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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 20

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

349 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 355▲ 28 vs year ago 321 · +8.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 60▲ 12 vs year ago 66 · +18.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 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 mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings were moderate. Cattle quality was 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 $290.68/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −71.62 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$290.68

30 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$87.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	297.61	1,648	26
Medium and Large 2	533	257.50	1,372	3thin
Medium 1	580	210.00	1,218	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.61/cwt here — about $430 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 sale30 hd

290.68

—

NC average9 barns · 254 hd

292.25

−1.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−71.62

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	1,502	164.26	2,467	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	144.56	1,691	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,361	136.92	1,864	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	952	100.28	954	24

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)	972	$2,030	4thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	983	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	379.54/cwt	355.00–392.50	1,772	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	366.22/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,879	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,973	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	290.68/cwt	267.50–298.00	1,823	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	234.60/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,572	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,977	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	242	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	714	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	304.68/cwt	295.00–332.50	862	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	291	257.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	749	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	298	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	805	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	318	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,193	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	307.31/cwt	297.50–325.00	996	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	264.36/cwt	250.00–280.00	872	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	276.08/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,002	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	366	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	842	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	371	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,306	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	299.93/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,128	8
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	378	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	775	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	289.96/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,224	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	259.16/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,101	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	430	236.31/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,016	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,105	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	464	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,044	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,549	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	278.35/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,336	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	261.91/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,357	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	265.64/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,506	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,343	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	596	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,192	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	246.25/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,532	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,648	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	236.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,698	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,872	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	804	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,528	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	252	322.50/cwt	305.00–340.00	813	2
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	263	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	638	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	277	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,163	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	390.37/cwt	355.00–465.00	1,101	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	396.35/cwt	357.50–407.00	1,324	21
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	338	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,056	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,023	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	248.90/cwt	230.00–260.00	926	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	375.80/cwt	357.50–400.00	1,417	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	316.31/cwt	250.00–350.00	1,208	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,299	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	383.05/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,639	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	442	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,414	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	444	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,066	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	280.04/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,285	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	466	310.23/cwt	280.00–347.50	1,446	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	468	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,404	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	348.37/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,662	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	493	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,787	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	256.25/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,297	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	314.83/cwt	290.00–347.50	1,618	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	288.50/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,659	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,524	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	248.76/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,512	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,553	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	248.11/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,687	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	239.60/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,718	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,271	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	794	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,509	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3	804	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,126	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,802	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,949	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,724	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 2	994	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,038	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,004	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	158.66/cwt	149.00–170.00	2,297	10
Bulls	—	—	1,710	182.31/cwt	177.50–189.00	3,118	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	871	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,154	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	66.46/cwt	60.00–70.00	623	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	81.17/cwt	80.00–85.00	763	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	120.22/cwt	110.00–127.50	1,177	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	137.33/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,601	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	152.83/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,794	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	140.04/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,879	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,788	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	2,147.88/head	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,148	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	936	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	166.67/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,445	3

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 355Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 60Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	355.00–465.00	390.37
21	300–350	334	357.50–407.00	396.35
9	350–400	377	357.50–400.00	375.80
14	400–450	428	352.50–400.00	383.05
11	450–500	477	300.00–375.00	348.37
9	500–550	514	290.00–347.50	314.83
17	550–600	575	260.00–300.00	288.50
4	600–650	608	245.00–250.00	248.76
4	650–700	680	235.00–260.00	248.11
5	700–750	717	220.00–251.00	239.60
1	800–850	848	212.50	212.50
1	850–900	866	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	958	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	240.00–245.00	242.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	338	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	442	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	466	280.00–347.50	310.23
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	305.00–340.00	322.50
2	300–350	341	300.00	300.00
6	350–400	382	250.00–350.00	316.31
1	400–450	406	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	459	260.00–300.00	280.04
2	500–550	506	252.50–260.00	256.25
1	550–600	586	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	654	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	718	177.00	177.00
1	750–800	794	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	444	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	420.00	420.00
12	450–500	493	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	468	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	230.00–260.00	248.90
1	800–850	804	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	295.00	295.00
8	250–300	283	295.00–332.50	304.68
8	300–350	324	297.50–325.00	307.31
8	350–400	376	280.00–320.00	299.93
15	400–450	422	277.50–307.50	289.96
9	450–500	480	260.00–295.00	278.35
4	500–550	518	257.50–270.00	261.91
5	550–600	567	250.00–271.00	265.64
5	600–650	622	240.00–256.00	246.25
1	650–700	684	241.00	241.00
4	700–750	717	230.00–240.00	236.87
1	750–800	788	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	291	250.00–265.00	257.53
1	350–400	366	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	430	230.00–242.50	236.31
1	450–500	464	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	596	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	330	250.00–280.00	264.36
6	350–400	363	267.50–282.50	276.08
3	400–450	425	257.50–260.00	259.16
2	450–500	463	237.50–240.00	238.73
1	550–600	584	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	608	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	804	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	318	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	371	352.00	352.00
11	450–500	468	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	378	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	467	355.00–392.50	379.54
2	500–550	513	365.00–367.50	366.22
1	550–600	552	357.50	357.50
4	600–650	627	267.50–298.00	290.68
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	746	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	866	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	670	220.00–250.00	234.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	994	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	871	132.50	132.50
5	—	937	60.00–70.00	66.46
6	—	940	80.00–85.00	81.17
11	—	979	110.00–127.50	120.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,437	120.00–129.00	124.45
8	—	1,342	132.50–143.00	140.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	145.00–162.50	152.83
8	—	1,166	132.50–143.00	137.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,710	177.50–189.00	182.31
10	—	1,448	149.00–170.00	158.66
1	—	1,004	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,154	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,147.88

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	—	936	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	165.00–170.00	166.67

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.