Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $410.91/cwt on 27 head, up $42.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 28 comparable sales and sits +33.37 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$410.91

▲ 42.42 vs prior sale

27 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$75.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.84

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	435.19	2,263	18thin
Medium and Large 2	554	371.25	2,057	2thin
Medium 1	542	359.79	1,950	7thin

One grade step is worth $75.40/cwt here — about $313 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 sale27 hd

410.91

—

NC average9 barns · 249 hd

400.07

+10.84

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

+33.37

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	—	Average	1,554	216.52	3,365	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	171.00	2,108	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	146.25	1,433	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	142.69	2,016	6thin

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)	1,166	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	878	$1,600	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 2	500–550	514	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	463.68/cwt	457.50–470.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	836	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	473.21/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,992	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	581.28/cwt	555.00–595.00	1,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	438.43/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,100	4
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	464	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	397	420.05/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	282	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	506.72/cwt	460.00–550.00	1,875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	298	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	412	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	752	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	351.27/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	554.72/cwt	495.00–580.00	1,842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	251.51/cwt	227.50–275.00	2,452	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	422	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	567	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	388	377.12/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	376	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	446.14/cwt	377.50–491.00	2,302	15
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	532	361.70/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	168	602.51/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,416	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	878	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,312	212.54/cwt	205.00–220.00	2,789	4
Bulls	—	—	2,038	224.48/cwt	219.00–229.00	4,575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,368	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	167.45/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,998	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	142.69/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,016	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,429	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,312	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	149.71/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,452	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	521	378.19/cwt	372.50–384.00	1,970	2
Bulls	Medium 1Full	750–800	767	205.32/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	952	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Small 1Full	600–650	606	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	432	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	396	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,624	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	358	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,307	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	498	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	996	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	150–200	176	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	461.45/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	356.20/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	430.08/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,815	1
Heifers	Small 2	100–150	140	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	448.34/cwt	415.00–452.50	2,094	17
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	368	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	274	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	556.37/cwt	550.00–570.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	462.52/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	452.50/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	339	375.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,297	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	458	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	312	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	905	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	428	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	358.58/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,890	5
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	323	413.47/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	296	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	662	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	844	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,772	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 May 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 289Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 59Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	366	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	440	412.50	412.50
1	500–550	514	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	550.00–570.00	556.37
1	200–250	216	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	287	457.50–470.00	463.68
2	300–350	342	435.00–470.00	452.50
4	350–400	370	440.00–475.00	461.45
13	400–450	434	450.00–480.00	462.52
17	450–500	467	415.00–452.50	448.34
5	500–550	527	350.00–372.50	358.58
4	550–600	580	345.00–375.00	356.20
1	650–700	698	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	792	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	976	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	323	400.00–420.00	413.47
1	350–400	396	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	312	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	428	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	458	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	518	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	339	370.00–380.00	375.04
1	350–400	368	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	274	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	662	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	844	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	482	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	536	372.50	372.50
1	550–600	572	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	744	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	776	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	836	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	168	575.00–620.00	602.51
1	200–250	238	595.00	595.00
4	250–300	282	555.00–595.00	581.28
8	300–350	332	495.00–580.00	554.72
5	350–400	370	460.00–550.00	506.72
7	400–450	421	455.00–490.00	473.21
4	450–500	479	400.00–460.00	438.43
15	500–550	516	377.50–491.00	446.14
1	550–600	580	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	615	350.00–352.50	351.27
1	650–700	684	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	768	300.00	300.00
2	950–1000	975	227.50–275.00	251.51
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	400.00–440.00	420.05
2	400–450	432	420.00–430.00	424.88
1	450–500	464	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	388	350.00–390.00	377.12
1	400–450	422	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	376	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	412	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	532	335.00–375.00	361.70
2	550–600	567	350.00–360.00	355.03
1	750–800	752	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	521	372.50–384.00	378.19
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	767	200.00–210.00	205.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	952	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	606	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	392	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	418	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	524	425.00–435.00	430.08
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	498	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	176	305.00	305.00

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	—	1,166	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	878	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,312	205.00–220.00	212.54
2	—	2,038	219.00–229.00	224.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	178.00–180.00	178.99
9	—	1,193	159.00–175.00	167.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	140.00–157.00	142.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	866	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,082	120.00–122.50	121.30
9	—	970	130.00–158.00	149.71

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