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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 6

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 13Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 246▼ 60 vs year ago 265 · −22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 50▲ 11 vs year ago 29 · +37.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

1 head baby calves; 375.00

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 $288.15/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −74.15 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$288.15

14 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$670

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$113.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.26

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	303.33	1,620	11thin
Medium and Large 2	528	253.75	1,340	2thin
Medium and Large 3	500	190.00	950	1thin

One grade step is worth $113.33/cwt here — about $670 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale14 hd

288.15

—

NC average9 barns · 236 hd

274.89

+13.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−74.15

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	—	High	1,318	157.30	2,073	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	137.46	1,623	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	135.75	1,995	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	114.82	1,114	16

Every lot

74 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	361.43/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,424	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	350.45/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,468	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	454	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,317	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,670	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	353.79/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,702	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,242	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	324.01/cwt	307.50–342.50	1,669	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	271.18/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,708	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 2	206	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	567	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	239	267.57/cwt	265.00–270.00	639	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	291.07/cwt	272.50–305.00	789	6
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	288	253.27/cwt	240.00–267.50	729	2
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	324	206.27/cwt	205.00–207.50	668	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	297.47/cwt	285.00–322.50	976	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,019	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	314.67/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,152	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	312.46/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,315	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	448	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,030	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	452	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,085	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,503	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	292.97/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,403	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,178	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	259.81/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,343	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,270	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1Fleshy	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	240.36/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,401	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	224.46/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,401	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	223.03/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,499	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,431	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,511	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,680	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,985	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	212	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	541	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	237	345.33/cwt	320.00–365.00	818	5
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	242	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	678	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	785	1
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	273	239.62/cwt	225.00–255.00	654	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	344.61/cwt	335.00–370.00	961	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	286	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	679	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	329.17/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,086	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,038	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	342.76/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,258	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	675	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	418	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,202	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	341.23/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,457	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	330.15/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,588	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	487	209.98/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,023	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,290	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	314.95/cwt	287.50–327.50	1,635	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,389	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	290.67/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,660	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	275.14/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,733	4
Bulls	600–650	Small 3	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,542	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	221.01/cwt	200.00–242.50	1,616	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	207.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,586	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	772	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	996	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	190.41/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,571	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,548	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,178	153.90/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,911	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	864	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,201	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	95.88/cwt	83.00–107.00	900	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	121.86/cwt	110.00–132.50	1,188	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	783	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	137.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,623	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	138.00/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,953	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,220	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 Mar 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 246Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 50Year ago 29

1 head baby calves; 375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	266	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	346	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	352	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	506	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	550	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	830	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	237	320.00–365.00	345.33
7	250–300	279	335.00–370.00	344.61
3	300–350	330	322.50–340.00	329.17
4	350–400	367	315.00–355.00	342.76
9	400–450	427	322.50–355.00	341.23
8	450–500	481	322.50–352.50	330.15
7	500–550	519	287.50–327.50	314.95
3	550–600	571	270.00–302.50	290.67
4	600–650	630	240.00–295.00	275.14
2	650–700	685	220.00–230.00	225.08
4	700–750	731	200.00–242.50	221.01
2	750–800	765	200.00–215.00	207.35
2	800–850	825	180.00–201.00	190.41
1	850–900	872	177.50	177.50
1	950–1000	964	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	182.50	182.50
1	500–550	500	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	772	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	237.50	237.50
2	450–500	487	200.00–220.00	209.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	418	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	646	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	212	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	273	225.00–255.00	239.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	206	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	448	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	452	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	271	272.50–305.00	291.07
5	300–350	328	285.00–322.50	297.47
7	350–400	366	300.00–320.00	314.67
4	400–450	421	305.00–317.50	312.46
3	450–500	479	280.00–310.00	292.97
7	500–550	517	240.00–280.00	259.81
7	550–600	583	240.00–242.50	240.36
5	600–650	624	220.00–235.00	224.46
4	650–700	672	217.50–235.00	223.03
1	700–750	746	202.50	202.50
3	750–800	750	224.00	224.00
1	850–900	892	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	326.00	326.00
2	550–600	560	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	239	265.00–270.00	267.57
1	350–400	364	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	512	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	552	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	698	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	240.00–267.50	253.27
2	300–350	324	205.00–207.50	206.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	394	360.00–367.50	361.43
2	400–450	419	340.00–360.00	350.45
4	450–500	481	350.00–355.00	353.79
3	500–550	515	307.50–342.50	324.01
2	600–650	630	260.00–282.50	271.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	454	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	864	139.00	139.00
11	—	975	110.00–132.50	121.86
1	—	1,118	70.00	70.00
3	—	939	83.00–107.00	95.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	120.00	120.00
7	—	1,415	131.00–149.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,181	130.00–145.00	137.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,738	167.50	167.50
3	—	1,178	140.00–165.00	153.90

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.