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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 9

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 300▼ 42 vs year ago 302 · −13.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 44▼ 4 vs year ago 40 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

no trend this week due to holiday last week

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 $388.98/cwt on 13 head, up $26.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +51.11 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$388.98

▲ 26.85 vs prior sale

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.42

vs NC average

−27.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	388.98	2,078	13thin

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 sale13 hd

388.98

—

NC average7 barns · 191 hd

368.56

+20.42

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−27.13

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

+51.11

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

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	1,461	181.42	2,650	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	170.93	2,425	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	164.79	1,879	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	140.41	1,451	8thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,042	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

71 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	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	858	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	395.03/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,197	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,303	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,930	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,127	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,985	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,241	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,313	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,344	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,184	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,492	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,264	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,563	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	197	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	985	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	231	452.16/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,044	3
Heifers	200–250	Small 2	234	274.66/cwt	255.00–295.00	643	2
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	254	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	762	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	302	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,117	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	314	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	848	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,199	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	446.23/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,499	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	356	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,602	7
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	366	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,226	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	389.68/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,446	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	427.81/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,626	7
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	414	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,242	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	421.76/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,801	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	386.28/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,692	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,004	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	415.02/cwt	400.00–436.00	1,967	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	397.33/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,034	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	518	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,787	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	383.28/cwt	362.50–425.00	2,235	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,144	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	894	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,213	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,002	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,585	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	197	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,152	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,251	1
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	268	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	925	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	487.93/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,586	5
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	336	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,075	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	348	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	1,750	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	469.95/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,781	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	398.32/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,514	3
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	392	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,235	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	408	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,428	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,636	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	412	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,050	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	465.35/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,978	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,695	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	449.19/cwt	422.50–490.00	2,147	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	406.40/cwt	375.00–422.50	2,142	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,044	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	382.98/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,221	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,148	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,194	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,027	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,252	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	148.49/cwt	121.00–167.50	1,893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	195.46/cwt	186.00–205.00	2,971	5
Bulls	—	—	1,722	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,616	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	126.12/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,028	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	178.69/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,901	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	145.17/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,606	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	160.82/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,869	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	170.93/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,425	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,967	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 Jul 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 300Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 44Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 6

no trend this week due to holiday last week

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	197	500.00	500.00
3	200–250	231	420.00–485.00	452.16
4	300–350	336	440.00–450.00	446.23
7	350–400	380	400.00–455.00	427.81
10	400–450	427	410.00–450.00	421.76
12	450–500	474	400.00–436.00	415.02
8	500–550	512	375.00–420.00	397.33
4	550–600	583	362.50–425.00	383.28
1	600–650	604	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	894	247.50	247.50
3	1000–1050	1,002	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	254	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	302	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	366	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	414	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	234	255.00–295.00	274.66
1	300–350	314	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	350–400	356	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	465	431.00	431.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	324	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	371	380.00–400.00	389.68
4	400–450	438	375.00–400.00	386.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	518	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	197	585.00	585.00
1	250–300	258	485.00	485.00
5	300–350	325	480.00–500.00	487.93
4	350–400	379	465.00–480.00	469.95
12	400–450	425	440.00–485.00	465.35
8	450–500	478	422.50–490.00	449.19
11	500–550	527	375.00–422.50	406.40
6	550–600	580	370.00–395.00	382.98
1	600–650	618	347.50	347.50
1	650–700	650	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	736	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	336	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	392	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	408	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	503.00	503.00
8	400–450	412	497.50	497.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	380.00–410.00	398.32
2	400–450	409	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	452	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	538	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	724	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	400–450	422	504.00	504.00
2	800–850	828	309.50	309.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	386	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	446	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	462	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	538	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	558	420.00	420.00
3	600–650	624	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	702	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	752	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	385.00–405.00	395.03
1	350–400	362	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	268	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,722	210.00	210.00
3	—	1,275	121.00–167.50	148.49
5	—	1,520	186.00–205.00	195.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	125.00–127.50	126.12
6	—	1,106	135.00–155.00	145.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,419	170.00–172.50	170.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,064	177.50–180.00	178.69
7	—	1,162	154.00–165.00	160.82

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,042	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	948	207.50	207.50

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.