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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Apr 23

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

403 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 357▲ 107 vs year ago 296 · +36.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 47▲ 15 vs year ago 41 · +36.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 4 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 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 $383.01/cwt on 22 head, up $9.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +45.13 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$383.01

▲ 9.55 vs prior sale

22 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.27

vs NC average

−39.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	383.01	2,092	22

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

383.01

—

NC average7 barns · 264 hd

362.74

+20.27

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−39.16

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

+45.13

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	—	High	1,409	201.79	2,843	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	184.74	2,729	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	184.67	2,076	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	142.55	1,425	18

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)	1,266	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	924	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,004	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	352	562.00/cwt	562.00–562.00	1,978	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,056	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	474.80/cwt	467.50–490.00	1,980	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,145	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	453.37/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,190	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	430.98/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,258	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	435.44/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,417	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	382.64/cwt	381.00–387.50	2,392	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,583	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,602	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,681	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	242	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,137	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	490.14/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,431	2
Heifers	250–300	Small 2	296	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,066	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	465.63/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,518	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	453.98/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,689	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	374	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,825	5
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	379	352.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,335	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	394	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,261	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	441.73/cwt	400.00–472.50	1,869	16
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	429	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,491	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	441	372.59/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,643	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	468	389.66/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,824	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	410.52/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,938	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	380.36/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,955	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,248	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	369.42/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,117	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	351.17/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,226	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	386.25/cwt	386.25–386.25	2,569	60
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	355.33/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,366	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,416	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	299.98/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,475	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	842	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,147	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium 2	150	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	698	1
Bulls	250–300	Small 2	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	318	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,018	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	522.90/cwt	480.00–565.00	1,689	13
Bulls	350–400	Small 2	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,684	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	507.87/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,899	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	392	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,646	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	402	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,508	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 2	408	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,387	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	435.22/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,802	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	478.68/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,001	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	421	402.51/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,695	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	422	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,899	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,694	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	474	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,612	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	477	358.41/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,710	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	437.21/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,107	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	486	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,041	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	522	376.92/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,968	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	402.51/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,109	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	335.92/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,797	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	564	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,974	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,124	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	374.83/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,159	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	359.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,258	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,288	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	340.38/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,413	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	269.87/cwt	250.00–290.00	2,038	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	339.14/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,601	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	253.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,075	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	258.31/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,211	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	906	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,812	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	404	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,616	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,238	144.19/cwt	122.50–172.50	1,785	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	204.32/cwt	182.50–221.00	2,687	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	226.80/cwt	224.00–230.00	3,708	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	124.83/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,141	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	934	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	155.38/cwt	135.00–172.50	1,613	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	179.15/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,953	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	174.48/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,054	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	195.71/cwt	192.50–200.00	2,333	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	184.74/cwt	173.00–196.00	2,729	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 357Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 47Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	421	370.00–435.00	402.51
3	450–500	477	325.00–390.00	358.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	480.00–565.00	522.90
17	350–400	374	475.00–535.00	507.87
14	400–450	418	460.00–505.00	478.68
8	450–500	482	415.00–470.00	437.21
9	500–550	524	370.00–420.00	402.51
2	550–600	576	370.00–380.00	374.83
7	600–650	628	350.00–370.00	359.60
1	650–700	678	337.50	337.50
6	700–750	709	320.00–352.50	340.38
3	750–800	767	332.50–350.00	339.14
3	800–850	819	250.00–260.00	253.36
3	850–900	856	250.00–265.00	258.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	318	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	408	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	366	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	414	420.00–450.00	435.22
4	500–550	535	320.00–360.00	335.92
1	550–600	574	370.00	370.00
2	750–800	755	250.00–290.00	269.87
1	900–950	906	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	422	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	486	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	522	370.00–385.00	376.92
1	550–600	564	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	474	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	464	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	842	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	470.00–510.00	490.14
14	300–350	326	445.00–495.00	465.63
9	350–400	372	420.00–475.00	453.98
16	400–450	423	400.00–472.50	441.73
16	450–500	472	380.00–445.00	410.52
7	500–550	514	355.00–400.00	380.36
11	550–600	573	350.00–385.00	369.42
9	600–650	634	340.00–360.00	351.17
8	650–700	666	330.00–370.00	355.33
1	750–800	792	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	825	290.00–310.00	299.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	394	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	468	380.00–400.00	389.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	441	365.00–380.00	372.59
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	379	350.00–355.00	352.37
2	400–450	429	345.00–350.00	347.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	488.00	488.00
4	500–550	529	425.00	425.00
60	650–700	665	386.25	386.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	352	562.00	562.00
9	400–450	423	507.00	507.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	417	467.50–490.00	474.80
3	450–500	483	445.00–465.00	453.37
8	500–550	524	400.00–460.00	430.98
7	550–600	555	420.00–438.00	435.44
4	600–650	625	381.00–387.50	382.64
1	650–700	698	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	708	367.50	367.50
2	750–800	750	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	404	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,266	4,300.00	4,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,004	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	924	3,600.00	3,600.00

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	—	815	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	914	110.00–130.00	124.83
2	—	1,177	174.00–175.00	174.48
8	—	1,038	135.00–172.50	155.38
1	—	934	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,477	173.00–196.00	184.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	192.50–200.00	195.71
10	—	1,090	172.00–190.00	179.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	224.00–230.00	226.80
6	—	1,315	182.50–221.00	204.32
2	—	1,238	122.50–172.50	144.19

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.