Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 13, 2023

377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.11/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 369 lb · 22 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.93/cwt +21.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 574 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $198.70/cwt +11.14 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 480 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	377	364	410
Feeder cattle	295	289	357
Slaughter cattle	80	72	47
Replacement cattle	2	3	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offering of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	1	230.00	$230.00	$672	—
304–342	317	11	220.00–240.00	$232.15	$736	+13.42
354	354	1	232.50	$232.50	$823	+4.39
462–486	474	2	215.00–220.00	$217.44	$1,031	+7.44
544	544	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,197	+12.77
572	572	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,244	+32.50
600	600	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,320	+20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
596	596	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,028	—
648	648	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,102	+20.00
677	677	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,151	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	1	170.00	$170.00	$626	—
400	400	1	165.00	$165.00	$660	—
752	752	1	120.00	$120.00	$902	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	1	140.00	$140.00	$521	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
228–244	240	6	180.00–207.50	$200.66	$482	—
258–286	274	3	195.00–210.00	$203.21	$557	+3.21
310–332	321	2	207.50–210.00	$208.79	$670	+7.51
350–396	369	22	182.50–215.00	$203.11	$749	+3.92
402–448	426	5	180.00–203.00	$189.43	$807	-5.75
458–488	471	10	175.00–187.00	$183.05	$862	-8.40
512–546	527	8	190.00–200.00	$195.01	$1,028	+20.39
550–594	574	16	177.50–200.00	$191.93	$1,102	+21.86
602–638	620	9	170.00–197.50	$187.49	$1,162	+29.57
668–680	673	3	160.00–188.00	$176.74	$1,189	—
730	730	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,212	+30.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	1	187.50	$187.50	$578	+13.78
440–442	441	2	160.00–165.00	$162.51	$717	-7.47
452–492	476	5	160.00–170.00	$164.40	$783	+2.97
510–548	528	5	140.00–170.00	$159.86	$844	+3.17
548	548	1	150.00	$150.00	$822	-6.69
684	684	1	133.00	$133.00	$910	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–376	366	4	140.00–160.00	$150.65	$551	—
452–476	464	4	130.00–150.00	$142.44	$661	+1.69

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	1	135.00	$135.00	$478	+5.00
414–442	424	3	110.00–140.00	$126.31	$536	—
466	466	1	120.00	$120.00	$559	+19.17
508–542	521	3	105.00–115.00	$111.71	$582	+14.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
224–228	226	2	200.00–202.50	$201.26	$455	—
254–280	265	4	202.50–227.50	$212.07	$562	+6.49
306–340	326	8	195.00–232.50	$213.31	$695	+0.14
358	358	2	197.50–215.00	$206.25	$738	-17.69
418–446	432	6	194.00–210.00	$200.32	$865	+1.22
465–498	480	11	189.00–210.00	$198.70	$954	+11.14
512–538	532	9	187.50–207.00	$201.86	$1,074	+26.42
554–592	576	4	195.00–200.00	$198.24	$1,142	+16.91
602–642	622	5	185.00–200.00	$195.25	$1,214	+18.25
654–676	662	3	177.50–195.00	$185.93	$1,231	—
738	738	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,347	+12.50
806	806	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,209	—
914	914	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,234	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272	272	1	160.00	$160.00	$435	—
408–442	425	4	170.00–182.50	$176.52	$750	—
450–494	470	9	160.00–181.00	$172.00	$808	-11.40
560	560	1	170.00	$170.00	$952	+17.82
682–686	684	2	161.00–165.00	$162.99	$1,115	—
782	782	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,157	+1.00
844	844	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,182	+7.00
868	868	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,085	+32.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	1	165.00	$165.00	$442	+15.00
402	402	2	140.00–160.00	$150.00	$603	±0.00
474	474	1	150.00	$150.00	$711	-7.39
584–586	585	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	$709	-18.84
632	632	1	138.00	$138.00	$872	+18.00
678–682	680	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	$824	—
744	744	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$911	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
224	224	1	130.00	$130.00	$291	-17.43
332	332	1	135.00	$135.00	$448	-5.00
408	408	1	120.00	$120.00	$490	-32.50
522	522	1	122.50	$122.50	$639	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
754–1220	933	85-90%	22	81.00–93.00	$86.83	$810	—
818–1236	934	85-90%	20	65.00–80.00	$71.79	$671	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1396	1134	80-85%	12	93.00–106.00	$100.28	$1,137	—
1172	1172	80-85%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,055	-6.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1412–1558	1478	75-80%	5	95.00–106.00	$99.60	$1,472	+9.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1200	1060	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,060	—
1164	1164	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,600	—
1220–2228	1679	6	110.00–120.00	$113.74	$1,910	—

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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
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
766	766	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	1	107.50	$107.50	$740	—
872	872	1	105.00	$105.00	$916	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	1	145.00	$145.00	$397	—

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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.