Powell Livestock Market Report, Smithfield, NC

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 11, 2021

699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $114.22/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 530 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.53/cwt -2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 475 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $106.90/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 577 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	699	494	182
Feeder cattle	583	383	150
Slaughter cattle	116	110	32
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher, while heifers were unevenly steady. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was plain to 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
276–288	282	2	137.00–145.00	$141.09	$398	+10.84
308–342	322	9	130.00–142.00	$136.16	$438	+3.86
356–386	372	4	138.00–147.00	$143.55	$534	+5.98
412–446	426	9	130.00–140.00	$134.87	$575	+5.87
450–488	471	6	134.00–140.00	$138.16	$651	+4.65
500–544	522	6	122.00–132.00	$127.29	$664	—
589	589	2	125.00	$125.00	$736	-3.62
607 fancy	607	3	145.00	$145.00	$880	—
608–626	619	3	120.00–125.00	$121.69	$753	—
857	857	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,003	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–248	244	2	120.00–124.00	$122.03	$298	+5.57
270–272	271	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$322	—
308–334	320	5	118.00–123.00	$120.62	$386	+3.35
354–388	372	8	115.00–123.00	$119.83	$446	+3.79
404–438	423	8	110.00–117.00	$113.56	$480	+0.04

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222–234	228	2	103.00–105.00	$103.97	$237	—
308–328	317	4	90.00–98.00	$93.53	$296	—
370–392	381	4	100.00–104.00	$101.76	$388	—
412–444	428	2	100.00–102.00	$100.96	$432	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274–296	288	5	115.00–121.00	$118.02	$340	—
306–348	331	8	119.00–127.00	$123.71	$409	+7.18
350–394	368	8	119.00–124.00	$122.01	$449	+1.63
400–446	427	14	122.00–130.00	$125.60	$536	+2.64
450–488	475	21	116.00–126.00	$121.53	$577	-2.46
500–536	517	10	113.00–119.00	$117.40	$607	+7.60
550–596	577	20	105.00–110.00	$106.90	$617	-4.87
634	634	2	110.00	$110.00	$697	—
674–690	683	3	104.00–111.00	$107.65	$735	+3.62
706–746	728	4	89.00–92.00	$91.02	$663	—
752–785	774	3	91.00–92.00	$91.32	$707	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
176–194	185	2	106.00–107.00	$106.48	$197	—
234–242	238	2	107.00–110.00	$108.47	$258	—
274–288	280	5	107.00–115.00	$110.61	$310	—
368–394	377	4	100.00–110.00	$104.89	$395	-1.60
460–492	476	2	96.00–97.00	$96.48	$459	+4.96
602–646	624	2	80.00–82.00	$81.04	$506	—
676–686	681	2	80.00	$80.00	$545	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
164–192	178	2	97.00–100.00	$98.38	$175	—
206–234	220	2	90.00–94.00	$92.13	$203	—
254–274	265	3	100.00–103.00	$101.01	$268	—
266–296 thin fleshed	281	2	77.00–78.00	$77.47	$218	—
302–336 thin fleshed	317	3	74.00–77.00	$75.06	$238	—
388	388	3	90.00–91.00	$90.33	$350	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454–488	469	17	124.00–133.00	$130.13	$610	+2.54
508–548 thin fleshed	528	3	105.00–108.00	$106.32	$561	+4.30
514–548	530	19	111.00–120.00	$115.47	$612	+4.28
550–598	569	12	110.00–119.00	$114.68	$653	+5.39
550–590	570	2	95.00–100.00	$97.41	$555	-11.88
564–598 thin fleshed	583	4	100.00–106.00	$102.51	$598	+6.99
600–644	617	6	94.00–101.00	$97.81	$603	-3.98
652–692	683	11	100.00–107.00	$103.38	$706	+6.21
696–698 thin fleshed	697	2	84.00–85.00	$84.50	$589	—
706–729	723	4	103.00–104.00	$103.24	$746	—
726–736 thin fleshed	731	2	80.00–81.00	$80.50	$588	—
802–842	822	2	87.00–94.00	$90.41	$743	+4.92

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–496	471	6	100.00–107.00	$101.44	$478	-8.05
516–542	529	2	97.00–101.00	$99.05	$524	+5.69
578–588	583	2	100.00–102.00	$101.01	$589	+7.94
630–648	638	3	82.00–88.00	$85.64	$546	-2.83
658–664 thin fleshed	661	2	70.00–74.00	$72.01	$476	—
668–698	683	3	84.00–88.00	$85.69	$585	—
728–746	737	2	71.00–73.00	$71.99	$531	—
756–776 thin fleshed	766	2	70.00–72.00	$71.01	$544	—
824–838	831	2	72.00–73.00	$72.50	$602	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–866	838	85-90%	2	59.00–60.00	$59.48	$498	—
880–980	919	85-90%	4	33.00–36.00	$34.53	$317	-4.73
768–1308	1027	85-90%	20	46.00–52.00	$48.82	$501	-1.96

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
936–1128	1031	80-85%	3	65.00–69.00	$67.24	$693	—
942–1446	1114	80-85%	18	54.00–60.00	$55.90	$623	-1.64

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1092–1820	1523	75-80%	13	57.00–62.00	$59.63	$908	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1246–1436	1341	2	74.00–78.00	$75.86	$1,017	—
1548–1562	1555	2	90.00–93.00	$91.49	$1,423	—

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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.