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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 29

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Oct 22Oct 29latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

357 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 328▲ 153 vs year ago 204 · +75.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 46▲ 17 vs year ago 30 · +56.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%

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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 mixed. 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 $325.62/cwt on 52 head, up $24.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −37.66 against this barn's trailing median of $363.28.

Average price

$325.62

▲ 24.80 vs prior sale

52 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$817

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$142.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.17

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	342.33	1,869	40
Medium 1	570	284.16	1,619	7thin
Medium and Large 2	590	274.97	1,622	2thin
Medium 2	581	250.00	1,453	2thin
Small 1	526	200.00	1,052	1thin

One grade step is worth $142.33/cwt here — about $817 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

325.62

—

NC average9 barns · 322 hd

333.79

−8.17

This barn, trailing median32 sales

363.28

−37.66

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	1,368	152.84	2,090	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	128.56	1,515	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	123.52	1,826	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	99.17	1,038	16

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)	1,209	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	408	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,346	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,611	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	335.70/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,930	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,030	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,285	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,469	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium 1	180	361.75/cwt	340.00–385.00	651	2
Heifers	200–250	Small 1	216	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	648	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	226	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	859	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	394.12/cwt	385.00–405.00	899	2
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	256	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	845	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 2	262	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	694	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	268	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	911	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,061	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	319	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	694	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	376.21/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,253	7
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	333	259.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	864	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	344	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,032	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	791	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	375.70/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,398	11
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	342.56/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,463	11
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	464	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,276	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	331.17/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,583	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	318.51/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,659	23
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	538	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,506	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1Full	564	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,495	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	314.68/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,791	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1Full	608	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,216	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	303.86/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,878	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,898	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	682	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,739	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,027	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,347	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,930	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls48 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 1	50	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	200–250	Small 2	216	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	443	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,024	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	258	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	877	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	278	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	973	2
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	288	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	850	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	433.43/cwt	420.00–452.50	1,261	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	314	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,052	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	394.47/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,298	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	330	352.37/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,163	4
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	336	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	756	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	388.81/cwt	340.00–412.50	1,446	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	374	344.67/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,289	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	377	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,197	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 2	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	419	332.41/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,393	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	365.58/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,539	10
Bulls	400–450	Small 3	432	200.19/cwt	180.00–220.00	865	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	438	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,314	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 2	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	468	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,334	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	361.07/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,722	19
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	482	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,301	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	514	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,542	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	526	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,052	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	349.16/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,844	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	333.99/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,897	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	579	281.52/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,630	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	581	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,453	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,622	2
Bulls	600–650	Small 3	602	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,084	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	316.62/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,947	25
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	638	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,755	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	286.41/cwt	247.50–310.00	1,910	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	684	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,505	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,687	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	280.04/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,061	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	754	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,282	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	766	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,532	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,229	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	215.70/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,797	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1Full	848	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,357	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1	868	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,736	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,024	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,150	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	50–100	Medium 2	70	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	50–100	Small 3	70	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,301	154.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,008	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	110.35/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,142	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	638	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	84.64/cwt	80.00–88.00	904	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,261	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	124.00/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,437	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,904	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	129.56/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,894	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	109.42/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,660	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 328Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 46Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 1

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	424	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	575	322.50–345.00	335.70
1	600–650	606	335.00	335.00
4	650–700	672	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	703	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	830	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	408	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	385.00–405.00	394.12
1	250–300	272	390.00	390.00
7	300–350	333	345.00–395.00	376.21
11	350–400	372	345.00–400.00	375.70
11	400–450	427	320.00–360.00	342.56
5	450–500	478	320.00–350.00	331.17
23	500–550	521	300.00–330.00	318.51
11	550–600	569	305.00–322.50	314.68
7	600–650	618	295.00–327.50	303.86
1	650–700	666	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	724	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	776	300.00–305.00	302.51
1	800–850	804	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	344	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	682	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	180	340.00–385.00	361.75
1	200–250	226	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	268	330.00–350.00	340.00
1	300–350	344	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	564	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	608	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	319	215.00–220.00	217.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	216	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	256	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	333	250.00–270.00	259.55
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	464	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	538	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	270.00–280.00	274.97
2	700–750	718	230.00–240.00	234.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	50	400.00	400.00
2	200–250	225	455.00	455.00
5	250–300	291	420.00–452.50	433.43
11	300–350	329	355.00–435.00	394.47
12	350–400	372	340.00–412.50	388.81
10	400–450	421	350.00–395.00	365.58
19	450–500	477	337.50–380.00	361.07
22	500–550	528	335.00–360.00	349.16
18	550–600	568	320.00–350.00	333.99
25	600–650	615	280.00–330.00	316.62
12	650–700	667	247.50–310.00	286.41
3	700–750	736	275.00–285.00	280.04
1	750–800	796	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	833	200.00–230.00	215.70
1	1000–1050	1,024	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	330	340.00–370.00	352.37
5	350–400	374	320.00–360.00	344.67
2	400–450	419	330.00–335.00	332.41
1	450–500	492	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	514	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	579	250.00–300.00	281.52
1	600–650	638	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	766	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	868	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	314	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	377	315.00–320.00	317.52
1	400–450	438	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	468	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	581	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	684	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	754	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	848	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	180.00–220.00	200.19
1	600–650	602	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	216	205.00	205.00
1	300–350	336	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	400	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	482	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	526	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
6	50–100	70	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
2	50–100	70	600.00	600.00

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	—	1,144	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,186	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,274	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,159	119.00–128.00	124.00
1	—	1,116	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,269	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,064	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,068	80.00–88.00	84.64
10	—	1,035	100.00–119.00	110.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	107.00–111.00	109.42
7	—	1,462	122.00–136.00	129.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,301	150.00–160.00	154.31
1	—	1,768	144.00	144.00

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.