Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

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 moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.01/cwt on 22 head, up $9.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 27 comparable sales and sits +20.88 against this barn's trailing median of $362.13.

Average price

$383.01

▲ 9.55 vs prior sale

22 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.27

vs NC average

−39.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	383.01	2,092	22

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 sale22 hd

383.01

—

NC average7 barns · 264 hd

362.74

+20.27

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−39.16

This barn, trailing median27 sales

362.13

+20.88

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	1,409	201.79	2,843	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	184.74	2,729	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	184.67	2,076	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	142.55	1,425	18

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)	1,266	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	924	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,004	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	150–200	150	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	842	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	465.63/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,518	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	437.21/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,107	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	402.51/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,109	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	253.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,075	3
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	408	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	335.92/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,797	4
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	477	358.41/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	564	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	374.83/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	269.87/cwt	250.00–290.00	2,038	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	421	402.51/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	359.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	340.38/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,413	6
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	422	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,899	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	486	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	402	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	474	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	522.90/cwt	480.00–565.00	1,689	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	478.68/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,001	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	507.87/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,899	17
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	339.14/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	258.31/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	392	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,646	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	124.83/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,141	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	174.48/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,054	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	155.38/cwt	135.00–172.50	1,613	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	184.74/cwt	173.00–196.00	2,729	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	195.71/cwt	192.50–200.00	2,333	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	934	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	179.15/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,953	10
Bulls	—	—	1,635	226.80/cwt	224.00–230.00	3,708	4
Bulls	—	—	1,315	204.32/cwt	182.50–221.00	2,687	6
Bulls	—	—	1,238	144.19/cwt	122.50–172.50	1,785	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	906	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	318	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	352	562.00/cwt	562.00–562.00	1,978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,145	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	404	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,616	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	430.98/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,258	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	382.64/cwt	381.00–387.50	2,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	474.80/cwt	467.50–490.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	435.44/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,417	7
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	394	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	242	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	441.73/cwt	400.00–472.50	1,869	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	453.37/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	369.42/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,117	11
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	441	372.59/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	299.98/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	380.36/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,955	7
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	296	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	429	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	355.33/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,366	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	351.17/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,226	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	490.14/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	410.52/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,938	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	374	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	386.25/cwt	386.25–386.25	2,569	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	453.98/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,689	9
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	379	352.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	468	389.66/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	435.22/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	522	376.92/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,968	4

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 357Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 47Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	421	370.00–435.00	402.51
3	450–500	477	325.00–390.00	358.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	480.00–565.00	522.90
17	350–400	374	475.00–535.00	507.87
14	400–450	418	460.00–505.00	478.68
8	450–500	482	415.00–470.00	437.21
9	500–550	524	370.00–420.00	402.51
2	550–600	576	370.00–380.00	374.83
7	600–650	628	350.00–370.00	359.60
1	650–700	678	337.50	337.50
6	700–750	709	320.00–352.50	340.38
3	750–800	767	332.50–350.00	339.14
3	800–850	819	250.00–260.00	253.36
3	850–900	856	250.00–265.00	258.31
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	318	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	408	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	366	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	414	420.00–450.00	435.22
4	500–550	535	320.00–360.00	335.92
1	550–600	574	370.00	370.00
2	750–800	755	250.00–290.00	269.87
1	900–950	906	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	422	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	486	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	522	370.00–385.00	376.92
1	550–600	564	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	474	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	464	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	842	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	470.00–510.00	490.14
14	300–350	326	445.00–495.00	465.63
9	350–400	372	420.00–475.00	453.98
16	400–450	423	400.00–472.50	441.73
16	450–500	472	380.00–445.00	410.52
7	500–550	514	355.00–400.00	380.36
11	550–600	573	350.00–385.00	369.42
9	600–650	634	340.00–360.00	351.17
8	650–700	666	330.00–370.00	355.33
1	750–800	792	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	825	290.00–310.00	299.98
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	394	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	468	380.00–400.00	389.66
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	441	365.00–380.00	372.59
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	379	350.00–355.00	352.37
2	400–450	429	345.00–350.00	347.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	488.00	488.00
4	500–550	529	425.00	425.00
60	650–700	665	386.25	386.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	352	562.00	562.00
9	400–450	423	507.00	507.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	417	467.50–490.00	474.80
3	450–500	483	445.00–465.00	453.37
8	500–550	524	400.00–460.00	430.98
7	550–600	555	420.00–438.00	435.44
4	600–650	625	381.00–387.50	382.64
1	650–700	698	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	708	367.50	367.50
2	750–800	750	357.50	357.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	404	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,266	4,300.00	4,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,004	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	924	3,600.00	3,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	914	110.00–130.00	124.83
2	—	1,177	174.00–175.00	174.48
8	—	1,038	135.00–172.50	155.38
1	—	934	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,477	173.00–196.00	184.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	192.50–200.00	195.71
10	—	1,090	172.00–190.00	179.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	224.00–230.00	226.80
6	—	1,315	182.50–221.00	204.32
2	—	1,238	122.50–172.50	144.19

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