Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

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. Offering of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.82/cwt on 28 head, up $6.52 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −42.20 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$326.82

▲ 6.52 vs prior sale

28 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.40

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	326.82	1,763	28

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $291.31, median $369.01 across 30 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

326.82

—

NC average9 barns · 212 hd

321.42

+5.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

369.01

−42.20

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	1,479	183.10	2,709	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	156.50	1,812	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,417	151.78	2,151	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	138.02	1,448	9thin

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)	1,374	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	550–600	578	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	340.25/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	318.76/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	368.85/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	404.12/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,091	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	401.57/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	324.56/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	410.46/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	367.49/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	249.00/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	367.60/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,533	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	346.18/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	341.86/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,453	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	432.87/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,035	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	197.63/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,121	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	161.31/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,145	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,065	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	154.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,790	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	113.15/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,182	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	145.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	351.59/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	380.50/cwt	380.50–380.50	1,815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	329.13/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	304.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	303.51/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	304	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	322.40/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,196	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,555	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	153.23/cwt	144.00–164.00	2,194	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,829	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	206.80/cwt	180.00–240.00	1,766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	395.07/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,458	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	324.54/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,688	13

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 237Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 28Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	248	417.50	417.50
1	250–300	276	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	327	360.00–370.00	367.49
6	350–400	381	340.00–360.00	351.59
12	400–450	425	320.00–370.00	341.86
9	450–500	476	320.00–342.50	329.13
7	500–550	529	317.50–337.50	324.56
2	550–600	578	315.00–320.00	317.44
1	600–650	626	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	654	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	743	248.00–250.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	404	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	275.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	477	380.50	380.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	540	338.00–355.00	340.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	239	415.00–450.00	432.87
7	250–300	270	390.00–425.00	404.12
5	300–350	320	380.00–420.00	401.57
13	350–400	369	380.00–420.00	395.07
8	400–450	417	350.00–387.50	367.60
11	450–500	476	337.50–357.50	346.18
13	500–550	520	317.50–332.50	324.54
8	550–600	571	305.00–330.00	318.76
6	600–650	621	292.50–320.00	303.51
5	650–700	665	300.00–320.00	304.19
3	700–750	712	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	794	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	304	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	390	350.00–360.00	355.10
2	400–450	434	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	471	317.50–330.00	322.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	427.50	427.50
2	350–400	367	400.00–420.00	410.46
2	500–550	514	365.00–372.50	368.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	556	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	604	310.00	310.00

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	—	1,374	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	938	195.00	195.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	854	180.00–240.00	206.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,579	190.00–205.00	197.63
2	—	1,330	150.00–170.00	161.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	175.00	175.00
11	—	1,156	150.00–160.00	154.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	100.00–130.00	113.15
7	—	1,050	140.00–150.00	145.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,196	130.00	130.00
15	—	1,432	144.00–164.00	153.23

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