Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 27, 2022

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.07/cwt +9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 481 lb · 32 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.34/cwt +3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 576 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.31/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 420 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	572	572	598
Feeder cattle	503	499	507
Slaughter cattle	69	72	91
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4 to 8 cents lower. Feeder cattle were 4 to 10 cents lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate Offering of cattle was heavy. Cattle quality was very plain. .

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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	136.00	$136.00	$294	-14.51
292	292	2	141.00–147.00	$144.00	$420	-5.69
306–345	325	12	146.00–167.00	$154.68	$503	-0.43
350–394	372	9	144.00–159.00	$151.48	$564	-6.23
412	412	1	138.00	$138.00	$569	-13.88
402–436	416	11	140.00–152.00	$146.82	$611	-5.06
431 value added	431	4	155.00	$155.00	$668	—
508–540	537	10	135.00–150.00	$148.58	$798	+8.58
585 value added	585	2	151.00	$151.00	$883	—
554–597	590	6	130.00–140.00	$136.92	$808	-4.08
602–622	615	3	127.00–142.00	$132.57	$815	-0.62
702 value added	702	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,018	—
805–844	818	3	124.00–129.00	$125.72	$1,028	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–278	272	2	120.00–132.00	$126.13	$343	-8.24
318–338	331	5	121.00–133.00	$125.23	$415	-9.74
350–398	372	8	117.00–140.00	$127.43	$474	-4.74
400–448	433	14	116.00–140.00	$127.15	$551	-0.20
444	444	1	110.00	$110.00	$488	-17.35
474–498	486	2	120.00–124.00	$121.95	$593	-8.35

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
198	198	1	114.00	$114.00	$226	+19.00
204	204	1	97.50	$97.50	$199	—
252	252	1	100.00	$100.00	$252	-7.72
328	328	1	110.00	$110.00	$361	+21.00
362–394	379	3	106.00–116.00	$110.74	$420	+17.74
406–442	425	4	97.00–111.00	$104.45	$444	-0.55
484	484	1	102.50	$102.50	$496	-4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	125.00	$125.00	$350	-9.89
306	306	2	132.00	$132.00	$404	-2.91
370–394	383	7	125.00–135.00	$131.55	$504	+5.55
374–394	384	2	124.00	$124.00	$476	-2.00
428–448	435	6	125.00–141.00	$131.03	$570	+1.06
450–498	474	14	125.00–138.00	$132.38	$627	+3.54
486 value added	486	18	142.50	$142.50	$693	—
500–548	531	8	117.00–129.00	$121.92	$647	+13.92
570	570	1	112.00	$112.00	$638	-12.09
576 value added	576	6	131.00	$131.00	$755	—
566–596	577	12	120.00–129.00	$126.79	$732	+2.70
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	-19.63
601–646	615	5	115.00–124.00	$120.56	$741	+0.93
652	652	1	100.00	$100.00	$652	-12.67
688	688	1	110.00	$110.00	$757	+12.64
720–734	723	5	113.00–116.00	$115.39	$834	+2.34
754	754	1	100.00	$100.00	$754	-6.16
818	818	1	104.00	$104.00	$851	-2.00
1128	1128	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,162	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236–246	243	3	115.00–120.00	$118.04	$287	-0.47
280	280	1	118.00	$118.00	$330	+1.28
316–346	327	3	116.00–121.00	$119.06	$389	+4.08
350–386	372	8	119.00–122.00	$120.76	$449	+2.97
402–444	431	4	110.00–120.00	$113.87	$491	-0.02
450–488	471	4	110.00–122.00	$113.79	$536	+2.30
510–544	535	6	90.00–120.00	$103.35	$553	-6.55
550–586	570	6	90.00–104.00	$96.54	$550	-5.15
654–676	665	2	90.00–95.00	$92.46	$615	+3.43

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	1	110.00	$110.00	$260	+4.00
250–280	266	3	100.00–115.00	$108.73	$289	+12.00
304 thin fleshed	304	1	82.50	$82.50	$251	—
334–340	337	2	91.00–102.50	$96.80	$326	+5.80
352 thin fleshed	352	1	82.50	$82.50	$290	—
390–398	394	2	100.00–110.00	$104.95	$414	+3.95
414–434	424	2	82.00–87.50	$84.81	$360	—
552	552	1	74.00	$74.00	$408	—
586	586	1	70.00	$70.00	$410	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–386	383	2	72.50–89.00	$80.81	$310	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	474	9	130.00–142.00	$136.83	$649	+1.08
506–548	528	13	120.00–136.00	$128.67	$679	+1.46
550	550	1	127.00	$127.00	$698	+2.89
568–585	579	3	120.00	$120.00	$695	-4.11
624	624	2	100.00	$100.00	$624	-11.31
630–632 thin fleshed	631	2	101.00–104.00	$102.50	$647	—
642	642	1	110.00	$110.00	$706	+6.02
650–656	653	2	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$715	-10.09
666–688 thin fleshed	677	2	100.00	$100.00	$677	—
714–724	719	2	104.00–110.00	$107.02	$769	+11.82
756	756	1	102.00	$102.00	$771	+12.00
830	830	1	94.00	$94.00	$780	-4.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–490	469	9	100.00–124.00	$109.06	$511	-6.94
500–548	526	8	100.00–114.00	$110.74	$582	+1.47
562–598	577	7	94.00–114.00	$105.57	$609	+1.77
612–646	625	3	85.00–100.00	$92.34	$577	-3.85
650 thin fleshed	650	1	81.00	$81.00	$526	—
650–672	661	2	90.00–92.50	$91.27	$603	-0.62
722–728	725	2	84.00–86.00	$85.00	$616	±0.00
814–838	826	2	80.00–83.00	$81.52	$673	—
852 thin fleshed	852	1	75.00	$75.00	$639	—
858	858	1	82.00	$82.00	$704	-4.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574	574	1	75.00	$75.00	$430	-5.00
778	778	1	70.00	$70.00	$545	-4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
842–1188	996	85-90%	7	50.00–60.00	$54.51	$543	-2.26
996–1104	1050	85-90%	2	36.00–44.00	$39.79	$418	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
998–1722	1382	80-85%	3	60.00–64.00	$62.35	$862	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1118–1230	1174	2	70.00–76.00	$72.86	$855	—
1006–1446	1229	3	83.00–90.00	$86.08	$1,058	—

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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.