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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 9

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

332 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 402▼ 108 vs year ago 440 · −24.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 65▲ 3 vs year ago 58 · +5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 42▲ 1 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 mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good: market activity and buyer interest were 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $305.34/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −56.96 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$305.34

38 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$65.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	310.78	1,653	33
Medium and Large 2	554	280.00	1,551	2thin
Medium 1	573	271.11	1,553	2thin
Medium 2	568	245.00	1,392	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.78/cwt here — about $261 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 sale38 hd

305.34

—

NC average6 barns · 238 hd

304.31

+1.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−56.96

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	—	High	1,650	174.12	2,874	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	145.81	2,239	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	142.82	1,763	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	123.68	1,380	20

Every lot

109 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium 1	222	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	799	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	253	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,113	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Steers	250–300	Small 2	294	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	757	1
Steers	300–350	Small 1	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	306	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,362	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,359	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	359	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,571	4
Steers	350–400	Small 2Full	394	215.17/cwt	200.00–220.00	848	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,656	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	428	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,412	1
Steers	400–450	Small 2Full	442	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	906	1
Steers	400–450	Small 2	446	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,115	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,618	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	498	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,868	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	327.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,735	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	588	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,102	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	336.14/cwt	320.00–341.50	2,091	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,092	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,273	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	209.99/cwt	200.00–220.00	2,043	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	214	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	717	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	350.32/cwt	340.00–370.00	942	3
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	280	287.75/cwt	275.00–300.00	806	4
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	314	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	730	2
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	320	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	965	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	374.26/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,272	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	373.72/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,360	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	374	324.84/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,215	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	898	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	394	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	867	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	396	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,247	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1Fleshy	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	428	313.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,343	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	356.72/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,552	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	316.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,489	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	496	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	992	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	304.32/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,604	8
Heifers	500–550	Small 2	536	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	965	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	541	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,163	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	546	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,420	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	552	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,882	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	558	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,423	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	311.15/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,780	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	313.14/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,985	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,993	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,740	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,853	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	195.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,874	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium 2	182	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	610	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	190	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	808	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	820	1
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	210	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	672	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium 2	242	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	774	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	246	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	861	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	411.74/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,194	10
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	328	261.54/cwt	240.00–285.00	858	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	414.70/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,393	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	342	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,479	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,214	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	367	351.84/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,291	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	380.95/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,406	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	391.06/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,631	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	417	346.41/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,445	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	423	307.75/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,302	5
Bulls	400–450	Small 2	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	438	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,456	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	338.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,566	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	467	318.46/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,487	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	482	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,350	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	313.28/cwt	287.50–331.50	1,632	27
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,462	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	568	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,392	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	573	271.11/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,553	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	299.51/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,740	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,641	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 2	616	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	924	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	626	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,596	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,906	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,602	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,636	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1	832	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,498	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	832	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,498	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium 2	832	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,331	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,805	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 2	886	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,551	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium 1	928	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,540	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium 1	972	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,750	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Small 3	332	159.94/cwt	150.00–170.00	531	2
Dairy Steers	450–500	Small 3	464	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	835	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,020	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	173.31/cwt	162.50–181.00	3,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,782	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	3,519	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,321	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,219	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,918	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	126.55/cwt	117.50–135.00	1,441	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	143.20/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,773	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,647	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,768	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	146.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,247	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,693	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,063	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 Oct 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 402Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 65Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	306	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	359	437.50	437.50
1	450–500	498	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	588	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	428	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	344	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	414	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	476	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	530	320.00–335.00	327.36
4	600–650	622	320.00–341.50	336.14
1	650–700	686	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	716	317.50	317.50
2	950–1000	973	200.00–220.00	209.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	200.00–220.00	215.17
1	400–450	442	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	446	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	269	340.00–370.00	350.32
4	300–350	340	360.00–380.00	374.26
9	350–400	364	345.00–400.00	373.72
3	400–450	435	340.00–375.00	356.72
5	450–500	470	310.00–320.00	316.90
8	500–550	527	280.00–335.00	304.32
10	550–600	572	290.00–320.00	311.15
7	600–650	634	300.00–325.00	313.14
1	650–700	670	297.50	297.50
2	700–750	703	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	750–800	764	242.50	242.50
1	850–900	870	195.00	195.00
3	950–1000	961	190.00–205.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	314	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	350–400	394	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	536	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	214	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	374	320.00–335.00	324.84
3	400–450	428	300.00–325.00	313.90
1	500–550	546	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	558	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	541	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	275.00–300.00	287.75
3	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	301.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	552	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	496	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	150.00–170.00	159.94
1	450–500	464	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	522	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	586	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	728	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	752	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	832	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	423	290.00–327.50	307.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	425.00	425.00
1	200–250	200	410.00	410.00
10	250–300	290	370.00–420.00	411.74
8	300–350	336	390.00–427.50	414.70
3	350–400	369	370.00–392.50	380.95
20	400–450	417	350.00–400.00	391.06
5	450–500	462	330.00–350.00	338.91
27	500–550	521	287.50–331.50	313.28
6	550–600	581	280.00–317.50	299.51
1	700–750	706	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	870	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	367	345.00–360.00	351.84
4	400–450	417	335.00–355.00	346.41
3	450–500	467	300.00–330.00	318.46
2	550–600	573	265.00–277.50	271.11
1	600–650	626	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	832	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	928	166.00	166.00
1	950–1000	972	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	182	335.00	335.00
1	200–250	242	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	438	330.00–335.00	332.51
1	450–500	482	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	568	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	832	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	886	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	240.00–285.00	261.54
2	400–450	423	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	616	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,267	130.00	130.00
14	—	1,238	135.00–151.00	143.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	110.00–115.00	112.57
14	—	1,139	117.50–135.00	126.55
1	—	950	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,539	140.00–155.00	146.01
1	—	1,632	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,414	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,782	197.50	197.50
4	—	1,775	162.50–181.00	173.31
1	—	1,020	154.00	154.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,086	190.00	190.00

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.