Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2025-09-11

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 11
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
478 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 422▲ 175 vs year ago 303 · +57.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 85▼ 35 vs year ago 80 · −43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 37▲ 35 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 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $332.09/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −30.22 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.
Average price
$332.09
44 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$862
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2
$142.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.03
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541362.931,96223
Medium 1535309.491,65615thin
Medium and Large 2545288.031,5684thin
Medium 2596250.001,4901thin
Small 2500220.001,1001thin
One grade step is worth $142.93/cwt here — about $862 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 sale44 hd
332.09
—
NC average9 barns · 334 hd
334.11
−2.03
This barn, trailing median31 sales
362.30
−30.22
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—Average1,429186.472,6656thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212156.151,8937thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,379155.092,1387thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,062128.191,36221

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)937$2,2252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)991$2,0745

Every lot

124 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428395.14/cwt375.00–410.001,6915
Steers400–450Medium 1438375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472387.52/cwt380.00–395.001,8293
Steers500–550Medium 1522322.27/cwt290.00–345.001,6824
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523381.97/cwt357.50–391.001,9989
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568369.33/cwt350.00–390.002,0985
Steers550–600Medium 1576335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610350.39/cwt340.00–362.502,13711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685338.76/cwt337.50–340.002,3212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2693300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0795
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723317.37/cwt310.00–325.002,2952
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1788302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 1208335.00/cwt335.00–335.006971
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230350.00/cwt350.00–350.008051
Heifers200–250Small 2-3236270.00/cwt270.00–270.006371
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276400.22/cwt380.00–412.501,1054
Heifers250–300Medium 1276325.00/cwt325.00–325.008971
Heifers250–300Small 1282285.00/cwt285.00–285.008041
Heifers250–300Small 2-3298245.00/cwt245.00–245.007301
Heifers300–350Small 1312300.00/cwt300.00–300.009361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323381.56/cwt360.00–400.001,23217
Heifers300–350Small 2328257.50/cwt257.50–257.508451
Heifers350–400Medium 1362328.90/cwt320.00–337.501,1912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380383.85/cwt350.00–410.001,45918
Heifers350–400Medium 2384320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2291
Heifers400–450Medium 2416300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420368.28/cwt340.00–395.001,54727
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421326.77/cwt320.00–330.001,3763
Heifers400–450Small 1424302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2831
Heifers400–450Medium 1440328.20/cwt320.00–340.001,4444
Heifers400–450Small 2-3442220.00/cwt220.00–220.009721
Heifers450–500Medium 1456330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added469381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,7875
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472345.33/cwt325.00–375.001,63015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474319.99/cwt317.50–322.501,5174
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526341.50/cwt320.00–354.001,79613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6261
Heifers500–550Small 1Full548195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573325.20/cwt300.00–350.001,86316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618312.50/cwt300.00–322.501,93113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Full634269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,7051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664300.06/cwt290.00–310.001,9923
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full666270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723284.85/cwt275.00–310.002,0596
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full782257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,0141
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1908235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls50 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218405.00/cwt405.00–405.008835
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2274340.00/cwt340.00–340.009322
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1284384.93/cwt380.00–395.001,0933
Bulls300–350Small 2-3304224.00/cwt224.00–224.006813
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319403.16/cwt380.00–430.001,28612
Bulls300–350Small 2326280.00/cwt280.00–280.009131
Bulls300–350Small 1334330.91/cwt320.00–342.501,1052
Bulls350–400Small 1360317.75/cwt300.00–335.001,1445
Bulls350–400Small 2-3370225.00/cwt225.00–225.008331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374402.63/cwt380.00–445.001,50614
Bulls350–400Medium 1376360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378350.11/cwt340.00–360.001,3232
Bulls400–450Small 2-3412230.00/cwt225.00–235.009482
Bulls400–450Small 1420304.76/cwt300.00–310.001,2802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425391.86/cwt377.50–425.001,66519
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425348.46/cwt320.00–367.501,4813
Bulls400–450Medium 1431345.48/cwt330.00–357.501,4895
Bulls450–500Small 3450190.00/cwt190.00–190.008551
Bulls450–500Medium 1459360.11/cwt350.00–370.001,6532
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473373.50/cwt360.00–400.001,76712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477344.91/cwt340.00–350.001,6452
Bulls450–500Small 1478282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3501
Bulls450–500Medium 2482300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4461
Bulls450–500Small 2482255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2291
Bulls500–550Small 2500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520365.15/cwt340.00–390.001,89914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525276.05/cwt270.00–282.501,4492
Bulls500–550Medium 1531313.27/cwt305.00–315.001,66313
Bulls550–600Medium 1562284.91/cwt280.00–290.001,6012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573359.47/cwt337.50–390.002,0609
Bulls550–600Medium 2596250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4901
Bulls600–650Medium 1615276.14/cwt250.00–305.001,6983
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624320.76/cwt310.00–330.002,0026
Bulls600–650Medium 2632250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665284.71/cwt270.00–300.001,8932
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1682298.58/cwt290.00–310.002,0365
Bulls650–700Medium 1684280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1714294.91/cwt290.00–305.002,1064
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Bulls700–750Medium 1748265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9821
Bulls750–800Medium 1770222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7131
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783274.93/cwt270.00–280.002,1532
Bulls750–800Small 1784180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4111
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1854250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1351
Bulls900–950Medium 1906179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6221
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1914220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0111
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2976150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4641
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1977207.52/cwt205.00–210.002,0272
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium 2-3582235.10/cwt220.00–250.001,3682
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3686190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,429186.47/cwt170.00–194.002,6656
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038106.70/cwt100.00–117.501,1086
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072136.79/cwt127.00–150.001,46615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212156.15/cwt145.00–167.501,8937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365157.60/cwt150.00–167.502,1516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36041,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37381,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,128167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,8891
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,349.06/head1,850.00–2,850.002,3493
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,089223.65/cwt200.00–247.502,4363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,0421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,194197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,3581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,197165.46/cwt165.00–166.001,9812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200179.68/cwt159.00–200.002,1566
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,8931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243197.65/cwt177.50–237.502,4577
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,302162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,1161
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2787211.29/cwt195.00–225.001,6634
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2898225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0211

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.