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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 14

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

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Feeder Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 277▼ 93 vs year ago 387 · −24.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 32▼ 150 vs year ago 182 · −82.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity was 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 $322.98/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 14 of 30 comparable sales and sits −14.90 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$322.98

24 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$47.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

vs NC average

−27.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	324.95	1,746	23
Medium and Large 2	580	277.50	1,610	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.45/cwt here — about $137 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 sale24 hd

322.98

—

NC average10 barns · 432 hd

328.85

−5.87

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−27.83

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

−14.90

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	1,820	180.00	3,276	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,091	160.45	1,750	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	156.67	2,287	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	129.66	1,271	12

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)	1,026	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	812	$2,950	2thin

Every lot

97 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,109	1
Steers	300–350	Small 2	306	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	826	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	332	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,162	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	344	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,505	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,383	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,551	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	378	441.58/cwt	437.50–447.50	1,669	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,790	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	384.04/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,805	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,011	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,507	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,752	3
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	538	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,614	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,890	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,128	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,294	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,398	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	311.34/cwt	309.00–314.00	2,618	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 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 2	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	286	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	915	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	364.86/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,065	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	361.85/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,183	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	346	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,107	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	352	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,126	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	363.70/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,349	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	381	386.30/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,472	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	402	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,286	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 2	406	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	995	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	349.74/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,490	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	440	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,419	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,322	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	335.76/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,568	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	472	289.47/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,366	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	327.72/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,688	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	322.42/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,799	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,610	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	602	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,704	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	608	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,398	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	309.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,915	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	300.86/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,977	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	406.80/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,115	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,008	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	306	362.25/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,108	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	316	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	806	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	403.69/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,296	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	344	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,316	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	344	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	955	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	356	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,371	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 2	359	265.04/cwt	250.00–280.00	951	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 3	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	376	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,241	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	410.46/cwt	397.50–432.50	1,547	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	396	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,485	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	432	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,188	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 3	438	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	876	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	398.57/cwt	382.50–412.50	1,758	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	446	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,561	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	392.91/cwt	360.00–432.50	1,862	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	350.81/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,663	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	483	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,474	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,644	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	342.43/cwt	322.50–362.50	1,798	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	546	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,652	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	335.07/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,943	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	603	290.02/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,749	2
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	612	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,438	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	320.17/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,988	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,858	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	316.59/cwt	302.50–327.50	2,099	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	292.55/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,109	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	292.51/cwt	285.00–302.50	2,235	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	238.44/cwt	210.00–267.50	1,996	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 2	850	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,760	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,288	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,276	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	844	117.90/cwt	110.00–127.50	995	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	87.95/cwt	80.00–95.00	850	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	143.03/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,456	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	154.45/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,676	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	178.45/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,977	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	156.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,287	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	758	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	866	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	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 Aug 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 277Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 32Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	432	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	558	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	612	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	344	277.50	277.50
2	350–400	359	250.00–280.00	265.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	306	350.00–375.00	362.25
1	350–400	356	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	474	342.50–360.00	350.81
1	500–550	522	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	652	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	376	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	850	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	438	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	274	400.00–412.50	406.80
4	300–350	321	400.00–415.00	403.69
9	350–400	377	397.50–432.50	410.46
3	400–450	441	382.50–412.50	398.57
7	450–500	474	360.00–432.50	392.91
12	500–550	525	322.50–362.50	342.43
6	550–600	580	322.50–345.00	335.07
6	600–650	621	295.00–330.00	320.17
3	650–700	663	302.50–327.50	316.59
2	700–750	721	290.00–295.00	292.55
5	750–800	764	285.00–302.50	292.51
2	800–850	837	210.00–267.50	238.44
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	984	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	344	382.50	382.50
1	350–400	396	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	446	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	483	300.00–310.00	305.09
1	500–550	546	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	603	280.00–300.00	290.02
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	316	255.00	255.00

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	292	355.00–375.00	364.86
8	300–350	327	350.00–375.00	361.85
6	350–400	371	350.00–380.00	363.70
6	400–450	426	340.00–370.00	349.74
19	450–500	467	320.00–352.50	335.76
11	500–550	515	312.50–337.50	327.72
12	550–600	558	300.00–342.50	322.42
7	600–650	618	300.00–320.00	309.93
4	650–700	657	287.50–310.00	300.86
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	402	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	464	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
13	350–400	381	385.00–390.00	386.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	602	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	286	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	346	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	352	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	322.50	322.50
2	450–500	472	277.50–302.50	289.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	608	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	494	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	344	437.50	437.50
17	350–400	378	437.50–447.50	441.58
1	400–450	400	447.50	447.50
3	450–500	472	426.00	426.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	258	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	376	412.50	412.50
6	450–500	470	375.00–387.50	384.04
3	500–550	531	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	556	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	626	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	689	333.00	333.00
1	700–750	720	333.00	333.00
3	800–850	841	309.00–314.00	311.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	538	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	332	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	306	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	866	3,500.00	3,500.00

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	—	758	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,026	2,825.00	2,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,018	130.00–153.00	143.03
2	—	966	80.00–95.00	87.95
2	—	844	110.00–127.50	117.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,085	151.00–160.00	154.45
2	—	1,108	177.00–180.00	178.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,460	150.00–160.00	156.67

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.