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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, May 1

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 296▼ 68 vs year ago 340 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 41▼ 20 vs year ago 56 · −35.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 1 · +1,200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest active. Offerings of cattle 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 $283.94/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −78.36 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$283.94

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$711

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

$127.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.83

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	307.63	1,690	12thin
Medium and Large 2	524	270.00	1,416	5thin
Medium 1	543	261.67	1,422	3thin
Small 1	580	240.00	1,392	1thin
Medium and Large 3	544	180.00	979	1thin

One grade step is worth $127.63/cwt here — about $711 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 sale22 hd

283.94

—

NC average9 barns · 300 hd

319.76

−35.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−78.36

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	—	Average	1,542	165.34	2,550	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	142.90	1,507	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	140.85	1,924	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	126.92	1,358	8thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,690	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,867	8

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,415	7
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	424	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,473	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	424	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,230	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	394.74/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,682	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	852	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	362.57/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,661	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	327.15/cwt	300.00–356.00	1,714	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	324.58/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,824	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,998	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,217	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	916	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	350.96/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,000	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	368.21/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,204	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	366	360.32/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,319	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	323.17/cwt	318.00–350.00	1,212	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	326.56/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,336	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	299.36/cwt	277.50–325.00	1,452	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	506	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,012	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	291.82/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,535	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	288.87/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,647	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	576	241.45/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,391	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	263.63/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,661	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	636	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,495	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,720	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	689	239.27/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,649	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,958	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,728	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,818	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,881	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	915	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	400.03/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,088	10
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	278	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	639	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,043	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	390.10/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,280	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,292	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	387.88/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,435	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	372	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,116	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	394	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,182	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	406	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,137	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	409	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,012	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	378.65/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,590	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	430	335.75/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,444	5
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	452	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	949	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,237	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	464	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,554	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	332.75/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,581	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	514	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,439	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	272.50/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,401	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	310.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,619	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	544	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	979	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	558	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,409	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	306.42/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,725	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,472	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	288.94/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,783	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	266.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,747	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	704	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,654	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	259.97/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,906	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	754	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,621	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	2,029	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,965	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,844	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	912	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,459	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Small 3	434	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	673	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,542	165.34/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,550	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	966	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,027	150.78/cwt	147.50–156.00	1,549	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,288	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	135.01/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,461	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	140.62/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,602	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	140.85/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,924	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	828	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	2,935.84/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,936	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	2,953.07/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,953	2

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 296Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	238	385.00	385.00
2	250–300	285	325.00–375.00	350.96
3	300–350	327	360.00–385.00	368.21
7	350–400	375	318.00–350.00	323.17
3	400–450	409	310.00–350.00	326.56
12	450–500	485	277.50–325.00	299.36
8	500–550	526	270.00–310.00	291.82
15	550–600	570	277.50–310.00	288.87
2	600–650	630	257.50–270.00	263.63
1	650–700	688	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	768	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	886	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	918	198.00	198.00
2	950–1000	950	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	357.50–370.00	360.32
7	450–500	470	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	308	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	576	230.00–252.50	241.45
2	650–700	689	237.50–241.00	239.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	636	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	506	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	226	405.00	405.00
10	250–300	272	370.00–430.00	400.03
14	300–350	328	350.00–405.00	390.10
12	350–400	370	360.00–400.00	387.88
7	400–450	420	350.00–395.00	378.65
8	450–500	475	320.00–357.50	332.75
4	500–550	522	300.00–320.00	310.06
8	550–600	563	280.00–325.00	306.42
5	600–650	617	260.00–310.00	288.94
3	650–700	655	265.00–270.00	266.67
4	700–750	733	255.00–262.50	259.97
2	750–800	784	257.50–260.00	258.75
1	800–850	802	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	878	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	369	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	458	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	514	270.00–280.00	272.50
1	550–600	566	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	704	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	912	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	372	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	406	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	544	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	320.00–350.00	335.75
1	450–500	464	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	514	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	558	245.00–260.00	252.50
1	750–800	754	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	394	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	409	245.00–250.00	247.48
1	450–500	452	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	424	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	434.00	434.00
2	400–450	426	390.00–400.00	394.74
3	450–500	458	357.50–372.50	362.57
2	500–550	524	300.00–356.00	327.15
10	550–600	562	312.00–340.00	324.58
11	650–700	690	289.50	289.50
1	850–900	878	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	424	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	426	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	434	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	120.00–127.50	123.37
1	—	966	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,139	140.00–142.50	140.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	129.00–140.00	135.01
3	—	1,027	147.50–156.00	150.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,366	130.00–151.00	140.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,542	150.00–175.00	165.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,690.00	1,690.00

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	2	—	1,172	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,953.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,036	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,935.84

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	—	828	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.