Powell Livestock Market Report, Smithfield, NC

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 25, 2021

328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.78/cwt ≈ $754/hd at 568 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.74/cwt ≈ $727/hd at 476 lb · 12 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.50/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 666 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	328	51	701
Feeder cattle	298	6	595
Slaughter cattle	29	45	103
Replacement cattle	1	—	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

There were too few cattle the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a lower undertone was noted for slaughter cattle, while a higher undertone was noted for feeder cattle. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
216	216	1	123.00	$123.00	$266	—
262–288	276	5	124.00–140.00	$134.04	$370	—
310	310	1	134.00	$134.00	$415	—
306–340	324	4	144.00–150.00	$146.75	$475	—
354–372	363	3	130.00–135.00	$132.29	$480	—
356–398	386	8	155.00–166.00	$162.46	$627	—
402–446	421	8	140.00–158.00	$150.65	$634	—
424–438	431	2	136.00–137.00	$136.51	$588	—
450–492	476	12	146.00–155.00	$152.74	$727	—
504–532	515	7	137.00–152.00	$146.17	$753	—
560–596	575	5	132.00–139.00	$135.55	$779	—
600–612	606	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$791	—
666	666	12	128.50	$128.50	$856	+13.50
744	744	1	108.00	$108.00	$804	-8.00
766	766	2	120.00	$120.00	$919	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272–296	285	3	120.00–130.00	$125.27	$357	—
302–336	322	5	115.00–130.00	$124.35	$400	+4.35
364–396	382	8	117.00–131.00	$124.27	$475	—
400–406	403	2	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$508	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204–226	215	2	106.00–108.00	$106.95	$230	—
254–262	258	3	90.00–110.00	$101.69	$262	—
326	326	1	105.00	$105.00	$342	—
362–394	378	2	105.00–106.00	$105.52	$399	—
434	434	1	109.00	$109.00	$473	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	1	83.00	$83.00	$188	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	1	110.00	$110.00	$323	—
326–338	330	3	114.00–123.00	$117.99	$389	—
360–372	366	2	111.00	$111.00	$406	—
370–398	383	7	113.00–120.00	$117.01	$448	—
410–446	426	8	110.00–121.00	$115.74	$493	—
460–478	470	6	110.00–117.00	$114.01	$536	—
500–546	523	11	105.00–118.00	$111.40	$583	—
554–586	563	5	104.00–116.00	$108.77	$612	—
600–648	623	4	99.00–105.00	$101.28	$631	—
658–664	661	2	94.00–101.00	$97.52	$645	—
664	664	1	87.00	$87.00	$578	—
734	734	1	90.00	$90.00	$661	—
784	784	1	86.00	$86.00	$674	—
862–878	870	2	80.00–90.00	$85.05	$740	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
234	234	1	106.00	$106.00	$248	—
290–298	293	3	97.00–109.00	$103.37	$303	—
312–316	314	2	106.00–109.00	$107.51	$338	—
356–396	374	8	92.00–110.00	$98.83	$370	—
448	448	1	80.00	$80.00	$358	—
454–494	476	4	94.00–102.00	$99.53	$474	—
542	542	1	82.00	$82.00	$444	—
612	612	1	77.00	$77.00	$471	—
628	628	1	69.00	$69.00	$433	—
662	662	1	82.00	$82.00	$543	—
758–786	772	2	76.00–78.00	$77.02	$595	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	1	82.00	$82.00	$190	—
258	258	1	88.00	$88.00	$227	—
312–344	331	3	80.00–90.00	$84.97	$281	-8.03
446	446	1	80.00	$80.00	$357	—
522	522	1	62.00	$62.00	$324	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	1	80.00	$80.00	$210	—
318	318	1	70.00	$70.00	$223	—
462	462	1	76.00	$76.00	$351	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–486	472	11	134.00–152.00	$143.73	$678	—
526–548	537	2	140.00–146.00	$142.94	$768	—
553–598	568	13	124.00–138.00	$132.78	$754	—
600–640	619	4	118.00–128.00	$121.53	$752	—
704–748	722	3	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$787	—
764–794	776	4	104.00–109.00	$107.02	$830	—
894	894	1	85.00	$85.00	$760	—
944	944	1	70.00	$70.00	$661	—
964	964	1	79.00	$79.00	$762	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	1	126.00	$126.00	$612	—
530–534	532	2	113.00–117.00	$115.01	$612	—
564–588	573	3	100.00–106.00	$101.98	$584	—
634	634	1	100.00	$100.00	$634	—
688	688	1	80.00	$80.00	$550	—
798	798	1	70.00	$70.00	$559	—
852–858	855	2	72.00–80.00	$75.99	$650	—
962	962	1	60.00	$60.00	$577	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–636	633	2	70.00–71.00	$70.50	$446	—
664	664	1	60.00	$60.00	$398	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	60.00	$60.00	$402	—
846	846	1	64.00	$64.00	$541	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
988–1046	1017	80-85%	2	71.00–79.00	$74.89	$762	—
952–1316	1179	80-85%	6	64.00–69.00	$66.98	$790	-2.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
814–878	846	85-90%	2	39.00–40.00	$39.48	$334	—
846–1120	1028	85-90%	4	56.00–58.00	$56.79	$584	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1482	1482	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$741	-17.56
1952	1952	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$1,152	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
928–1032	968	6	41.00–60.00	$51.39	$497	—
980–1356	1219	3	70.00–80.00	$74.79	$912	—
2092	2092	1	99.00	$99.00	$2,071	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
946	946	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.