Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were sharply higher. 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 $360.99/cwt on 39 head, up $9.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 27 comparable sales and sits −1.14 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$360.99

▲ 9.39 vs prior sale

39 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.53

vs NC average

−67.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	360.99	1,956	39

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale39 hd

360.99

—

NC average8 barns · 193 hd

371.52

−10.53

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−67.37

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

−1.14

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	1,577	213.95	3,375	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	175.36	2,140	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	173.38	2,575	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	126.99	1,356	29

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)	732	$2,816	5

Every lot, as filed

66 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	650–700	665	334.11/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	385.10/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	491.35/cwt	465.00–535.00	1,341	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	467.38/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,748	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	316.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	371.46/cwt	347.50–410.00	1,920	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	403.63/cwt	360.00–435.00	1,901	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	443.82/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,860	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	484.78/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	406.26/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	352.01/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,982	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	452.73/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	433.07/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	439.03/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,362	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	539.93/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	394.74/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	204	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	420.82/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	373.12/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	837	244.22/cwt	220.00–282.50	2,044	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	114.04/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,140	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,661	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	134.48/cwt	130.00–152.50	1,508	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	134.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,872	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	183.06/cwt	173.00–199.00	2,762	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	172.57/cwt	160.00–186.00	2,067	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	192.09/cwt	187.00–198.00	2,603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,354	208.98/cwt	187.50–217.50	2,830	9
Bulls	—	—	2,080	225.12/cwt	220.00–231.00	4,682	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,470	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	239.15/cwt	230.00–255.00	2,219	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	264.57/cwt	245.00–285.00	2,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	732	2,816.16/head	1,750.00–3,050.00	2,816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	414.67/cwt	380.00–440.00	2,177	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	391.56/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,255	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	608.81/cwt	595.00–622.50	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	465.82/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	976	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	280.35/cwt	230.00–310.00	2,310	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	450.25/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,112	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	514.52/cwt	450.00–557.50	1,935	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	574.31/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,568	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	662	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	547.14/cwt	500.00–575.00	1,723	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	363.13/cwt	342.50–400.00	2,273	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	343.38/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	442.57/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	344.91/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,317	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 Apr 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 291Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 36Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 3Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	273	465.00–535.00	491.35
7	300–350	321	465.00–510.00	484.78
19	350–400	374	440.00–495.00	467.38
22	400–450	419	430.00–460.00	443.82
18	450–500	471	360.00–435.00	403.63
18	500–550	517	347.50–410.00	371.46
21	550–600	563	335.00–370.00	352.01
5	600–650	620	335.00–350.00	344.91
3	650–700	665	330.00–342.50	334.11
6	700–750	726	300.00–325.00	316.56
1	750–800	752	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	822	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	900	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	342	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	435	380.00–420.00	406.26
2	450–500	453	370.00–400.00	385.10
1	700–750	708	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	662	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	535.00–550.00	539.93
5	400–450	401	522.50	522.50
3	450–500	479	420.00–470.00	452.73
16	500–550	538	400.00–460.00	439.03
5	550–600	568	400.00–450.00	433.07
3	600–650	630	375.00–410.00	394.74
1	700–750	708	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	788	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	204	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	341	435.00–450.00	442.57
3	350–400	364	390.00–450.00	420.82
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	475	340.00–400.00	373.12
1	500–550	516	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	564	340.00–350.00	344.95
1	650–700	654	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	837	220.00–282.50	244.22
1	950–1000	976	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	595.00–622.50	608.81
11	250–300	273	550.00–600.00	574.31
15	300–350	315	500.00–575.00	547.14
11	350–400	376	450.00–557.50	514.52
6	400–450	428	450.00–485.00	465.82
13	450–500	469	400.00–470.00	450.25
17	500–550	525	380.00–440.00	414.67
10	550–600	576	350.00–420.00	391.56
10	600–650	626	342.50–400.00	363.13
3	650–700	684	340.00–350.00	343.38
2	700–750	746	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	766	328.00	328.00
4	800–850	824	230.00–310.00	280.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,000	100.00–122.00	114.04
1	—	1,022	162.50	162.50
16	—	1,121	130.00–152.50	134.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	130.00–140.00	134.65
8	—	1,509	173.00–199.00	183.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,198	160.00–186.00	172.57
2	—	1,355	187.00–198.00	192.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,354	187.50–217.50	208.98
4	—	2,080	220.00–231.00	225.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,074	230.00	230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	230.00–255.00	239.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	245.00–285.00	264.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	732	1,750.00–3,050.00	2,816.16

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle