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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

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

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 296▼ 67 vs year ago 349 · −19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 44▼ 38 vs year ago 78 · −48.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 6 vs year ago 7 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. 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 $348.05/cwt on 22 head, up $32.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +10.18 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$348.05

▲ 32.74 vs prior sale

22 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$557

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$81.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.81

vs NC average

−68.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	351.77	1,945	21
Medium 1	514	270.00	1,388	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.77/cwt here — about $557 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 sale22 hd

348.05

—

NC average8 barns · 227 hd

375.86

−27.81

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−68.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

+10.18

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	1,625	197.32	3,206	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	164.05	2,377	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	160.38	1,996	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	122.53	1,137	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	624	$2,250	1thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,832	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	519.57/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,912	2
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	388	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,649	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,003	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	438	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,927	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	462.41/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,252	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,206	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	554	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,548	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	386.67/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,243	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	377.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,401	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,620	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	358.30/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,626	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium 1Full	994	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,187	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	234	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,112	1
Heifers	200–250	Small 1	246	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	861	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	419.89/cwt	402.50–437.50	1,176	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	435.31/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,415	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	346	379.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,315	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	436.92/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,603	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	397.65/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,487	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	395	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,363	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1Fleshy	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	431.22/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,850	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	436	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,679	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,243	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	442	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,724	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	456	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,368	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	382.85/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,842	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	487	462.54/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,253	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	514	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,388	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	358.57/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,868	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	398.12/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,210	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	564	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,748	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	335.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,918	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2Full	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	331.01/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,079	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,914	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	303.06/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,055	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	703	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,232	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,128	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,963	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	834	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,918	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	168	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	806	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	916	1
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	222	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	755	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	254	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,143	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	512.27/cwt	450.00–545.00	1,404	5
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	276	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	966	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	525.76/cwt	515.00–547.50	1,661	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	503.91/cwt	450.00–545.00	1,864	5
Bulls	350–400	Small 2	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	380	371.49/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,412	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	381	438.28/cwt	402.50–465.00	1,670	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	396	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,841	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,624	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	411	403.14/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,657	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	440.16/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,849	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	470.53/cwt	467.50–475.00	1,986	5
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	431	358.48/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,545	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 2	434	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,172	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	431.77/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,012	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1Fleshy	474	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,517	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	478	367.49/cwt	300.00–435.00	1,757	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	482	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,615	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	402.84/cwt	370.00–445.00	2,099	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	576	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,642	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	376.04/cwt	345.00–425.00	2,170	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	356.80/cwt	320.00–400.00	2,194	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	339.52/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,271	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,790	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 2	720	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,278	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,342	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	313.73/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,403	2
Bulls	850–900	Small 1	862	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,465	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,291	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Small 3	476	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	976	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Small 3	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Small 3	866	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,256	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,452	197.27/cwt	177.50–207.50	2,864	8
Bulls	—	—	2,302	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	5,180	1
Bulls	—	—	2,330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,961	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.50	991	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	132.60/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,244	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	156.49/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,887	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,338	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	164.05/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,377	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	624	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 296Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 44Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	234	475.00	475.00
5	250–300	280	402.50–437.50	419.89
6	300–350	325	400.00–450.00	435.31
13	350–400	367	420.00–460.00	436.92
5	400–450	429	400.00–475.00	431.22
14	450–500	481	365.00–405.00	382.85
6	500–550	521	335.00–380.00	358.57
9	550–600	571	320.00–350.00	335.92
5	600–650	628	320.00–347.50	331.01
3	650–700	678	280.00–335.00	303.06
1	750–800	788	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	834	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	374	395.00–400.00	397.65
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	638	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	818	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	564	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	487	425.00–470.00	462.54
4	550–600	555	397.50–400.00	398.12
4	700–750	703	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	456	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	346	375.00–385.00	379.97
1	400–450	442	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	514	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	395	340.00–350.00	345.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	378	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	434	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	381	402.50–465.00	438.28
4	400–450	420	425.00–455.00	440.16
4	450–500	478	300.00–435.00	367.49
1	500–550	528	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	168	480.00	480.00
1	200–250	218	420.00	420.00
5	250–300	274	450.00–545.00	512.27
5	300–350	316	515.00–547.50	525.76
5	350–400	370	450.00–545.00	503.91
5	400–450	422	467.50–475.00	470.53
5	450–500	466	400.00–460.00	431.77
6	500–550	521	370.00–445.00	402.84
7	550–600	577	345.00–425.00	376.04
5	600–650	615	320.00–400.00	356.80
6	650–700	669	315.00–360.00	339.52
1	700–750	732	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	766	305.00–322.50	313.73
2	1000–1050	1,005	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	276	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	380	350.00–410.00	371.49
3	400–450	431	350.00–370.00	358.48
1	850–900	862	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	395.00–420.00	403.14
1	450–500	482	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	576	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	396	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	406	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	716	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	474	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	438	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	368	500.00–540.00	519.57
4	400–450	413	485.00	485.00
6	450–500	487	455.00–475.00	462.41
1	500–550	538	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	580	375.00–405.00	386.67
2	600–650	636	375.00–380.00	377.48
4	650–700	676	387.50	387.50
3	700–750	733	357.50–360.00	358.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	994	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	554	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	476	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	508	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	866	145.00	145.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	624	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,330	170.00	170.00
8	—	1,452	177.50–207.50	197.27
1	—	2,302	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,359	170.00–174.00	172.05
6	—	1,206	145.00–167.00	156.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,449	155.00–169.00	164.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	938	120.00–142.50	132.60
5	—	914	105.00–112.50	108.43

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.