Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 1, 2022

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.29/cwt +17.97 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 475 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.92/cwt ≈ $499/hd at 376 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.62/cwt +10.80 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 576 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	437	425	478
Feeder cattle	361	339	387
Slaughter cattle	74	80	91
Replacement cattle	2	6	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week ,slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. 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
278–298	286	4	140.00–150.00	$147.14	$421	+8.38
318–348	337	9	144.00–179.00	$154.52	$521	+17.52
352–396	379	8	147.00–160.00	$151.15	$573	+5.63
384	384	1	141.00	$141.00	$541	-4.52
400–440	420	2	139.00–140.00	$139.48	$586	-3.10
404–446	424	12	144.00–161.00	$153.31	$650	+10.73
464–480	473	5	151.00–152.00	$151.80	$718	+12.80
589	589	6	148.00	$148.00	$872	—
604	604	2	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$797	+12.00
605 value added	605	2	147.00	$147.00	$889	—
654 thin fleshed	654	1	127.00	$127.00	$831	—
684 value added	684	4	146.00	$146.00	$999	—
694	694	1	132.00	$132.00	$916	-3.99
712	712	1	132.00	$132.00	$940	+21.00
818	818	1	116.00	$116.00	$949	—
866	866	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,022	—
902–930	920	3	111.00–118.00	$114.97	$1,058	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
174–182	178	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$215	—
204–248	225	4	123.00–130.00	$125.95	$283	+1.59
258–298	275	5	130.00–140.00	$134.15	$369	+11.92
312–346	328	5	120.00–140.00	$128.49	$421	-0.65
356–396	373	7	118.00–140.00	$127.89	$477	+5.58
404–424 thin fleshed	414	2	110.00	$110.00	$455	—
400–438	417	3	114.00–130.00	$120.25	$501	-0.33
464–472	469	3	124.00–130.00	$126.67	$594	+10.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–216	213	2	106.00–119.00	$112.59	$240	+7.72
258–284	267	3	107.00–111.00	$109.26	$292	—
372–398	385	2	103.00–110.00	$106.38	$410	-0.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	1	129.00	$129.00	$307	—
268–298	283	2	131.00–134.00	$132.42	$375	+5.42
304–342	321	4	128.00–135.00	$132.64	$426	+1.64
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	+9.00
356–392	374	4	119.00–126.00	$123.58	$462	—
350–398	376	14	130.00–140.00	$135.59	$510	—
400–440	426	10	127.00–147.00	$135.02	$575	+12.23
468–490	482	6	125.00–147.00	$134.80	$650	+6.13
508–542	522	6	122.00–133.00	$127.69	$667	+12.01
530	530	1	115.00	$115.00	$610	-0.68
539	539	1	114.00	$114.00	$614	+12.00
556–598	567	11	117.00–132.00	$124.33	$705	+18.13
572	572	1	105.00	$105.00	$601	-1.20
606–640	625	6	116.00–129.00	$124.90	$781	+21.90
610–644	629	3	110.00–113.00	$111.65	$702	+8.65
666–674	670	2	110.00–118.00	$113.98	$764	-1.02
716	716	1	100.00	$100.00	$716	—
710–734	721	4	110.00–124.00	$116.03	$837	—
752	752	1	120.00	$120.00	$902	+18.00
870	870	1	93.00	$93.00	$809	—
1272	1272	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,119	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208	208	1	110.00	$110.00	$229	—
252–296	274	2	110.00–116.00	$113.24	$310	-0.31
304–346	328	5	110.00–121.00	$114.40	$375	+3.44
356–388	370	10	100.00–120.00	$114.96	$425	+4.31
402–444	425	11	100.00–122.00	$111.49	$474	+7.03
458–494	474	7	100.00–114.00	$105.30	$499	+2.48
508–538	517	4	94.00–110.00	$98.65	$510	—
556	556	1	100.00	$100.00	$556	—
642	642	1	80.00	$80.00	$514	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
176–194	185	2	71.00–103.00	$86.22	$160	—
200–228	213	3	82.00–108.00	$98.41	$210	+8.70
254–258	256	2	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$280	—
348	348	1	90.00	$90.00	$313	-2.60
412	412	1	97.00	$97.00	$400	+11.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–494	475	18	130.00–152.00	$143.29	$681	+17.28
508–520	517	6	127.00–144.00	$135.16	$699	+12.94
566–570	568	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$679	+2.20
574 thin fleshed	574	1	121.00	$121.00	$695	—
550–595	578	12	126.00–136.00	$129.52	$749	+12.22
616 thin fleshed	616	1	114.00	$114.00	$702	—
612–648	626	12	117.00–126.00	$122.82	$769	+13.09
652–690	673	7	113.00–121.00	$117.55	$791	+27.55
714–744	733	4	101.00–110.00	$105.73	$775	+5.73
814–834	827	4	96.00–106.00	$100.00	$827	—
902	902	1	96.00	$96.00	$866	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	121.00	$121.00	$569	+13.06
502–544	522	5	105.00–122.00	$112.69	$588	+9.07
556	556	1	119.00	$119.00	$662	+29.00
614	614	1	98.00	$98.00	$602	+5.09
758 thin fleshed	758	1	82.00	$82.00	$622	—
760	760	1	88.00	$88.00	$669	—
898	898	1	86.00	$86.00	$772	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	1	90.00	$90.00	$436	+7.00
580	580	1	86.00	$86.00	$499	+11.00
742	742	1	72.00	$72.00	$534	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
846–976	908	85-90%	5	40.00–52.00	$46.53	$422	—
806–1032	919	85-90%	2	66.00–67.00	$66.56	$612	—
812–1366	1065	85-90%	21	54.00–64.00	$57.56	$613	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
956–1442	1175	80-85%	14	64.00–77.00	$69.48	$816	-12.21
1052–1326	1184	80-85%	3	78.00–86.00	$82.97	$982	+1.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1188–1374	1275	75-80%	3	55.00–61.00	$58.66	$748	—
1214–1804	1439	75-80%	6	64.00–75.00	$68.26	$982	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
948–1032	998	3	74.00–75.00	$74.34	$742	+1.23
1020–2218	1584	14	78.00–101.00	$92.19	$1,460	—

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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
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—
964	964	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	+29.57

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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.