Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2025-03-27

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 27
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 349▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 78▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. cattle quality was plain to average.

7 head baby calves; 350.00-625.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $286.76/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −75.54 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.
Average price
$286.76
28 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$843
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$159.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553314.361,73817thin
Medium and Large 2535291.581,5613thin
Medium 1580248.771,4424thin
Medium 2561220.091,2353thin
Medium and Large 3578155.008961thin
One grade step is worth $159.36/cwt here — about $843 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale28 hd
286.76
—
NC average9 barns · 295 hd
301.63
−14.87
This barn, trailing median31 sales
362.30
−75.54
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
428378327277median 362.3003/0504/3007/1609/1010/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,552139.362,16314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,322145.461,9234thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,122143.211,60712
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,047118.611,24214

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)912$2,9751thin

Every lot

107 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added294425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331407.84/cwt400.00–415.001,3502
Steers450–500Medium 2474230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4342
Steers550–600Medium 2572200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3606162.50/cwt162.50–162.509851
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8821
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1702268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,8813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 2200260.00/cwt260.00–260.005201
Heifers200–250Small 1234240.00/cwt240.00–240.005621
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2242290.00/cwt290.00–290.007021
Heifers200–250Medium 1248280.00/cwt280.00–280.006941
Heifers250–300Small 3270235.00/cwt235.00–235.006351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278350.80/cwt331.00–370.009759
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Heifers300–350Medium 1302300.00/cwt300.00–300.009061
Heifers300–350Medium 2305262.54/cwt260.00–265.008012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added315391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,2322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329354.34/cwt320.00–395.001,16612
Heifers350–400Medium 3350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008052
Heifers350–400Small 1368260.00/cwt260.00–260.009571
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376358.68/cwt340.00–380.001,34911
Heifers350–400Small 3382220.00/cwt220.00–220.008401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388200.00/cwt200.00–200.007762
Heifers400–450Medium 2420245.21/cwt240.00–250.001,0302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428335.94/cwt295.00–370.001,43815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467317.41/cwt290.00–350.001,48213
Heifers450–500Medium 2482220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0602
Heifers450–500Medium 1484250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531279.17/cwt245.00–305.001,48216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full554210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574260.44/cwt245.00–280.001,4957
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2671
Heifers550–600Medium 1578224.90/cwt220.00–230.001,3002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678239.99/cwt235.00–245.001,6272
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1734235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9232
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1887205.26/cwt201.00–214.001,8213
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1953190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium 2204295.00/cwt295.00–295.006021
Bulls200–250Medium 1228305.00/cwt305.00–305.006952
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1248350.00/cwt350.00–350.008681
Bulls250–300Small 2256230.00/cwt230.00–230.005893
Bulls250–300Medium 1258320.00/cwt320.00–320.008261
Bulls250–300Small 1264265.00/cwt265.00–265.007001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1286377.58/cwt350.00–410.001,08010
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2292340.14/cwt330.00–350.009932
Bulls300–350Medium 1336327.63/cwt320.00–335.001,1012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337410.20/cwt360.00–425.001,38226
Bulls350–400Small 1355247.49/cwt245.00–250.008792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3356260.00/cwt260.00–260.009261
Bulls350–400Medium 2365276.60/cwt275.00–280.001,0103
Bulls350–400Medium 1366315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added378420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5883
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378388.48/cwt375.00–415.001,4688
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2389323.20/cwt290.00–350.001,2574
Bulls400–450Medium 1409323.03/cwt270.00–350.001,3213
Bulls400–450Small 3416220.00/cwt220.00–220.009151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417389.42/cwt365.00–405.001,62413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469363.33/cwt335.00–385.001,70417
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470294.00/cwt280.00–307.501,3824
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy482312.41/cwt305.00–320.001,5062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517292.37/cwt285.00–300.001,5122
Bulls500–550Medium 2522205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526324.19/cwt295.00–350.001,7058
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6591
Bulls550–600Medium 1Fleshy576240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577305.62/cwt280.00–335.001,7639
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578155.00/cwt155.00–155.008961
Bulls550–600Medium 1581251.70/cwt230.00–270.001,4623
Bulls550–600Medium 2581227.64/cwt220.00–235.001,3232
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614282.08/cwt250.00–295.001,7325
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy616230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4172
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3662150.00/cwt150.00–150.009931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667246.70/cwt245.00–250.001,6453
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3691
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755228.05/cwt216.00–240.001,7222
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6151
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4401
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,008195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9661
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium 3328212.50/cwt212.50–212.506971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Small 3444169.00/cwt169.00–169.007501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418114.81/cwt90.00–130.001,6288
Bulls——1,641166.34/cwt159.00–175.002,7304
Bulls——1,909183.61/cwt182.50–185.003,5052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%906139.32/cwt137.50–141.001,2622
Cows—Lean 85-90%95593.42/cwt80.00–102.508924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093149.10/cwt148.00–151.001,6303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,129126.02/cwt110.00–135.001,4238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132141.24/cwt137.00–147.501,5999
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,322145.46/cwt138.00–157.501,9234
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2754160.34/cwt150.00–170.001,2092
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2772150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1581
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2792162.66/cwt160.00–165.001,2882
Stock Cows—Medium 2-3880130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1441
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2920145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3341
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5541
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29122,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751

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.