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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Apr 17

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

244 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 278▲ 244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 60▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 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 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.59/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −47.29 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$290.59

18 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.33

vs NC average

−30.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	290.59	1,529	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

290.59

—

NC average9 barns · 252 hd

293.92

−3.33

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−30.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

−47.29

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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $284.44, median $337.88 across 30 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	1,533	180.27	2,764	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	134.46	1,538	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	130.00	1,898	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	108.74	1,171	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)	1,162	$3,168	7

Every lot

81 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,445	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	367.77/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,552	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	342.52/cwt	338.00–352.50	1,641	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,663	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,697	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,999	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	843	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,259	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,274	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	944	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,888	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,251	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	972	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,774	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,170	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	338.37/cwt	335.00–340.00	694	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	804	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	353.84/cwt	330.00–380.00	994	3
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	308	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	678	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	356.61/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,155	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	345.84/cwt	332.50–361.00	1,287	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	327.55/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,382	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	318.71/cwt	287.50–350.00	1,485	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	297.39/cwt	260.00–301.00	1,526	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	266.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,529	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	258.78/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,597	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,166	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,737	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	237.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,708	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	766	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,111	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,992	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,153	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	193.76/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,701	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	247.25/cwt	237.50–254.00	2,272	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	928	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,740	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,027	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1	148	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	585	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	378.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	829	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	254	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	813	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	365.71/cwt	340.00–400.00	984	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	269	326.23/cwt	320.00–332.50	878	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	306	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,010	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	385.37/cwt	367.50–402.50	1,272	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	346	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,142	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,021	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	369.26/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,385	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	356.82/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,531	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	314.97/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,458	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	325.40/cwt	295.00–362.50	1,552	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	504	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,411	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	300.34/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,592	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	562	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,574	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	289.02/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,656	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	269.25/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,680	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	265.20/cwt	258.00–272.50	1,798	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	254.47/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,830	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,911	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	232.66/cwt	217.50–255.00	1,936	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,069	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,824	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Small 3	266	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	559	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Small 3	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Small 3	554	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	997	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	198.37/cwt	183.00–250.00	2,704	7
Bulls	—	—	1,738	170.06/cwt	155.00–178.00	2,956	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	80.16/cwt	75.00–85.00	759	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	114.45/cwt	107.50–122.50	1,262	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	134.46/cwt	125.00–152.00	1,538	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	135.57/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,967	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	118.86/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,758	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	2,858.80/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,859	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	3,400.67/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,401	4

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 278Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	648	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	766	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	335.00–340.00	338.37
3	250–300	281	330.00–380.00	353.84
6	300–350	324	340.00–377.50	356.61
9	350–400	372	332.50–361.00	345.84
17	400–450	422	300.00–350.00	327.55
14	450–500	466	287.50–350.00	318.71
14	500–550	513	260.00–301.00	297.39
4	550–600	573	260.00–280.00	266.79
2	600–650	617	257.50–260.00	258.78
1	650–700	688	252.50	252.50
2	700–750	719	235.00–240.00	237.55
1	800–850	800	249.00	249.00
2	850–900	878	190.00–197.50	193.76
3	900–950	919	237.50–254.00	247.25
2	950–1000	989	200.00–210.00	204.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	308	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	828	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	928	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	422	350.00–387.50	367.77
15	450–500	479	338.00–352.50	342.52
7	500–550	504	330.00	330.00
10	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	672	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	816	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	858	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	944	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	968	232.50	232.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	843	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	972	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	554	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	306	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	352	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	463	300.00–330.00	314.97
2	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	648	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	269	320.00–332.50	326.23
2	300–350	346	325.00–335.00	330.03
1	350–400	398	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	504	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	562	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	148	395.00	395.00
3	200–250	219	375.00–380.00	378.48
3	250–300	269	340.00–400.00	365.71
6	300–350	330	367.50–402.50	385.37
8	350–400	375	350.00–402.50	369.26
4	400–450	429	350.00–375.00	356.82
10	450–500	477	295.00–362.50	325.40
7	500–550	530	300.00–302.50	300.34
6	550–600	573	265.00–330.00	289.02
6	600–650	624	250.00–300.00	269.25
4	650–700	678	258.00–272.50	265.20
4	700–750	719	247.50–265.00	254.47
1	750–800	772	247.50	247.50
4	800–850	832	217.50–255.00	232.66
1	850–900	890	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	912	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,103	107.50–122.50	114.45
3	—	947	75.00–85.00	80.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,479	110.00–122.50	118.86
16	—	1,451	125.00–145.00	135.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,144	125.00–152.00	134.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,738	155.00–178.00	170.06
7	—	1,363	183.00–250.00	198.37
1	—	1,290	125.00	125.00

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	3	—	1,107	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,858.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,203	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,400.67

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.