Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 14, 2023

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.11/cwt +15.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 510 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.43/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 462 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	305	287	292
Feeder cattle	305	225	292
Slaughter cattle	—	62	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to technical difficulties, no slaughter cattle prices are available from todays sale. Feeder Cattle sold firm with moderate demand. Technical issues will be resolved for next weeks report.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	223.00–235.00	$229.55	$505	—
250–290	272	3	217.00–230.00	$224.61	$611	-0.39
300–345	322	6	212.50–230.00	$221.34	$713	-8.66
355–395	368	7	212.50–225.00	$218.32	$803	-6.54
465–490	478	2	220.00–235.00	$227.70	$1,088	+16.45
570	570	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,254	+5.00
600–645	623	2	210.00–229.00	$219.16	$1,365	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	5	180.00–200.00	$189.88	$619	—
375	375	1	190.00	$190.00	$712	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	200.00	$200.00	$450	—
255	255	1	210.00	$210.00	$536	—
350–370	360	2	205.00–207.00	$206.03	$742	—
450	450	1	200.00	$200.00	$900	+7.50
720	720	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,368	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	202.50–207.50	$205.17	$441	+5.17
255–270	263	2	202.50–207.50	$204.93	$539	+14.93
305–345	325	4	202.50–216.00	$209.87	$682	+7.64
355–390	367	5	210.00–226.00	$218.13	$801	+20.52
420–445	428	9	200.00–226.00	$205.66	$880	-1.29
450–490	462	11	200.00–210.00	$203.43	$940	+12.97
500–540	510	14	195.00–207.50	$201.11	$1,026	+15.59
550–590	562	7	194.00–200.00	$197.80	$1,112	+37.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	190.00–197.50	$193.58	$629	—
370–390	382	3	195.00–200.00	$197.49	$754	+22.49
410–440	425	2	190.00–192.50	$191.29	$813	+22.01
475–490	483	2	195.00–197.50	$196.23	$948	+29.20
530	530	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,007	+35.12
550–570	560	3	180.00–187.50	$184.12	$1,031	+21.10
600–645	615	6	180.00–193.00	$187.19	$1,151	+27.19

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	268	3	180.00–195.00	$189.25	$507	—
360–395	379	6	180.00–190.00	$183.47	$695	—
450–480	469	4	175.00–185.00	$180.71	$848	—
560–565	563	2	155.00–162.50	$158.77	$894	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–620	614	4	160.00–179.00	$169.06	$1,038	—
690	690	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,208	—
730	730	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,161	—
750–790	765	3	165.00–169.00	$166.64	$1,275	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	263	3	170.00–172.50	$170.79	$449	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	3	150.00–165.00	$158.26	$440	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	172.50	$172.50	$474	—
670	670	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,172	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	3	197.50–205.00	$201.97	$858	—
515–535	525	2	185.00–191.00	$187.94	$987	—
580–595	588	9	190.00–195.00	$191.64	$1,127	+10.49
615	615	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,076	+22.50
655–695	674	6	170.00–185.00	$181.31	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	210.00	$210.00	$819	-0.77
405	405	1	207.50	$207.50	$840	+0.39
470	470	5	200.00	$200.00	$940	+1.95
500–545	523	2	205.00–210.00	$207.61	$1,086	+11.39
560–565	562	3	198.00–210.00	$205.18	$1,153	+13.04
605–620	613	2	190.00–200.00	$194.94	$1,195	-4.30

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	423	4	180.00–185.00	$181.92	$770	—
545	545	1	176.00	$176.00	$959	—
555–570	562	3	170.00–180.00	$175.04	$984	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,047	—
690	690	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,194	—
705–725	715	2	140.00–153.00	$146.59	$1,048	—
765	765	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,109	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	150.00–162.50	$156.55	$412	—
335–340	338	2	165.00–170.00	$167.48	$566	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–580	570	2	140.00–150.00	$144.91	$826	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	187.50	$187.50	$703	—

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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.