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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 12

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

356 head

▲ 329 vs last sale 27▲ 110 vs year ago 246 · +44.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 50 · +10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 15 · −53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison is available for todays report due to limited comparable sales from a week ago. Good demand was seen on a moderate supply of cattle, with active buyer activity.

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 $443.59/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 32 of 31 comparable sales and sits +81.29 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$443.59

48 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$585

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$100.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+54.55

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	450.52	2,426	42
Medium and Large 2	528	404.03	2,133	5thin
Medium 2	526	350.00	1,841	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.52/cwt here — about $585 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 sale48 hd

443.59

—

NC average8 barns · 215 hd

389.04

+54.55

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

+81.29

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	1,618	204.86	3,315	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	175.58	2,054	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,906	175.00	3,336	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	142.05	1,392	18

Every lot

94 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 1	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	495.47/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,091	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	502.55/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,357	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,663	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	466.24/cwt	465.00–467.50	2,471	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,323	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	552	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,932	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	467.47/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,618	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	427.28/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,393	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	373.38/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,349	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,363	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	2,596	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Small 1	158	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	593	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	202	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	808	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	454.44/cwt	435.00–475.00	982	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,282	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	446.07/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,436	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	394.88/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,303	2
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	336	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,210	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	399.12/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,473	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	448.30/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,717	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,887	6
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	441.38/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,849	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	381.08/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,654	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	369.97/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,687	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,251	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	442.18/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,096	14
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	496	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,538	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	377.08/cwt	345.00–420.00	2,002	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,762	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	369.20/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,145	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	343.95/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,119	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,285	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	722	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,805	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,522	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Small 2	182	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	428	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	214	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,027	1
Bulls	200–250	Small 2	229	302.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	692	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	477.39/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,270	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	276	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,049	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,098	1
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	284	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,079	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	315	452.38/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,425	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	323	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	969	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	324	355.13/cwt	305.00–390.00	1,151	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	509.52/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,687	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,328	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	429.49/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,585	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	488.09/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,850	15
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	381	417.55/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,591	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	382	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,986	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	422	321.56/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,357	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	500.77/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,148	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	426.72/cwt	407.50–450.00	1,865	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	442	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,321	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	462	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,628	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,912	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	487.33/cwt	435.00–505.00	2,334	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	494	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,951	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	461.56/cwt	425.00–500.00	2,386	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	526	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,841	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	404.03/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,133	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	435.81/cwt	365.00–474.00	2,471	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	612	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,989	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	358.44/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,240	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	353.38/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,322	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	329.42/cwt	301.00–340.00	2,385	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	304.18/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,382	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1	808	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,778	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Small 3	494	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,062	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Small 3	527	190.55/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,004	3
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Small 3	558	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,004	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Small 3	614	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,044	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	210.69/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,377	4
Bulls	—	—	1,673	220.62/cwt	220.00–221.00	3,691	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	155.70/cwt	147.50–167.50	1,510	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	134.04/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,304	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	97.03/cwt	95.00–100.00	954	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,962	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	175.58/cwt	165.00–186.00	2,054	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,906	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,336	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	728	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,201	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	772	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,698	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	772	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,119	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,052	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,736	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	774	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,548	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 Feb 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 27Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 3Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 15

No price comparison is available for todays report due to limited comparable sales from a week ago. Good demand was seen on a moderate supply of cattle, with active buyer activity.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	158	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	336	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	496	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	202	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	330	390.00–400.00	394.88
5	350–400	369	370.00–420.00	399.12
5	400–450	434	370.00–400.00	381.08
4	450–500	456	360.00–380.00	369.97
1	500–550	534	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	722	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	216	435.00–475.00	454.44
3	250–300	288	440.00–450.00	445.07
5	300–350	322	425.00–460.00	446.07
8	350–400	383	420.00–490.00	448.30
17	400–450	419	400.00–475.00	441.38
14	450–500	474	400.00–475.00	442.18
13	500–550	531	345.00–420.00	377.08
7	550–600	581	340.00–395.00	369.20
5	600–650	616	335.00–355.00	343.95
2	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	714	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	788	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	490.00	490.00
16	450–500	470	479.00	479.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	450.00–455.00	452.38
6	350–400	381	400.00–440.00	417.55
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	494	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	612	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	808	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	214	480.00	480.00
5	250–300	266	455.00–505.00	477.39
3	300–350	331	480.00–530.00	509.52
15	350–400	379	455.00–510.00	488.09
9	400–450	429	470.00–520.00	500.77
11	450–500	479	435.00–505.00	487.33
24	500–550	517	425.00–500.00	461.56
18	550–600	567	365.00–474.00	435.81
13	600–650	625	340.00–390.00	358.44
6	650–700	657	330.00–365.00	353.38
5	700–750	724	301.00–340.00	329.42
3	750–800	783	295.00–320.00	304.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	182	235.00	235.00
2	200–250	229	300.00–305.00	302.38
2	300–350	323	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	276	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	462	350.00–355.00	352.47
1	500–550	526	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	332	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	369	420.00–440.00	429.49
6	400–450	437	407.50–450.00	426.72
1	450–500	478	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	528	400.00–405.00	404.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	324	305.00–390.00	355.13
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	422	290.00–350.00	321.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	382	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	442	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	494	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	527	182.50–200.00	190.55
1	550–600	558	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	614	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	552	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	422	460.00–520.00	495.47
4	450–500	469	495.00–515.00	502.55
2	500–550	530	465.00–467.50	466.24
2	550–600	560	465.00–470.00	467.47
3	600–650	629	360.00–395.00	373.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	534	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	560	415.00–440.00	427.28
2	650–700	680	345.00–350.00	347.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	515.00	515.00
12	700–750	720	360.50	360.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	772	145.00	145.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	728	165.00	165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,052	165.00	165.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	772	220.00	220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	165.00	165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	774	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,603	200.00–216.00	210.69
2	—	1,673	220.00–221.00	220.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,170	165.00–186.00	175.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,906	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	970	147.50–167.50	155.70
2	—	983	95.00–100.00	97.03
1	—	1,096	179.00	179.00
7	—	973	125.00–145.00	134.04

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.