Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

no trend due to reporter absence.

Have a great 4th no sale next thursday

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $387.33/cwt on 28 head, up $10.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 27 comparable sales and sits +9.06 against this barn's trailing median of $378.27.

Average price

$387.33

▲ 10.52 vs prior sale

28 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$736

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$133.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	393.85	2,166	26
Medium and Large 2	550	345.00	1,898	1thin
Medium and Large 3	550	260.00	1,430	1thin

One grade step is worth $133.85/cwt here — about $736 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 sale28 hd

387.33

—

NC average9 barns · 195 hd

393.44

−6.12

This barn, trailing median27 sales

378.27

+9.06

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	1,366	197.67	2,700	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	163.10	1,837	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	155.27	2,309	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	138.72	1,474	17

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)	1,034	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,052	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	160.41/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,816	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,029	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,309	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	125.46/cwt	110.00–136.00	1,395	4
Bulls	—	—	1,310	170.68/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,566	191.05/cwt	180.00–200.00	2,992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	522.50/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	393.85/cwt	360.00–440.00	2,166	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	305.00–350.00	2,210	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	502.50/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	414.00/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	382.63/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	488.89/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	388.33/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	430.38/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,367	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	292.22/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,192	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	409.63/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,843	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	356.43/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,248	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	458.72/cwt	335.00–495.00	2,064	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,296	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	367.00/cwt	351.00–380.00	2,753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	475.00/cwt	440.00–510.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1050–1100	1,050	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	401.67/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,611	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	383.33/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	391.67/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	302.50/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	950	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	545.00/cwt	510.00–600.00	1,090	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	486.67/cwt	445.00–520.00	1,703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	387.50/cwt	375.00–400.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	147.20/cwt	139.00–152.50	1,554	12
Bulls	—	—	1,149	248.09/cwt	240.00–257.50	2,851	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	490.00/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	278.33/cwt	250.00–310.00	2,366	3

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 Jun 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 305Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 30Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 6

no trend due to reporter absence.

Have a great 4th no sale next thursday

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,132	150.00–177.50	160.41
1	—	1,068	190.00	190.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,487	150.00–160.00	155.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,112	110.00–136.00	125.46
1	—	942	90.00	90.00
12	—	1,056	139.00–152.50	147.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	170.00–172.50	170.68
3	—	1,566	180.00–200.00	191.05
2	—	1,149	240.00–257.50	248.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	490.00–515.00	502.50
2	350–400	350	520.00–525.00	522.50
9	450–500	450	475.00–500.00	488.89
10	550–600	550	417.50	417.50
2	650–700	650	350.00–360.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	550	420.00–455.00	430.38
15	650–700	650	380.00–407.50	401.67
3	750–800	750	351.00–380.00	367.00
1	850–900	850	335.00	335.00
1	950–1000	950	300.00	300.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	420.00–435.00	430.00
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	200	510.00–600.00	545.00
2	250–300	250	480.00–500.00	490.00
12	350–400	350	445.00–520.00	486.67
47	450–500	450	335.00–495.00	458.72
26	550–600	550	360.00–440.00	393.85
15	650–700	650	305.00–350.00	340.00
9	750–800	750	280.00–305.00	292.22
3	850–900	850	250.00–310.00	278.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	375.00–400.00	387.50
3	350–400	350	380.00–405.00	391.67
3	450–500	450	350.00–400.00	383.33
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	440.00–510.00	475.00
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	350	400.00–425.00	414.00
40	450–500	450	370.00–440.00	409.63
6	550–600	550	380.00–410.00	388.33
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	650	375.00–405.00	382.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	415.00	415.00
7	350–400	350	325.00–395.00	356.43
3	450–500	450	300.00–360.00	320.00
2	550–600	550	285.00–320.00	302.50

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	—	1,034	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,052	2,100.00	2,100.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

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