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Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 22, 2025

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.58/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 477 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $384.47/cwt -19.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 429 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.75/cwt -21.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 426 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 307 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–324 317 2 402.50–425.00 $414.00 $1,312 -36.00
354–378 366 2 400.00–415.00 $407.25 $1,491 -18.51
402–446 417 5 390.00–395.00 $392.96 $1,639 -28.98
478 478 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,745 —
512–518 516 3 367.50–375.00 $369.98 $1,909 +2.74
592 592 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,146 +17.49
609 609 9 350.50 $350.50 $2,135 +10.50
868 868 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,300 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–396 388 2 295.00–350.00 $321.93 $1,249 —
474 474 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,635 —
548 548 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,644 —
568 568 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,562 —
616 616 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,663 -12.50
736 736 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,877 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578–590 584 2 300.00–315.00 $307.58 $1,796 -47.42
638 638 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,627 —
672 672 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243–246 245 2 365.00–370.00 $367.52 $900 -62.48
250–292 277 4 330.00–350.00 $338.94 $939 -32.24
300–344 314 9 320.00–375.00 $361.58 $1,135 +10.74
376 376 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,184 -43.73
366–396 385 8 320.00–360.00 $343.89 $1,324 -14.84
410–448 426 16 320.00–349.00 $335.75 $1,430 -21.36
468 value added 468 5 371.00 $371.00 $1,736 —
452–498 480 13 320.00–347.50 $340.77 $1,636 -4.71
490 490 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,470 -45.48
504–548 542 7 310.00–335.00 $313.32 $1,698 +11.97
564–580 573 15 277.50–300.00 $293.32 $1,681 -12.19
608–646 626 6 243.00–272.50 $260.73 $1,632 -23.83
670–688 679 2 255.00–260.00 $257.47 $1,748 -42.53
754 754 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,866 —
818–844 830 3 230.00–237.50 $235.01 $1,951 +32.51
956 956 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 1 315.00 $315.00 $895 —
342–348 345 3 275.00–300.00 $285.07 $983 -42.58
350–370 363 3 275.00–300.00 $291.96 $1,060 -32.83
430 430 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,268 —
466–478 472 2 257.50–300.00 $279.02 $1,317 —
672 672 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,529 —
1000 1000 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,700 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–276 274 2 295.00–322.50 $308.65 $846 —
354 354 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,062 -20.90
430 430 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,204 -50.00
478–490 484 2 260.00–275.00 $267.41 $1,294 -32.59
542 542 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,111 -34.63
596 596 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,520 —
694 694 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,596 +45.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 1 245.00 $245.00 $627 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264–280 272 3 360.00–410.00 $390.39 $1,062 -11.72
310–348 331 7 380.00–412.50 $397.50 $1,316 -27.60
364–398 379 14 365.00–415.00 $393.63 $1,492 -25.99
402–447 429 16 355.00–397.50 $384.47 $1,649 -19.54
470–494 474 8 355.00–390.00 $378.17 $1,793 +2.50
506–526 511 11 320.00–381.00 $347.90 $1,778 +0.51
564–598 581 2 300.00–310.00 $305.15 $1,773 -7.56
600–636 622 4 282.50–315.00 $296.22 $1,842 -7.96
674–698 686 2 245.00–262.50 $253.60 $1,740 -23.47
716–748 734 3 240.00–250.00 $243.35 $1,786 -31.65
870 870 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,696 —
912–944 930 3 180.00–195.00 $186.24 $1,732 —
1036 1036 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,968 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 1 365.00 $365.00 $887 +5.00
290 290 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 ±0.00
370 370 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,110 -50.00
438 438 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,555 +5.00
452–476 464 2 325.00–345.00 $334.74 $1,553 +4.83
530–548 539 2 270.00–300.00 $284.75 $1,535 -13.33
556 556 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,404 -30.83
602–642 620 3 250.00–260.00 $253.24 $1,570 -11.76
660–694 677 2 247.50–250.00 $248.78 $1,684 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–384 379 3 300.00–344.00 $321.27 $1,218 -68.73
420–446 433 2 312.50–357.50 $335.68 $1,453 -34.32
480 480 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,260 -57.50
504–528 517 4 250.00–300.00 $278.24 $1,439 -33.76
576 576 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,498 -35.00
660 660 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 1 300.00 $300.00 $804 ±0.00
358 358 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,002 —
401–430 411 5 240.00–275.00 $267.67 $1,100 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1042 1042 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,771 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,137 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 1 200.00 $200.00 $728 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
986–1116 1064 80-85% 5 150.00–170.00 $156.13 $1,661 -18.87
942–1428 1118 80-85% 9 135.00–149.00 $140.85 $1,575 —
1446 1446 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,735 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1212–1718 1436 75-80% 10 135.00–162.50 $151.66 $2,178 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
856–1012 919 85-90% 4 120.00–135.00 $128.28 $1,179 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,374 —
1092–2146 1517 6 147.50–177.50 $165.60 $2,512 +2.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
956 956 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 225.00 $225.00 $2,151

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1104 1104 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
1384 1384 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
778 778 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —

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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.