Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 16, 2022

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.87/cwt ≈ $896/hd at 487 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $118.00/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 499 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	225	426	373
Feeder cattle	188	323	296
Slaughter cattle	36	88	77
Replacement cattle	1	15	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle were lightly tested. Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 11.00 to 12.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 14.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while there were too few comparable feeder steers and bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were 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
272 fancy	272	1	156.00	$156.00	$424	—
276–286	281	2	140.00–146.00	$142.95	$402	—
320	320	1	140.00	$140.00	$448	-10.98
332–338	335	2	149.00–155.00	$152.03	$509	+1.05
350–386	368	4	139.00–145.00	$142.28	$524	+2.28
386 fancy	386	1	154.00	$154.00	$594	—
406 fancy	406	1	154.00	$154.00	$625	—
408–436	419	3	137.00–145.00	$140.91	$590	+1.41
452–472	461	3	138.00–145.00	$140.95	$650	—
491 value added	491	21	190.00	$190.00	$933	—
614–620 value added	615	7	168.00–176.00	$174.85	$1,075	—
660 value added	660	5	169.00	$169.00	$1,115	—
664	664	2	141.00	$141.00	$936	—
806	806	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,024	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	1	130.00	$130.00	$348	—
260–292	276	2	98.00–100.00	$98.94	$273	—
310–326	318	2	106.00–113.00	$109.59	$348	+6.34
354	354	1	115.00	$115.00	$407	—
356	356	1	99.00	$99.00	$352	—
362–382	371	3	130.00–133.00	$131.03	$486	—
426	426	1	111.00	$111.00	$473	+5.47
428	428	1	132.00	$132.00	$565	+26.47
426–448	434	4	119.00–120.00	$119.75	$520	+14.22
518	518	1	120.00	$120.00	$622	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587	587	4	123.00	$123.00	$722	—
608	608	2	125.00–128.00	$126.50	$769	+6.02
856	856	1	96.00	$96.00	$822	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228	228	1	128.00	$128.00	$292	—
386	386	1	128.00	$128.00	$494	-1.32
426–434	429	3	127.00–134.00	$129.36	$555	-0.34
490	490	2	129.00–133.00	$131.00	$642	+2.07
506–534	516	4	122.00–126.00	$123.79	$639	-1.78
556–596	581	4	126.00–133.00	$128.43	$746	+8.43
602	602	1	111.00	$111.00	$668	-10.19
607 value added	607	3	135.00	$135.00	$819	—
604–644	615	5	120.00	$120.00	$738	-1.19
660	660	1	103.00	$103.00	$680	—
724	724	1	113.00	$113.00	$818	—
722–738	729	4	90.00–100.00	$94.78	$691	—
840	840	1	110.00	$110.00	$924	—
902	902	1	86.00	$86.00	$776	—
1044–1048 value added	1047	3	116.00–125.00	$122.01	$1,277	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	1	118.00	$118.00	$345	+18.00
308–340	324	2	100.00–110.00	$105.25	$341	—
362–364	363	2	96.00–101.00	$98.49	$358	—
390–392	391	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$467	—
416–448	437	3	115.00–124.00	$119.02	$520	—
432–446	438	4	94.00–102.00	$97.53	$427	—
454–480	467	2	114.00–119.00	$116.43	$544	+25.43
492	492	1	104.00	$104.00	$512	+13.00
518	518	1	89.00	$89.00	$461	—
508–526	519	3	96.00–100.00	$97.35	$505	—
552–583	575	4	100.00–108.00	$106.08	$610	—
628	628	1	90.00	$90.00	$565	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499	499	12	118.00	$118.00	$589	+4.22

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	1	112.00	$112.00	$517	—
456–484	469	3	94.00–98.00	$95.30	$447	—
522–538	530	2	117.00–121.00	$119.03	$631	—
622	622	1	85.00	$85.00	$529	—
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	—
708–744	726	2	85.00–88.00	$86.54	$628	—
836	836	1	89.00	$89.00	$744	—
886	886	1	85.00	$85.00	$753	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	1	125.00	$125.00	$635	—
590–592	591	2	125.00–128.00	$126.50	$748	+0.50
614	614	1	122.00	$122.00	$749	+3.52
686	686	1	120.00	$120.00	$823	—
702	702	1	120.00	$120.00	$842	+8.25
758	758	1	107.00	$107.00	$811	—
928	928	1	103.00	$103.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	1	141.00	$141.00	$643	+10.00
530	530	1	135.00	$135.00	$716	-0.65

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–942	831	85-90%	2	44.00–45.00	$44.57	$370	-20.32
776–1016	863	85-90%	5	52.00–58.00	$55.27	$477	—
822–1166	1013	85-90%	3	60.00–67.00	$63.19	$640	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1490	1394	75-80%	8	82.00–86.00	$83.64	$1,166	—
1410	1410	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,058	—
1466	1466	75-80%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,349	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1114	1114	80-85%	1	47.00	$47.00	$524	-35.60
1138–1238	1177	80-85%	3	50.00–56.00	$53.39	$628	-15.33
1178	1178	80-85%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,084	+23.28
1100–1262	1181	80-85%	4	72.00–77.00	$74.70	$882	+5.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1624–2028	1826	2	110.00	$110.00	$2,009	—
2050–2134	2092	2	117.00–120.00	$118.53	$2,480	—

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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
1042	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	1	84.00	$84.00	$467	—
922	922	1	84.00	$84.00	$774	—

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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.