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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Mar 5

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 301▲ 181 vs year ago 205 · +88.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 27▲ 32 vs year ago 40 · +80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 10 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 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offering of cattle were moderate. 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 $414.25/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +51.95 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$414.25

25 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$938

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$181.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.35

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	431.87	2,323	22
Medium 1	546	355.00	1,938	1thin
Medium 2	590	250.00	1,475	1thin
Small 1	554	250.00	1,385	1thin

One grade step is worth $181.87/cwt here — about $938 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 sale25 hd

414.25

—

NC average8 barns · 246 hd

392.90

+21.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

+51.95

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	1,736	189.99	3,298	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	156.27	2,289	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	151.10	1,862	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	112.10	1,139	30

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	894	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	914	$2,125	1thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,406	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,556	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	379	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,971	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	494.87/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,113	6
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	434	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,736	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	509.27/cwt	485.00–519.00	2,439	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	475.18/cwt	462.50–505.00	2,281	4
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	496	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,984	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,563	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	487.57/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,521	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	410.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,325	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,528	5
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	642	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,926	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,549	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,438	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	322.47/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,644	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,971	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	452.41/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,031	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	232	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	951	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	278	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	862	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	457.14/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,298	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	431.30/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,415	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1Fleshy	344	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,221	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	364	380.11/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,384	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	368	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,306	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	439.51/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,635	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,474	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	479.38/cwt	472.50–490.00	1,965	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	458.82/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,941	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	436	314.59/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,372	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	445.55/cwt	410.00–465.00	2,085	15
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1Fleshy	484	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,452	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	487	472.61/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,302	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,108	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	381.48/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,980	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,749	2
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	566	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,217	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	348.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,975	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	573	296.86/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,701	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	327.51/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,031	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	260.06/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,649	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	309.84/cwt	270.00–330.00	2,064	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	278.45/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,974	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,916	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,127	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	241.20/cwt	220.00–262.50	2,229	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	482.87/cwt	450.00–535.00	1,086	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	508.19/cwt	475.00–560.00	1,347	6
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	268	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	898	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	318	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,256	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	479.89/cwt	450.00–532.50	1,536	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	332	377.38/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,253	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	346	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,194	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	358	351.32/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,258	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,456	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	368	414.32/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,525	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1Fleshy	376	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,335	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	474.44/cwt	390.00–500.00	1,808	11
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	412	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,453	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	415	400.16/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,661	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,148	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	488.56/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,111	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,944	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	471.66/cwt	405.00–505.00	2,212	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	474	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,801	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	433.83/cwt	380.00–470.00	2,286	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	546	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,938	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	554	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,385	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	427.68/cwt	385.00–460.00	2,399	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	618	288.32/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,782	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	352.67/cwt	310.00–420.00	2,183	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	285.05/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,816	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,165	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	688	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,720	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	307.42/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,198	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	758	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,895	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	268.67/cwt	237.50–300.00	2,080	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,297	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,496	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,186	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	188.33/cwt	170.00–200.00	3,313	4
Bulls	—	—	1,964	212.04/cwt	209.00–215.00	4,164	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	78.74/cwt	70.00–87.50	728	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	127.13/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,315	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	108.46/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,162	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	169.68/cwt	167.00–172.50	2,024	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	148.44/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,838	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	158.15/cwt	147.50–165.00	2,300	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,103	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	747	167.15/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,249	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	832	178.88/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,488	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,891	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,161	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	894	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	914	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	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 Mar 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 301Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 27Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	832	170.00–187.50	178.88

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	—	650	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	747	155.00–180.00	167.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,036	182.50	182.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	950	227.50	227.50

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	—	894	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	914	2,125.00	2,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–455.00	452.41
6	250–300	284	420.00–485.00	457.14
9	300–350	328	400.00–475.00	431.30
13	350–400	372	400.00–485.00	439.51
18	400–450	423	400.00–480.00	458.82
15	450–500	468	410.00–465.00	445.55
14	500–550	519	350.00–415.00	381.48
6	550–600	567	340.00–365.00	348.27
6	600–650	620	320.00–340.00	327.51
7	650–700	666	270.00–330.00	309.84
3	700–750	709	260.00–290.00	278.45
1	750–800	782	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	868	245.00	245.00
2	900–950	924	220.00–262.50	241.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	232	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	364	370.00–390.00	380.11
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	573	280.00–315.00	296.86
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	472.50–490.00	479.38
2	450–500	487	465.00–480.00	472.61
7	500–550	502	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	278	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	368	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	436	300.00–330.00	314.59
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	566	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	348	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	378	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	522	330.00–340.00	335.08
2	600–650	634	250.00–270.00	260.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	344	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	484	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	379	520.00	520.00
7	450–500	479	485.00–519.00	509.27
2	500–550	510	502.50	502.50
5	600–650	602	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	342	455.00	455.00
6	400–450	427	480.00–505.00	494.87
4	450–500	480	462.50–505.00	475.18
2	500–550	517	485.00–490.00	487.57
3	550–600	567	400.00–415.00	410.05
5	650–700	689	370.00	370.00
4	800–850	820	305.00–340.00	322.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	762	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	830	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	434	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	496	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	642	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	364	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	432	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	637	275.00–295.00	285.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	375.00–380.00	377.38
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	376	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	318	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	368	380.00–430.00	414.32
2	400–450	415	395.00–405.00	400.16
1	450–500	474	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	546	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	618	270.00–305.00	288.32
1	650–700	688	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	758	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	346	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	358	345.00–357.50	351.32
2	400–450	412	350.00–355.00	352.55
1	550–600	554	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	450.00–535.00	482.87
6	250–300	265	475.00–560.00	508.19
9	300–350	320	450.00–532.50	479.89
11	350–400	381	390.00–500.00	474.44
17	400–450	432	450.00–515.00	488.56
18	450–500	469	405.00–505.00	471.66
15	500–550	527	380.00–470.00	433.83
7	550–600	561	385.00–460.00	427.68
8	600–650	619	310.00–420.00	352.67
2	650–700	656	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	715	290.00–315.00	307.42
2	750–800	774	237.50–300.00	268.67
1	800–850	806	285.00	285.00
2	900–950	942	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,034	120.00–145.00	127.13
7	—	924	70.00–87.50	78.74
6	—	1,071	100.00–114.00	108.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,454	147.50–165.00	158.15
1	—	1,618	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	167.00–172.50	169.68
14	—	1,238	140.00–160.00	148.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,759	170.00–200.00	188.33
2	—	1,964	209.00–215.00	212.04
1	—	1,186	152.50	152.50

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.