Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $368.48/cwt on 25 head, down $9.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −9.05 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$368.48

▼ 9.78 vs prior sale

25 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$85.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.44

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	385.95	2,163	12thin
Medium 1	564	359.13	2,025	8thin
Medium and Large 2	513	351.92	1,805	4thin
Small 1	540	300.00	1,620	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.95/cwt here — about $543 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

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $309.66, median $377.54 across 28 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 sale25 hd

368.48

—

NC average9 barns · 230 hd

400.93

−32.44

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−9.05

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	1,572	207.06	3,255	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,106	169.60	1,875	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	154.39	2,155	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	931	130.26	1,213	22

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)	1,146	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	900–950	908	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	466.92/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,237	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	337.60/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	371.81/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	354.92/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,357	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	477.29/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,986	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	408.11/cwt	380.00–470.00	2,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	448.84/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,943	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	304.93/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	363.00/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,265	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	467.45/cwt	460.00–484.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	357.29/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,405	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	258.57/cwt	240.00–277.50	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	351.38/cwt	332.50–370.00	2,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	512.49/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	467.07/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	544.47/cwt	490.00–570.00	1,791	10
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Small 1Fleshy	300–350	332	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	963	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	808	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,515	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	882	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	374.87/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,170	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	445.87/cwt	420.00–490.00	2,078	8
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	284	259.79/cwt	245.00–275.00	738	2
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	3
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	396	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	990	1
Heifers	Small 2	200–250	220	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	693	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	370	340.65/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	216	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	691	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	421	370.16/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,558	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	820	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	115.06/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,083	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	146.69/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,367	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	133.92/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,995	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	164.62/cwt	157.00–176.00	2,221	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,911	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	904	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	171.63/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,922	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,472	1
Bulls	—	—	1,296	165.39/cwt	145.00–180.00	2,143	2
Bulls	—	—	1,861	226.16/cwt	221.00–240.00	4,209	3
Bulls	—	—	1,533	210.31/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,224	8
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	456	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	574	353.40/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,029	6
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	368	447.40/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	202	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium 1Full	500–550	546	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	267	410.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	476	399.90/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	328	475.27/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	664	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	232	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	791	222.30/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,868	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	436.38/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,051	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	297.70/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	361.17/cwt	330.00–382.50	2,102	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	555.72/cwt	550.00–557.50	2,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	386.30/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	458.88/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	379.67/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	437.82/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	393	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	1,957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	240.50/cwt	231.00–250.00	2,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	407.84/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	351.92/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	534	376.31/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,009	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Apr 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 403Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 56Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 13

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	242	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	283	450.00–485.00	467.07
3	300–350	329	460.00–484.00	467.45
5	350–400	368	440.00–490.00	458.88
11	400–450	433	430.00–465.00	448.84
14	450–500	470	420.00–455.00	436.38
9	500–550	529	350.00–385.00	371.81
16	550–600	582	330.00–382.50	361.17
9	600–650	614	310.00–350.00	337.60
5	650–700	664	330.00–365.00	354.92
4	700–750	720	290.00–325.00	304.93
1	750–800	762	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	908	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	396	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	216	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	370	300.00–380.00	340.65
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	232	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	267	400.00–420.00	410.64
1	450–500	456	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	546	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	791	200.00–245.00	222.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	419	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	480	370.00–390.00	379.67
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	688	280.00–315.00	297.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	498.00	498.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	368	550.00–557.50	555.72
8	450–500	479	445.00–470.00	466.92
2	500–550	513	425.00–450.00	437.82
1	550–600	566	435.00	435.00
6	600–650	624	382.50–390.00	386.30
1	700–750	714	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	336	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	565.00	565.00
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
10	300–350	329	490.00–570.00	544.47
2	350–400	381	510.00–515.00	512.49
7	400–450	416	450.00–495.00	477.29
8	450–500	466	420.00–490.00	445.87
4	500–550	523	380.00–470.00	408.11
8	550–600	579	355.00–385.00	374.87
9	600–650	624	340.00–380.00	363.00
7	650–700	673	350.00–370.00	357.29
2	700–750	713	332.50–370.00	351.38
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	838	240.00–277.50	258.57
1	850–900	876	267.50	267.50
2	1000–1050	1,024	231.00–250.00	240.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	421	350.00–400.00	370.16
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	284	245.00–275.00	259.79
3	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	202	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	328	470.00–480.00	475.27
2	350–400	368	445.00–450.00	447.40
1	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	476	380.00–430.00	399.90
2	500–550	534	372.50–380.00	376.31
6	550–600	574	325.00–370.00	353.40
1	650–700	664	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	387.50	387.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	479	375.00–440.00	407.84
4	500–550	513	350.00–357.50	351.92
1	600–650	638	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	808	187.50	187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	882	165.00	165.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	904	187.50	187.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,056	190.00	190.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,146	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	886	92.50	92.50
8	—	941	110.00–122.50	115.06
12	—	932	130.00–160.00	146.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	124.00–140.00	133.92
8	—	1,349	157.00–176.00	164.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	195.00	195.00
7	—	1,120	160.00–185.00	171.63
1	—	1,132	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,296	145.00–180.00	165.39
3	—	1,861	221.00–240.00	226.16
8	—	1,533	200.00–220.00	210.31

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