Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2025-08-28

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 28
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
319 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 388▲ 59 vs year ago 260 · +22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 37▲ 15 vs year ago 45 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 15▲ 19 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 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle moderate. Cattle quality average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.58/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −23.73 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.
Average price
$338.58
27 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$776
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$147.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.07
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544347.881,89223
Medium and Large 2542320.001,7341thin
Medium 1577310.161,7902thin
Small 2558200.001,1161thin
One grade step is worth $147.88/cwt here — about $776 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 sale27 hd
338.58
—
NC average8 barns · 300 hd
338.64
−0.07
This barn, trailing median31 sales
362.30
−23.73
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—Average1,262184.452,32710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,066159.621,70216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,500148.472,22711
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,018139.221,41713

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$3,5305
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,145$3,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)888$3,0557
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)802$2031thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3226365.00/cwt365.00–365.008253
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1302400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added347436.50/cwt436.50–436.501,5153
Steers350–400Medium 1350352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,2341
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1394400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5761
Steers350–400Small 1398320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2741
Steers400–450Medium 1412375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419400.06/cwt390.00–410.001,6763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465389.72/cwt380.00–400.001,8122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485360.92/cwt360.00–361.001,75012
Steers450–500Small 2492262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1543365.89/cwt357.50–380.001,9873
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,9971
Steers600–650Medium 1630347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1895
Steers700–750Medium 2704232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6371
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1954260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Small 2170280.00/cwt280.00–280.004761
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1236370.00/cwt370.00–370.008731
Heifers200–250Small 2240275.00/cwt275.00–275.006601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1261355.40/cwt340.00–370.009282
Heifers250–300Medium 1268330.00/cwt330.00–330.008843
Heifers250–300Medium 2270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Heifers300–350Medium 1300312.50/cwt312.50–312.509381
Heifers300–350Small 3320205.00/cwt205.00–205.006561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324363.16/cwt355.00–375.001,1773
Heifers300–350Small 2338244.70/cwt235.00–255.008272
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365410.83/cwt395.00–425.001,5003
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366338.46/cwt330.00–347.501,2392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added368384.97/cwt380.00–390.001,4174
Heifers350–400Small 2379262.41/cwt260.00–265.009952
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added416380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433360.00/cwt340.00–380.001,55914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4021
Heifers400–450Small 1438300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3141
Heifers400–450Small 2446250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy467363.60/cwt361.00–365.001,6983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474334.07/cwt315.00–354.001,58311
Heifers500–550Medium 1514317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526343.24/cwt322.50–356.001,80518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573332.51/cwt330.00–335.001,9053
Heifers550–600Small 2576205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610319.72/cwt300.00–332.501,9506
Heifers600–650Medium 2622225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4001
Heifers650–700Small 1668217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673326.77/cwt315.00–345.002,1993
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723283.45/cwt272.50–295.002,0492
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,1101
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,034240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Small 2188297.00/cwt297.00–297.005581
Bulls250–300Small 2276264.78/cwt250.00–280.007312
Bulls250–300Small 1298300.00/cwt300.00–300.008941
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334411.10/cwt400.00–420.001,3734
Bulls300–350Small 2344277.50/cwt277.50–277.509551
Bulls350–400Small 2-3354300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0621
Bulls350–400Medium 1363363.31/cwt350.00–370.001,3193
Bulls350–400Small 1364300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0921
Bulls350–400Small 2364255.00/cwt255.00–255.009281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369387.30/cwt380.00–402.501,42911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369342.38/cwt340.00–345.001,2632
Bulls350–400Medium 2398330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3131
Bulls400–450Small 2404247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0001
Bulls400–450Medium 1416377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,5701
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425351.94/cwt325.00–367.501,4964
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428394.51/cwt380.00–420.001,6898
Bulls400–450Medium 2436340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4821
Bulls450–500Medium 1462350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6171
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473367.50/cwt352.50–380.001,7386
Bulls450–500Small 2482192.50/cwt192.50–192.509281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488329.80/cwt320.00–340.001,6092
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531349.91/cwt332.50–373.001,85815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2542320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7341
Bulls550–600Small 2558200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1161
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568344.07/cwt330.00–367.501,9548
Bulls550–600Medium 1577310.16/cwt300.00–320.001,7902
Bulls600–650Medium 2600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1634336.83/cwt320.00–360.002,1368
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2636300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1687300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0612
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1706296.25/cwt290.00–300.002,0924
Bulls700–750Small 1742202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5031
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1784280.03/cwt275.00–285.002,1952
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1826263.11/cwt260.00–272.502,1734
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,4861
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1958220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1081
Bulls950–1000Medium 1972192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,8711
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Small 3692147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0211
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3844137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1611
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3998151.25/cwt142.50–160.001,5092
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,014147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,101205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2572
Bulls——1,141164.36/cwt163.00–165.001,8753
Bulls——1,398188.28/cwt182.50–200.002,6325
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870149.47/cwt147.50–151.001,3004
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,052156.25/cwt151.00–165.001,64412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087138.25/cwt130.00–146.001,5038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109169.74/cwt165.50–175.001,8824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513151.65/cwt144.00–169.502,2948
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2-3660142.50/cwt142.50–142.509411
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2802202.50/head202.50–202.502031
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2838175.48/cwt162.50–200.001,4713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37392,296.35/head2,050.00–2,600.002,2962
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38222,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28533,128.66/head3,000.00–3,250.003,1292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28922,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29483,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0424,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0693,791.02/head3,000.00–4,400.003,7912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2165,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001

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.