Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 20, 2022

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.84/cwt -8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 472 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.91/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 374 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.03/cwt -7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 427 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	572	447	509
Feeder cattle	499	373	443
Slaughter cattle	72	74	65
Replacement cattle	1	—	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offering of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was some of all.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–246	243	2	150.00–151.00	$150.51	$366	+1.49
280–298	291	8	140.00–160.00	$149.69	$436	-6.34
312–344	329	6	143.00–162.00	$155.11	$510	+7.11
353–398	373	20	143.00–174.00	$157.71	$588	+7.94
394	394	1	141.00	$141.00	$556	-8.77
402–442	423	13	142.00–163.00	$151.88	$642	+5.17
406–448	433	4	133.00–140.00	$137.95	$597	-8.76
476	476	1	145.00	$145.00	$690	-6.00
510	510	5	140.00	$140.00	$714	-12.77
594	594	1	141.00	$141.00	$838	—
620–626	621	5	130.00–134.00	$133.19	$827	-7.87
652–668	658	5	125.00–142.00	$137.82	$907	+7.82
728–749	746	6	123.00–124.00	$123.16	$919	—
794	794	1	116.00	$116.00	$921	-21.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
192	192	1	121.00	$121.00	$232	—
210–230	218	5	124.00–138.00	$128.90	$281	—
260–276	268	2	130.00–139.00	$134.37	$360	—
310–348	332	5	129.00–140.00	$134.97	$448	—
352–398	377	8	123.00–141.00	$132.17	$498	—
404–444	433	7	118.00–135.00	$127.35	$551	—
458–496	466	5	124.00–132.00	$130.30	$607	—
522	522	1	110.00	$110.00	$574	—
587	587	2	110.00	$110.00	$646	—
602	602	1	106.00	$106.00	$638	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
176	176	1	95.00	$95.00	$167	—
278–292	284	3	100.00–113.00	$107.72	$306	—
310	310	1	89.00	$89.00	$276	—
380	380	1	93.00	$93.00	$353	—
430	430	1	105.00	$105.00	$452	—
484	484	1	107.00	$107.00	$518	—
574	574	1	96.00	$96.00	$551	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254–298	282	5	130.00–141.00	$134.89	$380	—
300–340	321	11	129.00–140.00	$134.91	$433	+2.50
350–388	370	13	128.00–141.00	$135.18	$500	+3.20
366–386	376	2	126.00	$126.00	$474	-5.98
402–430	419	4	120.00–121.00	$120.25	$504	-14.86
406–444	429	16	124.00–138.00	$129.97	$558	-5.14
452–498	472	21	119.00–141.00	$128.84	$608	+4.07
504–540	519	14	117.00–133.00	$125.40	$651	+1.64
536–538	537	2	106.00–110.00	$108.00	$580	-15.76
552	552	1	114.00	$114.00	$629	-4.17
550–598	572	19	110.00–131.00	$124.09	$710	+5.92
608–646	634	9	108.00–125.00	$119.63	$758	+9.63
650–682	667	9	100.00–126.00	$112.67	$752	-2.33
652–698	677	3	96.00–98.00	$97.36	$659	-17.64
705–722	711	3	110.00–119.00	$113.05	$804	—
752–784	767	3	90.00–117.00	$106.16	$814	+3.16
814	814	1	106.00	$106.00	$863	—
876–882	879	2	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$888	—
924	924	1	91.00	$91.00	$841	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228–236	232	2	118.00–119.00	$118.51	$275	—
250–286	266	3	110.00–120.00	$116.72	$310	—
310–340	324	4	110.00–121.00	$114.98	$373	—
358–396	376	3	112.00–121.00	$117.79	$443	—
404–448	426	6	109.00–122.00	$113.89	$485	—
458–488	470	9	97.00–123.00	$111.49	$524	—
500–540	514	5	102.00–120.00	$109.90	$565	—
550–594	575	5	90.00–110.00	$101.69	$585	—
632	632	1	90.00	$90.00	$569	—
654–662	659	3	81.00–94.00	$89.03	$587	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	1	106.00	$106.00	$235	—
270–282	275	3	90.00–100.00	$96.73	$266	—
294 thin fleshed	294	1	77.00	$77.00	$226	—
338	338	1	91.00	$91.00	$308	—
368	368	1	101.00	$101.00	$372	—
454	454	1	90.00	$90.00	$409	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–498	476	19	130.00–147.00	$135.75	$646	-0.48
500–548	525	13	120.00–138.00	$127.21	$668	-16.42
552–596	571	7	120.00–127.00	$124.11	$709	+1.59
600–648	624	12	108.00–120.00	$111.31	$695	-1.98
634–640	637	2	100.00–108.00	$103.98	$662	-9.31
656–669	663	2	110.00–129.00	$119.59	$793	+4.59
706–746	720	5	91.00–105.00	$95.20	$685	—
752	752	1	90.00	$90.00	$677	—
828	828	1	98.00	$98.00	$811	—
862	862	1	90.00	$90.00	$776	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464–498	483	7	109.00–121.00	$116.00	$560	—
484	484	1	100.00	$100.00	$484	—
500–540	517	9	100.00–116.00	$109.27	$565	—
550–590	576	8	96.00–111.00	$103.80	$598	—
620–640	630	5	90.00–100.00	$96.19	$606	—
654–698	666	6	80.00–100.00	$91.89	$612	—
728–746	737	2	85.00	$85.00	$626	—
752–772	763	3	80.00–90.00	$85.96	$656	—
872	872	1	86.00	$86.00	$750	—
892	892	1	77.00	$77.00	$687	—
920	920	1	70.00	$70.00	$644	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454–498	481	3	92.00–101.00	$96.73	$465	—
518	518	1	70.00	$70.00	$363	—
562	562	1	80.00	$80.00	$450	—
686–698	692	2	64.00–69.00	$66.48	$460	—
708–744	731	3	70.00–75.00	$72.02	$526	—
776	776	1	74.00	$74.00	$574	—
846	846	1	76.00	$76.00	$643	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718–1100	942	85-90%	7	40.00–50.00	$43.59	$411	—
800–1450	986	85-90%	15	50.00–63.00	$56.77	$560	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1470	1165	80-85%	14	61.00–75.00	$67.21	$783	—
1298	1298	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$779	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1534	1534	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,104	—
1248–2134	1691	75-80%	2	55.00	$55.00	$930	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1044	1044	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,044	—
934–2276	1262	11	70.00–91.00	$81.72	$1,031	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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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.