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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 22

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

328 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 294▲ 128 vs year ago 200 · +64.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 45▲ 2 vs year ago 44 · +4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 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 $300.83/cwt on 24 head, down $22.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.46 against this barn's trailing median of $363.28.

Average price

$300.83

▼ 22.88 vs prior sale

24 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$38.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.00

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	311.75	1,733	17thin
Medium and Large 2	542	280.00	1,518	1thin
Medium 1	556	273.34	1,520	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.41/cwt here — about $213 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 sale24 hd

300.83

—

NC average9 barns · 285 hd

328.83

−28.00

This barn, trailing median32 sales

363.28

−62.46

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	—	Average	1,526	170.40	2,600	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	133.35	2,005	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	126.38	1,474	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	89.73	986	15

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)	1,024	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,687	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	343.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,940	6
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	578	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,618	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,781	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	323.22/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,020	10
Steers	650–700	Medium 2	660	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,667	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	302.10/cwt	281.00–330.00	2,027	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,182	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	325.36/cwt	305.00–329.00	2,551	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	226	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	836	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	286	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	915	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	303	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,000	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	386.44/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,298	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	340	322.06/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,095	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	389.72/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,465	9
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	376	285.70/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,074	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1Fleshy	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	397	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,350	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	350.03/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,474	5
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	422	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,182	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	464	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,438	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	466	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,328	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	330.76/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,545	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	498	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,823	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	308.93/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,594	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1Full	522	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,148	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	524	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,362	1
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	572	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,144	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	294.24/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,695	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	577	270.03/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,558	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	294.55/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,826	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,054	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	279.61/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,887	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	681	232.37/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,582	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	277.57/cwt	265.00–297.50	2,015	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	744	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,637	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,096	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	214	452.01/cwt	435.00–467.50	967	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium 2	222	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	821	1
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	246	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	861	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	426.00/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,172	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	428.71/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,372	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	324	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,166	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	326	299.71/cwt	297.50–300.00	977	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	361	365.17/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,318	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	411.93/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,545	8
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	410	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,486	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	375.69/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,619	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1Fleshy	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	464	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,392	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	466	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,258	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	353.23/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,660	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	472	309.58/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,461	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	314.95/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,672	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,518	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	543	277.47/cwt	257.50–300.00	1,507	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	569	269.21/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,532	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	312.79/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,805	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	611	252.48/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,543	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	306.80/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,924	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	662	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,721	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	294.13/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,985	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,109	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	263.45/cwt	245.00–275.00	2,005	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,805	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,847	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,526	170.40/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,600	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	902	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,308	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	65.47/cwt	60.00–70.00	646	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	91.91/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,003	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	125.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,482	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	111.82/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,364	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	132.36/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,872	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,231	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,986	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,085	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 294Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 45Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	456	370.00	370.00
6	550–600	565	340.00–345.00	343.35
10	600–650	625	310.00–330.00	323.22
6	650–700	671	281.00–330.00	302.10
1	700–750	704	310.00	310.00
14	750–800	784	305.00–329.00	325.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	578	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	584	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	365.00–400.00	386.44
9	350–400	376	375.00–420.00	389.72
5	400–450	421	340.00–360.00	350.03
7	450–500	467	320.00–357.50	330.76
14	500–550	516	280.00–320.00	308.93
2	550–600	576	280.00–308.00	294.24
6	600–650	620	270.00–310.00	294.55
7	650–700	675	270.00–290.00	279.61
3	700–750	726	265.00–297.50	277.57
1	750–800	762	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	320.00	320.00
6	300–350	303	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	376	250.00–325.00	285.70
1	400–450	422	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	466	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	572	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	498	366.00	366.00
3	650–700	654	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	370.00	370.00
5	300–350	340	310.00–345.00	322.06
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	464	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	524	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	577	255.00–285.00	270.03
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	681	220.00–245.00	232.37
1	700–750	744	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	522	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	214	435.00–467.50	452.01
5	250–300	275	410.00–450.00	426.00
4	300–350	320	395.00–450.00	428.71
8	350–400	375	380.00–435.00	411.93
15	400–450	431	350.00–405.00	375.69
14	450–500	470	320.00–370.00	353.23
7	500–550	531	300.00–340.00	314.95
9	550–600	577	305.00–322.50	312.79
11	600–650	627	280.00–320.00	306.80
7	650–700	675	280.00–310.00	294.13
2	700–750	715	290.00–300.00	294.95
3	750–800	761	245.00–275.00	263.45
1	800–850	830	217.50	217.50
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	912	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	350.00	350.00
9	300–350	326	297.50–300.00	299.71
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	466	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	324	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	464	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	361	345.00–385.00	365.17
1	400–450	410	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	472	300.00–320.00	309.58
3	500–550	543	257.50–300.00	277.47
3	550–600	569	260.00–280.00	269.21
3	600–650	611	240.00–273.00	252.48
1	650–700	662	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	542	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00

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	—	1,024	4,000.00	4,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,220	105.00–120.00	111.82
5	—	986	60.00–70.00	65.47
5	—	1,091	85.00–100.00	91.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,986	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,487	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,414	125.00–140.00	132.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	902	145.00	145.00
15	—	1,184	120.00–130.00	125.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,526	160.00–180.00	170.40

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.