Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 9, 2022

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.27/cwt +28.40 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 426 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.38/cwt +15.38 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 510 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.80/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 479 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	426	242	382
Feeder cattle	323	143	306
Slaughter cattle	88	76	71
Replacement cattle	15	23	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher; there were too few breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers were 9.00 to 10.00 higher on a light test; heifers were mixed, 2.00 lower to 6.00 higher; and feeder bulls were steady to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate, good for value added cattle; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. "By the head" calves ranged 80.00 to 120.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–346	329	4	144.00–156.00	$150.98	$497	+11.98
320–338	329	2	140.00	$140.00	$461	+1.00
352	352	2	140.00	$140.00	$493	-4.31
376–398	390	7	146.00–154.00	$150.03	$585	+5.72
410–420	414	4	137.00–141.00	$139.50	$578	-1.36
419 value added	419	8	211.00	$211.00	$884	—
400–445	437	10	150.00	$150.00	$656	+9.14
506–509 value added	509	11	194.00–201.00	$200.37	$1,020	—
500–528	511	6	140.00–150.00	$143.19	$732	—
508–520	514	2	134.00–135.00	$134.51	$691	—
603–616	610	5	138.00–145.00	$142.23	$868	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–330	319	4	130.00–133.00	$131.21	$419	—
378–396	387	2	121.00–130.00	$125.60	$486	—
402–446	417	6	124.00–130.00	$127.71	$533	—
424–428	426	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$509	—
612–624	618	2	118.00–123.00	$120.48	$745	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190–198	194	2	91.00–99.00	$94.92	$184	-31.08
324–326	325	2	102.50–104.00	$103.25	$336	+13.25
428–446	437	2	104.00–107.00	$105.53	$461	-12.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–332	322	3	126.00–137.00	$129.64	$417	-6.36
350–394	380	10	124.00–134.00	$129.32	$491	-1.78
400–430	421	4	124.00–133.00	$129.70	$546	-1.05
405–448 fancy	422	7	135.00–141.00	$137.05	$578	—
450–498	476	6	123.00–132.00	$128.93	$614	-1.54
508–544	522	4	120.00–130.00	$125.57	$655	-0.59
553 value added	553	6	160.00	$160.00	$885	—
554–566	559	5	125.00–132.00	$130.39	$729	+5.08
562–578	570	2	120.00	$120.00	$684	-5.31
610–642	636	10	119.00–125.00	$121.19	$771	+2.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–298	281	4	117.00–120.00	$118.23	$332	—
312–346	323	4	114.00–121.00	$118.07	$381	—
346–348	347	3	110.00	$110.00	$382	—
364–398	389	7	111.00–120.00	$115.62	$450	—
424–434	429	2	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$468	—
454–480	468	4	111.00–116.00	$113.78	$532	-6.72
500–546	530	3	110.00–111.00	$110.34	$585	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
158–178	171	3	99.00–100.00	$99.66	$170	-16.26
250–298	269	3	100.00	$100.00	$269	—
478	478	2	90.00–92.00	$91.00	$435	-24.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–476	474	3	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$621	-8.50
452–498	480	14	135.00–143.00	$139.26	$668	-0.24
502–548	517	5	130.00–140.00	$135.65	$701	-3.80
554–580	567	6	129.00–140.00	$133.69	$758	-5.31
620–648	635	4	126.00–136.00	$131.45	$835	-6.55
654–658	655	3	122.00–127.00	$124.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	2	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$753	-0.33
624–634	629	2	116.00–121.00	$118.48	$745	—
712–746	725	4	110.00–115.00	$111.75	$810	+6.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888–1112	1000	80-85%	2	56.00–60.00	$58.22	$582	—
964–1276	1094	80-85%	12	73.00–81.00	$77.57	$849	-5.76
864–1286	1108	80-85%	9	82.00–84.00	$82.60	$915	—
1126–1274	1198	80-85%	4	64.00–71.00	$68.72	$823	-9.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
732–876	809	85-90%	8	62.00–69.00	$64.89	$525	—
782–1070	934	85-90%	14	70.00–77.00	$74.36	$695	+9.94
934–978	956	85-90%	2	48.00–51.00	$49.47	$473	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1344–1366	1355	75-80%	2	70.00–74.00	$71.98	$975	-19.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
904–1154	1065	4	71.00–78.00	$75.57	$805	—
1234–2280	1559	4	94.00–98.00	$95.58	$1,490	—
1446–1962	1618	3	106.00–118.00	$113.15	$1,831	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
628	628	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
532–886	719	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–975.00	$864.47	—
720–840	766	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–925.00	$917.17	—
968–976	972	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–800.00	$775.10	-12.53

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1058	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
934	934	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	87.50	$87.50	$210	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	1	79.00	$79.00	$232	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	1	70.00	$70.00	$239	—

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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.