Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold firm on a narrow comparison, with Feeder Bulls selling unevenly steady with instances of 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold firm on a light test this and last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $352.52/cwt on 16 head, up $41.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −25.02 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$352.52

▲ 41.36 vs prior sale

16 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$392

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

$65.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	365.02	1,994	12thin
Medium 1	545	320.03	1,743	3thin
Medium and Large 2	534	300.00	1,602	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.02/cwt here — about $392 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale16 hd

352.52

—

NC average9 barns · 157 hd

357.41

−4.89

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−25.02

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	1,455	204.45	2,975	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	171.51	2,076	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	163.39	2,367	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	139.08	1,447	7thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	167.36/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,440	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	145.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,049	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,059	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	143.91/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,616	5
Bulls	—	—	1,455	204.45/cwt	200.00–218.00	2,975	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	182.04/cwt	175.00–193.00	2,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	417.37/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	399.64/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,898	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	356.93/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	405.20/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	370.79/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	354.84/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	326.08/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	430.91/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	333.69/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	424.99/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	340.68/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	410.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	293.91/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,284	5
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	541	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	552	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	368	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,108	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	168.86/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	318	320.88/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	291	376.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	394	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	415.70/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	477.45/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	433.12/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,416	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	335.63/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,094	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	493	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	296.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	412.85/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	361.54/cwt	340.00–387.50	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,922	5

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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 200Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 26Year ago 32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	160.00–175.00	167.36
2	—	1,408	140.00–150.00	145.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	834	125.00–129.00	127.01
5	—	1,123	135.00–152.50	143.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,172	175.00–193.00	182.04
1	—	1,506	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,175	165.00–174.00	168.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	200.00–218.00	204.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	344	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	388	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	472	417.50	417.50
2	500–550	513	400.00–420.00	410.06
2	650–700	673	350.00–360.00	354.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	594	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	608	402.50	402.50
1	700–750	712	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	418	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	465.00	465.00
2	250–300	264	400.00–435.00	417.37
9	300–350	327	400.00–460.00	433.12
8	350–400	383	400.00–460.00	430.91
8	400–450	428	390.00–430.00	415.70
9	450–500	475	370.00–425.00	399.64
7	500–550	530	345.00–410.00	370.79
5	550–600	569	352.50–375.00	356.93
8	600–650	624	325.00–340.00	335.63
4	650–700	672	330.00–340.00	334.98
5	750–800	777	285.00–315.00	293.91
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	368	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	541	300.00–310.00	305.05
1	550–600	552	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	534	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	606	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	475.00–480.00	477.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	405.20
5	350–400	378	400.00–440.00	424.99
5	400–450	430	395.00–425.00	412.85
4	450–500	483	340.00–387.50	361.54
9	500–550	523	320.00–370.00	340.68
4	550–600	576	300.00–345.00	326.08
4	600–650	612	330.00–337.50	333.69
1	650–700	664	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	468	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	291	370.00–380.00	376.67
2	300–350	318	300.00–340.00	320.88
1	350–400	394	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	402.50	402.50
5	500–550	534	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	539	290.00–300.00	296.65
1	550–600	556	300.00	300.00

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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