Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 28, 2025

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.24/cwt +24.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,805/hd at 526 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.41/cwt +24.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 430 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $349.91/cwt +21.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 531 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	321	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,208	—
347 value added	347	3	436.50	$436.50	$1,515	—
394	394	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,576	+20.00
412–426	419	3	390.00–410.00	$400.06	$1,676	—
452–478	465	2	380.00–400.00	$389.72	$1,812	+17.53
536–548	543	3	357.50–380.00	$365.89	$1,987	+35.89
550	550	1	363.00	$363.00	$1,996	+16.28
954	954	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,480	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474–486	485	12	360.00–361.00	$360.92	$1,750	+73.42

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	352.50	$352.50	$1,234	—
412	412	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,545	—
630	630	5	347.50	$347.50	$2,189	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	3	365.00	$365.00	$825	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704	704	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,637	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,274	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,292	+12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	1	370.00	$370.00	$873	+7.84
254–268	261	2	340.00–370.00	$355.40	$928	+5.40
312–338	324	3	355.00–375.00	$363.16	$1,177	+11.65
354–372 fancy	365	3	395.00–425.00	$410.83	$1,500	—
354–378	366	2	330.00–347.50	$338.46	$1,239	-19.10
356–376 value added	368	4	380.00–390.00	$384.97	$1,417	—
408 fancy	408	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,612	—
416 value added	416	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,581	—
402–446	433	14	340.00–380.00	$360.00	$1,559	+19.75
450–490 fancy	467	3	361.00–365.00	$363.60	$1,698	—
458–498	474	11	315.00–354.00	$334.07	$1,583	+0.32
504–546	526	18	322.50–356.00	$343.24	$1,805	+27.21
562–582	573	3	330.00–335.00	$332.51	$1,905	+16.01
602–630	610	6	300.00–332.50	$319.72	$1,950	+11.37
666–680	673	3	315.00–345.00	$326.77	$2,199	+37.64
704–742	723	2	272.50–295.00	$283.45	$2,049	+0.95
870	870	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,110	—
1034	1034	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,482	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	280.00	$280.00	$476	—
240	240	1	275.00	$275.00	$660	+20.00
328–348	338	2	235.00–255.00	$244.70	$827	+29.70
366–392	379	2	260.00–265.00	$262.41	$995	+36.33
446	446	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,115	—
576	576	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,181	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	3	330.00	$330.00	$884	+7.50
300	300	1	312.50	$312.50	$938	—
514	514	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,632	+50.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	300.00	$300.00	$810	—
622	622	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,402	+20.00
564	564	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,551	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,314	—
668	668	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,453	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	205.00	$205.00	$656	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–348	334	4	400.00–420.00	$411.10	$1,373	+15.72
350–385	369	11	380.00–402.50	$387.30	$1,429	-0.86
408–448	428	8	380.00–420.00	$394.51	$1,689	+15.02
450–496	473	6	352.50–380.00	$367.50	$1,738	+14.36
504–546	531	15	332.50–373.00	$349.91	$1,858	+21.04
550–580	568	8	330.00–367.50	$344.07	$1,954	+20.30
602–648	634	8	320.00–360.00	$336.83	$2,136	+27.35
678–696	687	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,061	+2.71
700–710	706	4	290.00–300.00	$296.25	$2,092	+41.82
780–788	784	2	275.00–285.00	$280.03	$2,195	+13.70
814–840	826	4	260.00–272.50	$263.11	$2,173	+23.11
850	850	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,486	—
958	958	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,108	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–386	369	2	340.00–345.00	$342.38	$1,263	-17.62
414–448	425	4	325.00–367.50	$351.94	$1,496	—
478–498	488	2	320.00–340.00	$329.80	$1,609	+3.52
542	542	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,734	—
636	636	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,908	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–370	363	3	350.00–370.00	$363.31	$1,319	+21.87
416	416	1	377.50	$377.50	$1,570	+18.43
462	462	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,617	+25.00
568–586	577	2	300.00–320.00	$310.16	$1,790	+12.66
972	972	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,871	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
188	188	1	297.00	$297.00	$558	—
272–280	276	2	250.00–280.00	$264.78	$731	+19.05
344	344	1	277.50	$277.50	$955	—
364	364	1	255.00	$255.00	$928	+16.07
404	404	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,000	—
482	482	1	192.50	$192.50	$928	—
558	558	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,116	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,313	—
436	436	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,482	—
600	600	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,440	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	1	300.00	$300.00	$894	—
364	364	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,092	—
742	742	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,503	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,062	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1266	1052	80-85%	12	151.00–165.00	$156.25	$1,644	+4.71
960–1254	1109	80-85%	4	165.50–175.00	$169.74	$1,882	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
794–978	870	85-90%	4	147.50–151.00	$149.47	$1,300	—
1060	1060	85-90%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,124	-8.87
714–1504	1087	85-90%	8	130.00–146.00	$138.25	$1,503	+23.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1874	1466	75-80%	3	140.00	$140.00	$2,052	—
1242–1998	1513	75-80%	8	144.00–169.50	$151.65	$2,294	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1198	1101	2	205.00	$205.00	$2,257	—
1052–1274	1141	3	163.00–165.00	$164.36	$1,875	—
1046–1658	1398	5	182.50–200.00	$188.28	$2,632	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
802–870	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	162.50–200.00	$175.48	$1,471

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
802	802	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	202.50	$202.50

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	142.50	$142.50	$940

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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
948	948	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1042	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
930–1208	1069	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–4,400.00	$3,791.02	+2,141.02
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
1216 fancy	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	5,100.00	$5,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
828–878	853	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–3,250.00	$3,128.66	+1,303.66
892	892	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
662–816	739	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00–2,600.00	$2,296.35	—
822	822	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
844	844	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,160	—
998	998	2	142.50–160.00	$151.25	$1,509	—
1014	1014	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,496	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
692	692	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,021	—

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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.