Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2025-07-17

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 17
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 302▲ 103 vs year ago 200 · +51.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 42 vs year ago 72 · −58.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 6▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers & Heifers sold weak on a light comparison, with Feeder Bulls selling mostly steady with a firm undertone. Slaughter Cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling firm on a light test. Buyer attendance was moderate, with moderate demand overall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $292.66/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −69.64 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.
Average price
$292.66
20 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$393
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$65.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.86
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549315.061,72811thin
Medium 1555268.311,4903thin
Medium and Large 2530266.531,4135thin
Medium 2534250.001,3351thin
One grade step is worth $65.06/cwt here — about $393 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 sale20 hd
292.66
—
NC average8 barns · 193 hd
305.52
−12.86
This barn, trailing median31 sales
362.30
−69.64
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—Average1,127185.622,0914thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,245157.061,9559thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,612155.002,4991thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,030120.531,24213

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$2,9506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)824$2,8258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)959$2,8003thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223378.16/cwt372.50–385.008432
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376361.55/cwt350.00–372.501,3592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added390398.50/cwt398.50–398.501,55410
Steers400–450Medium 1422340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,5629
Steers450–500Medium 1Value Added454353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,6031
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1489340.46/cwt320.00–355.001,6657
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2512299.59/cwt265.00–317.501,5343
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527323.57/cwt300.00–335.001,7054
Steers500–550Medium 2530265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4052
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added534360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567336.69/cwt310.00–343.001,9096
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584304.16/cwt280.00–329.001,7762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0743
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626323.33/cwt315.00–335.002,02410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
Steers650–700Medium 1676252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7071
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1481
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2794235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8661
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,3531
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1982200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Small 2256266.25/cwt245.00–287.506822
Heifers250–300Medium 1278307.50/cwt307.50–307.508551
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281338.95/cwt320.00–357.509523
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282300.00/cwt300.00–300.008461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315338.97/cwt325.00–347.501,0689
Heifers350–400Medium 1354295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3356220.00/cwt220.00–220.007831
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370336.88/cwt320.00–352.501,24611
Heifers350–400Small 2370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added380366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,3914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2392315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2351
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1442332.67/cwt320.00–345.001,4702
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465335.37/cwt300.00–345.001,5598
Heifers450–500Medium 1490265.98/cwt250.00–282.501,3032
Heifers500–550Medium 2500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517315.58/cwt295.00–335.001,6328
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571301.36/cwt298.00–307.501,7214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612294.49/cwt291.00–307.501,80210
Heifers600–650Medium 2633214.94/cwt210.00–220.001,3612
Heifers600–650Medium 1638239.84/cwt230.00–250.001,5302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676277.96/cwt262.50–290.001,8794
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8591
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1796238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8941
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1866221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,9141
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1906215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1221414.80/cwt400.00–430.009172
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2232330.00/cwt330.00–330.007661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270364.56/cwt357.50–375.009843
Bulls300–350Medium 1322334.88/cwt330.00–340.001,0782
Bulls300–350Small 1326275.00/cwt275.00–275.008971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328384.78/cwt380.00–397.501,2627
Bulls350–400Small 1364300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369360.93/cwt350.00–390.001,3324
Bulls350–400Small 2382255.00/cwt255.00–255.009741
Bulls350–400Medium 1386340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2398330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415361.88/cwt350.00–372.501,5029
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423323.17/cwt310.00–340.001,3673
Bulls400–450Medium 1426312.23/cwt280.00–330.001,3305
Bulls400–450Small 2442200.00/cwt200.00–200.008841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467337.45/cwt335.00–340.001,5764
Bulls450–500Medium 1480296.08/cwt285.00–305.001,4214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511323.93/cwt300.00–343.001,6554
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530266.53/cwt240.00–273.001,4135
Bulls500–550Medium 2534250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3351
Bulls500–550Medium 1542265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4361
Bulls550–600Medium 1562269.96/cwt260.00–280.001,5172
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570309.99/cwt295.00–328.001,7677
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619289.07/cwt280.00–307.501,7898
Bulls600–650Medium 1Full634240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5221
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6585
Bulls650–700Medium 1684250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718257.55/cwt255.00–260.001,8492
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768276.38/cwt253.00–300.002,1232
Bulls800–850Medium 1844202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,7091
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1940220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,103178.74/cwt172.50–185.001,9722
Bulls——1,146240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,7501
Bulls——1,154145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89167.45/cwt60.00–75.006013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072136.46/cwt129.00–148.001,46310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216152.16/cwt143.00–157.501,8505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247170.90/cwt168.00–175.002,1313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,384140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,612155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,4991
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27283,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27443,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27482,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-38002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-38001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2-39002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29042,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29143,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29663,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29783,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2-31,0002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1642,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,861.21/head2,650.00–3,050.002,8612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3013,287.70/head3,275.00–3,300.003,2882
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2871180.82/cwt167.50–195.001,5753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2936177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2994192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,9131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200184.94/cwt182.50–187.502,2192

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.