Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.19/cwt on 27 head, down $47.79 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits −21.82 against this barn's trailing median of $363.01.

Average price

$341.19

▼ 47.79 vs prior sale

27 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$42.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.51

vs NC average

−54.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	342.77	1,919	26
Medium and Large 2	556	300.00	1,668	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.77/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $298.94, median $363.01 across 26 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 sale27 hd

341.19

—

NC average8 barns · 248 hd

362.70

−21.51

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−54.86

This barn, trailing median26 sales

363.01

−21.82

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	1,623	200.96	3,261	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	174.16	2,464	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	163.74	1,834	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	152.19	1,580	11

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)	1,172	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	438.04/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	459.84/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	359.59/cwt	330.00–389.00	2,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	367.47/cwt	345.00–377.50	2,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	341.33/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,976	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	405.70/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	449.75/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,219	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	371.36/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,935	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	417.34/cwt	385.00–427.50	1,761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	327.15/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	326.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	407.60/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	322.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	452.27/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	282	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	846	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	365	339.75/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	345.50/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,810	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	152.19/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,580	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	174.16/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,464	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	163.74/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,834	7
Bulls	—	—	1,046	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,841	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	211.30/cwt	210.00–212.50	3,831	2
Bulls	—	—	1,672	202.03/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	429.50/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	355.77/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,202	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	420.01/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	402.24/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	376.40/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	418.75/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	317.65/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	394.64/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,668	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	439.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	383.73/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,199	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	417.65/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	864	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,506	1
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	936	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,527	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	388	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	419	379.99/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,105	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 Jul 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 260Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 36Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	476	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	440.00–465.00	452.27
10	400–450	429	420.00–460.00	429.50
4	450–500	498	414.00	414.00
3	500–550	522	412.50–425.00	420.01
14	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	383.73
11	600–650	619	340.00–380.00	355.77
2	650–700	658	330.00–389.00	359.59
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	864	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	936	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	234	435.00–445.00	439.96
5	250–300	271	440.00–470.00	449.75
2	300–350	312	455.00–465.00	459.84
4	350–400	379	427.50–445.00	438.04
7	400–450	422	385.00–427.50	417.34
5	450–500	479	390.00–425.00	405.70
10	500–550	521	360.00–390.00	371.36
6	550–600	561	345.00–377.50	367.47
3	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	326.69
1	700–750	708	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	330.00–350.00	339.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	281	415.00–420.00	417.65
4	350–400	379	415.00–420.00	418.75
6	400–450	420	380.00–415.00	394.64
1	500–550	504	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	571	300.00–335.00	317.65
1	750–800	762	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	276	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	312	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	383	380.00–420.00	407.60
10	400–450	425	375.00–415.00	402.24
13	450–500	471	345.00–400.00	376.40
9	500–550	524	320.00–390.00	345.50
17	550–600	579	320.00–377.50	341.33
5	600–650	622	310.00–340.00	327.15
2	650–700	669	315.00–330.00	322.65
1	750–800	762	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	442	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	478	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	556	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	662	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	746	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	419	375.00–385.00	379.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,038	145.00–157.00	152.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	165.00–180.00	174.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,120	157.00–175.00	163.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,046	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,813	210.00–212.50	211.30
4	—	1,672	200.00–205.00	202.03

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	976	200.00	200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	842	250.00	250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,172	2,900.00	2,900.00

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

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