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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Smithfield, North Carolina · Thu, Sep 24

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2094

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 210 vs last sale 220▲ 1 vs year ago 429 · +0.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 55▼ 21 vs year ago 68 · −30.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were 10.00 to 15.00 higher, while bulls were mixed. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was 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 $317.41/cwt on 56 head, up $7.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −44.89 against this barn's trailing median of $362.30.

Average price

$317.41

▲ 7.56 vs prior sale

56 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$49.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.48

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	319.17	1,742	54
Medium and Large 2	560	270.00	1,512	1thin
Medium 1	548	270.00	1,480	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.17/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale56 hd

317.41

—

NC average9 barns · 240 hd

328.89

−11.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

362.30

−44.89

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	1,379	166.55	2,297	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	141.61	1,683	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	134.92	2,031	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	123.99	1,275	16

Every lot

88 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	420.75/cwt	417.50–422.50	1,729	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	432	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,490	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	365.36/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,765	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	355.98/cwt	340.00–363.00	1,826	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	294.90/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,705	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,998	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	588	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,882	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,052	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	638	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,691	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,034	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	333.28/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,223	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,338	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Small 2	202	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	495	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	392.61/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,044	2
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	284	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	880	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	302	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	966	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	398.90/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,312	7
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	332	298.70/cwt	290.00–305.00	992	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	394.49/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,460	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	376	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,316	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	376	274.34/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,032	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	401	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,634	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	402	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,126	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	376.00/cwt	327.50–407.50	1,572	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,352	3
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	447	333.37/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,490	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,786	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,398	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	330.82/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,601	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	504	234.94/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,184	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,448	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	316.01/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,669	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	562	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,377	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	563	269.30/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,516	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	303.93/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,769	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	586	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,685	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	300.54/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,839	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,610	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	273.13/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,863	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	266.21/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,943	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,067	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,045	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,102	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,801	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	436.74/cwt	400.00–470.00	952	6
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	229	323.49/cwt	290.00–355.00	741	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	266	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	918	1
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	267	318.35/cwt	310.00–325.00	850	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	416.30/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,170	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	308	362.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,117	2
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	326	224.54/cwt	200.00–250.00	732	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	424.15/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,395	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,325	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	421.46/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,580	28
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,338	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	379.14/cwt	357.50–405.00	1,645	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	437	359.93/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,573	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	465	297.24/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,382	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	476	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,071	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	334.43/cwt	300.00–362.50	1,602	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	303.13/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,473	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	319.09/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,666	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	548	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,480	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	319.89/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,814	29
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	310.79/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,930	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	634	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,268	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	638	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,659	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	272.19/cwt	225.00–305.00	1,845	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	249.47/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,779	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,692	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	201.93/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,676	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,738	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	954	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,145	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	173.20/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,494	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	127.42/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,267	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	144.93/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,555	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	113.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,285	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,253	108.83/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,364	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	142.38/cwt	130.00–160.00	2,245	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,592	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,070	2

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 220Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 55Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	358	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	418	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	486	295.00–315.00	303.13
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	218	400.00–470.00	436.74
8	250–300	281	380.00–435.00	416.30
17	300–350	329	400.00–440.00	424.15
28	350–400	375	380.00–445.00	421.46
13	400–450	434	357.50–405.00	379.14
19	450–500	479	300.00–362.50	334.43
24	500–550	522	300.00–340.00	319.09
29	550–600	567	300.00–337.50	319.89
17	600–650	621	290.00–322.50	310.79
6	650–700	678	225.00–305.00	272.19
7	700–750	713	220.00–280.00	249.47
1	750–800	778	217.50	217.50
6	800–850	830	180.00–220.00	201.93
2	850–900	869	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	229	290.00–355.00	323.49
3	250–300	267	310.00–325.00	318.35
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	476	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	326	200.00–250.00	224.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	266	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	634	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	308	350.00–375.00	362.50
2	400–450	437	350.00–370.00	359.93
4	450–500	465	275.00–310.00	297.24
1	500–550	548	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	638	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	266	390.00–395.00	392.61
7	300–350	329	390.00–435.00	398.90
7	350–400	370	360.00–415.00	394.49
15	400–450	418	327.50–407.50	376.00
20	450–500	484	310.00–340.00	330.82
15	500–550	528	295.00–337.50	316.01
8	550–600	582	290.00–320.00	303.93
6	600–650	612	287.50–325.00	300.54
3	650–700	682	255.00–285.00	273.13
4	700–750	730	255.00–277.50	266.21
1	750–800	780	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	818	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	876	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	948	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	401	407.50	407.50
10	450–500	461	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	470	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	508	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	644	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	284	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	332	290.00–305.00	298.70
2	350–400	376	250.00–300.00	274.34
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	202	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	402	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	504	220.00–250.00	234.94
1	550–600	562	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	302	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	376	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	447	320.00–340.00	333.37
3	550–600	563	260.00–280.00	269.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	586	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	411	417.50–422.50	420.75
4	450–500	483	340.00–382.50	365.36
6	500–550	513	340.00–363.00	355.98
1	550–600	586	341.00	341.00
1	600–650	608	337.50	337.50
3	650–700	667	330.00–337.50	333.28
2	700–750	725	320.00–325.00	322.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	280.00–310.00	294.90
1	650–700	656	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	638	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	588	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	110.00–120.00	113.70
12	—	994	120.00–140.00	127.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	100.00–120.00	108.83
7	—	1,577	130.00–160.00	142.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,592	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,073	135.00–160.00	144.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,440	167.00–180.00	173.20
1	—	954	120.00	120.00

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.