Powell Livestock Market Report, Smithfield, NC

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 18, 2025

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $320.04/cwt -45.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,680/hd at 525 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.64/cwt -28.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 380 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.19/cwt -17.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,471/hd at 419 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	467	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,517	-30.00
420	420	1	412.50	$412.50	$1,732	+17.36
459–464	461	3	390.00–402.50	$398.30	$1,836	+10.78
528–530	528	5	335.00–361.00	$355.78	$1,879	-26.19
554	554	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,856	-34.33
638	638	3	339.00	$339.00	$2,163	-11.39
670–682	676	2	310.00–350.00	$329.82	$2,230	-8.94

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,652	-55.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
122	122	1	385.00	$385.00	$470	—
226–249	241	3	345.00–350.00	$346.56	$835	-3.44
254–298	276	3	340.00–350.00	$344.73	$951	-55.49
304–340	318	9	335.00–397.50	$365.09	$1,161	-16.47
354–398	380	20	330.00–387.50	$355.64	$1,351	-28.21
400–444	419	18	337.50–367.50	$351.19	$1,471	-17.09
452 fancy	452	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,684	—
456–498	477	10	315.00–362.50	$334.68	$1,596	-10.65
500–548	523	12	300.00–322.50	$311.49	$1,629	-30.01
564–568	566	3	300.00–317.50	$307.52	$1,741	-17.68
610–637	619	10	275.00–315.00	$302.15	$1,870	-10.35
662–669	666	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,732	-10.00
774	774	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,780	-27.50
910–918	914	2	200.00–214.00	$207.03	$1,892	-27.97
1024	1024	1	222.50	$222.50	$2,278	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
244	244	1	320.00	$320.00	$781	—
324	324	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,037	—
380–398	390	3	320.00–325.00	$322.53	$1,258	—
402	402	8	315.00	$315.00	$1,266	-11.77
494	494	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,482	-19.99
512	512	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,459	-15.00
550	550	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,485	-10.00
616	616	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,540	-19.00
670	670	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,474	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–338	322	2	300.00–320.00	$310.50	$1,000	—
356–358	357	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,142	-8.90
438	438	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,325	-25.70
462	462	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,340	-40.00
500	500	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,412	—
562–564	563	2	262.50–265.00	$263.75	$1,485	—
602–646	626	3	247.50–260.00	$255.99	$1,602	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304	304	1	272.50	$272.50	$828	—
510	510	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,224	—
598	598	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,435	—
666	666	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,532	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	1	240.00	$240.00	$955	—
446	446	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,204	-32.50

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	210.00	$210.00	$714	-47.50
496	496	1	200.00	$200.00	$992	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	1	150.00	$150.00	$738	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	445.00	$445.00	$756	—
206–244	218	8	370.00–465.00	$411.05	$896	+6.05
250–286	269	7	385.00–432.50	$405.28	$1,090	+20.35
306–348	328	17	380.00–427.50	$403.55	$1,324	+0.39
352–392	374	14	375.00–405.00	$393.92	$1,473	-8.71
404–446	425	11	370.00–405.00	$383.66	$1,631	-8.20
454–484	470	16	325.00–380.00	$354.87	$1,668	-18.63
508–546	525	26	300.00–335.00	$320.04	$1,680	-45.11
560–594	576	14	300.00–340.00	$318.47	$1,834	-41.00
604–636	621	8	275.00–315.00	$299.80	$1,862	-20.96
652	652	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,005	+8.92
706–732	726	8	255.00–282.50	$267.13	$1,939	-27.78
824	824	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,730	—
860	860	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,677	-55.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,022	—
300–346	322	6	335.00–360.00	$351.75	$1,133	—
352–392	374	5	340.00–370.00	$354.26	$1,325	-5.74
420–446	435	6	325.00–365.00	$353.69	$1,539	+8.21
450–496	474	8	290.00–357.50	$321.78	$1,525	-38.33
534–538	536	2	280.00–290.00	$285.02	$1,528	-28.25
552–592	568	6	252.50–297.50	$266.07	$1,511	-18.84
636	636	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,654	-16.14
652–692	674	3	245.00–260.00	$253.49	$1,709	-26.51
746	746	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,790	-25.00
750	750	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,800	+17.50
906	906	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,518	-11.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251–262	253	5	340.00–350.00	$347.93	$880	+7.93
300–320	313	3	335.00–360.00	$342.98	$1,074	—
364	364	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,310	+9.89
412–428	419	7	320.00–335.00	$330.65	$1,385	-17.81
454–470	463	3	300.00–330.00	$309.81	$1,434	-35.10
506	506	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,417	+3.95
592	592	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,598	-30.00
602–632	613	4	240.00–275.00	$261.67	$1,604	-43.33
662	662	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,655	-34.71
708	708	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,699	-10.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–488	471	3	250.00–300.00	$281.93	$1,328	-18.07
512–548	530	2	225.00–245.00	$235.34	$1,247	—
584–596	589	3	200.00–255.00	$225.20	$1,326	-24.80
602–628	612	3	215.00–250.00	$231.61	$1,417	-18.39
662	662	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,456	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232–248	240	2	300.00–325.00	$312.08	$749	—
254–270	262	2	300.00–330.00	$314.54	$824	—
304	304	1	302.50	$302.50	$920	-28.41
360–372	367	3	290.00–320.00	$303.34	$1,113	-14.41
408–448	428	2	290.00–300.00	$295.23	$1,264	-9.53
472	472	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,251	-17.50
608	608	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,216	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–188	169	2	237.50–252.50	$244.16	$413	—
250	250	1	235.00	$235.00	$588	—
344	344	1	285.00	$285.00	$980	+5.00
376–390	383	2	230.00–270.00	$250.37	$959	—
416	416	1	225.00	$225.00	$936	—
456–498	481	3	202.50–220.00	$214.47	$1,032	-40.53
518	518	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,088	-10.00
598	598	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,242	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	155.00	$155.00	$868	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
836–1140	955	85-90%	4	50.00–80.00	$71.05	$679	—
952–1062	1011	85-90%	7	92.00–120.00	$109.20	$1,104	+2.50
834–1378	1108	85-90%	20	120.00–145.00	$134.40	$1,489	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
998	998	80-85%	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,647	—
938–1346	1092	80-85%	11	140.00–162.50	$150.72	$1,646	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1226–1660	1400	75-80%	6	145.00–164.00	$153.65	$2,151	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1418	1418	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,269	-26.47
952–2130	1604	13	170.00–190.00	$181.96	$2,919	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
774–826	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	180.00–240.00	$209.03	$1,672
812–926	869	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–177.50	$176.33	$1,532
1064	1064	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,022

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
758–765	763	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,221

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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
984	984	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1322	1322	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	1	180.00	$180.00	$554	—

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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.