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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Feb 26

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

301 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 459▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 45▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 5 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 5.00 to 10.00 later. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.68/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +32.81 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$370.68

22 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$654

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$108.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.34

vs NC average

−59.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	378.25	2,047	20
Medium and Large 2	532	320.00	1,702	1thin
Small 1	516	270.00	1,393	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.25/cwt here — about $654 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

370.68

—

NC average8 barns · 295 hd

384.02

−13.34

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−59.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

+32.81

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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.67, low $284.44, median $337.88 across 30 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	1,325	163.35	2,165	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	168.72	1,938	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	147.00	2,143	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	137.74	1,514	7thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	315	569.06/cwt	560.00–577.50	1,793	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,760	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,855	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	352	554.00/cwt	554.00–554.00	1,950	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	503.83/cwt	497.50–525.00	2,071	6
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	449	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,616	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,633	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,036	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	494.99/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,326	5
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	484	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,105	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,611	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	471.17/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,450	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,640	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	339.89/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,890	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	573	404.75/cwt	401.00–420.00	2,319	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	394.39/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,319	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	388.80/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,481	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,384	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,520	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	664	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,291	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,331	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	354.24/cwt	351.00–357.50	2,466	2
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	728	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,439	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	335.87/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,462	3
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	796	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,587	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,660	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	988	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,272	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Small 1	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	449.25/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,033	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	437.95/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,200	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	466.28/cwt	455.00–482.50	1,506	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	326	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,630	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,378	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	508.85/cwt	503.00–520.00	1,873	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	450.87/cwt	437.50–480.00	1,704	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	384	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,555	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	436.38/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,898	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	412.03/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,978	9
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	516	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,393	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	384.43/cwt	355.00–405.00	2,011	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	408.75/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,154	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	377.89/cwt	350.00–407.50	2,158	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	342.87/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,965	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,184	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	353.80/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,257	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,259	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	317.38/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,092	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,988	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	724	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,172	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,862	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,555	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	234.34/cwt	232.00–236.00	2,304	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium 1	186	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	772	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,231	1
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	244	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	891	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	272	462.44/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,258	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	548.30/cwt	500.00–577.50	1,574	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	548.36/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,749	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	322	546.00/cwt	546.00–546.00	1,758	12
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	376	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,466	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	481.77/cwt	455.00–520.00	1,821	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	426	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,853	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	469.29/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,032	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	436	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,526	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,853	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	446	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,739	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	451.01/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,138	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,047	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	476	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,666	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,778	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	439.15/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,301	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	536	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,849	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	574	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,822	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,854	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,107	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	604	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,752	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,341	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	682	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,739	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	307.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,369	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium 2	880	197.48/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,738	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,321	154.49/cwt	140.00–177.00	2,041	7
Bulls	—	—	1,340	194.36/cwt	187.50–198.00	2,604	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	182.62/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,872	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	137.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,514	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	163.16/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,955	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	147.00/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,143	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,622	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	882	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,566	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	235.45/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,980	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 Feb 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 459Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	326	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	368	503.00–520.00	508.85
4	500–550	527	405.00–410.00	408.75
2	550–600	571	350.00–407.50	377.89
2	600–650	638	350.00–357.50	353.80
1	650–700	650	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	440.00–465.00	449.25
4	250–300	274	410.00–465.00	437.95
9	300–350	323	455.00–482.50	466.28
15	350–400	378	437.50–480.00	450.87
10	400–450	435	400.00–480.00	436.38
9	450–500	480	375.00–430.00	412.03
9	500–550	523	355.00–405.00	384.43
5	550–600	573	335.00–352.50	342.87
2	600–650	633	340.00–350.00	345.04
3	650–700	659	300.00–335.00	317.38
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	866	295.00	295.00
3	950–1000	983	232.00–236.00	234.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	384	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	724	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	358	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	532	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	674	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	776	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	516	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	449	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	484	435.00	435.00
5	550–600	573	401.00–420.00	404.75
1	650–700	664	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	728	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	796	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	468	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	556	330.00–350.00	339.89
1	650–700	666	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	988	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	350	530.00	530.00
6	400–450	411	497.50–525.00	503.83
5	450–500	470	470.00–515.00	494.99
9	500–550	520	445.00–500.00	471.17
7	550–600	588	380.00–402.50	394.39
2	600–650	640	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	696	351.00–357.50	354.24
3	700–750	733	315.00–350.00	335.87
1	800–850	806	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	560.00–577.50	569.06
4	350–400	352	554.00	554.00
1	450–500	462	570.00	570.00
4	500–550	507	515.00	515.00
1	550–600	550	480.00	480.00
2	600–650	638	385.00–392.50	388.80
1	650–700	658	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	186	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	272	460.00–465.00	462.44
1	400–450	426	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	536	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	604	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	574	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	682	255.00	255.00
2	850–900	880	190.00–205.00	197.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	424.00	424.00
1	450–500	476	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	508	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	584	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	546.00	546.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	244	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	376	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	436	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	476	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	540.00	540.00
5	250–300	287	500.00–577.50	548.30
3	300–350	319	545.00–550.00	548.36
6	350–400	378	455.00–520.00	481.77
4	400–450	433	450.00–490.00	469.29
7	450–500	474	400.00–480.00	451.01
5	500–550	524	425.00–455.00	439.15
3	600–650	602	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	664	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	771	300.00–315.00	307.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	130.00–145.00	137.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	175.00–190.00	182.62
5	—	1,198	154.00–170.00	163.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,458	140.00–155.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,321	140.00–177.00	154.49
2	—	1,340	187.50–198.00	194.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	230.00	230.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	882	177.50	177.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	841	210.00–250.00	235.45

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.