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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 8

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

384 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 288▲ 52 vs year ago 332 · +15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 80▼ 14 vs year ago 61 · −23.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.80/cwt on 47 head, down $9.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −72.48 against this barn's trailing median of $363.28.

Average price

$290.80

▼ 9.70 vs prior sale

47 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$57.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.90

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	297.99	1,639	41
Medium 2	542	245.00	1,328	2thin
Medium 1	543	240.02	1,302	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.97/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

290.80

—

NC average8 barns · 213 hd

315.70

−24.90

This barn, trailing median32 sales

363.28

−72.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $414.25, low $290.80, median $363.28 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,335	156.19	2,085	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	137.00	1,518	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	133.62	2,056	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	109.17	1,146	14

Every lot, as filed

99 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Small 1	365	287.19/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,048	2
Steers	350–400	Small 2	372	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	986	1
Steers	400–450	Small 2	408	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,081	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	371.89/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,636	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	367.43/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,764	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,734	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,531	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	513	281.53/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,444	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	332.26/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,758	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	322.11/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,813	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,085	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,914	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	309.21/cwt	270.00–335.00	2,038	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,103	2
Steers	700–750	Medium 1Full	702	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,474	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	736	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,822	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	262.48/cwt	245.00–280.00	2,108	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1	70	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	200–250	Small 1	224	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	717	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	270	284.68/cwt	250.00–315.00	769	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	372.68/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,010	3
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	320	295.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	945	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	371.26/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,210	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	328	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	951	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	362	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,086	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	335.31/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,237	11
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	372	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	930	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1Full	382	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	879	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 2	432	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,123	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	325.13/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,414	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	439	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,317	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	454	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,271	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	312.06/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,451	14
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	466	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,002	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,383	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	507	259.17/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,314	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	264.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,367	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	301.77/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,566	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	566	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,302	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	282.93/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,624	7
Heifers	550–600	Small 1Fleshy	592	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,095	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,833	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	622	244.76/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,522	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	279.21/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,742	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,589	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	246.03/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,789	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	732	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,976	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	786	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,415	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	210.24/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,728	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,864	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,154	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,048	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	231	401.61/cwt	380.00–455.00	928	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	237	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	829	2
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	257	375.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	964	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	272	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	898	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	421.36/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,150	7
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	276	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	745	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	404.95/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,316	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	392.31/cwt	370.00–412.50	1,459	8
Bulls	350–400	Small 2	392	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	980	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	317.95/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,335	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	376.91/cwt	348.50–406.00	1,602	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	427	323.45/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,381	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,428	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	323.10/cwt	307.50–350.00	1,541	16
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	478	221.53/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,059	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	514	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,234	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	524	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,336	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	302.15/cwt	280.00–327.50	1,586	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1Full	532	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,064	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	295.04/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,676	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	273.35/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,722	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	632	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,454	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	245.49/cwt	212.50–280.00	1,637	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	241.86/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,722	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	221.21/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,677	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	184.84/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,603	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,469	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,312	160.32/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,103	3
Bulls	—	—	1,369	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,054	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	96.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	943	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	121.95/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,229	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	131.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,452	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,673	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,352	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	946	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	137.56/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,956	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,464	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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 288Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 80Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	355.00–400.00	371.89
2	450–500	485	357.50	357.50
2	500–550	529	325.00–340.00	332.26
10	550–600	563	307.50–325.00	322.11
1	600–650	638	300.00	300.00
15	650–700	659	270.00–335.00	309.21
2	800–850	803	245.00–280.00	262.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	480	357.50–385.00	367.43
6	600–650	630	331.00	331.00
2	700–750	701	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	280.00–295.00	287.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	408	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	702	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	280.00–283.00	281.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	498	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	736	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	592	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	70	450.00	450.00
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	271	350.00–390.00	372.68
13	300–350	326	340.00–390.00	371.26
11	350–400	369	320.00–380.00	335.31
18	400–450	435	310.00–360.00	325.13
14	450–500	465	285.00–332.50	312.06
17	500–550	519	280.00–317.50	301.77
7	550–600	574	275.00–290.00	282.93
6	600–650	624	265.00–290.00	279.21
4	650–700	662	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	727	232.50–255.00	246.03
2	800–850	822	200.00–220.00	210.24
1	950–1000	956	195.00	195.00
1	1150–1200	1,154	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	616	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	732	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	224	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	270	250.00–315.00	284.68
2	300–350	320	290.00–300.00	295.28
1	350–400	372	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	466	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	382	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	454	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	328	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	362	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	439	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	507	250.00–267.50	259.17
1	550–600	566	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	622	230.00–260.00	244.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	494	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	516	260.00–270.00	264.86
1	750–800	786	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	231	380.00–455.00	401.61
7	250–300	273	380.00–455.00	421.36
8	300–350	325	360.00–440.00	404.95
8	350–400	372	370.00–412.50	392.31
14	400–450	425	348.50–406.00	376.91
16	450–500	477	307.50–350.00	323.10
17	500–550	525	280.00–327.50	302.15
24	550–600	568	280.00–322.50	295.04
8	600–650	630	245.00–290.00	273.35
2	650–700	667	212.50–280.00	245.49
8	700–750	712	220.00–250.00	241.86
5	750–800	758	220.00–226.00	221.21
2	850–900	867	170.00–200.00	184.84
1	900–950	918	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	276	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	478	200.00–240.00	221.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	392	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	345.00–355.00	349.94
3	250–300	257	370.00–380.00	375.10
3	400–450	427	320.00–330.00	323.45
3	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	524	250.00–260.00	255.04
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	632	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	532	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	272	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	514	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	300.00–337.50	317.95
1	450–500	476	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,105	130.00–135.00	131.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,352	70.00	70.00
3	—	973	90.00–100.00	96.93
9	—	1,008	110.00–130.00	121.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,240	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,422	130.00–145.00	137.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,369	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,312	160.00–161.00	160.32

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.