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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Oct 23

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 354▼ 256 vs year ago 456 · −56.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 61▼ 16 vs year ago 60 · −26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 3 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 light. 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 $298.56/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.74 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$298.56

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$44.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.05

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	308.43	1,634	17thin
Medium and Large 2	586	270.00	1,582	1thin
Medium 1	567	263.74	1,494	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.70/cwt here — about $140 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 sale22 hd

298.56

—

NC average9 barns · 278 hd

318.61

−20.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−63.74

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	—	Low	1,498	175.20	2,624	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	158.23	2,101	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	154.30	1,697	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	967	110.29	1,066	14

Every lot

86 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 1	342	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,094	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	498	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,706	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,594	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,796	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	549	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,004	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	614	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,103	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,909	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,285	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,301	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium 1	968	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,033	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium 1	1,064	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,192	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	188	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	752	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	202	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	778	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	949	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	316	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,059	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	364.83/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,200	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	371.08/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,392	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	398	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,294	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	316.38/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,294	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	352.48/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,505	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	436	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,308	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	312.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,458	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1Fleshy	486	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,215	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,464	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	496	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,721	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	306.07/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,585	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1Full	572	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,344	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,918	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,775	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,038	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	305.07/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,931	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	279.04/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,861	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	2,061	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	187	429.64/cwt	420.00–445.00	803	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	988	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	252	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	958	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,140	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,074	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	399.02/cwt	377.50–440.00	1,277	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,171	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,478	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	408	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,285	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	372.57/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,587	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	441	330.03/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,455	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	466	264.74/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,234	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	342.62/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,610	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	471	319.79/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,506	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	310.64/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,609	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1Full	576	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,267	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	298.13/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,741	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	585	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,682	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,582	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1Full	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	615	262.06/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,612	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	628	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,366	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	288.33/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,822	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,610	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	279.90/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,901	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,966	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,649	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,957	1
Bulls	—	—	1,461	175.51/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,564	12
Bulls	—	—	1,768	190.93/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,376	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	98.33/cwt	90.00–102.50	876	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	77.69/cwt	70.00–80.00	718	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	127.98/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,302	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	149.21/cwt	147.50–151.50	1,552	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,062	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,752	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	152.77/cwt	140.00–162.50	1,688	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	158.23/cwt	157.50–159.00	2,101	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	741	176.81/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,310	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,750	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 354Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 61Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	292	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	409	300.00–330.00	316.38
1	450–500	488	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	188	400.00	400.00
1	200–250	202	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	329	360.00–370.00	364.83
7	350–400	375	355.00–385.00	371.08
6	400–450	427	330.00–375.00	352.48
3	450–500	466	300.00–320.00	312.96
8	500–550	518	290.00–330.00	306.07
1	550–600	582	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	633	280.00–320.00	305.07
3	650–700	667	270.00–292.50	279.04
2	950–1000	970	210.00–215.00	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	572	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	486	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	496	347.00	347.00
2	550–600	576	333.00	333.00
3	600–650	627	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	316	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	398	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	436	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	528	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	549	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	614	342.50	342.50
2	700–750	743	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	506	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	626	305.00	305.00
5	750–800	767	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	820	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	498	342.50	342.50
1	950–1000	968	210.00	210.00
1	1050–1100	1,064	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	498	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	252	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	316	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	366	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	586	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	644	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	466	250.00–280.00	264.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	441	320.00–350.00	330.03
2	450–500	471	300.00–340.00	319.79
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	585	285.00–290.00	287.47
3	600–650	615	260.00–266.00	262.06
1	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	860	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	576	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	187	420.00–445.00	429.64
1	200–250	222	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	296	385.00	385.00
5	300–350	320	377.50–440.00	399.02
1	350–400	394	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	426	350.00–390.00	372.57
3	450–500	470	325.00–362.50	342.62
14	500–550	518	290.00–340.00	310.64
3	550–600	584	287.50–317.50	298.13
6	600–650	632	280.00–300.00	288.33
4	650–700	679	270.00–290.00	279.90
1	700–750	702	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	868	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	904	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	408	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	628	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	147.50–151.50	149.21
4	—	924	70.00–80.00	77.69
3	—	891	90.00–102.50	98.33
5	—	1,017	120.00–140.00	127.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	157.50–159.00	158.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,105	140.00–162.50	152.77
1	—	1,062	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,398	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,768	189.00–193.00	190.93
12	—	1,461	160.00–185.00	175.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	741	165.00–190.00	176.81

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.