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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 16

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

354 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 332▼ 147 vs year ago 501 · −29.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 61▼ 6 vs year ago 67 · −9.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $297.72/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −64.58 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$297.72

24 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$59.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.11

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	306.86	1,682	19thin
Medium and Large 2	547	273.33	1,494	3thin
Medium 2	535	247.50	1,324	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.36/cwt here — about $358 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 sale24 hd

297.72

—

NC average7 barns · 238 hd

302.83

−5.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−64.58

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	—	Average	1,569	171.62	2,692	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	150.65	2,250	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	150.37	1,774	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	981	103.57	1,016	21

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	447.37/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,467	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	439.20/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,612	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,781	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,822	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	334.22/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,049	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,168	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,868	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,238	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,881	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	362.50/cwt	360.00–370.00	961	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	283	317.31/cwt	310.00–325.00	898	2
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	288	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	878	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	312	253.12/cwt	245.00–265.00	790	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	318	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,018	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	370.25/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,222	9
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	368	300.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,104	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	363.81/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,350	10
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	382	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	840	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	398	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,274	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1Fleshy	406	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,015	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 2	412	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,030	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	280.42/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,206	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	432	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,382	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	332.41/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,453	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	452	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,266	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	454	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,680	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	288.73/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,389	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	305.32/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,496	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	526	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,368	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	528	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,241	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,471	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	301.93/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,606	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	305.16/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,746	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	286.95/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,779	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	640	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,680	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	652	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,467	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,017	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,897	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,974	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,849	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,845	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small 2	220	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	605	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	383.85/cwt	355.00–415.00	868	6
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	228	297.66/cwt	280.00–315.00	679	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	399.35/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,106	7
Bulls	250–300	Small 2	284	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	596	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	322	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,240	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	426.50/cwt	400.00–442.50	1,403	5
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	330	298.37/cwt	275.00–345.00	985	3
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	336	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	840	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	370	287.78/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,065	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 2	372	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	911	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	409.68/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,532	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,346	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	385	373.50/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,438	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 2	409	264.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,084	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.68/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,643	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	416	345.02/cwt	332.50–380.00	1,435	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	423	298.91/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,264	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,446	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	351.79/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,643	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	470	311.01/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,462	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	496	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,240	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,366	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	315.61/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,654	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	274.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,559	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	297.13/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,708	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	283.20/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,767	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	652	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,421	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	283.77/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,859	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2Full	664	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,328	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	219.06/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,805	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	858	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,206	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,614	177.13/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,859	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	74.95/cwt	70.00–80.00	684	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	129.11/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,281	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	99.60/cwt	87.50–107.50	1,007	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	166.82/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,915	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	145.43/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,729	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,774	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	154.25/cwt	141.00–157.50	2,352	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	700	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 332Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 61Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	452	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	528	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	652	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	245.00–265.00	253.12
1	350–400	382	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	412	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	310.00–325.00	317.31
1	300–350	318	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	398	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	432	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	526	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	360.00–370.00	362.50
9	300–350	330	350.00–390.00	370.25
10	350–400	371	345.00–385.00	363.81
19	400–450	437	320.00–360.00	332.41
6	450–500	490	290.00–317.50	305.32
11	500–550	532	280.00–307.50	301.93
12	550–600	572	290.00–325.00	305.16
6	600–650	620	277.50–310.00	286.95
2	650–700	678	295.00–300.00	297.51
4	700–750	716	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	752	262.50	262.50
3	800–850	831	220.00–225.00	222.45
1	850–900	858	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00–310.00	280.42
2	450–500	481	277.50–300.00	288.73
2	500–550	530	275.00–280.00	277.53
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	295.00–305.00	300.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	406	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	454	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	440.00–450.00	447.37
3	350–400	367	437.50–440.00	439.20
2	500–550	520	340.00–345.00	342.54
7	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	613	327.50–337.50	334.22
1	650–700	662	327.50	327.50
3	700–750	705	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	320.00–340.00	330.00
1	650–700	692	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	818	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	374	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	438	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	452	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	506	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	567	270.00–280.00	274.99
1	850–900	858	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	280.00–320.00	298.91
1	450–500	496	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	652	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	664	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	280.00–315.00	297.66
3	300–350	330	275.00–345.00	298.37
2	350–400	370	280.00–295.00	287.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	226	355.00–415.00	383.85
7	250–300	277	350.00–435.00	399.35
5	300–350	329	400.00–442.50	426.50
13	350–400	374	370.00–440.00	409.68
9	400–450	410	385.00–425.00	400.68
11	450–500	467	325.00–360.00	351.79
10	500–550	524	300.00–332.50	315.61
9	550–600	575	290.00–307.50	297.13
18	600–650	624	267.50–290.00	283.20
2	650–700	655	267.50–300.00	283.77
5	800–850	824	200.00–230.00	219.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	385	355.00–385.00	373.50
4	400–450	416	332.50–380.00	345.02
4	450–500	470	300.00–335.00	311.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	284	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	336	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	372	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	409	260.00–270.00	264.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	912	70.00–80.00	74.95
9	—	1,011	87.50–107.50	99.60
7	—	992	115.00–135.00	129.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	165.00–170.00	166.82
10	—	1,189	130.00–155.00	145.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	130.00–135.00	132.62
10	—	1,525	141.00–157.50	154.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,614	170.00–189.00	177.13
1	—	1,206	127.50	127.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	700	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.