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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 31

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

167 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 302▼ 72 vs year ago 239 · −30.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 50▼ 35 vs year ago 71 · −49.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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 $332.22/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −30.08 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$332.22

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.01

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	332.22	1,806	16thin

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 sale16 hd

332.22

—

NC average8 barns · 142 hd

321.21

+11.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−30.08

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	1,489	184.77	2,750	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,035	164.13	1,699	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	161.35	2,301	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	135.67	1,506	10

Every lot

58 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	899	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	352	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,241	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,769	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,813	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,055	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,654	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	372.26/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,020	4
Heifers	250–300	Small 2	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	350.54/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,129	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,053	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	336	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,075	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	356	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	908	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	352.10/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,320	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	357.52/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,494	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	442	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,326	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	444	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,332	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	340.77/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,622	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	494	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,482	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	340.08/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,751	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	323.71/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,861	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	309.12/cwt	287.50–329.50	1,898	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,941	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	274.15/cwt	272.50–275.00	2,086	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	392.06/cwt	375.00–420.00	902	3
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	246	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	738	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	385.50/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,199	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	322	346.39/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,115	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	342	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,154	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	374	289.89/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,084	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	391.02/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,505	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,281	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	398	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,333	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	380.71/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,588	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	434	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,519	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	472	292.48/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,381	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	366.29/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,762	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	492	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,378	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	336.12/cwt	310.00–366.00	1,758	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	325.73/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,883	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	326.00/cwt	308.00–335.00	2,038	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	340.89/cwt	325.00–357.50	2,308	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,113	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	924	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,594	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,981	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	208.21/cwt	203.00–217.50	3,015	3
Bulls	—	—	1,457	180.33/cwt	175.00–189.50	2,627	5
Bulls	—	—	1,628	160.69/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,616	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	119.68/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,187	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,007	174.64/cwt	172.00–177.50	1,759	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	162.85/cwt	152.50–169.00	1,694	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,523	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	142.52/cwt	132.50–149.00	1,655	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	161.35/cwt	156.00–165.50	2,301	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	817	186.78/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,526	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	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 Jul 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 302Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 50Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	345.00–400.00	372.26
6	300–350	322	335.00–370.00	350.54
5	350–400	375	332.50–370.00	352.10
8	400–450	418	340.00–372.50	357.52
8	450–500	476	330.00–367.50	340.77
11	500–550	515	310.00–357.50	340.08
9	550–600	575	310.00–332.50	323.71
8	600–650	614	287.50–329.50	309.12
1	650–700	658	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	761	272.50–275.00	274.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	336	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	444	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	494	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	324	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	442	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	356	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	375.00–420.00	392.06
5	300–350	311	355.00–405.00	385.50
9	350–400	385	360.00–410.00	391.02
6	400–450	417	330.00–410.00	380.71
7	450–500	481	355.00–385.00	366.29
10	500–550	523	310.00–366.00	336.12
6	550–600	578	320.00–332.50	325.73
8	600–650	625	308.00–335.00	326.00
2	650–700	677	325.00–357.50	340.89
1	700–750	702	301.00	301.00
1	900–950	932	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	924	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	342.50–350.00	346.39
1	350–400	398	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	434	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	492	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	337.50	337.50
3	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	472	280.00–300.00	292.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	374	280.00–300.00	289.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	449	394.00	394.00
1	500–550	500	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	618	332.50	332.50
2	950–1000	965	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	352	352.50	352.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	110.00–125.00	119.68
7	—	1,161	132.50–149.00	142.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	156.00–165.50	161.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	152.50–169.00	162.85
3	—	1,007	172.00–177.50	174.64
1	—	1,096	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,457	175.00–189.50	180.33
3	—	1,448	203.00–217.50	208.21
2	—	1,628	150.00–175.00	160.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	817	175.00–200.00	186.78

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.