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Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 24, 2025

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.08/cwt -9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 522 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.84/cwt -8.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 428 lb · 18 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.33/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,136/hd at 840 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 303 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–416 408 3 365.00–395.00 $384.80 $1,570 +17.03
486–489 488 10 342.50–357.50 $351.23 $1,714 +8.71
506 506 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,720 +10.00
576–588 582 7 300.00–341.00 $325.15 $1,892 —
720 720 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 —
544 544 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,387 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,626 —
1022 1022 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,983 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
734 734 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,505 —
988 988 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,174 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,257 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232–248 239 3 330.00–335.00 $331.62 $793 -6.75
250–282 266 4 300.00–350.00 $330.53 $879 -23.31
334–348 344 4 320.00–350.00 $338.62 $1,165 -17.99
350–390 374 8 300.00–355.00 $334.66 $1,252 -11.18
400–448 427 17 300.00–340.00 $321.07 $1,371 -6.48
446 446 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,253 -46.55
456–484 477 7 280.00–320.00 $306.01 $1,460 -12.70
501–545 522 19 277.50–301.00 $288.08 $1,504 -9.31
566–594 580 2 250.00–280.00 $264.64 $1,535 -2.15
614–646 630 5 250.00–267.50 $259.42 $1,634 +0.64
690 690 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,760 +2.50
702–748 719 7 245.00–262.50 $247.94 $1,783 +10.39
774 774 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,896 —
786 786 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,808 —
810 810 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,984 -4.00
842 value added 842 14 255.00 $255.00 $2,147 -5.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 1 300.00 $300.00 $936 ±0.00
368 368 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,104 —
440 440 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,232 —
450 450 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,282 —
580 580 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 1 280.00 $280.00 $902 —
422–432 427 2 270.00–290.00 $280.12 $1,196 —
470–472 471 2 266.00–277.50 $271.76 $1,280 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
188 188 1 217.00 $217.00 $408 —
392 392 1 250.00 $250.00 $980 —
428–440 434 2 220.00–255.00 $237.74 $1,032 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,177 —
532 532 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,197 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 1 205.00 $205.00 $787 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 198 1 330.00 $330.00 $653 —
266–296 279 3 340.00–400.00 $373.83 $1,043 +8.12
312–340 326 8 350.00–395.00 $373.26 $1,217 -12.11
360–396 380 9 345.00–400.00 $379.82 $1,443 +10.56
402–446 425 12 349.00–405.00 $374.38 $1,591 +17.56
464–498 482 9 300.00–355.00 $331.20 $1,596 +5.80
500–546 525 11 280.00–312.50 $293.02 $1,538 -7.32
550–584 575 9 270.00–302.50 $289.57 $1,665 +0.55
604–646 622 10 250.00–287.50 $270.75 $1,684 +1.50
656–698 669 4 240.00–280.00 $259.69 $1,737 -5.51
706–742 717 7 230.00–267.50 $258.07 $1,850 +3.60
774–798 786 2 235.00–260.00 $247.69 $1,947 +0.19
816 816 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,122 +27.34
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 1 315.00 $315.00 $832 -11.23
358–398 383 3 300.00–320.00 $306.23 $1,173 +6.23
426–442 431 3 320.00–330.00 $324.94 $1,400 —
452–490 466 4 265.00–337.50 $305.53 $1,424 —
524 524 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,362 -20.00
566 566 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,387 -35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 1 320.00 $320.00 $954 —
315 315 1 315.00 $315.00 $992 -15.00
370–390 380 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,235 +35.00
440 440 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,496 —
498 498 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,245 -64.97
550–568 559 2 260.00–267.50 $263.69 $1,474 +13.69
796 796 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,242 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 1 265.00 $265.00 $737 —
336–348 342 2 245.00–302.50 $274.25 $938 —
386 386 1 250.00 $250.00 $965 —
436 436 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,046 —
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —
558 558 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,116 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 1 280.00 $280.00 $885 —
468 468 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 265.00 $265.00 $975 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 2 245.00 $245.00 $904 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988–1592 1216 80-85% 9 127.50–145.00 $133.42 $1,622 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1396–1696 1552 75-80% 9 127.50–144.00 $135.54 $2,104 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $837 —
924–1176 1078 85-90% 5 120.00–122.50 $120.49 $1,299 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1246 1246 2 128.00–145.00 $136.50 $1,701 —
1224–2180 1618 9 150.00–176.00 $163.58 $2,647 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
193 193 2 185.00 $185.00 $357 —
236 236 1 200.00 $200.00 $472 —

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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.