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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Aug 13

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 164▼ 118 vs year ago 294 · −40.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 40▲ 51 vs year ago 32 · +159.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 0▲ 53 vs year ago 3 · +1,766.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Extreme hot temperatures today, compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to 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 $327.08/cwt on 12 head, down $25.43 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −35.22 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$327.08

▼ 25.43 vs prior sale

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.38

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	327.08	1,792	12thin

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 sale12 hd

327.08

—

NC average9 barns · 177 hd

354.46

−27.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−35.22

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	—	Average	1,742	195.56	3,407	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	160.77	2,260	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	155.07	1,817	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	140.12	1,476	28

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	928	$200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$3,125	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,798	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	379.55/cwt	345.00–415.00	1,974	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,128	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	616	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,971	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	346.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,146	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,325	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,633	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	242	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	871	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	258	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	955	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	409.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,102	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	312	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,076	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	316	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	774	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	404.30/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,290	3
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	363	311.69/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,131	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	364	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	746	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	379	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,800	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	382	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,337	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	400.90/cwt	370.00–450.00	1,724	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	373.96/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,799	4
Heifers	500–550	Small 1Fleshy	513	218.72/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,122	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	324.54/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,694	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	533	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,465	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,736	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	300.85/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,838	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,998	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	756	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,871	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	229	414.21/cwt	395.00–435.00	949	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	231	456.14/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,054	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,238	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,413	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	417.65/cwt	406.00–435.00	1,529	4
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	394	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,300	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	410.13/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,731	5
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	431	314.48/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,355	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	378.51/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,783	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	331.83/cwt	300.00–366.00	1,596	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	337.46/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,785	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	306.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,795	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	312.73/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,920	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	277.97/cwt	257.50–289.00	1,879	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	247.35/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,813	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	280.92/cwt	242.50–310.00	2,200	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,954	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,742	195.56/cwt	186.00–200.00	3,407	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,210	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	141.67/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,497	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	155.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,820	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	160.77/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,260	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	272.01/cwt	215.00–309.00	2,921	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	190.70/cwt	165.00–210.00	2,237	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	210.33/cwt	195.00–220.00	2,503	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	862	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,810	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,809	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	219.86/cwt	205.00–235.00	2,265	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	3,275.64/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,276	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 164Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 40Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	467	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	520	345.00–415.00	379.55
2	550–600	591	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	619	340.00–350.00	346.76
2	650–700	674	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	718	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	750	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	616	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	269	400.00–420.00	409.74
3	300–350	319	397.50–415.00	404.30
4	400–450	430	370.00–450.00	400.90
4	450–500	481	355.00–395.00	373.96
8	500–550	522	300.00–345.00	324.54
1	550–600	574	302.50	302.50
6	600–650	611	292.50–307.50	300.85
1	650–700	666	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	217.50–220.00	218.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	316	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	364	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	290.00–335.00	311.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	379	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	242	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	258	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	312	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	382	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	533	270.00–280.00	274.95
1	750–800	756	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	430.00–475.00	456.14
1	250–300	272	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	314	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	366	406.00–435.00	417.65
5	400–450	422	395.00–435.00	410.13
8	450–500	471	340.00–410.00	378.51
8	500–550	529	315.00–365.00	337.46
4	550–600	586	300.00–320.00	306.33
11	600–650	614	300.00–350.00	312.73
5	650–700	676	257.50–289.00	277.97
3	700–750	733	235.00–260.00	247.35
3	750–800	783	242.50–310.00	280.92
1	800–850	814	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	431	300.00–330.00	314.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	229	395.00–435.00	414.21
2	450–500	481	300.00–366.00	331.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,074	215.00–309.00	272.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,173	165.00–210.00	190.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,190	195.00–220.00	210.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	928	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	916	197.50	197.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,030	205.00–235.00	219.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	862	210.00	210.00

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	—	1,030	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,166	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,275.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,158	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,171	150.00–165.00	155.42
1	—	1,212	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	120.00	120.00
26	—	1,057	130.00–150.00	141.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	150.00–170.00	160.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,742	186.00–200.00	195.56

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.