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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 24

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jul 17Jul 24Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

302 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 303▲ 79 vs year ago 223 · +35.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 15 vs year ago 65 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 24▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $310.86/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −27.02 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$310.86

30 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$63.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.62

vs NC average

−29.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	318.87	1,736	26
Medium and Large 2	586	262.55	1,539	2thin
Medium 1	563	255.00	1,436	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.87/cwt here — about $300 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 sale30 hd

310.86

—

NC average9 barns · 257 hd

321.48

−10.62

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−29.32

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

−27.02

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	—	Low	1,318	177.16	2,335	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	152.80	2,173	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	152.38	1,679	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	128.86	1,215	15

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)	973	$2,660	3thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	371.18/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,429	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	396.25/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,640	4
Steers	400–450	Small 1	424	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,272	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	331.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,450	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,392	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	482	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,759	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	526	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,499	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	319.76/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,698	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	337.44/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,907	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,921	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,885	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,162	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,968	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,136	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,355	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,492	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	912	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	325	235.10/cwt	232.50–237.50	764	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	326	308.20/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,005	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,158	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,107	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	335.96/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,280	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	334.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,397	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	419	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,467	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	439	301.27/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,323	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	317.77/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,405	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	323.32/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,545	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	315.47/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,653	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	326.55/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,718	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	563	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,436	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	574	326.62/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,875	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	297.62/cwt	282.50–318.00	1,714	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,539	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	294.67/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,818	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,630	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	288.22/cwt	282.50–294.00	1,896	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	684	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,778	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,060	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,470	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	246	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	689	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	891	1
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	277	273.94/cwt	255.00–305.00	759	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	289	329.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	953	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	934	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	329.59/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,084	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	370.74/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,223	6
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	337	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,154	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	346	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,038	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 2	358	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	931	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	366	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,116	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	368	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,279	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	367.15/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,410	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	380.88/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,596	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	439	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,747	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,437	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 2	446	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	981	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	358.04/cwt	322.50–380.00	1,722	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	313.69/cwt	282.50–340.00	1,644	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	536	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,501	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,379	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	300.28/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,718	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,764	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	304.74/cwt	275.00–327.00	1,886	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	291.26/cwt	275.00–316.00	1,951	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,096	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,010	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,018	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,061	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	178.72/cwt	155.00–189.00	2,574	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	854	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,366	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	131.42/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,229	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	954	162.75/cwt	162.50–163.00	1,553	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	109.11/cwt	102.50–113.00	1,092	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	149.42/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,709	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	152.80/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,173	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,617	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,890	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,898	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,242	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,437	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,724	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,148	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	704	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	3,015.34/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,015	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 Jul 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 303Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	232.50–237.50	235.10
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	350.00	350.00
11	500–550	526	326.00–329.00	326.55
5	550–600	574	321.00–350.00	326.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	334	340.00–350.00	346.69
9	350–400	381	320.00–345.00	335.96
5	400–450	418	320.00–345.00	334.12
20	450–500	478	285.00–340.00	323.32
5	500–550	524	300.00–322.50	315.47
5	550–600	576	282.50–318.00	297.62
8	600–650	617	280.00–310.00	294.67
2	650–700	658	282.50–294.00	288.22
1	750–800	756	272.50	272.50
6	1000–1050	1,025	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	300.00–317.50	308.20
1	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	439	300.00–302.50	301.27
2	550–600	563	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	369	300.00	300.00
9	400–450	442	300.00–320.00	317.77
2	550–600	586	260.00–265.00	262.55
1	650–700	652	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	478	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	684	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	438	330.00–340.00	331.12
1	450–500	464	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	712	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	772	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	900–950	912	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	365.00–390.00	371.18
4	400–450	414	395.00–400.00	396.25
2	500–550	531	310.00–330.00	319.76
9	550–600	565	335.00–342.00	337.44
2	600–650	608	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	656	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	890	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	424	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	482	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	575	334.00	334.00
4	600–650	636	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	526	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	340.00	340.00
6	300–350	330	350.00–390.00	370.74
4	350–400	384	357.50–385.00	367.15
6	400–450	419	367.50–395.00	380.88
16	450–500	481	322.50–380.00	358.04
7	500–550	524	282.50–340.00	313.69
7	550–600	572	280.00–345.00	300.28
7	600–650	619	275.00–327.00	304.74
5	650–700	670	275.00–316.00	291.26
1	750–800	762	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	329	315.00–345.00	329.59
1	400–450	442	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	546	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	588	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	358	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	446	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	320.00–340.00	329.61
2	300–350	337	340.00–345.00	342.54
1	350–400	368	347.50	347.50
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	536	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	246	275.00–285.00	280.00
4	250–300	277	255.00–305.00	273.94
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	346	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	366	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,001	102.50–113.00	109.11
1	—	854	160.00	160.00
11	—	935	120.00–146.00	131.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,422	140.00–165.00	152.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	954	162.50–163.00	162.75
7	—	1,144	140.00–159.00	149.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,018	202.50	202.50
5	—	1,440	155.00–189.00	178.72

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,008	187.50	187.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	172.50	172.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,274	176.00	176.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	886	182.50	182.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,014	170.00	170.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	858	167.50	167.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,286	167.00	167.00

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	—	704	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	—	1,108	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,015.34

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.