Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.05/cwt on 35 head, up $33.61 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −33.54 against this barn's trailing median of $351.59.

Average price

$318.05

▲ 33.61 vs prior sale

35 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$55.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.31

vs NC average

−19.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	320.66	1,732	33
Medium and Large 2	578	285.00	1,647	1thin
Medium 1	518	265.00	1,373	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.66/cwt here — about $359 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $284.44, median $351.59 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 sale35 hd

318.05

—

NC average7 barns · 146 hd

306.75

+11.31

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−19.74

This barn, trailing median29 sales

351.59

−33.54

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	1,091	158.70	1,731	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	148.62	2,283	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,077	145.39	1,565	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	130.60	1,309	16

Every lot, as filed

71 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	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	323.60/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,689	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	321.69/cwt	315.00–324.50	2,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	393.43/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	374.06/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	316.14/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,796	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	300.14/cwt	297.50–301.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	372.63/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,185	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	345.75/cwt	317.50–380.00	1,635	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	421.57/cwt	420.00–425.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	415.86/cwt	405.00–425.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	335.07/cwt	317.50–352.50	1,598	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	181	442.38/cwt	440.00–445.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	373.98/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,406	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	301.55/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,867	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	354.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,530	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	412.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	433.26/cwt	425.00–440.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	283.52/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,905	2
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	444	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	428	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	270	256.67/cwt	230.00–280.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	320.84/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,675	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	380.57/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,431	11
Bulls	—	—	990	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,460	3
Bulls	—	—	1,242	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,180	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	140.06/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,549	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	114.82/cwt	100.00–120.00	953	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	148.62/cwt	140.00–162.50	2,283	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	336.66/cwt	332.50–341.00	1,791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	332.55/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	350.49/cwt	349.00–353.00	1,861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	395.25/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	320.93/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	329.95/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	330.04/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	269.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	317.39/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,812	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	305.18/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	335	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	606	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	402.56/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,320	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	136	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	240.12/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	323	344.46/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	518	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	479	310.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	358	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	534	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	148.58/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	384	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	618	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	325	365.49/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	461	326.71/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	632	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,675	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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 125Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 7Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	348	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	385	380.00–430.00	395.25
2	450–500	471	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	532	332.50–341.00	336.66
2	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	531	349.00–353.00	350.49
4	550–600	577	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
7	650–700	661	315.00–324.50	321.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	175	405.00–425.00	415.86
3	200–250	229	420.00–425.00	421.57
4	250–300	270	385.00–415.00	393.43
11	300–350	318	345.00–390.00	372.63
20	350–400	376	340.00–405.00	373.98
15	400–450	416	340.00–400.00	374.06
22	450–500	473	317.50–380.00	345.75
20	500–550	522	317.00–340.00	323.60
13	550–600	568	310.00–321.00	316.14
4	600–650	645	297.50–301.00	300.14
2	650–700	672	275.00–292.50	283.52
1	900–950	916	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	230.00–280.00	256.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	305.18
1	550–600	578	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	607	265.00–275.00	269.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	606	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	315.00–370.00	344.46
1	350–400	358	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	479	300.00–320.00	310.18
1	500–550	518	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	632	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	136	415.00	415.00
2	150–200	181	440.00–445.00	442.38
3	200–250	220	425.00–440.00	433.26
3	250–300	270	400.00–420.00	412.41
10	300–350	328	365.00–430.00	402.56
11	350–400	376	350.00–400.00	380.57
9	400–450	431	350.00–360.00	354.94
18	450–500	477	317.50–352.50	335.07
13	500–550	522	317.50–327.50	320.84
13	550–600	571	300.00–327.50	317.39
9	600–650	619	277.50–305.00	301.55
4	650–700	668	270.00–280.00	274.96
1	700–750	736	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	786	272.50	272.50
2	800–850	817	220.00–260.00	240.12
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	428	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	310.00–350.00	332.55
4	350–400	382	320.00–350.00	330.04
5	400–450	427	320.00–340.00	329.95
3	450–500	456	312.50–332.50	320.93
1	500–550	522	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	606	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	310.00–315.00	312.46
1	500–550	534	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	355.00–380.00	365.49
1	350–400	384	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	461	320.00–330.00	326.71
1	600–650	618	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	140.00–155.00	147.50
2	—	1,242	175.00–176.00	175.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,106	130.00–143.00	140.06
6	—	830	100.00–120.00	114.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	140.00–162.50	148.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,034	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,098	147.50–150.00	148.58

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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