Sale reports / North Carolina / Smithfield Livestock Auction / 2025-10-02

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 2
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 429▲ 225 vs year ago 177 · +127.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 68▲ 17 vs year ago 48 · +35.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 8▲ 41 vs year ago 1 · +4,100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. 3 and 4 weight feeder cattle were mostly steady, heavier calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $297.64/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −64.66 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.
Average price
$297.64
26 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$61.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.06
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552312.291,72218thin
Medium 1556269.161,4966thin
Medium 2591251.261,4852thin
One grade step is worth $61.03/cwt here — about $237 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 sale26 hd
297.64
—
NC average9 barns · 189 hd
320.70
−23.06
This barn, trailing median31 sales
362.30
−64.66
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—Low1,488163.362,43012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,442149.382,1547thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,191143.721,71211
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,056117.721,24323

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$1,9424thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$1,9312thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,6397
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$2,6244thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)954$2,38212
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,346$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)996$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)774$1,5002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)966$1,3002thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)995$1,4603thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)926$1,3752thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2494300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516342.50/cwt332.50–352.501,7672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8592
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2164315.00/cwt315.00–315.005171
Heifers200–250Small 2225275.00/cwt275.00–275.006192
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235347.98/cwt335.00–360.008182
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273343.31/cwt335.00–350.009374
Heifers250–300Medium 1288320.00/cwt320.00–320.009221
Heifers250–300Small 2294255.00/cwt255.00–255.007501
Heifers300–350Small 2321212.80/cwt205.00–220.006832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322352.96/cwt340.00–365.001,1378
Heifers350–400Small 2355208.35/cwt200.00–220.007403
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374349.86/cwt335.00–365.001,30812
Heifers350–400Medium 2374299.89/cwt280.00–310.001,1223
Heifers350–400Medium 1379323.27/cwt320.00–330.001,2253
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423365.45/cwt335.00–390.001,54615
Heifers400–450Medium 2426295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2571
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3861
Heifers400–450Medium 1Full448250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1201
Heifers450–500Medium 1462305.53/cwt300.00–312.501,4124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474355.26/cwt322.50–390.001,68418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,8479
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522298.06/cwt280.00–322.501,5569
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3051
Heifers500–550Medium 1523260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3603
Heifers550–600Medium 2584255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4891
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586294.91/cwt270.00–305.001,72815
Heifers550–600Medium 1586260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5241
Heifers600–650Small 2626205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2831
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628287.34/cwt275.00–300.001,8042
Heifers600–650Medium 1630245.29/cwt235.00–255.001,5452
Heifers650–700Medium 1660252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683263.74/cwt260.00–267.501,8012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740268.38/cwt260.00–270.001,9866
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9141
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full762215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6381
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1819251.13/cwt240.00–262.502,0572
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Full846215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls44 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium 1124350.00/cwt350.00–350.004341
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1136432.61/cwt425.00–440.005882
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1175396.77/cwt390.00–405.006942
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1229386.24/cwt350.00–430.008844
Bulls250–300Small 1264310.45/cwt300.00–320.008202
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280393.12/cwt360.00–435.001,1019
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280335.00/cwt335.00–335.009381
Bulls250–300Medium 1284335.00/cwt335.00–335.009511
Bulls300–350Small 1324330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325420.88/cwt385.00–437.501,36812
Bulls300–350Small 2332220.00/cwt220.00–220.007301
Bulls300–350Medium 1342345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1801
Bulls350–400Small 1362325.14/cwt320.00–330.001,1772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368410.15/cwt385.00–432.501,50915
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369352.55/cwt350.00–357.501,3013
Bulls350–400Small 2382200.00/cwt200.00–200.007643
Bulls350–400Medium 2384332.46/cwt330.00–335.001,2772
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420392.09/cwt372.50–410.001,6479
Bulls400–450Small 1420309.06/cwt300.00–320.001,2984
Bulls400–450Medium 1425359.14/cwt355.00–365.001,5263
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426342.58/cwt325.00–360.001,4592
Bulls400–450Medium 2428325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2454300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3621
Bulls450–500Medium 2456298.74/cwt297.50–300.001,3622
Bulls450–500Medium 1474320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5171
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480352.22/cwt335.00–375.001,6919
Bulls500–550Medium 1521267.41/cwt265.00–270.001,3932
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531321.63/cwt302.50–345.001,7089
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572302.94/cwt272.50–317.501,7339
Bulls550–600Medium 1573270.04/cwt260.00–280.001,5474
Bulls550–600Medium 2591251.26/cwt250.00–252.501,4852
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631285.26/cwt272.50–312.501,8005
Bulls600–650Medium 1648255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671282.02/cwt277.50–297.501,8926
Bulls650–700Medium 1675222.51/cwt220.00–225.001,5022
Bulls700–750Medium 1705222.53/cwt215.00–230.001,5692
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1721231.33/cwt212.50–260.001,6687
Bulls750–800Medium 1766200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5321
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775217.45/cwt210.00–225.001,6854
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1817217.47/cwt215.00–220.001,7772
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2874200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7481
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1894207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8551
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1944200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8881
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1968200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,298130.75/cwt100.00–155.001,6973
Bulls——1,508163.98/cwt155.00–185.002,4736
Bulls——1,637194.75/cwt191.00–199.003,1883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,052125.15/cwt110.00–137.501,31716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066100.75/cwt90.00–110.001,0747
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183141.69/cwt135.00–149.001,67610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442149.38/cwt139.00–157.502,1547
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26781,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28212,469.78/head2,100.00–2,700.002,4703
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28392,332.06/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28391,612.75/head200.00–2,900.001,6132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 38701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29082,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29962,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0221,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0523,042.78/head2,750.00–3,300.003,0432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0662,915.81/head2,750.00–3,100.002,9162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0762,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,080.11/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3462,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29261,374.62/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3752
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29421,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0211,502.84/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small 1-28761,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,753.55/head1,525.00–1,900.001,7546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0772,039.69/head1,700.00–2,500.002,0403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0791,931.05/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9312

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.