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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Dec 4

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

293 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 259▼ 63 vs year ago 356 · −17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 52▼ 32 vs year ago 101 · −31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for Thanksgiving, last week.

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 $294.57/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −67.73 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$294.57

17 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$508

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$109.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.77

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	309.64	1,668	13thin
Medium and Large 2	573	266.23	1,525	2thin
Medium 1	586	250.00	1,465	1thin
Medium 2	580	200.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $109.64/cwt here — about $508 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 sale17 hd

294.57

—

NC average8 barns · 169 hd

309.34

−14.77

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−67.73

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	1,684	169.77	2,859	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	148.91	1,668	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	143.83	2,311	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	112.48	1,147	14

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)	902	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,345	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,528	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,490	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,930	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	336.55/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,720	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	722	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	993	3
Heifers	250–300	Small 2	294	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	750	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	322	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	725	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	326	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	978	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	377.83/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,236	11
Heifers	350–400	Small 1Full	364	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	783	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	335.03/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,240	7
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	373	257.41/cwt	255.00–260.00	960	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	381	303.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,156	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,234	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,283	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	424	301.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,279	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	324.48/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,392	5
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	432	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,080	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	456	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,368	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1Full	466	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,305	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	320.31/cwt	307.50–341.00	1,499	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	468	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,299	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,363	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	489	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,712	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	515	243.57/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,254	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	289.68/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,495	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	526	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,157	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	327.00/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,815	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	562	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,391	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	290.03/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,668	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,382	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	602	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,144	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,697	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,641	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	664	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,461	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,729	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,980	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,028	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,928	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	364.17/cwt	325.00–400.00	816	2
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	226	285.47/cwt	275.00–300.00	645	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	257	301.25/cwt	300.00–302.50	774	2
Bulls	250–300	Small 2	263	225.15/cwt	200.00–252.50	592	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	370.00/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,014	2
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	279	294.62/cwt	285.00–305.00	822	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	298	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,013	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	325	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,056	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	390.61/cwt	357.50–415.00	1,332	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	351	417.51/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,465	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	370.71/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,405	11
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	379	264.56/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,003	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	392	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,254	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,340	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 2	398	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	806	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,306	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	372.84/cwt	342.50–400.00	1,588	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	429	324.18/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,391	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	356.49/cwt	310.00–382.50	1,683	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	474	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,493	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,798	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	512	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,818	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	310.02/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,634	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	266.23/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,525	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	293.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,710	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	586	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,465	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	616	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,632	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1Fleshy	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	287.10/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,817	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	652	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,565	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	268.22/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,773	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	249.98/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,790	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,805	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1	864	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,577	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,628	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,752	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,506	189.56/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,855	5
Bulls	—	—	1,514	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	162.38/cwt	150.00–172.50	2,950	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	803	79.16/cwt	77.50–80.00	636	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	96.92/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,017	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	163.32/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,739	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	127.04/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,380	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	143.87/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,639	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	143.83/cwt	135.00–155.00	2,311	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	902	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Dec 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 259Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 52Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 3

No trend due to being closed for Thanksgiving, last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	200.00–252.50	225.15
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	398	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	300.00–302.50	301.25
1	350–400	392	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	298	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	325.02
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	429	310.00–340.00	324.18
1	450–500	474	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	586	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	616	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	652	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	864	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	224	325.00–400.00	364.17
2	250–300	274	350.00–390.00	370.00
12	300–350	341	357.50–415.00	390.61
11	350–400	379	345.00–400.00	370.71
14	400–450	426	342.50–400.00	372.84
9	450–500	472	310.00–382.50	356.49
9	500–550	527	295.00–337.50	310.02
3	550–600	583	290.00–300.00	293.36
18	600–650	633	270.00–305.00	287.10
3	650–700	661	260.00–285.00	268.22
4	700–750	716	242.50–255.00	249.98
1	750–800	752	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	880	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	952	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	351	415.00–420.00	417.51
7	450–500	490	367.00	367.00
1	500–550	512	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	618	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	408	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	492	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	573	262.50–270.00	266.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	275.00–300.00	285.47
2	250–300	279	285.00–305.00	294.62
2	350–400	379	250.00–280.00	264.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	466	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	364	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	414	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	474	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	576	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	292	340.00	340.00
11	300–350	327	325.00–390.00	377.83
7	350–400	370	320.00–360.00	335.03
5	400–450	429	315.00–340.00	324.48
7	450–500	468	307.50–341.00	320.31
7	500–550	516	270.00–305.00	289.68
5	550–600	575	280.00–302.50	290.03
1	600–650	606	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	780	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	898	192.50	192.50
1	950–1000	954	207.50	207.50
1	1000–1050	1,028	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	489	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	555	326.00–330.00	327.00
3	600–650	635	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	294	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	322	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	368	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	255.00–260.00	257.41
1	400–450	432	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	326	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	381	300.00–310.00	303.31
6	400–450	424	300.00–310.00	301.76
2	450–500	456	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	515	237.50–250.00	243.57
1	550–600	562	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	664	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	398	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	468	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	526	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	602	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	328	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	382	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	414	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	498	387.50	387.50
2	500–550	511	322.50–350.00	336.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	77.50–80.00	79.16
2	—	1,049	95.00–100.00	96.92
9	—	1,086	120.00–136.00	127.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,607	135.00–155.00	143.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,065	155.00–175.00	163.32
20	—	1,139	135.00–151.00	143.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,514	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,506	185.00–199.00	189.56
8	—	1,817	150.00–172.50	162.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	902	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.