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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jan 8

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

352 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 236▲ 85 vs year ago 267 · +31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 70▼ 24 vs year ago 111 · −21.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the holiday closures there is no sale to trend.

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 $339.39/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.91 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$339.39

15 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.91

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	348.29	1,902	9thin
Medium 1	520	328.74	1,709	3thin
Medium and Large 2	538	323.33	1,740	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.96/cwt here — about $163 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 sale15 hd

339.39

—

NC average9 barns · 252 hd

351.30

−11.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−22.91

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	1,514	195.62	2,962	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	178.00	2,837	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	168.46	1,930	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	123.47	1,249	26

Every lot

83 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,800	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,631	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,638	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,904	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	362.66/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,111	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,020	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,366	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	108	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	373	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	176	396.14/cwt	385.00–405.00	697	2
Heifers	150–200	Medium 1	194	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	694	1
Heifers	150–200	Small 1	198	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	495	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	231	390.06/cwt	375.00–405.00	901	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	403.18/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,113	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	279	354.66/cwt	345.00–365.00	990	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,030	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	307	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,328	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	398.21/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,286	8
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	344	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,273	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	362	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,140	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	398.09/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,469	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	392	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,294	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	398	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	1,634	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	380.64/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,622	7
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	427	312.83/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,336	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	433	332.76/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,441	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,528	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,553	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	355.86/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,658	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	498	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,663	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	509	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,827	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	340.73/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,765	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	310.02/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,783	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,187	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	702	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,860	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1	130	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	475	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium 1	180	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	639	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	196	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	784	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	226	385.44/cwt	380.00–390.00	871	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	231	451.67/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,043	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	455.95/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,236	11
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	277	386.18/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,070	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	314	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	1,479	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	434.90/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,374	22
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	330	377.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,247	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	431.80/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,598	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	372	361.25/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,344	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	412	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,524	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	410.21/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,706	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,523	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	461	345.77/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,594	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	373.73/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,745	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,663	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,690	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	520	328.74/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,709	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	356.94/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,910	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,763	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	337.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,890	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	336.60/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,094	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	335.51/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,288	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,950	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,068	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,849	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1	896	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,684	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,801	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	194.60/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,899	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,128	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,464	193.53/cwt	182.00–201.00	2,833	11
Bulls	—	—	1,748	213.39/cwt	207.50–220.00	3,730	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	108.98/cwt	100.00–122.50	1,073	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	76.70/cwt	70.00–85.00	759	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	142.92/cwt	126.00–159.00	1,482	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	162.50/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,835	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	186.33/cwt	175.00–199.00	2,227	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	178.00/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,837	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	639	155.48/cwt	142.50–160.00	994	7
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	652	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	994	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	810	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,559	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	899	179.74/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,616	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	195.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,812	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	185.91/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,898	3

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 Jan 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 236Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 70Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 0

Due to the holiday closures there is no sale to trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	194	357.50	357.50
4	250–300	279	345.00–365.00	354.66
1	300–350	344	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	392	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	433	325.00–340.00	332.76
1	450–500	498	334.00	334.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	307	432.50	432.50
22	350–400	398	410.50	410.50
11	500–550	509	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	198	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	332	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	362	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	427	305.00–320.00	312.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	108	345.00	345.00
2	150–200	176	385.00–405.00	396.14
6	200–250	231	375.00–405.00	390.06
12	250–300	276	375.00–430.00	403.18
8	300–350	323	380.00–425.00	398.21
13	350–400	369	385.00–412.50	398.09
7	400–450	426	370.00–387.50	380.64
5	450–500	466	340.00–370.00	355.86
14	500–550	518	325.00–352.00	340.73
3	550–600	575	295.00–340.00	310.02
1	600–650	634	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	288	357.50	357.50
2	400–450	446	340.00–345.00	342.51
1	450–500	460	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	702	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	466	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	612	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	422.50	422.50
1	450–500	468	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	529	360.00	360.00
11	550–600	582	355.00–367.00	362.66
1	650–700	680	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	355.00	355.00
2	200–250	226	380.00–390.00	385.44
4	250–300	277	380.00–390.00	386.18
2	300–350	330	370.00–385.00	377.91
6	350–400	372	350.00–385.00	361.25
1	400–450	412	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	461	340.00–357.50	345.77
3	500–550	520	325.00–336.00	328.74
1	850–900	896	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	314	471.00	471.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	448	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	489	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	512	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	551	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	365.00	365.00
1	150–200	196	400.00	400.00
8	200–250	231	420.00–480.00	451.67
11	250–300	271	425.00–495.00	455.95
22	300–350	316	400.00–460.00	434.90
12	350–400	370	400.00–465.00	431.80
12	400–450	416	380.00–440.00	410.21
9	450–500	467	355.00–390.00	373.73
5	500–550	535	345.00–360.00	356.94
4	550–600	560	330.00–340.00	337.48
5	600–650	622	320.00–350.00	336.60
2	650–700	682	335.00–336.00	335.51
1	700–750	736	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	752	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	856	216.00	216.00
1	900–950	948	190.00	190.00
2	950–1000	976	190.00–199.00	194.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,129	150.00–173.00	162.50
5	—	1,195	175.00–199.00	186.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	985	100.00–122.50	108.98
13	—	1,037	126.00–159.00	142.92
2	—	989	70.00–85.00	76.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,594	165.00–187.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,128	147.50	147.50
4	—	1,748	207.50–220.00	213.39
11	—	1,464	182.00–201.00	193.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	652	152.50	152.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	639	142.50–160.00	155.48

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	3	—	925	190.00–200.00	195.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,021	181.00–190.00	185.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	899	170.00–190.00	179.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	192.50	192.50

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.