Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady to mixed. Demand was good; market activity and buyer were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $399.68/cwt on 29 head, up $2.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 27 comparable sales and sits +21.41 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$399.68

▲ 2.69 vs prior sale

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$85.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.88

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	410.81	2,228	23
Medium and Large 2	539	363.41	1,960	5thin
Small 1	544	325.00	1,768	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.81/cwt here — about $460 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 sale29 hd

399.68

—

NC average7 barns · 117 hd

392.80

+6.88

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

+21.41

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	1,721	219.50	3,777	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	168.81	1,881	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	160.96	2,395	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	136.53	1,366	28

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1Fleshy	550–600	572	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,973	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	126.73/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,232	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	792	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,579	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	162.41/cwt	152.50–178.00	2,452	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	149.58/cwt	137.50–162.50	1,557	15
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	376	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,316	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	650–700	692	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	900	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	544	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	434	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	412	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	456	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	499.46/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	484	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	624	327.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	328	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,722	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	667	154.88/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,033	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	658	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	508.55/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	387.07/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	461.26/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	397.64/cwt	367.50–415.00	2,290	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	439.67/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,102	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	453.45/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	413.58/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,167	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	496.51/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	465.35/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,736	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	367.02/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	474.79/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	360.02/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	327.33/cwt	317.50–350.00	2,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	498.44/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,819	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	447.70/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,104	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	301.23/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	391	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,978	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,104	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	553	437.54/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	436.31/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	780	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	420.15/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	411.20/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	314	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	359.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	442.20/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	458.15/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,991	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	200.31/cwt	195.00–205.00	2,067	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,923	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	206.76/cwt	200.00–220.00	2,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	449.81/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	896	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	168.39/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,879	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	185.98/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	210.97/cwt	205.00–217.50	3,871	5
Bulls	—	—	1,530	233.71/cwt	221.00–260.00	3,576	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,329	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 May 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 272Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 38Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	484	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	538	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	572	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	376	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	412	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	456	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	525.00	525.00
8	350–400	391	506.00	506.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	292	460.00–490.00	474.79
3	300–350	325	450.00–470.00	458.15
14	350–400	373	430.00–475.00	465.35
8	400–450	423	445.00–475.00	461.26
12	450–500	470	420.00–470.00	447.70
6	500–550	532	370.00–415.00	387.07
4	550–600	576	330.00–375.00	360.02
1	600–650	618	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	672	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	224	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	368	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	421	385.00–435.00	411.20
2	450–500	482	345.00–350.00	347.48
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	692	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	434	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	544	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	480.00–535.00	508.55
3	250–300	285	490.00–500.00	496.51
4	300–350	320	485.00–520.00	499.46
9	350–400	365	470.00–515.00	498.44
3	400–450	442	440.00–460.00	453.45
12	450–500	478	420.00–460.00	439.67
14	500–550	524	400.00–440.00	413.58
7	550–600	576	367.50–415.00	397.64
4	600–650	614	350.00–376.00	367.02
5	650–700	675	317.50–350.00	327.33
2	700–750	727	290.00–312.50	301.23
1	900–950	944	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	950	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	624	320.00–335.00	327.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	435.00–460.00	449.81
2	350–400	373	435.00–450.00	442.20
7	400–450	430	400.00–430.00	420.15
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	530	350.00–375.00	359.89
1	550–600	576	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	606	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	314	560.00	560.00
7	450–500	450	467.50	467.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	430.00–445.00	437.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	485.00	485.00
4	450–500	477	435.00–440.00	436.31
1	800–850	824	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	878	287.50	287.50
1	950–1000	992	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	780	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	598	405.00	405.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	972	110.00–135.00	126.73
2	—	856	90.00–95.00	92.51
15	—	1,041	137.50–162.50	149.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,128	140.00	140.00
13	—	1,116	161.00–180.00	168.39
2	—	1,097	185.00–187.00	185.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,244	145.00	145.00
11	—	1,510	152.50–178.00	162.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,835	205.00–217.50	210.97
3	—	1,530	221.00–260.00	233.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	667	150.00–170.00	154.88
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	658	200.00	200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,032	195.00–205.00	200.31
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	884	217.50	217.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,022	200.00–220.00	206.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,096	212.50	212.50

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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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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