Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $369.55/cwt on 27 head, up $7.24 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −7.99 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$369.55

▲ 7.24 vs prior sale

27 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$55.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.76

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	375.32	1,999	24
Medium 1	556	330.00	1,835	1thin
Medium and Large 2	546	320.00	1,747	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.32/cwt here — about $252 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

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $377.54 across 28 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

369.55

—

NC average9 barns · 169 hd

345.79

+23.76

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−7.99

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	1,565	176.67	2,764	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	169.32	2,083	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	166.81	2,526	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	144.85	1,503	8thin

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)	708	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 and Large 1	350–400	372	428.72/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	348.23/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	405.52/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	282.19/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	323.42/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	413.06/cwt	372.50–435.00	1,958	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	389.11/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,704	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	255.02/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	436.45/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	422.69/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	417.44/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	416.14/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,174	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	708	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	452.72/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	341.40/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,973	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	976	189.82/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,853	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,121	9
Bulls	—	—	1,174	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,526	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,520	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	132.11/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,252	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	166.81/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	412.00/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	248	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	389.29/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,001	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	2,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	333.88/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	489.67/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	384.99/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	844	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	556	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,835	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	664	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	218	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,699	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	437	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	152.50/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,664	5
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium 1Full	500–550	534	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	392	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	674	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	302	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,072	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 216Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 34Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	480.00–500.00	489.67
3	250–300	277	435.00–470.00	452.72
3	300–350	319	400.00–460.00	436.45
4	350–400	372	420.00–445.00	428.72
8	400–450	418	400.00–427.50	412.00
17	450–500	474	372.50–435.00	413.06
17	500–550	514	360.00–415.00	389.29
7	550–600	578	320.00–380.00	341.40
6	600–650	616	310.00–330.00	323.42
5	650–700	671	275.00–295.00	282.19
1	700–750	744	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	763	245.00–260.00	255.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	248	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	385	380.00–390.00	384.99
2	500–550	546	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	844	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	556	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	674	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	400.00–435.00	416.14
3	300–350	325	402.50–425.00	417.44
6	350–400	376	380.00–430.00	405.52
12	400–450	438	365.00–420.00	389.11
5	450–500	468	330.00–390.00	348.23
9	500–550	527	320.00–350.00	333.88
4	550–600	574	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	354	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	218	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	302	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	664	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	534	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	384	442.50	442.50
5	450–500	485	417.50–425.00	422.69
1	500–550	538	405.00	405.00
6	550–600	574	376.50	376.50
2	650–700	674	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	456	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	546	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	405.00	405.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	708	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	906	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	976	185.00–195.00	189.82
9	—	1,287	160.00–170.00	164.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	128.00–135.00	132.11
5	—	1,091	150.00–157.50	152.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,514	160.00–175.00	166.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,174	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,760	200.00	200.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle