Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings 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 $300.50/cwt on 24 head, down $16.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −68.51 against this barn's trailing median of $369.01.

Average price

$300.50

▼ 16.91 vs prior sale

24 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$46.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.52

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	306.86	1,698	20
Medium 1	528	271.63	1,434	3thin
Medium and Large 2	592	260.00	1,539	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.86/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale24 hd

300.50

—

NC average9 barns · 251 hd

333.02

−32.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

369.01

−68.51

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	1,686	160.66	2,708	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	140.91	1,668	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	134.26	1,845	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,075	115.13	1,238	20

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)	928	$3,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	776	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	314.09/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,624	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	309.89/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	424.23/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	392.11/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	355.40/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,916	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	325.92/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,512	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	265.73/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	433.03/cwt	425.00–440.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	263.78/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	302.19/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,722	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	411.44/cwt	362.50–450.00	1,329	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	392.79/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	398.39/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	257.72/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	455.41/cwt	440.00–470.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.98/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	301.85/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	371.61/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	405.02/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,490	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	314.37/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	334.44/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,585	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	224.50/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	414.80/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,145	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	256.19/cwt	242.50–285.00	1,752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	287.78/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	230.97/cwt	212.50–240.00	2,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	203.36/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	934	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	228	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	707	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	281	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	843	2
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	452	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	296	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	799	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	419	286.43/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Small 2	250–300	269	231.26/cwt	210.00–250.00	622	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	918	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,423	1
Bulls	Small 1Full	400–450	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	538	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,103	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	161.78/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,956	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	959	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	99.38/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,045	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	127.27/cwt	100.00–140.00	2,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,078	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,779	170.07/cwt	160.00–180.00	3,026	7
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	435	307.61/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,338	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	780	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	124.52/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,350	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	136.12/cwt	130.00–152.50	1,850	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,789	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	136.73/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,612	15
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	384	330.00/cwt	295.00–365.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium 1Full	600–650	612	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	456	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	686	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	429	319.37/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	332	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	622	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	472	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	512	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	308	340.26/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	351.00/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,539	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 Oct 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 430Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 47Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 42

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	—	1,076	3,800.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	918	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	726	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	366	380.00–400.00	392.79
3	450–500	481	320.00	320.00
10	500–550	539	330.00–358.00	355.40
1	550–600	594	317.50	317.50
7	600–650	618	280.00–322.00	309.89
1	750–800	764	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	988	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	776	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	425.00–440.00	433.03
4	250–300	267	380.00–415.00	398.39
7	300–350	343	370.00–440.00	424.23
6	350–400	380	350.00–410.00	392.11
7	400–450	425	320.00–380.00	351.00
23	450–500	464	300.00–340.00	325.92
15	500–550	517	290.00–320.00	314.09
19	550–600	570	282.50–317.50	302.19
4	600–650	624	255.00–280.00	265.73
2	650–700	665	260.00–267.50	263.78
2	700–750	731	245.00–270.00	257.72
1	800–850	822	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	988	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	267.50	267.50
1	900–950	934	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	296	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	538	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	269	210.00–250.00	231.26
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	384	295.00–365.00	330.00
4	400–450	435	300.00–320.00	307.61
1	450–500	456	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	612	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	440.00–470.00	455.41
4	250–300	276	390.00–435.00	414.80
17	300–350	323	362.50–450.00	411.44
10	350–400	368	360.00–440.00	405.02
4	400–450	419	335.00–390.00	371.61
13	450–500	474	320.00–350.00	334.44
8	500–550	521	300.00–332.50	314.37
12	550–600	575	280.00–320.00	301.85
6	600–650	628	260.00–300.00	287.78
6	650–700	684	242.50–285.00	256.19
6	700–750	720	220.00–257.50	240.98
3	750–800	767	200.00–255.00	224.50
3	800–850	825	190.00–220.00	203.36
3	850–900	873	212.50–240.00	230.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	376	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	423	320.00–330.00	324.87
1	550–600	592	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	714	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	281	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	419	280.00–300.00	286.43
1	450–500	452	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	330.00–350.00	340.26
3	400–450	429	300.00–337.50	319.37
1	450–500	472	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	512	275.00–280.00	277.45
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	622	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	686	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,209	160.00–165.00	161.78
15	—	1,179	130.00–142.50	136.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,096	87.50	87.50
6	—	1,052	90.00–105.00	99.38
13	—	1,084	115.00–130.00	124.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,359	130.00–152.50	136.12
3	—	1,491	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	100.00–140.00	127.27
1	—	1,078	195.00	195.00
7	—	1,779	160.00–180.00	170.07

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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