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Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $119.67/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 539 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 182 468 386
Feeder cattle 150 367 300
Slaughter cattle 32 95 86
Replacement cattle — 6 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Too few head to establish an adequate market comparison. Offerings of cattle were light due to inclement weather; flood warning in effect for the area until Monday, November 16.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
186 186 1 122.00 $122.00 $227 -3.00
234–248 241 2 130.00–136.00 $133.09 $321 —
306–340 324 3 126.00–140.00 $131.84 $427 -4.92
354–386 370 5 121.00–139.00 $126.85 $469 -3.98
416–444 433 3 117.00–127.00 $121.70 $527 -8.50
560–594 567 5 110.00–122.00 $112.52 $638 -6.47
580 580 1 95.00 $95.00 $551 -23.99
650 650 1 89.00 $89.00 $578 -22.02
660 660 1 119.00 $119.00 $785 +7.98
744 744 1 117.00 $117.00 $870 +5.99
830 830 1 105.00 $105.00 $872 -9.00
856 856 1 109.00 $109.00 $933 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–294 280 2 115.00–116.00 $115.48 $323 —
308 308 1 115.00 $115.00 $354 -1.89
410–446 435 4 95.00–112.00 $106.72 $464 -6.64
540 540 1 84.00 $84.00 $454 -5.49
562 562 1 97.00 $97.00 $545 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 1 90.00 $90.00 $344 -4.15
409–446 426 5 86.00–104.00 $96.78 $412 +9.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 1 121.00 $121.00 $322 -1.36
354–382 368 2 111.00–117.00 $114.11 $420 -4.27
400–418 409 3 108.00–116.00 $112.03 $458 +1.15
451–471 458 8 100.00–116.00 $105.90 $485 +1.41
502–542 523 3 106.00–110.00 $108.30 $566 +17.32
588–592 590 2 106.00–112.00 $109.01 $643 +19.01
610–648 628 3 102.00–110.00 $105.63 $663 +19.17
660–690 675 2 105.00–110.00 $107.56 $726 +12.95
766–788 777 2 91.00–95.00 $92.97 $722 +5.52
780 780 1 83.00 $83.00 $647 -4.45
800–816 808 2 83.00–91.00 $86.96 $703 +2.29
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 100.00 $100.00 $170 -6.00
246 246 1 109.00 $109.00 $268 +2.33
325–348 333 3 106.00–109.00 $107.95 $359 +9.46
416 thin fleshed 416 1 82.00 $82.00 $341 -2.00
434 434 1 93.00 $93.00 $404 +0.99
500–508 504 2 79.00–83.00 $80.98 $408 -3.49
606 606 1 82.00 $82.00 $497 —
656–698 677 2 80.00–90.00 $84.84 $574 +6.62
714 thin fleshed 714 1 74.00 $74.00 $528 —
778 thin fleshed 778 1 70.00 $70.00 $545 —
788 788 1 71.00 $71.00 $559 -4.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
234 234 1 95.00 $95.00 $222 -6.00
424 424 1 91.00 $91.00 $386 +2.00
456 456 1 70.00 $70.00 $319 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474–496 485 3 115.00–123.00 $117.73 $571 +7.73
512–547 539 10 105.00–126.50 $119.67 $645 +4.58
568 568 2 94.00 $94.00 $534 -17.32
600–644 622 2 91.00–110.00 $100.16 $623 -7.44
664–688 679 3 90.00–101.00 $93.92 $638 -3.76
722 722 1 91.00 $91.00 $657 -4.90
994 994 1 74.00 $74.00 $736 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–498 480 7 95.00–112.00 $105.61 $507 +6.50
510–530 521 4 90.00–105.00 $97.14 $506 +3.14
566–570 thin fleshed 569 3 70.00–81.00 $77.32 $440 —
594 594 1 86.00 $86.00 $511 -14.13
608–620 614 2 81.00 $81.00 $497 —
650 thin fleshed 650 1 71.00 $71.00 $462 —
682 682 1 86.00 $86.00 $587 -2.00
950 950 2 60.00–61.00 $60.50 $575 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 1 84.00 $84.00 $398 —
512 512 1 71.00 $71.00 $364 —
626 626 1 70.00 $70.00 $438 —
668 668 1 65.00 $65.00 $434 —
780 780 1 60.00 $60.00 $468 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $443 —
728–1066 880 85-90% 4 31.00–40.00 $35.69 $314 -22.82
820–1094 952 85-90% 7 41.00–47.00 $43.32 $412 -5.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
982–1390 1195 80-85% 9 51.00–62.00 $56.64 $677 -2.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014–1846 1227 7 66.00–79.00 $72.99 $896 —
1610 1610 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,465 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.