Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 10, 2022

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.41/cwt -7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 466 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $130.54/cwt -4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 477 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M 2 heifers $116.64/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $435/hd at 373 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	508	551	699
Feeder cattle	400	497	583
Slaughter cattle	107	53	116
Replacement cattle	1	1	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. 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
252–296	274	2	142.00–144.00	$143.08	$392	+2.08
288	288	1	130.00	$130.00	$374	-11.00
308–336	322	5	139.00–152.00	$143.87	$463	+0.03
350–394	372	13	138.00–152.00	$145.06	$540	-6.72
406–448	424	5	138.00–156.00	$142.71	$605	-4.37
464	464	4	140.50	$140.50	$652	-14.50
541	541	4	138.00	$138.00	$747	+10.00
558–574	569	3	132.00–142.00	$136.35	$776	-4.02
627–642	629	11	131.00–136.00	$135.17	$850	+11.17
698	698	1	119.00	$119.00	$831	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–248	240	5	121.00–137.00	$127.69	$306	+0.03
256–284	271	5	130.00–135.00	$133.20	$361	+2.82
302–338	323	7	122.00–134.00	$131.32	$424	+0.46
374–392	383	2	126.00–128.00	$127.02	$486	+1.62
400–446	430	11	114.00–134.00	$123.42	$531	-3.88

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
176–180	178	2	90.00–108.00	$98.90	$176	-4.85
228–232	230	2	95.00–100.00	$97.52	$224	-10.10
262–282	272	2	110.00–112.00	$110.96	$302	+0.96
302–336	319	3	96.00–115.00	$107.33	$342	+17.33
358–398	383	6	99.00–110.00	$103.21	$395	+17.21
400–446	423	7	90.00–114.00	$104.54	$442	+5.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292–294	293	2	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$384	—
305–342	319	4	127.00–134.00	$129.35	$413	+9.35
360–392	371	5	129.00–136.00	$132.94	$493	+4.75
402–448	428	13	118.00–136.00	$127.32	$545	+5.32
458–480	462	5	115.00–120.00	$116.04	$536	-12.51
450–498	468	15	118.00–129.00	$123.20	$577	-5.35
512–534	520	13	115.00–135.50	$128.70	$669	+14.70
560–596	582	8	110.00–128.00	$122.34	$712	+10.03
608–628	618	2	107.00–110.00	$108.48	$670	-13.78
658–692	677	3	94.00–100.00	$98.06	$664	-25.94
700	700	1	98.00	$98.00	$686	-29.30
710	710	1	92.00	$92.00	$653	-35.30
746	746	1	89.00	$89.00	$664	-38.30
758–770	764	3	91.00–99.00	$94.65	$723	—
950–970	960	2	87.00–94.00	$90.46	$868	+10.46

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276–294	285	2	116.00–118.00	$117.03	$334	-3.45
328–348	335	6	107.00–122.00	$118.08	$396	+1.94
358–398	373	15	110.00–123.00	$116.64	$435	-1.16
404–432	416	5	100.00–110.00	$104.25	$434	-14.10
466–494	481	6	103.00–114.00	$110.14	$530	-0.30
502 thin fleshed	502	1	90.00	$90.00	$452	—
518–544	531	2	100.00	$100.00	$531	-2.00
536	536	1	84.00	$84.00	$450	-18.00
650–674	661	4	80.00–85.00	$82.77	$547	—
786	786	1	70.00	$70.00	$550	-19.00
878	878	1	78.00	$78.00	$685	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
178–192	185	2	96.00–106.00	$101.19	$187	-4.81
226–248	237	6	88.00–112.00	$99.25	$235	-4.67
250–286	263	8	90.00–112.00	$96.78	$255	-3.48
304–314	308	4	90.00–100.00	$93.21	$287	+7.21
318 thin fleshed	318	1	82.50	$82.50	$262	+2.50
370–378	374	2	97.00–99.00	$97.99	$366	-7.09
402–424	413	4	80.00–90.00	$85.01	$351	+15.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	5	135.00	$135.00	$605	—
450–496	477	18	122.00–140.00	$130.54	$623	-4.24
506–540	523	8	121.00–128.00	$124.64	$652	-4.37
558–594	569	7	120.00–131.00	$126.17	$718	-0.39
602–644	623	8	112.00–128.00	$119.17	$742	-6.55
654–694	668	6	112.00–120.00	$115.30	$770	-4.77
700–734	715	5	96.00–116.00	$106.67	$763	-2.56
750–778	761	7	95.00–109.00	$102.86	$783	+12.86

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456 thin fleshed	456	1	100.00	$100.00	$456	—
472–476	474	2	110.00–124.00	$116.97	$554	-4.51
514–516	515	2	100.00–110.00	$105.01	$541	-5.66
568–592	579	3	84.00–114.00	$101.48	$588	-16.52
616	616	1	100.00	$100.00	$616	+6.12
662–692	677	2	90.00–100.00	$94.89	$642	+14.89
700–740	727	3	82.00–94.00	$86.53	$629	—
762–798	780	2	80.00–82.00	$80.98	$632	—
838–846	841	3	72.00–84.00	$79.98	$673	-10.02
864	864	1	74.00	$74.00	$639	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	1	83.00	$83.00	$408	—
558	558	1	87.00	$87.00	$485	—
850	850	1	70.00	$70.00	$595	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1042	877	85-90%	9	30.00–48.00	$39.69	$348	-6.52
806–1060	933	85-90%	2	64.00–65.00	$64.57	$602	—
752–1388	1069	85-90%	33	50.00–62.00	$56.16	$600	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
952–1276	1140	80-85%	5	76.00–82.00	$78.65	$897	+12.13
935–1474	1150	80-85%	23	61.00–73.00	$67.35	$775	—
1432	1432	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$716	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1414–1440	1427	75-80%	2	57.00–60.00	$58.51	$835	-5.64
1398–1704	1551	75-80%	7	64.00–74.00	$69.51	$1,078	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1090	1020	7	65.00–76.00	$72.60	$741	—
1036–1646	1360	4	78.00–94.00	$87.66	$1,192	—
1164–2038	1603	4	98.00–105.00	$100.59	$1,612	—

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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
1102	1102	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	72.00	$72.00	$331	—
530	530	1	53.00	$53.00	$281	—
702	702	1	50.00	$50.00	$351	—

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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.