Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $291.31/cwt on 15 head, down $35.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −81.10 against this barn's trailing median of $372.41.

Average price

$291.31

▼ 35.50 vs prior sale

15 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$97.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.88

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	297.84	1,631	14thin
Small 1	516	200.00	1,032	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.84/cwt here — about $599 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.59, low $291.31, median $372.41 across 29 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 sale15 hd

291.31

—

NC average9 barns · 137 hd

298.19

−6.88

This barn, trailing median29 sales

372.41

−81.10

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	160.86	1,791	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,698	157.00	2,666	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	963	103.33	995	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	450–500	466	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	351.55/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	375.89/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	350.42/cwt	320.00–385.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	300.90/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	379.98/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	276.80/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	385.41/cwt	370.00–415.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	369.33/cwt	350.00–390.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	196	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	295.54/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	327	286.92/cwt	284.00–290.00	938	2
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	270	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	716	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	516	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	364	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	965	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	216	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	292.53/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,691	2
Steers	Small 1	250–300	296	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	799	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,666	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	872	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,368	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	151.79/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	265.46/cwt	220.00–280.00	2,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	322.39/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	508	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	342.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	479	291.11/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	738	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	412	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	424	316.78/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,343	8
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	394	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	382	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Large 3	950–1000	960	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,507	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	728	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	668	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	654	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	306	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	388	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,125	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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 199Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 50Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	370.00–415.00	385.41
3	250–300	283	320.00–385.00	350.42
4	300–350	331	340.00–360.00	351.55
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	434	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	466	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	517	314.00	314.00
2	550–600	578	285.00–300.00	292.53
1	600–650	620	288.00	288.00
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	788	269.00	269.00
1	1050–1100	1,072	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	564	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	592	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	508	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	412	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	196	432.50	432.50
2	200–250	240	350.00–390.00	369.33
6	250–300	275	350.00–410.00	379.98
4	300–350	328	360.00–385.00	375.89
2	350–400	369	340.00–345.00	342.60
2	400–450	419	320.00–325.00	322.39
1	450–500	492	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	522	280.00–310.00	300.90
8	550–600	567	280.00–310.00	295.54
2	650–700	669	268.00–286.00	276.80
1	700–750	716	220.00	220.00
4	750–800	790	220.00–280.00	265.46
1	900–950	930	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	216	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	327	284.00–290.00	286.92
1	350–400	364	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	516	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	321.00	321.00
1	450–500	468	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	306	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	388	290.00	290.00
8	400–450	424	295.00–330.00	316.78
2	450–500	479	285.00–297.50	291.11
1	650–700	654	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	738	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	157.00	157.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	464	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	586	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	742	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	382	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	668	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	728	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,698	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,088	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,126	150.00–153.00	151.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	964	80.00	80.00
1	—	872	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,052	130.00	130.00

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.

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