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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 6

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

372 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 542▼ 124 vs year ago 496 · −25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 70▼ 17 vs year ago 64 · −26.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $272.42/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −89.88 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$272.42

26 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.30

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	276.18	1,506	22
Medium and Large 2	533	251.75	1,342	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.44/cwt here — about $164 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

272.42

—

NC average9 barns · 324 hd

267.13

+5.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−89.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $414.25, low $290.80, median $362.30 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,578	138.83	2,191	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	141.35	2,106	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	136.03	1,602	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	106.75	1,152	18

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)	844	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,475	1thin

Every lot

103 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,050	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,158	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	372	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,451	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,285	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,107	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	361.23/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,485	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	442	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,591	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	279.42/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,347	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	338.75/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,680	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	327.54/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,664	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	349.34/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,827	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	312.74/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,773	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,259	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	294.05/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,820	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	275.91/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,846	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	773	246.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,906	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	226	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	514	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	266	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	565	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	282	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	740	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	722	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	316	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	529	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	223.80/cwt	222.50–225.00	721	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	279.64/cwt	260.00–287.50	937	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	242.26/cwt	209.00–260.00	916	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	283.90/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,087	15
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	385	219.50/cwt	202.50–237.50	845	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	269.30/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,128	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	232.25/cwt	210.00–247.50	987	4
Heifers	400–450	Small 3	436	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	687	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	268.55/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,286	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	230.27/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,108	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	242.17/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,267	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	215.13/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,127	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	279.35/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,469	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	242.45/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,365	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	584	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,533	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,279	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	232.55/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,433	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,127	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,563	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,415	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	237.71/cwt	232.50–244.00	1,612	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,654	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	746	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,790	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	758	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,402	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,664	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	930	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,442	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	232	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	777	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	241	362.45/cwt	335.00–377.50	874	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	345.52/cwt	322.50–375.00	926	4
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	271	238.27/cwt	227.50–247.50	646	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	293.22/cwt	280.00–300.00	836	3
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	304	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	730	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	293.99/cwt	260.00–332.50	941	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	343.09/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,101	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	334	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,002	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	355.29/cwt	322.50–380.00	1,318	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	295.68/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,124	9
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	388	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	883	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	295.40/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,223	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	342.78/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,457	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	426	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,235	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	435	258.12/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,123	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	313.88/cwt	290.00–347.50	1,497	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	283.64/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,373	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	498	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,158	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,318	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	288.30/cwt	250.00–307.50	1,491	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	243.49/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,361	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	264.88/cwt	247.50–282.50	1,531	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,367	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	238.97/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,486	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	217.58/cwt	192.50–227.50	1,353	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,619	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,471	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	232.51/cwt	218.00–245.00	1,648	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	183.27/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,336	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	732	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,501	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	225.75/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,754	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	794	166.33/cwt	150.00–182.50	1,321	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,564	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,747	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,856	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	183.74/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,780	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	532	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,037	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	121.64/cwt	85.00–135.00	1,725	5
Bulls	—	—	1,712	153.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,622	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	65.30/cwt	60.00–70.00	646	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	90.32/cwt	82.50–100.00	907	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	116.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,298	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	134.54/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,559	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,873	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	141.35/cwt	137.50–145.00	2,106	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	844	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,060	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 542Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 70Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	336	312.50	312.50
1	350–400	392	282.50	282.50
2	450–500	482	260.00–300.00	279.42
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	614	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	342.50	342.50
1	350–400	378	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	411	360.00–362.50	361.23
2	450–500	496	322.50–355.00	338.75
3	500–550	508	320.00–337.50	327.54
12	550–600	567	300.00–332.50	312.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	442	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	523	342.50–365.00	349.34
5	600–650	619	280.00–297.50	294.05
2	650–700	669	272.00–280.00	275.91
3	750–800	773	240.00–250.00	246.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	227.50	227.50
2	300–350	322	222.50–225.00	223.80
7	350–400	378	209.00–260.00	242.26
4	400–450	425	210.00–247.50	232.25
2	450–500	481	222.50–237.50	230.27
3	500–550	524	200.00–227.50	215.13
1	600–650	626	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	658	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	252.50	252.50
8	300–350	335	260.00–287.50	279.64
15	350–400	383	260.00–320.00	283.90
6	400–450	419	260.00–282.50	269.30
16	450–500	479	245.00–287.50	268.55
15	500–550	523	230.00–252.50	242.17
6	550–600	563	235.00–247.50	242.45
6	600–650	616	222.50–247.50	232.55
5	650–700	678	232.50–244.00	237.71
1	700–750	716	231.00	231.00
1	800–850	832	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	212.50	212.50
1	300–350	300	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	385	202.50–237.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	758	185.00	185.00
2	900–950	930	150.00–160.00	155.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	275.00–282.50	279.35
1	550–600	584	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	638	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	746	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	180.00	180.00
1	300–350	316	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	588	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	532	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	232	335.00	335.00
3	250–300	285	280.00–300.00	293.22
5	300–350	320	260.00–332.50	293.99
9	350–400	380	275.00–312.50	295.68
4	400–450	414	280.00–317.50	295.40
2	450–500	484	280.00–287.50	283.64
2	500–550	507	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	559	227.50–260.00	243.49
6	600–650	622	192.50–227.50	217.58
1	650–700	684	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	729	172.50–190.00	183.27
2	750–800	794	150.00–182.50	166.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	426	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	588	232.50	232.50
2	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	732	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	271	227.50–247.50	238.27
1	300–350	304	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	388	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	241	335.00–377.50	362.45
4	250–300	268	322.50–375.00	345.52
7	300–350	321	320.00–367.50	343.09
12	350–400	371	322.50–380.00	355.29
13	400–450	425	320.00–365.00	342.78
10	450–500	477	290.00–347.50	313.88
12	500–550	517	250.00–307.50	288.30
9	550–600	578	247.50–282.50	264.88
2	600–650	622	232.50–245.00	238.97
2	650–700	664	242.50–245.00	243.77
5	700–750	709	218.00–245.00	232.51
3	750–800	777	217.50–230.00	225.75
1	800–850	802	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	896	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	910	204.00	204.00
2	950–1000	969	170.00–197.50	183.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	460	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	435	257.50–260.00	258.12
1	450–500	498	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,004	82.50–100.00	90.32
2	—	990	60.00–70.00	65.30
13	—	1,110	110.00–125.00	116.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,159	125.00–143.00	134.54
1	—	1,292	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	137.50–145.00	141.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,712	150.00–160.00	153.16
5	—	1,418	85.00–135.00	121.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	844	1,875.00	1,875.00

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.