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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Apr 2

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

291 head

▼ 197 vs last sale 488▼ 163 vs year ago 454 · −35.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 76▼ 24 vs year ago 60 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 3 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 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $372.41/cwt on 24 head, up $13.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +10.11 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$372.41

▲ 13.27 vs prior sale

24 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$62.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.93

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	382.89	2,113	20
Medium 1	543	320.06	1,736	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.83/cwt here — about $376 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 sale24 hd

372.41

—

NC average9 barns · 233 hd

398.34

−25.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

+10.11

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	1,470	189.14	2,780	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,568	151.69	2,379	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	151.45	1,873	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	126.28	1,204	12

Every lot

95 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,044	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	418	431.60/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,804	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	466.38/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,029	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,228	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	446.58/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,121	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	443.74/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,223	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,451	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,578	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,434	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	386.11/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,390	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	361.27/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,453	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	734	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,459	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	356.21/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,647	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,685	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	844	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,701	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Value Added	218	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,166	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	464.65/cwt	420.00–495.00	1,310	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	282	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,128	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	453.85/cwt	420.00–545.00	1,421	5
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	324	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	972	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	369	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,273	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	374	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,814	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	430.99/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,621	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	394	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,576	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	414	393.66/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,630	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	418	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,006	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	410.98/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,763	9
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	442	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,370	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	454	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,816	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	456	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,143	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	392.07/cwt	370.00–422.50	1,898	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	334.79/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,637	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	365.98/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,910	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,566	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,056	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	544	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,632	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	351.89/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,974	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	350.10/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,185	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	351.05/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,296	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,118	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	764	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,254	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	228	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	980	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,254	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	499.09/cwt	465.00–530.00	1,407	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	527.33/cwt	470.00–545.00	1,714	12
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	342	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,197	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	364	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,383	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	370	337.70/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,249	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	413.07/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,541	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	471.82/cwt	410.00–510.00	1,765	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	380	410.47/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,560	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	416	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,456	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	461.39/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,942	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	422.48/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,812	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	427.27/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,051	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	407.33/cwt	370.00–430.00	2,118	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	560	320.11/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,793	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	366.59/cwt	340.00–410.00	2,101	12
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	613	213.81/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,311	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	630	297.82/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,876	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	354.86/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,243	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,357	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	675	274.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,856	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	682	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,046	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	692	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,903	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	310.03/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,201	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	722	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,769	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	287.35/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,198	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	778	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,614	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	794	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,906	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,343	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	824	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,936	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium 2	838	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,592	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,183	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	908	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,952	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Small 3	204	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	469	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Small 3	798	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,456	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Small 3	864	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,555	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	158.10/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,810	4
Bulls	—	—	1,612	197.90/cwt	177.50–211.00	3,190	6
Bulls	—	—	1,694	224.94/cwt	216.00–238.50	3,810	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	124.32/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,036	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	132.80/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,309	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	843	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	151.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,873	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,865	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	156.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,600	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	758	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,213	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,285	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,093	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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 488Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 76Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year 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
3	200–250	218	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	374	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	418	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	456	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	530	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	369	340.00–350.00	344.98
1	400–450	442	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	478	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	282	420.00–495.00	464.65
5	300–350	313	420.00–545.00	453.85
11	350–400	376	400.00–450.00	430.99
9	400–450	429	400.00–440.00	410.98
11	450–500	484	370.00–422.50	392.07
4	500–550	522	340.00–385.00	365.98
15	550–600	561	310.00–360.00	351.89
4	600–650	624	340.00–355.00	350.10
7	650–700	654	345.00–357.50	351.05
1	700–750	718	295.00	295.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	394	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	414	380.00–400.00	393.66
1	450–500	454	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	544	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	764	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	489	320.00–350.00	334.79
1	500–550	522	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	545.00	545.00
8	250–300	282	465.00–530.00	499.09
12	300–350	325	470.00–545.00	527.33
10	350–400	374	410.00–510.00	471.82
15	400–450	421	435.00–490.00	461.39
10	450–500	480	400.00–450.00	427.27
8	500–550	520	370.00–430.00	407.33
12	550–600	573	340.00–410.00	366.59
2	600–650	632	340.00–370.00	354.86
1	650–700	662	356.00	356.00
2	700–750	710	300.00–320.00	310.03
2	750–800	765	280.00–295.00	287.35
1	800–850	822	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	882	245.00–250.00	247.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	364	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	675	270.00–280.00	274.90
1	750–800	794	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	838	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	370	325.00–350.00	337.70
1	400–450	416	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	613	210.00–217.50	213.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	228	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	380	400.00–420.00	410.47
2	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	560	290.00–350.00	320.11
2	600–650	630	285.00–310.00	297.82
1	650–700	692	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	722	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	778	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	400.00–425.00	413.07
4	400–450	429	410.00–435.00	422.48
1	800–850	824	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	908	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	682	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	526	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	460.00–485.00	466.38
3	450–500	475	435.00–455.00	446.58
2	500–550	501	440.00–447.50	443.74
5	550–600	570	427.00	427.00
9	600–650	619	377.50–400.00	386.11
4	650–700	679	355.00–375.00	361.27
2	700–750	743	350.00–362.50	356.21
1	750–800	784	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	560.00	560.00
1	450–500	450	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	516	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	425.00–440.00	431.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	734	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	844	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	204	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	798	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	864	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	758	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	816	280.00	280.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	150.00–165.00	158.10
6	—	1,612	177.50–211.00	197.90
2	—	1,694	216.00–238.50	224.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,054	80.00	80.00
8	—	986	125.00–146.00	132.80
3	—	833	122.50–127.50	124.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	150.00–155.00	151.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,332	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,663	150.00–165.00	156.36

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.