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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Jul 16

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

216 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 260▼ 87 vs year ago 303 · −28.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 36▲ 4 vs year ago 30 · +13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 21 vs year ago 24 · −87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. 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 $341.19/cwt on 27 head, down $47.79 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +3.31 against this barn's trailing median of $337.88.

Average price

$341.19

▼ 47.79 vs prior sale

27 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.51

vs NC average

−54.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	342.77	1,919	26
Medium and Large 2	556	300.00	1,668	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.77/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale27 hd

341.19

—

NC average8 barns · 248 hd

362.70

−21.51

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−54.86

This barn, trailing median30 sales

337.88

+3.31

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	1,623	200.96	3,261	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	174.16	2,464	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	163.74	1,834	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	152.19	1,580	11

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)	1,172	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

57 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 1	387	452.27/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,750	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	429.50/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,843	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,744	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,761	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,062	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	420.01/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,192	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	383.73/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,199	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	355.77/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,202	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	359.59/cwt	330.00–389.00	2,366	2
Steers	850–900	Medium 1	864	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,506	1
Steers	900–950	Medium 1	936	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,527	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	955	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,132	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,279	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	407.60/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,561	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	388	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,474	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,450	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	419	379.99/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,592	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	402.24/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,710	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,569	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	376.40/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,773	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,625	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	345.50/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,810	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,668	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	341.33/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,976	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	327.15/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,035	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,655	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	322.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,159	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,977	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,019	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	234	439.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,030	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	449.75/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,219	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	417.65/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,174	2
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	282	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	846	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	459.84/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,435	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	365	339.75/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,240	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	438.04/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,660	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	418.75/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,587	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	394.64/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,657	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	417.34/cwt	385.00–427.50	1,761	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	405.70/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,943	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	504	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,663	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	371.36/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,935	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	367.47/cwt	345.00–377.50	2,062	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	317.65/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,814	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	326.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,003	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,089	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,905	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,046	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,841	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	202.03/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,378	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	211.30/cwt	210.00–212.50	3,831	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	152.19/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,580	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	163.74/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,834	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	174.16/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,464	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,105	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,952	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 260Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 36Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	436	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	476	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	440.00–465.00	452.27
10	400–450	429	420.00–460.00	429.50
4	450–500	498	414.00	414.00
3	500–550	522	412.50–425.00	420.01
14	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	383.73
11	600–650	619	340.00–380.00	355.77
2	650–700	658	330.00–389.00	359.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	864	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	936	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	234	435.00–445.00	439.96
5	250–300	271	440.00–470.00	449.75
2	300–350	312	455.00–465.00	459.84
4	350–400	379	427.50–445.00	438.04
7	400–450	422	385.00–427.50	417.34
5	450–500	479	390.00–425.00	405.70
10	500–550	521	360.00–390.00	371.36
6	550–600	561	345.00–377.50	367.47
3	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	326.69
1	700–750	708	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	282	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	330.00–350.00	339.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	281	415.00–420.00	417.65
4	350–400	379	415.00–420.00	418.75
6	400–450	420	380.00–415.00	394.64
1	500–550	504	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	571	300.00–335.00	317.65
1	750–800	762	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	222	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	276	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	312	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	383	380.00–420.00	407.60
10	400–450	425	375.00–415.00	402.24
13	450–500	471	345.00–400.00	376.40
9	500–550	524	320.00–390.00	345.50
17	550–600	579	320.00–377.50	341.33
5	600–650	622	310.00–340.00	327.15
2	650–700	669	315.00–330.00	322.65
1	750–800	762	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	442	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	478	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	556	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	662	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	746	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	388	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	419	375.00–385.00	379.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,038	145.00–157.00	152.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	165.00–180.00	174.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,120	157.00–175.00	163.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,046	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,813	210.00–212.50	211.30
4	—	1,672	200.00–205.00	202.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	976	200.00	200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	842	250.00	250.00

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	—	1,172	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.