Powell Livestock Market Report, Smithfield, NC

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 13, 2025

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.27/cwt -6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 475 lb · 24 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.38/cwt +5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,465/hd at 612 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	258	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	1	310.00	$310.00	$862	—
534	534	8	293.00	$293.00	$1,565	-34.54
686	686	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,612	—
704	704	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,711	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	1	252.50	$252.50	$763	-60.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	1	270.00	$270.00	$799	+17.50
300	300	1	272.50	$272.50	$818	-7.14
350–398	377	4	265.00–295.00	$280.38	$1,057	-3.52
404–434	426	4	247.50–257.50	$253.08	$1,078	-16.22
452–470	457	11	250.00–277.00	$261.48	$1,195	-7.07
474–492 value added	491	13	262.00–263.00	$262.93	$1,291	—
500	500	3	258.00	$258.00	$1,290	+15.83
566–596	585	3	235.00–240.00	$236.70	$1,385	+19.20
611 value added	611	16	239.50	$239.50	$1,463	-5.50
630	630	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,496	+4.95
659	659	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,555	-1.71
720–744	732	2	207.50–220.00	$213.65	$1,564	-17.35
759	759	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,761	+47.00
834	834	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,314	-42.50
838	838	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,601	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	219	5	222.50–245.00	$237.76	$521	+10.26
260–298	282	5	220.00–245.00	$233.98	$660	—
310–338	324	7	220.00–240.00	$226.19	$733	+2.39
354–376	365	4	220.00–255.00	$244.26	$892	+2.00
416–442	428	5	222.50–247.50	$233.99	$1,001	+1.74
458–496	477	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,097	-0.27
516	516	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,187	+14.87
586	586	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,275	—
638	638	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,196	+7.50
690	690	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,311	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	1	195.00	$195.00	$441	—
310–340	325	2	172.50–175.00	$173.69	$564	+6.19
478–480	479	2	167.50–175.00	$171.26	$820	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	1	217.50	$217.50	$731	—
436	436	1	197.50	$197.50	$861	—
494	494	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,000	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	1	210.00	$210.00	$445	—
370	370	1	200.00	$200.00	$740	-19.50
460	460	1	210.00	$210.00	$966	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	1	167.50	$167.50	$693	+10.00
472	472	1	150.00	$150.00	$708	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,018	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262–296	281	3	290.00–300.00	$296.89	$834	-48.63
304–348	325	4	270.00–305.00	$287.92	$936	-55.17
358	358	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,074	-35.00
398	398	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,035	-95.29
404–442	417	3	290.00–297.50	$294.19	$1,227	-48.59
432	432	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,123	-30.00
450–470	463	3	270.00–275.00	$273.31	$1,265	-40.57
504–528	511	6	250.00–277.50	$257.69	$1,317	-30.61
576–598	587	2	248.00–252.50	$250.29	$1,469	+17.79
646	646	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,502	+2.50
704–710	707	2	220.00–230.00	$224.98	$1,591	-7.53
764	764	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,585	-18.25
808–836	822	2	196.00–215.00	$205.66	$1,691	+10.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–242	222	2	262.50–285.00	$272.74	$605	-62.26
252–274	265	3	242.50–260.00	$253.98	$673	-39.24
316–342	329	4	245.00–265.00	$255.15	$839	-38.84
354–378	366	2	265.00–270.00	$267.58	$979	-28.10
412–444	425	4	240.00–270.00	$256.64	$1,091	-38.76
452–496	489	7	230.00–240.00	$237.96	$1,164	-45.68
526–538	534	3	222.50–240.00	$230.84	$1,233	-29.16
550	550	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,292	-8.49
826	826	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,322	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–246	212	4	210.00–240.00	$218.72	$464	—
272	272	1	225.00	$225.00	$612	-13.27
362	362	1	212.50	$212.50	$769	-15.00
512	512	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,126	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359	359	3	220.00	$220.00	$790	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	1	237.50	$237.50	$955	-20.62
494	494	1	180.00	$180.00	$889	-52.50

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	1	160.00	$160.00	$682	—
776	776	1	125.00	$125.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	1	160.00	$160.00	$522	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
834	834	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,084	—
768–940	885	85-90%	4	60.00–77.50	$68.97	$610	—
842–988	901	85-90%	3	80.00–97.50	$88.77	$800	—
908–1340	1043	85-90%	11	102.50–127.00	$117.01	$1,220	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1242	1242	80-85%	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,813	—
1010–1398	1248	80-85%	16	130.00–142.50	$136.71	$1,706	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1358	1358	75-80%	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,064	—
1288–1454	1385	75-80%	3	137.50–142.00	$139.54	$1,933	—
1604	1604	75-80%	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,053	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,460	—
1262–1550	1406	2	135.00–155.00	$146.02	$2,053	+24.38
1994	1994	1	160.00	$160.00	$3,190	—

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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
1126	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1026–1410	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,050.00–2,600.00	$2,274.92	—
1100–1368	1234	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,550.00	$2,260.29	—
1428	1428	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
834–898	866	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,948.15	—
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
742	742	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
908	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.