Powell Livestock Market Report, Smithfield, NC

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 13, 2025

366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $358.13/cwt +34.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 520 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $385.47/cwt +49.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,626/hd at 422 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $396.80/cwt +54.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,475/hd at 372 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	366	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	3	410.00–425.00	$416.67	$1,567	+55.24
404–448	422	6	380.00–407.50	$395.59	$1,669	+45.14
458–486	471	5	355.00–385.00	$368.84	$1,737	+15.05
510 value added	510	17	367.50	$367.50	$1,874	—
506–549	540	8	330.00–340.00	$338.21	$1,826	+14.20
575 value added	575	2	337.50	$337.50	$1,941	—
590	590	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,652	—
600 value added	600	15	300.00	$300.00	$1,800	—
608–632	620	2	250.00–280.00	$265.29	$1,645	-5.89
654 value added	654	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,798	—
680	680	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,632	—
704–748	723	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,808	—
764–778	769	3	237.50–240.00	$239.16	$1,839	—
848	848	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,993	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,123	—
459	459	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,239	—
692–696	695	5	229.00–235.00	$230.19	$1,600	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530 value added	530	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,603	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544	544	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,346	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218–248	238	3	300.00–350.00	$324.24	$772	—
254–298	282	8	270.00–340.00	$308.11	$869	+17.04
304–346	323	9	300.00–335.00	$315.67	$1,020	+18.20
350–382	362	12	280.00–322.50	$300.80	$1,089	-13.87
396 value added	396	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,297	—
406–442	426	18	285.00–340.00	$305.69	$1,302	-6.77
452–492	476	11	275.00–320.00	$305.02	$1,452	+12.05
510 value added	510	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,517	—
512–540	529	7	270.00–305.00	$282.52	$1,495	+22.71
566 value added	566	4	287.00	$287.00	$1,624	-3.00
566–590	577	5	227.50–280.00	$256.87	$1,482	+16.51
602	602	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,354	+0.54
600–647	632	8	231.00–250.00	$242.40	$1,532	+17.94
660–690	675	2	220.00–230.00	$224.89	$1,518	+1.86
786	786	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,651	—
962	962	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,684	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272–278	275	2	260.00–282.50	$271.13	$746	—
310–332	321	2	245.00–265.00	$254.66	$817	—
364–368	366	2	250.00–265.00	$257.46	$942	-22.54
478	478	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,147	—
510–524	517	2	227.50–230.00	$228.73	$1,183	-1.27
576	576	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,210	-20.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,025	—
594	594	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,277	-5.00
664	664	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,461	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436–444	440	2	235.00–240.00	$237.52	$1,045	+7.52
526	526	1	180.00	$180.00	$947	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	195.00	$195.00	$722	—
450	450	1	200.00	$200.00	$900	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	1	215.00	$215.00	$877	—
482	482	1	205.00	$205.00	$988	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214–226	222	3	332.50–350.00	$344.38	$765	-0.95
262–296	280	3	340.00–370.00	$357.12	$1,000	+12.51
318	318	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,113	+20.83
304–344	326	13	365.00–415.00	$388.87	$1,268	+59.70
352	352	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,197	-2.76
350–396	373	17	365.00–425.00	$400.14	$1,493	+57.38
418	418	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,463	+62.50
400–448	422	18	365.00–410.00	$387.44	$1,635	+99.94
452	452	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,537	+9.85
458–484	473	11	347.50–370.00	$358.06	$1,694	+27.91
500–532	513	8	310.00–345.00	$324.27	$1,664	+9.32
558–590	576	7	250.00–315.00	$284.51	$1,639	-6.16
600–632	616	2	245.00–250.00	$247.44	$1,524	-27.70
704–734	719	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,582	-1.01
758–770	763	5	200.00–247.00	$230.36	$1,758	+23.01
846	846	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,861	+29.59
918	918	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,873	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	1	325.00	$325.00	$786	+45.00
268–296	283	3	300.00–330.00	$314.72	$891	+19.72
304–324	314	2	295.00–325.00	$310.48	$975	+10.48
392	392	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,156	—
402–440	416	6	285.00–320.00	$304.02	$1,265	—
540	540	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,512	+25.00
620	620	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,426	—
736	736	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,398	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	1	315.00	$315.00	$888	—
380	380	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,064	—
410	410	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,312	—
454–474	464	2	275.00–300.00	$287.77	$1,335	—
558	558	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,451	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	230.00	$230.00	$460	-25.00
666	666	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,199	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	270.00	$270.00	$864	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704–1140	952	85-90%	9	80.00–110.00	$91.84	$874	-30.02
782–1352	1006	85-90%	7	110.00–132.50	$118.96	$1,197	—
1036	1036	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$725	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
966–1228	1097	80-85%	2	150.00–153.00	$151.68	$1,664	—
914–1360	1132	80-85%	14	127.50–141.00	$134.10	$1,518	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1614	1443	75-80%	11	132.50–142.50	$136.17	$1,965	-1.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1986	1657	6	150.00–167.50	$157.65	$2,612	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1096–1658	1285	3	80.00–105.00	$93.53	$1,202	—

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554–560	557	2	160.00–170.00	$164.97	$919	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
814	814	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,201	—

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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.