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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 3

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 199▼ 297 vs year ago 422 · −70.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 50▼ 78 vs year ago 85 · −91.8%

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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 $291.31/cwt on 15 head, down $35.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −70.99 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$291.31

▼ 35.50 vs prior sale

15 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$599

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$97.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.88

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	297.84	1,631	14thin
Small 1	516	200.00	1,032	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.84/cwt here — about $599 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

291.31

—

NC average9 barns · 137 hd

298.19

−6.88

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−70.99

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	160.86	1,791	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,698	157.00	2,666	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	963	103.33	995	3thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Small 1	296	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	799	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	382	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,184	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,539	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,531	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,934	3
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	668	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,737	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,003	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	231	385.41/cwt	370.00–415.00	890	4
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	270	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	716	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	350.42/cwt	320.00–385.00	992	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	351.55/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,164	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	394	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,182	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	412	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,277	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,345	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,468	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	508	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,422	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,623	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,523	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	292.53/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,691	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,598	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,786	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,120	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,072	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,337	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	196	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	848	1
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	216	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	702	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	369.33/cwt	350.00–390.00	886	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	379.98/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,045	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	306	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	918	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	327	286.92/cwt	284.00–290.00	938	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	375.89/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,233	4
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	364	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	965	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	342.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,264	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,194	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	388	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,125	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	322.39/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,351	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	424	316.78/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,343	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,399	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	479	291.11/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,394	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	516	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,032	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	300.90/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,571	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	295.54/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,676	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	654	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,439	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	276.80/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,852	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,575	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	738	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,624	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	265.46/cwt	220.00–280.00	2,097	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Bulls	950–1000	Large 3	960	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,507	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	728	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,310	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	872	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	771	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,368	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,948	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	151.79/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,709	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,666	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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 199Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 50Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	370.00–415.00	385.41
3	250–300	283	320.00–385.00	350.42
4	300–350	331	340.00–360.00	351.55
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	434	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	466	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	517	314.00	314.00
2	550–600	578	285.00–300.00	292.53
1	600–650	620	288.00	288.00
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	788	269.00	269.00
1	1050–1100	1,072	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	564	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	592	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	508	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	394	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	412	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	196	432.50	432.50
2	200–250	240	350.00–390.00	369.33
6	250–300	275	350.00–410.00	379.98
4	300–350	328	360.00–385.00	375.89
2	350–400	369	340.00–345.00	342.60
2	400–450	419	320.00–325.00	322.39
1	450–500	492	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	522	280.00–310.00	300.90
8	550–600	567	280.00–310.00	295.54
2	650–700	669	268.00–286.00	276.80
1	700–750	716	220.00	220.00
4	750–800	790	220.00–280.00	265.46
1	900–950	930	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	216	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	327	284.00–290.00	286.92
1	350–400	364	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	516	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	321.00	321.00
1	450–500	468	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	306	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	388	290.00	290.00
8	400–450	424	295.00–330.00	316.78
2	450–500	479	285.00–297.50	291.11
1	650–700	654	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	738	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	446	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	464	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	586	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	742	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	382	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	668	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	728	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,698	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,088	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,126	150.00–153.00	151.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	964	80.00	80.00
1	—	872	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,052	130.00	130.00

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.