small 3	500–550	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	850–900	866	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,256	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	450–500	476	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	377.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	487	462.54/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	386.67/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	462.41/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,252	6
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	388	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	519.57/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	358.30/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	436.92/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,603	13
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	456	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	358.57/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,868	6
Steers	Medium 1Full	950–1000	994	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	554	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,548	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	514	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	303.06/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	346	379.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	431.22/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	398.12/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,210	4
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	246	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	442	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	397.65/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	382.85/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,842	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	331.01/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,079	5
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	395	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	335.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,918	9
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	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 Mar 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 296Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 44Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	475.00	475.00
5	250–300	280	402.50–437.50	419.89
6	300–350	325	400.00–450.00	435.31
13	350–400	367	420.00–460.00	436.92
5	400–450	429	400.00–475.00	431.22
14	450–500	481	365.00–405.00	382.85
6	500–550	521	335.00–380.00	358.57
9	550–600	571	320.00–350.00	335.92
5	600–650	628	320.00–347.50	331.01
3	650–700	678	280.00–335.00	303.06
1	750–800	788	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	834	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	374	395.00–400.00	397.65
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	638	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	818	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	564	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	487	425.00–470.00	462.54
4	550–600	555	397.50–400.00	398.12
4	700–750	703	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	456	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	346	375.00–385.00	379.97
1	400–450	442	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	514	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	395	340.00–350.00	345.04
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	378	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	434	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	381	402.50–465.00	438.28
4	400–450	420	425.00–455.00	440.16
4	450–500	478	300.00–435.00	367.49
1	500–550	528	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	168	480.00	480.00
1	200–250	218	420.00	420.00
5	250–300	274	450.00–545.00	512.27
5	300–350	316	515.00–547.50	525.76
5	350–400	370	450.00–545.00	503.91
5	400–450	422	467.50–475.00	470.53
5	450–500	466	400.00–460.00	431.77
6	500–550	521	370.00–445.00	402.84
7	550–600	577	345.00–425.00	376.04
5	600–650	615	320.00–400.00	356.80
6	650–700	669	315.00–360.00	339.52
1	700–750	732	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	766	305.00–322.50	313.73
2	1000–1050	1,005	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	276	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	380	350.00–410.00	371.49
3	400–450	431	350.00–370.00	358.48
1	850–900	862	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	395.00–420.00	403.14
1	450–500	482	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	576	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	406	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	716	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	474	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	438	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	368	500.00–540.00	519.57
4	400–450	413	485.00	485.00
6	450–500	487	455.00–475.00	462.41
1	500–550	538	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	580	375.00–405.00	386.67
2	600–650	636	375.00–380.00	377.48
4	650–700	676	387.50	387.50
3	700–750	733	357.50–360.00	358.30
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	994	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	554	460.00	460.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	476	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	508	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	866	145.00	145.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	624	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,330	170.00	170.00
8	—	1,452	177.50–207.50	197.27
1	—	2,302	225.00	225.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,359	170.00–174.00	172.05
6	—	1,206	145.00–167.00	156.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,449	155.00–169.00	164.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	938	120.00–142.50	132.60
5	—	914	105.00–112.50	108.43

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle