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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Apr 10

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

278 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 454▲ 40 vs year ago 238 · +16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 60▲ 6 vs year ago 54 · +11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 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 mixed. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality 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 $282.04/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −80.27 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$282.04

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$102.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.00

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	302.43	1,643	13thin
Medium and Large 2	562	250.00	1,405	2thin
Medium 1	562	240.00	1,349	1thin
Small 1	552	205.00	1,132	1thin
Medium 2	522	200.00	1,044	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.43/cwt here — about $599 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

282.04

—

NC average8 barns · 159 hd

300.03

−18.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−80.27

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	1,918	167.50	3,213	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	133.40	1,527	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	131.74	2,067	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	103.73	1,045	21

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)	1,208	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Large 3	356	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	765	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	329.40/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,690	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	304.33/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,762	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,729	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,909	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,846	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,885	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,912	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	741	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	349.27/cwt	330.00–365.00	967	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	341.81/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,094	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	335.55/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,235	7
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	368	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	975	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	385	274.96/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,059	2
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	418	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	899	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	308.91/cwt	297.50–342.50	1,316	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	434	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,172	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	302.72/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,450	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,666	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	297.75/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,575	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	566	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,358	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	268.99/cwt	237.50–285.00	1,533	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,489	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	248.35/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,552	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,436	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,828	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,804	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	239.66/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,608	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	240.05/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,704	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	729	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,826	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	223.73/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,725	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	794	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,390	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	206.61/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,698	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,687	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	372.16/cwt	360.00–380.00	845	7
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	238	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	821	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	281	295.53/cwt	280.00–320.00	830	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	357.11/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,011	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	362.25/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,116	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,081	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	318	301.73/cwt	280.00–322.50	960	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	356	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	997	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	362.41/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,334	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	391	297.54/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,163	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	396	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	891	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	404	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	687	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	309.56/cwt	297.50–325.00	1,300	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	289.53/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,239	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	338.14/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,451	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	331.86/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,556	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	522	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,044	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	301.82/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,591	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	552	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,132	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	562	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,349	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,861	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	296.77/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,695	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,402	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	253.67/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,550	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	261.91/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,739	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	242.48/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,751	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	746	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	970	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,810	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	354	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	726	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,152	1
Bulls	—	—	1,926	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,274	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	113.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,124	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	85.83/cwt	70.00–100.00	868	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	131.48/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,494	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,522	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,187	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,808	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	134.68/cwt	124.00–141.00	2,133	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	896	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,658	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	185.99/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,988	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	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 Apr 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 454Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last 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
7	200–250	227	360.00–380.00	372.16
13	250–300	283	340.00–375.00	357.11
8	300–350	308	340.00–380.00	362.25
8	350–400	368	350.00–375.00	362.41
9	400–450	429	320.00–370.00	338.14
16	450–500	469	310.00–355.00	331.86
8	500–550	527	280.00–330.00	301.82
4	550–600	571	287.50–300.00	296.77
6	600–650	611	240.00–272.50	253.67
5	650–700	664	255.00–270.00	261.91
3	700–750	722	240.00–247.50	242.48
1	800–850	832	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	356	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	522	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	564	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	428	280.00–300.00	289.53
1	450–500	498	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	584	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	404	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	746	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	345.00	345.00
3	250–300	281	280.00–320.00	295.53
8	300–350	318	280.00–322.50	301.73
2	350–400	391	280.00–315.00	297.54
3	400–450	420	297.50–325.00	309.56
1	550–600	562	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	552	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	434	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	566	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	638	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	524	318.00	318.00
5	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	646	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	668	270.00	270.00
5	700–750	729	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	218	340.00	340.00
9	250–300	277	330.00–365.00	349.27
12	300–350	320	300.00–367.50	341.81
7	350–400	368	300.00–350.00	335.55
12	400–450	426	297.50–342.50	308.91
12	450–500	479	270.00–335.00	302.72
8	500–550	529	275.00–305.00	297.75
5	550–600	570	237.50–285.00	268.99
8	600–650	625	230.00–267.50	248.35
4	650–700	671	230.00–250.00	239.66
2	700–750	710	234.00–246.00	240.05
3	750–800	771	210.00–240.00	223.73
3	800–850	822	200.00–210.00	206.61
1	850–900	888	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	260.00–290.00	274.96
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	584	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	794	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	368	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	418	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	315.00–335.00	329.40
3	550–600	579	290.00–322.50	304.33
1	600–650	612	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	690	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	754	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	942	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	356	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	354	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,507	120.00	120.00
8	—	1,584	124.00–141.00	134.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,302	168.00	168.00
18	—	1,136	120.00–145.00	131.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,011	70.00–100.00	85.83
1	—	1,180	129.00	129.00
12	—	990	110.00–120.00	113.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,926	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,910	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	1,069	170.00–200.00	185.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	896	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,174	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,208	2,425.00	2,425.00

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.