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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 19

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

459 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 356▲ 459 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 55▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 7 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 heavy. 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 $415.22/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 32 of 31 comparable sales and sits +52.92 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$415.22

34 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$591

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$96.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.28

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	441.28	2,409	22
Medium and Large 2	523	374.91	1,961	9thin
Medium and Large 3	527	345.00	1,818	3thin

One grade step is worth $96.28/cwt here — about $591 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 sale34 hd

415.22

—

NC average9 barns · 226 hd

403.94

+11.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

+52.92

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	1,421	210.00	2,985	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	185.05	2,935	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	184.22	2,273	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	144.81	1,512	12

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	500	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

92 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	Medium and Large 1	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	529.73/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,939	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	415.11/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,698	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	492.97/cwt	457.50–510.00	2,066	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	512.57/cwt	450.00–530.00	2,419	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,053	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	504	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,976	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	483.23/cwt	435.00–500.00	2,508	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,978	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,645	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	338.50/cwt	317.50–360.00	2,315	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,406	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	325.62/cwt	316.00–335.00	2,683	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	234	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	889	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	236	494.58/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,167	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,085	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	481.89/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,349	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	425.56/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,409	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,533	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	437.18/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,639	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,502	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	457.44/cwt	407.50–485.00	1,940	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,649	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,305	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	352.18/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,662	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	433.15/cwt	370.00–470.00	2,057	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	506	414.15/cwt	411.00–460.00	2,096	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	389.52/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,014	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	346.84/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,842	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	298.74/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,691	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	352.41/cwt	332.50–380.00	2,026	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	267.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,587	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,611	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	327.42/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,092	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	676	262.43/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,774	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	677	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,234	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,651	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,394	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,244	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	756	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,003	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	151	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	763	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	513.26/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,145	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	554.83/cwt	545.00–575.00	1,626	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	323	539.71/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,743	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	486.06/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,580	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	398.27/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,338	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	373	537.96/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,007	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	416.04/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,560	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	481.36/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,815	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	374.74/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,581	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	501.89/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,133	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	412.03/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,755	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	519.89/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,391	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	405.94/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,896	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,493	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	475.67/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,307	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	383.50/cwt	349.00–425.00	1,971	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,818	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	454.27/cwt	425.00–485.00	2,417	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	344.86/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,914	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	556	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,585	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	404.85/cwt	370.00–445.00	2,344	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	602	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,686	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	350.13/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,178	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,964	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	345.23/cwt	322.50–392.50	2,303	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	304.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,061	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	682	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,978	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	319.50/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,313	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	736	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,024	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,452	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	234.12/cwt	210.00–257.50	1,807	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,096	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	843	234.91/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,980	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	246.47/cwt	232.50–250.00	2,132	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,243	222.73/cwt	222.50–223.00	2,769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,457	207.45/cwt	190.00–218.00	3,023	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	123.78/cwt	114.00–145.00	1,126	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	177.24/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,017	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	172.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,014	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	162.46/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,922	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	194.70/cwt	193.00–198.00	2,683	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	185.05/cwt	180.00–198.00	2,935	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	500	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	926	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,616	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	746	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,604	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	817	176.26/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,440	2

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 356Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	434	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	466	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	592	265.00–270.00	267.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	506	411.00–460.00	414.15
10	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	677	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	236	460.00–525.00	494.58
4	250–300	280	450.00–495.00	481.89
6	300–350	331	400.00–480.00	425.56
12	350–400	375	420.00–450.00	437.18
18	400–450	424	407.50–485.00	457.44
17	450–500	475	370.00–470.00	433.15
6	500–550	517	377.50–400.00	389.52
6	550–600	575	332.50–380.00	352.41
6	600–650	639	310.00–335.00	327.42
1	700–750	748	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	268	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	374	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	406	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	472	330.00–380.00	352.18
4	500–550	531	337.50–350.00	346.84
2	550–600	566	297.50–300.00	298.74
1	600–650	608	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	718	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	756	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	676	255.00–270.00	262.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	395.00–400.00	398.27
4	350–400	375	400.00–430.00	416.04
6	400–450	426	370.00–450.00	412.03
3	450–500	467	397.50–420.00	405.94
7	500–550	514	349.00–425.00	383.50
2	550–600	555	320.00–370.00	344.86
1	600–650	644	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	676	300.00–320.00	304.86
1	700–750	736	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	772	210.00–257.50	234.12
2	800–850	843	220.00–250.00	234.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	370.00–380.00	374.74
1	450–500	474	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	527	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	602	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	530.00–550.00	539.71
3	350–400	373	525.00–550.00	537.96
4	450–500	460	510.00–530.00	519.89
1	550–600	556	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	151	505.00	505.00
3	200–250	223	510.00–520.00	513.26
4	250–300	293	545.00–575.00	554.83
8	300–350	325	450.00–510.00	486.06
11	350–400	377	440.00–505.00	481.36
13	400–450	425	480.00–525.00	501.89
24	450–500	485	430.00–500.00	475.67
15	500–550	532	425.00–485.00	454.27
6	550–600	579	370.00–445.00	404.85
8	600–650	622	320.00–365.00	350.13
10	650–700	667	322.50–392.50	345.23
5	700–750	724	317.50–320.00	319.50
8	750–800	771	318.00	318.00
1	800–850	830	252.50	252.50
5	850–900	865	232.50–250.00	246.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	682	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	366	510.00–550.00	529.73
3	400–450	419	457.50–510.00	492.97
20	450–500	472	450.00–530.00	512.57
7	500–550	519	435.00–500.00	483.23
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	684	317.50–360.00	338.50
3	700–750	735	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	752	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	824	316.00–335.00	325.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	409	400.00–430.00	415.11
1	450–500	472	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	504	392.00	392.00
1	600–650	628	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	668	396.00	396.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	500	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,164	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	926	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,276	205.00	205.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	746	215.00	215.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	817	172.50–180.00	176.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,457	190.00–218.00	207.45
2	—	1,243	222.50–223.00	222.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,167	170.00–175.00	172.62
6	—	910	114.00–145.00	123.78
4	—	1,183	157.50–165.00	162.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	175.00–180.00	177.24
4	—	1,378	193.00–198.00	194.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,586	180.00–198.00	185.05

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.