Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 17, 2025

296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.65/cwt +9.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 373 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $327.18/cwt -11.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,036/hd at 622 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $392.34/cwt -25.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 388 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	296	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–244	223	2	372.50–385.00	$378.16	$843	—
326	326	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,271	-14.62
366–386	376	2	350.00–372.50	$361.55	$1,359	—
390 value added	390	10	398.50	$398.50	$1,554	-19.00
433–437	435	9	359.00	$359.00	$1,562	-27.22
480–496	489	7	320.00–355.00	$340.46	$1,665	-4.34
510–542	527	4	300.00–335.00	$323.57	$1,705	-21.43
534 value added	534	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,922	±0.00
557–598	567	6	310.00–343.00	$336.69	$1,909	—
610 value added	610	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,074	—
608–634	626	10	315.00–335.00	$323.33	$2,024	-15.67
670	670	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,010	—
728	728	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,148	+10.00
878	878	1	268.00	$268.00	$2,353	—
982	982	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,964	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–524	512	3	265.00–317.50	$299.59	$1,534	—
576–592	584	2	280.00–329.00	$304.16	$1,776	—
794	794	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,866	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,435	+15.00
454 value added	454	1	353.00	$353.00	$1,603	—
676	676	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,707	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,404	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–296	281	3	320.00–357.50	$338.95	$952	-11.05
300–330	315	9	325.00–347.50	$338.97	$1,068	+15.34
350–396	370	11	320.00–352.50	$336.88	$1,246	+1.30
380 value added	380	4	366.00	$366.00	$1,391	—
436–448	442	2	320.00–345.00	$332.67	$1,470	+0.06
452–488	465	8	300.00–345.00	$335.37	$1,559	+3.85
500–522	517	8	295.00–335.00	$315.58	$1,632	-5.31
552–598	571	4	298.00–307.50	$301.36	$1,721	-15.47
608–630	612	10	291.00–307.50	$294.49	$1,802	-36.45
668–696	676	4	262.50–290.00	$277.96	$1,879	-44.54
722	722	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,859	-30.00
796	796	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,894	—
866	866	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,914	—
906	906	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,948	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	1	307.50	$307.50	$855	-2.50
354	354	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,044	-5.00
482–498	490	2	250.00–282.50	$265.98	$1,303	—
628–648	638	2	230.00–250.00	$239.84	$1,530	+39.84

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	—
626–640	633	2	210.00–220.00	$214.94	$1,361	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256	256	2	245.00–287.50	$266.25	$682	—
370	370	1	255.00	$255.00	$944	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	1	300.00	$300.00	$846	—
392	392	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,235	+24.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	1	220.00	$220.00	$783	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218–224	221	2	400.00–430.00	$414.80	$917	+67.30
256–290	270	3	357.50–375.00	$364.56	$984	—
308–338	328	7	380.00–397.50	$384.78	$1,262	+13.44
358–388	369	4	350.00–390.00	$360.93	$1,332	-17.14
402–442	415	9	350.00–372.50	$361.88	$1,502	+13.96
450–498	467	4	335.00–340.00	$337.45	$1,576	-5.01
500–528	511	4	300.00–343.00	$323.93	$1,655	+0.79
554–596	570	7	295.00–328.00	$309.99	$1,767	+1.25
600–640	619	8	280.00–307.50	$289.07	$1,789	+6.25
704–732	718	2	255.00–260.00	$257.55	$1,849	-8.10
764–772	768	2	253.00–300.00	$276.38	$2,123	+23.70
940	940	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,068	+20.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–330	322	2	330.00–340.00	$334.88	$1,078	+17.43
386	386	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,312	—
410–442	426	5	280.00–330.00	$312.23	$1,330	—
456–492	480	4	285.00–305.00	$296.08	$1,421	-15.02
542	542	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,436	+15.00
560–564	562	2	260.00–280.00	$269.96	$1,517	+3.04
634	634	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,522	—
684	684	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,710	—
844	844	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,709	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	1	330.00	$330.00	$766	+11.20
398	398	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,313	—
400–446	423	3	310.00–340.00	$323.17	$1,367	+7.43
462	462	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,386	—
520–533	530	5	240.00–273.00	$266.53	$1,413	-33.47
663	663	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,658	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	1	275.00	$275.00	$896	—
364	364	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,092	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	1	255.00	$255.00	$974	—
442	442	1	200.00	$200.00	$884	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,335	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
728–1104	891	85-90%	3	60.00–75.00	$67.45	$601	-90.52
922–1332	1072	85-90%	10	129.00–148.00	$136.46	$1,463	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1054–1390	1216	80-85%	5	143.00–157.50	$152.16	$1,850	—
1192–1302	1247	80-85%	3	168.00–175.00	$170.90	$2,131	—
1384	1384	80-85%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,938	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1612	1612	75-80%	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,499	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1102–1104	1103	2	172.50–185.00	$178.74	$1,972	—
1146	1146	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,750	—
1154	1154	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,673	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
852–882	871	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	167.50–195.00	$180.82	$1,575

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
994	994	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,913
1172–1228	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	182.50–187.50	$184.94	$2,219

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
936	936	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,661

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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
914	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
966	966	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
978	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1164	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1112–1244	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,650.00–3,050.00	$2,861.21	—
1280–1322	1301	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,275.00–3,300.00	$3,287.70	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
698–758	728	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
744	744	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
748	748	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
904	904	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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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.