Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $388.03/cwt on 34 head, down $22.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 27 comparable sales and sits +9.77 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$388.03

▼ 22.87 vs prior sale

34 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$67.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	393.95	2,147	31
Medium and Large 2	555	326.87	1,815	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.09/cwt here — about $332 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $378.27 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 sale34 hd

388.03

—

NC average8 barns · 216 hd

399.16

−11.12

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

+9.77

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	1,374	185.11	2,543	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	175.49	2,095	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	157.35	2,135	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	139.14	1,557	20

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	146.63/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	526.02/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	251.48/cwt	217.50–285.00	2,193	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	374	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	431	432.06/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,246	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	333	458.90/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	472	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	341.42/cwt	305.00–380.00	2,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	264.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	456.62/cwt	447.50–472.50	1,927	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	494.25/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	652	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	414.48/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,977	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	371.84/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,309	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	543.38/cwt	500.00–572.50	1,478	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	387.39/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,197	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	504.13/cwt	465.00–517.50	1,568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	379.35/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,995	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	517.43/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	398.60/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	462.34/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	424.15/cwt	390.00–457.50	2,057	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	228.75/cwt	227.50–230.00	2,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	411.26/cwt	380.00–432.50	2,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	385.07/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	246.48/cwt	243.00–250.00	2,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	372.10/cwt	351.00–390.00	2,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	332.50/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	394.08/cwt	382.50–430.00	2,274	6
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	342	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	840	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	305.56/cwt	280.00–327.50	2,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	461.44/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,993	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	363.97/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	310.13/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	301.71/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,665	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	157.35/cwt	145.00–169.00	2,135	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	175.49/cwt	167.50–184.00	2,095	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	125.22/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,317	7
Bulls	—	—	1,178	159.61/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,880	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	217.23/cwt	213.00–222.50	3,602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,395	190.29/cwt	182.50–201.00	2,655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	292.35/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	317.80/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	379	458.49/cwt	450.00–472.50	1,738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	399.36/cwt	377.50–430.00	2,105	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	430.05/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	359	333.06/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	473.64/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,790	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	501.44/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	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 May 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 208Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 42Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,155	140.00–157.50	146.63
7	—	1,052	110.00–130.00	125.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,357	145.00–169.00	157.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,194	167.50–184.00	175.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,178	151.00–165.00	159.61
3	—	1,658	213.00–222.50	217.23
6	—	1,395	182.50–201.00	190.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	272	500.00–572.50	543.38
12	300–350	319	510.00–540.00	526.02
5	350–400	375	475.00–505.00	494.25
17	400–450	422	447.50–472.50	456.62
17	450–500	485	390.00–457.50	424.15
17	500–550	527	377.50–430.00	399.36
14	550–600	567	360.00–415.00	387.39
5	600–650	621	345.00–385.00	371.84
5	650–700	675	305.00–380.00	341.42
2	700–750	739	280.00–305.00	292.35
2	750–800	769	260.00–270.00	264.89
2	850–900	872	217.50–285.00	251.48
1	900–950	936	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	968	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	374	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	435.00–490.00	458.90
6	350–400	379	450.00–472.50	458.49
2	400–450	431	420.00–445.00	432.06
1	450–500	472	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	308	450.00–475.00	462.34
1	350–400	374	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	452	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	514	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	576	305.00–330.00	317.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	356	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	432	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	652	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	500.00–535.00	517.43
6	250–300	271	485.00–510.00	501.44
11	300–350	311	465.00–517.50	504.13
14	350–400	378	460.00–485.00	473.64
10	400–450	432	450.00–470.00	461.44
15	450–500	477	360.00–440.00	414.48
14	500–550	526	370.00–395.00	379.35
7	550–600	566	345.00–375.00	363.97
2	650–700	675	300.00–320.00	310.13
1	750–800	766	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	914	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	325	425.00–435.00	430.05
3	350–400	370	385.00–410.00	398.60
1	400–450	426	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	467	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	552	295.00–315.00	301.71
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	359	310.00–355.00	333.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	431	472.50	472.50
1	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
8	500–550	514	380.00–432.50	411.26
6	550–600	577	382.50–430.00	394.08
3	600–650	615	375.00–397.50	385.07
4	650–700	673	351.00–390.00	372.10
2	700–750	748	320.00–345.00	332.50
2	750–800	750	355.00	355.00
3	800–850	822	280.00–327.50	305.56
2	950–1000	992	243.00–250.00	246.48
2	1000–1050	1,008	227.50–230.00	228.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	456	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	586	335.00	335.00
1	950–1000	980	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	277.50	277.50

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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