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Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 7, 2021

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.06/cwt +14.31 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 474 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.85/cwt +12.98 vs last sale · ≈ $506/hd at 419 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.41/cwt +26.47 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 426 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 387 181 574
Feeder cattle 339 158 420
Slaughter cattle 45 23 137
Replacement cattle 3 — 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

No price comparison available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas Day and News Year's Day holidays. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 126.00 $126.00 $302 +3.00
266–296 273 5 131.00–135.00 $132.66 $362 +3.66
300–340 319 8 130.00–152.00 $137.11 $437 +12.90
356 356 1 127.00 $127.00 $452 +5.29
350–396 375 12 130.00–155.00 $144.80 $543 +23.09
414–422 418 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $533 +7.56
406–448 427 13 130.00–160.00 $149.32 $638 +29.38
452–483 469 9 127.00–154.00 $139.46 $654 +16.46
500–542 521 5 140.00–143.00 $141.17 $735 +22.70
561–581 573 8 118.00–138.00 $126.35 $724 —
604–648 626 2 114.00–123.00 $118.34 $741 —
651–658 652 6 117.00–135.00 $120.03 $783 —
720 value added 720 11 120.00 $120.00 $864 —
936 936 1 102.00 $102.00 $955 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
124 124 1 106.00 $106.00 $131 —
204 204 1 103.00 $103.00 $210 -7.00
265–286 273 5 110.00–122.00 $118.47 $323 +15.47
314–334 321 4 110.00–126.00 $117.64 $378 —
362–384 375 3 119.00–120.00 $119.66 $449 +9.32
442–444 443 2 110.00–120.00 $114.99 $509 +4.99
462–486 478 3 116.00–120.00 $117.63 $562 +9.63
562 562 2 101.00–110.00 $105.50 $593 —
750 750 2 98.00 $98.00 $735 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
152–182 172 3 100.00–108.00 $104.59 $180 —
200–218 211 3 100.00–105.00 $101.72 $215 —
302–348 325 2 100.00–104.00 $102.14 $332 +21.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242–246 244 2 117.00–121.00 $119.02 $290 —
272–292 284 3 112.00–120.00 $115.34 $328 +5.34
316–326 321 2 110.00 $110.00 $353 +2.10
300–348 323 8 112.00–129.00 $120.14 $388 +12.24
352–394 378 4 112.00–128.00 $118.28 $447 +8.12
400–444 419 16 111.00–127.00 $120.85 $506 +12.98
452–496 474 22 110.00–124.00 $120.06 $569 +14.31
508–538 527 7 106.00–120.00 $114.70 $604 +14.70
550–578 564 4 105.00–109.00 $105.99 $598 —
600–648 616 9 100.00–108.00 $104.21 $642 +26.21
660–680 670 2 101.00–107.00 $103.96 $697 —
708–716 712 2 92.00–95.00 $93.49 $666 +16.49
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 1 110.00 $110.00 $240 —
252–290 274 6 100.00–110.00 $107.19 $294 +4.64
306–324 313 3 100.00–107.00 $103.69 $325 +7.13
430–448 439 2 90.00–105.00 $97.35 $427 —
466–468 467 2 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $472 +11.00
540 540 1 90.00 $90.00 $486 +9.34
558–598 573 3 80.00–92.00 $85.28 $489 +4.28
600 600 1 84.00 $84.00 $504 +16.99
656 656 1 91.00 $91.00 $597 +15.70
778 778 1 70.00 $70.00 $545 +11.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
184 184 1 94.00 $94.00 $173 —
216–248 232 2 90.00–96.00 $93.21 $216 —
260 260 1 82.00 $82.00 $213 —
296 296 1 77.00 $77.00 $228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 1 85.00 $85.00 $218 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–498 474 9 139.00–146.00 $142.95 $678 +25.77
476 476 1 121.00 $121.00 $576 +3.82
530 530 1 119.00 $119.00 $631 +7.58
510–548 536 9 124.00–143.00 $135.58 $727 +24.16
556–598 577 6 122.00–139.00 $132.57 $765 +27.57
592 592 1 117.00 $117.00 $693 +12.00
604–612 608 2 117.00 $117.00 $711 —
653–690 672 10 109.00–114.00 $111.21 $747 —
720–742 730 7 90.00–106.00 $99.60 $727 +0.59
926 926 2 74.00–85.00 $79.50 $736 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–494 489 3 106.00–115.00 $110.30 $539 +10.93
540 540 1 105.00 $105.00 $567 +14.48
552–562 557 2 90.00–100.00 $95.04 $529 +7.50
664 664 1 80.00 $80.00 $531 -12.00
782 782 1 88.00 $88.00 $688 —
826 826 1 80.00 $80.00 $661 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718–970 849 85-90% 4 31.00–43.00 $39.96 $339 —
874–1290 1032 85-90% 10 46.00–57.00 $52.28 $540 +1.04
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
964–1714 1315 80-85% 14 56.00–66.00 $61.60 $810 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1318–1408 1363 75-80% 2 61.00–65.00 $63.07 $860 +3.07
1550 1550 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $775 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1108–1764 1369 5 70.00–89.00 $78.78 $1,078 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1096 1096 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
838 838 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 275.00 $275.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
121 121 2 67.00 $67.00 $81 —

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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.