Powell Livestock Market Report, Smithfield, NC

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 12, 2024

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.33/cwt -9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 374 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $310.34/cwt +16.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 372 lb · 14 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.72/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 327 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	289	460	284
Feeder cattle	230	356	200
Slaughter cattle	59	101	84
Replacement cattle	—	3	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	5	303.00	$303.00	$1,188	—
401	401	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,293	+14.52
477	477	2	309.00	$309.00	$1,474	+18.21
533–548	546	8	268.50–280.00	$269.90	$1,474	—
552	552	2	252.50	$252.50	$1,394	-10.00
661	661	5	250.50	$250.50	$1,656	-10.31
730	730	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,242	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–288	279	3	267.50–290.00	$277.67	$775	+3.86
310–346	327	13	262.50–295.00	$280.72	$918	+1.44
354–394	374	18	268.00–297.50	$276.33	$1,033	+8.05
404–446	424	10	250.00–280.00	$264.51	$1,122	-7.37
462–498	482	4	240.00–252.50	$248.07	$1,196	+5.73
500–548	521	8	235.00–257.50	$243.69	$1,270	+3.03
564–584	575	4	232.50–240.00	$236.88	$1,362	+1.92
600–622	611	3	220.00–235.00	$226.63	$1,385	+6.61
696	696	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,514	-9.25
716–722	719	2	207.00–217.50	$212.23	$1,526	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214–220	217	2	222.50–235.00	$228.84	$497	+6.15
296	296	1	230.00	$230.00	$681	—
304–328	320	3	232.50–242.50	$239.33	$766	+8.76
384	384	1	220.00	$220.00	$845	+5.00
404–442	429	10	240.00–247.50	$241.22	$1,035	+44.97
452–494	472	6	215.00–240.00	$224.96	$1,062	-2.51
522–532	527	2	210.00–222.50	$216.19	$1,139	+16.19
576	576	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,313	+8.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	-7.50
325	325	2	180.00	$180.00	$585	—
584	584	1	130.00	$130.00	$759	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
234	234	1	212.50	$212.50	$497	—
306	306	1	202.50	$202.50	$620	—
374	374	1	210.00	$210.00	$785	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208	208	1	265.00	$265.00	$551	—
250–296	285	6	290.00–310.00	$299.93	$855	-1.38
304–338	322	8	280.00–330.00	$311.92	$1,004	+8.48
354–396	372	14	285.00–325.00	$310.34	$1,154	+16.95
408	408	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,153	+22.50
404–444	421	5	292.50–312.50	$304.02	$1,280	+44.02
450–492	479	5	255.00–282.00	$265.19	$1,270	-18.73
502–546	523	7	245.00–299.00	$261.17	$1,366	-10.07
600–638	619	2	225.00–227.50	$226.29	$1,401	-19.43
654–682	669	3	245.00–250.00	$248.33	$1,661	+5.83
730	730	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,577	-1.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
224–232	228	2	235.00	$235.00	$536	—
252–278	268	3	275.00–280.00	$278.43	$746	+25.63
310–340	328	4	235.00–287.50	$266.74	$875	+24.41
382	382	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,031	+5.00
404–448	432	4	220.00–275.00	$255.65	$1,104	+15.59
494	494	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,235	+30.89
508	508	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,219	+22.49
558	558	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,228	—
606–634	619	3	176.00–210.00	$195.12	$1,208	+6.09
706	706	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,165	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
686	686	1	122.50	$122.50	$840	—
762	762	1	115.00	$115.00	$876	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	1	205.00	$205.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	1	200.00	$200.00	$516	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
764	764	85-90%	1	115.00	$115.00	$879	—
820–1190	995	85-90%	8	50.00–65.00	$57.08	$568	-28.46
762–1356	1086	85-90%	10	70.00–89.00	$75.70	$822	—
884–1334	1130	85-90%	11	90.00–107.00	$100.64	$1,137	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098–1404	1268	80-85%	8	105.00–121.00	$112.47	$1,426	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1362	1362	75-80%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,566	—
1512	1512	75-80%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,648	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1262–1496	1390	3	92.50–110.00	$103.81	$1,443	-26.35
1226–1980	1649	7	120.00–142.50	$132.46	$2,184	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	1	72.50	$72.50	$1,000	—

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	2	120.00	$120.00	$481	—
504	504	1	147.50	$147.50	$743	—

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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.