Powell Livestock Market Report, Smithfield, NC

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 30, 2023

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.47/cwt +11.38 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 533 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $195.48/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 529 lb · 13 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.57/cwt ≈ $1,199/hd at 761 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	435	476	435
Feeder cattle	340	406	361
Slaughter cattle	95	69	74
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

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. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. 19 head baby calves from 30.00-160.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	1	250.00	$250.00	$715	—
396–398	397	2	225.00–237.50	$231.27	$918	—
408–418	413	2	245.00–250.00	$247.47	$1,022	+24.86
476	476	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,023	-1.34
501–516	510	7	210.00–211.00	$210.42	$1,073	+13.29
614–624	622	6	190.00–205.00	$197.52	$1,229	+10.11
660	660	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,221	+3.40
748	748	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,346	+16.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	205.00	$205.00	$697	—
490–498	494	2	190.00	$190.00	$939	—
606–628	617	2	157.50–175.00	$166.09	$1,025	—
768–794	779	3	160.00–175.00	$164.93	$1,285	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	1	170.00	$170.00	$755	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222–246	230	3	200.00–215.00	$209.65	$482	—
258–282	271	4	200.00–225.00	$213.72	$579	+33.72
300–336	321	5	190.00–217.50	$206.51	$663	+21.97
354–396	372	5	197.50–227.50	$211.59	$787	+25.25
400–442	423	7	180.00–213.00	$196.41	$831	+11.84
450–496	475	7	175.00–199.00	$191.62	$910	+10.60
502–544	533	27	175.00–205.00	$187.47	$999	+8.70
550	550	1	180.00	$180.00	$990	+8.68
604–616	610	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,037	+14.89
682	682	2	152.50	$152.50	$1,040	-7.50
744	744	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,190	—
1190	1190	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,868	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	1	180.00	$180.00	$544	+10.00
374–376	375	2	180.00–185.00	$182.51	$684	+8.78
404	404	1	165.00	$165.00	$667	—
484	484	1	170.00	$170.00	$823	+8.95
516–542	535	4	156.00–170.00	$163.42	$874	+20.20
556–594	575	4	150.00–160.00	$156.72	$901	+24.20
628	628	1	150.00	$150.00	$942	—
698	698	2	118.00	$118.00	$824	—
714	714	1	113.00	$113.00	$807	—
834	834	12	107.00	$107.00	$892	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–224	211	3	140.00–150.00	$145.19	$306	+7.69
252–288	274	3	130.00–140.00	$136.57	$374	—
342–348	345	2	120.00–150.00	$135.13	$466	+4.55
398	398	1	100.00	$100.00	$398	-37.99
444	444	1	140.00	$140.00	$622	+10.47
474	474	2	127.50–140.00	$133.75	$634	+20.12
584	584	1	100.00	$100.00	$584	-12.51

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472–490	481	2	160.00	$160.00	$770	+13.11
582	582	1	123.00	$123.00	$716	-7.00
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222	222	1	210.00	$210.00	$466	—
274–290	281	4	222.00–237.50	$230.35	$647	—
322–340	333	3	235.00–250.00	$241.52	$804	—
354–382	370	5	220.00–267.50	$237.49	$879	+24.49
408–436	421	6	210.00–227.50	$218.72	$921	+0.80
460–498	476	8	190.00–210.00	$200.45	$954	-5.74
512–538	529	13	180.00–205.00	$195.48	$1,034	+0.55
568–596	581	4	175.00–195.00	$186.13	$1,081	+12.68
600–634	616	6	157.50–180.00	$171.21	$1,055	+1.56
652–698	671	9	150.00–163.00	$158.94	$1,066	—
704–742	721	3	149.00–160.00	$154.57	$1,114	+14.57
752–776	761	12	153.00–166.00	$157.57	$1,199	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–298	283	3	175.00–195.00	$186.01	$526	+7.38
306–348	333	7	182.50–200.00	$193.08	$643	+8.67
360–384	374	6	175.00–210.00	$186.64	$698	+6.42
408–412	410	2	180.00–187.50	$183.73	$753	+2.93
466–484	478	3	170.00–185.00	$176.56	$844	+2.48
504–538	517	4	155.00–162.50	$159.31	$824	+1.16
594–598	596	2	150.00–155.00	$152.51	$909	+5.53
600–638	614	5	140.00–160.00	$148.56	$912	+18.56
665	665	1	145.00	$145.00	$964	+3.71
700–748	717	4	132.50–145.00	$138.19	$991	—
816	816	1	120.00	$120.00	$979	+19.25
864	864	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,037	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226–248	237	2	160.00–167.50	$163.58	$388	+1.08
278	278	1	155.00	$155.00	$431	-10.60
506–526	516	2	150.00–153.00	$151.53	$782	+10.60
572	572	1	130.00	$130.00	$744	—
846	846	1	110.00	$110.00	$931	—
860	860	1	110.00	$110.00	$946	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	145.00	$145.00	$304	—
548	548	1	110.00	$110.00	$603	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
876	876	85-90%	1	90.00	$90.00	$788	—
724–1020	907	85-90%	12	50.00–73.00	$59.19	$537	—
850–1390	1016	85-90%	18	74.00–87.00	$80.65	$819	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
928–1340	1029	80-85%	11	87.00–93.00	$89.55	$921	—
922–1240	1109	80-85%	9	95.00–107.00	$100.39	$1,113	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1066–1838	1357	75-80%	12	93.00–114.00	$98.90	$1,342	—
1460–1866	1663	75-80%	2	88.00–89.00	$88.44	$1,471	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1376	1230	4	70.00–86.00	$78.05	$960	—
988–1812	1368	8	94.00–120.00	$108.45	$1,484	+20.45
1656–2130	1923	4	124.00–129.00	$126.39	$2,430	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
204	204	1	120.00	$120.00	$245	—
400	400	1	122.50	$122.50	$490	—
576	576	1	92.50	$92.50	$533	—

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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.