Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 27, 2023

228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $226.20/cwt +23.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 557 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.31/cwt +18.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 566 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	228	257	250
Feeder cattle	168	217	210
Slaughter cattle	60	40	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. 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
372	372	1	234.00	$234.00	$870	+9.00
508	508	1	170.00	$170.00	$864	—
556 value added	556	16	229.00	$229.00	$1,273	—
561	561	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,206	+12.56
684	684	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,115	-24.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	1	180.00	$180.00	$511	—
544	544	1	180.00	$180.00	$979	—
860	860	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,247	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	1	140.00	$140.00	$823	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–284	277	3	182.00–202.00	$189.15	$524	—
326–340	333	2	180.00–190.00	$184.89	$616	-5.11
358–382	370	4	180.00–195.00	$184.24	$682	-5.49
434	434	1	183.00	$183.00	$794	-3.15
486	486	2	187.50	$187.50	$911	+3.93
524	524	2	175.00–190.00	$182.50	$956	+1.62
562–564	563	2	178.00–185.00	$181.51	$1,022	-0.30
566 value added	566	14	203.00	$203.00	$1,149	—
618–632	623	3	150.00–153.00	$150.99	$941	-19.01
664	664	1	150.00	$150.00	$996	-4.37
714	714	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,071	—
968	968	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,210	—
994	994	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264–296	280	2	170.00	$170.00	$476	—
318	318	1	170.00	$170.00	$541	—
404–442	426	7	160.00–173.00	$166.87	$711	-3.13
454–496	476	4	154.00–166.00	$161.09	$767	-7.35
510–530	520	2	150.00	$150.00	$780	-12.54
572	572	1	155.00	$155.00	$887	+12.50
616	616	1	120.00	$120.00	$739	-20.00
628	628	1	135.00	$135.00	$848	-5.00
756	756	1	127.00	$127.00	$960	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
206	206	1	157.50	$157.50	$324	—
254	254	1	155.00	$155.00	$394	—
324–345	336	4	140.00–150.00	$145.60	$489	-14.40
350	350	1	145.00	$145.00	$508	+5.00
550	550	1	140.00	$140.00	$770	—
676	676	1	135.00	$135.00	$913	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	1	135.00	$135.00	$505	+0.01
474	474	1	131.00	$131.00	$621	+13.50
512	512	1	120.00	$120.00	$614	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–346	335	3	194.00–211.00	$201.88	$676	+11.88
382	382	1	210.00	$210.00	$802	+2.63
408–426	414	8	189.00–215.00	$208.15	$862	+7.08
460	460	1	200.00	$200.00	$920	+9.84
550–588	566	8	170.00–187.50	$178.15	$1,008	+5.75
650	650	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	+8.18
745	745	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,118	+10.00
898	898	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,347	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284–294	289	2	170.00–180.00	$174.91	$505	-5.09
318–326	321	3	182.50–188.00	$184.48	$592	-0.52
362–384	375	3	170.00–185.00	$176.65	$662	+1.65
422	422	1	170.00	$170.00	$717	±0.00
462	462	2	162.00–167.50	$164.75	$761	-5.25
564	564	1	160.00	$160.00	$902	+5.55
734	734	1	105.00	$105.00	$771	—
812	812	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,056	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	1	160.00	$160.00	$413	—
336	336	1	160.00	$160.00	$538	—
352–384	370	3	145.00–170.00	$158.41	$586	+3.32
408–426	417	2	167.00–178.00	$172.62	$720	+19.11
458	458	1	150.00	$150.00	$687	+3.29
512–532	522	2	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$718	—
728	728	1	110.00	$110.00	$801	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	1	140.00	$140.00	$386	—
350	350	1	140.00	$140.00	$490	-3.65
634	634	1	97.00	$97.00	$615	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–916	840	85-90%	15	84.00–96.00	$89.27	$750	—
786–984	863	85-90%	10	73.00–84.00	$78.79	$680	+3.69

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
844–1302	1028	80-85%	11	96.00–109.00	$101.39	$1,042	—
850–1300	1091	80-85%	9	112.00–116.00	$114.18	$1,246	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1198–1422	1313	75-80%	4	108.00–120.00	$113.30	$1,488	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	1	90.00	$90.00	$900	—
1216–1544	1355	4	114.00–122.00	$117.36	$1,590	—
1034–2146	1544	5	131.00–140.00	$134.56	$2,078	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
662	662	1	94.00	$94.00	$622	—

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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.