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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jun 5

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← May 29Jun 5Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

353 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 266▲ 80 vs year ago 273 · +29.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 53▲ 15 vs year ago 45 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 1▲ 16 vs year ago 2 · +800.0%

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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.

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 $307.62/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −30.26 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$307.62

36 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$57.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.12

vs NC average

−30.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	310.35	1,651	34
Medium and Large 2	568	270.00	1,534	1thin
Medium 1	586	252.50	1,480	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.85/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale36 hd

307.62

—

NC average8 barns · 303 hd

298.50

+9.12

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−30.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

−30.26

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	1,657	172.26	2,854	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	147.99	1,735	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	146.79	2,152	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	119.12	1,164	5thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$2,861	15

Every lot

98 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,368	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,619	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	446	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,383	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,873	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	367.72/cwt	355.00–384.00	1,750	5
Steers	450–500	Small 1	476	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,416	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	494	330.16/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,631	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	382.67/cwt	382.50–383.00	1,971	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	352.54/cwt	335.00–362.00	1,816	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	313.11/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,622	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	544	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,618	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,953	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	599	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,171	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,132	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	618	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,039	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	325.81/cwt	300.00–351.00	2,186	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,805	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	264.91/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,101	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,284	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium 1	198	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	545	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	238	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	708	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	664	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	312	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	671	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	316	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	972	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	338.20/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,089	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	301.50/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,113	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	378	301.19/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,138	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	326.37/cwt	312.50–352.50	1,237	15
Heifers	400–450	Small 2	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	293.84/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,240	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	326.96/cwt	312.50–342.50	1,399	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	442	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,337	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	323.42/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,497	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,299	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	310.97/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,645	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,534	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	300.40/cwt	292.50–308.00	1,745	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	586	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,480	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	298.76/cwt	269.00–320.00	1,843	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	630	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,688	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	270.14/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,848	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	261.75/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,887	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	250.84/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,939	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,834	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	152	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	638	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	338.43/cwt	332.50–345.00	734	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	337.47/cwt	330.00–345.00	915	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	382.54/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,278	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	334	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,169	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	342	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	855	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 3	346	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	606	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	348	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	974	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1Fleshy	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	371.99/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,417	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	384	332.72/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,278	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	335.27/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,297	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	404	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,414	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	374.89/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,593	7
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	432	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,318	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	334.47/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,458	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	441	334.98/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,477	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,585	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	472	320.98/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,515	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	357.08/cwt	332.50–385.00	1,693	9
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	502	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,104	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,548	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	347.40/cwt	320.00–382.50	1,803	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1Fleshy	544	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,360	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	319.00/cwt	290.00–353.00	1,834	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	578	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,503	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,034	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,276	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	658	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,645	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	287.86/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,937	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	998	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	716	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,146	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	270.11/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,993	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,016	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,390	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,636	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,622	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,441	136.75/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,971	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	174.52/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,876	6
Bulls	—	—	1,898	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,815	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	119.12/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,164	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	163.54/cwt	159.00–172.50	1,881	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	144.10/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,697	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,324	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,721	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	147.63/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,175	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	777	2,289.58/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,290	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	3,085.85/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,086	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,768.01/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,768	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Jun 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 266Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 53Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	544	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	334	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	404	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	658	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	152	420.00	420.00
2	200–250	217	332.50–345.00	338.43
2	250–300	271	330.00–345.00	337.47
9	300–350	334	370.00–395.00	382.54
7	350–400	381	360.00–380.00	371.99
7	400–450	425	365.00–387.50	374.89
9	450–500	474	332.50–385.00	357.08
12	500–550	519	320.00–382.50	347.40
3	550–600	575	290.00–353.00	319.00
1	600–650	600	339.00	339.00
3	650–700	673	270.00–325.00	287.86
2	700–750	738	250.00–290.00	270.11
1	750–800	768	262.50	262.50
1	800–850	802	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	954	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	384	320.00–350.00	332.72
3	400–450	441	320.00–350.00	334.98
2	450–500	472	300.00–342.50	320.98
1	550–600	578	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	348	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	432	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	502	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	688	145.00	145.00
1	700–750	716	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	346	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	320.00–350.00	335.27
5	400–450	436	320.00–345.00	334.47
1	450–500	456	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	516	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	638	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	772	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	462	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	518	290.00–335.00	313.11
1	700–750	722	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	426	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	476	355.00–384.00	367.72
5	500–550	515	335.00–362.00	352.54
1	550–600	558	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	604	353.00	353.00
3	650–700	671	300.00–351.00	325.81
2	750–800	793	250.00–280.00	264.91
1	800–850	810	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	396.00	396.00
3	500–550	515	382.50–383.00	382.67
12	550–600	599	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	476	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	494	310.00–350.00	330.16
1	500–550	544	297.50	297.50
4	600–650	618	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	198	275.00	275.00
1	200–250	238	297.50	297.50
1	300–350	316	307.50	307.50
6	350–400	378	300.00–307.50	301.19
1	400–450	442	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	586	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	630	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	227.50	227.50
6	300–350	322	322.50–347.50	338.20
15	350–400	379	312.50–352.50	326.37
12	400–450	428	312.50–342.50	326.96
11	450–500	463	310.00–347.50	323.42
32	500–550	529	290.00–335.00	310.97
2	550–600	581	292.50–308.00	300.40
6	600–650	617	269.00–320.00	298.76
4	650–700	684	262.00–280.00	270.14
4	700–750	721	250.00–277.50	261.75
3	750–800	773	250.00–252.50	250.84
1	800–850	806	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	300.00	300.00
7	350–400	369	295.00–305.00	301.50
3	400–450	422	280.00–302.50	293.84
1	450–500	464	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	568	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,473	140.00–160.00	147.63
1	—	1,324	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	159.00–172.50	163.54
16	—	1,178	135.00–155.00	144.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	110.00–130.00	119.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,648	160.00–181.00	174.52
2	—	1,441	132.50–140.00	136.75
2	—	1,898	201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	777	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,289.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,108	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,039	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,085.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,095	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,768.01

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.