Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Extreme hot temperatures today, compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 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 plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.08/cwt on 12 head, down $25.43 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −50.45 against this barn's trailing median of $377.54.

Average price

$327.08

▼ 25.43 vs prior sale

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.38

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	327.08	1,792	12thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale12 hd

327.08

—

NC average9 barns · 177 hd

354.46

−27.38

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.54

−50.45

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	1,742	195.56	3,407	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	160.77	2,260	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	155.07	1,817	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	140.12	1,476	28

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	928	$200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$3,125	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	312.73/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,920	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	410.13/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	300.85/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	247.35/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	277.97/cwt	257.50–289.00	1,879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	409.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	417.65/cwt	406.00–435.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	306.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,795	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	272.01/cwt	215.00–309.00	2,921	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	280.92/cwt	242.50–310.00	2,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	337.46/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	378.51/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,783	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	500–550	513	218.72/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	431	314.48/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	616	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,971	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	219.86/cwt	205.00–235.00	2,265	16
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	364	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	746	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	316	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	379	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,800	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	400.90/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	324.54/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	346.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	404.30/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	379.55/cwt	345.00–415.00	1,974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	229	414.21/cwt	395.00–435.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	331.83/cwt	300.00–366.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	456.14/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	373.96/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,799	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	190.70/cwt	165.00–210.00	2,237	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	210.33/cwt	195.00–220.00	2,503	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	3,275.64/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,276	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	862	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	533	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	382	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	312	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	756	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,871	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	363	311.69/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	394	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	155.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,820	43
Bulls	—	—	1,742	195.56/cwt	186.00–200.00	3,407	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,210	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	141.67/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,497	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	160.77/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,260	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,697	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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 164Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 40Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year 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	420	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	467	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	520	345.00–415.00	379.55
2	550–600	591	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	619	340.00–350.00	346.76
2	650–700	674	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	718	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	750	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	616	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	269	400.00–420.00	409.74
3	300–350	319	397.50–415.00	404.30
4	400–450	430	370.00–450.00	400.90
4	450–500	481	355.00–395.00	373.96
8	500–550	522	300.00–345.00	324.54
1	550–600	574	302.50	302.50
6	600–650	611	292.50–307.50	300.85
1	650–700	666	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	217.50–220.00	218.72
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	316	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	364	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	379	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	258	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	382	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	533	270.00–280.00	274.95
1	750–800	756	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	290.00–335.00	311.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	430.00–475.00	456.14
1	250–300	272	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	314	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	366	406.00–435.00	417.65
5	400–450	422	395.00–435.00	410.13
8	450–500	471	340.00–410.00	378.51
8	500–550	529	315.00–365.00	337.46
4	550–600	586	300.00–320.00	306.33
11	600–650	614	300.00–350.00	312.73
5	650–700	676	257.50–289.00	277.97
3	700–750	733	235.00–260.00	247.35
3	750–800	783	242.50–310.00	280.92
1	800–850	814	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	431	300.00–330.00	314.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	229	395.00–435.00	414.21
2	450–500	481	300.00–366.00	331.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,074	215.00–309.00	272.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,173	165.00–210.00	190.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,190	195.00–220.00	210.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	928	200.00	200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	916	197.50	197.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,030	205.00–235.00	219.86
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	862	210.00	210.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,166	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,275.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,158	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,171	150.00–165.00	155.42
1	—	1,212	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	120.00	120.00
26	—	1,057	130.00–150.00	141.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	150.00–170.00	160.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,742	186.00–200.00	195.56

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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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

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