Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 6, 2025

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $287.09/cwt -14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,476/hd at 514 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.31/cwt -49.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,425/hd at 527 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	324	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,439	—
488	488	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,562	-50.71
526–538 value added	536	5	336.00–337.50	$336.29	$1,803	—
546	546	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,638	-20.00
594	594	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,812	—
604–640	625	4	315.00–330.00	$321.78	$2,011	+20.78
698	698	3	296.00	$296.00	$2,066	-19.00
708–740	716	5	270.00–290.00	$283.87	$2,033	—
864–880	872	2	239.00–245.00	$241.97	$2,110	—
946	946	1	224.00	$224.00	$2,119	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,348	-45.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,686	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,105	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
146	146	1	320.00	$320.00	$467	—
174	174	1	295.00	$295.00	$513	—
204–242	223	2	315.00–327.50	$321.78	$718	—
250–290	277	4	310.00–340.00	$322.44	$893	—
356–388	376	6	315.00–355.00	$327.55	$1,232	-50.39
434–446	439	3	320.00–345.00	$328.24	$1,441	+8.24
454–488	467	5	287.50–310.00	$297.63	$1,390	-23.40
508–546	527	10	250.00–300.00	$270.31	$1,425	-48.69
552–598	573	9	260.00–290.00	$273.37	$1,566	-33.82
608	608	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,702	—
656	656	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,804	+55.00
670	670	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,508	+5.00
722–738	730	3	250.00–265.00	$255.05	$1,862	—
772	772	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,660	—
958	958	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,724	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	1	290.00	$290.00	$615	—
254	254	1	305.00	$305.00	$775	—
304–322	313	2	280.00–300.00	$290.29	$909	-49.71
350–364	357	2	275.00–300.00	$287.75	$1,027	—
408–440	421	4	280.00–300.00	$291.22	$1,226	—
472–492	479	3	250.00–280.00	$261.60	$1,253	—
546	546	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,228	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	1	250.00	$250.00	$715	—
324–342	333	2	185.00	$185.00	$616	—
360–396	376	4	185.00–215.00	$205.29	$772	-14.71
426	426	1	220.00	$220.00	$937	-19.56
460	460	1	200.00	$200.00	$920	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	2	285.00	$285.00	$764	—
420	420	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,260	-17.50
480	480	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,248	—
524	524	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,231	—
764	764	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,318	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	270.00	$270.00	$783	—
446	446	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,048	—
458	458	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,145	—
586–592	589	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,119	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–444	428	3	230.00–255.00	$245.09	$1,049	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
622	622	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,244	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214–242	230	6	335.00–370.00	$357.70	$823	-39.58
250–298	284	9	330.00–360.00	$340.20	$966	-47.30
306–344	321	5	330.00–365.00	$345.89	$1,110	-69.11
376–398	387	3	320.00–355.00	$336.49	$1,302	-43.01
400–442	417	7	320.00–340.00	$331.22	$1,381	-32.34
452–492	474	6	290.00–320.00	$307.44	$1,457	-21.43
500–548	514	20	260.00–307.50	$287.09	$1,476	-14.05
552–594	574	5	260.00–292.50	$272.77	$1,566	-15.17
608–638	621	8	245.00–285.00	$269.43	$1,673	-10.57
672–688	680	4	245.00–260.00	$251.27	$1,709	-40.72
708–742	731	6	230.00–240.00	$233.28	$1,705	-1.72
826–840	833	2	200.00–225.00	$212.61	$1,771	-8.39
862	862	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,552	-50.00
910	910	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,638	-31.99

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	319	3	300.00–320.00	$313.10	$999	—
354–392	371	3	285.00–320.00	$306.72	$1,138	-38.28
404–446	423	4	295.00–315.00	$303.82	$1,285	-56.18
458–494	478	3	260.00–300.00	$274.45	$1,312	-22.16
528–542	536	3	225.00–260.00	$240.08	$1,287	-25.08
554–566	561	3	220.00–245.00	$236.65	$1,328	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286–290	288	2	310.00–330.00	$319.93	$921	—
318	318	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,018	—
350–356	353	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,130	±0.00
436	436	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,308	-27.36
594	594	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,470	—
640	640	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,568	—
668	668	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,470	—
924	924	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,451	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–432	426	2	270.00–290.00	$279.86	$1,192	-20.14
454	454	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,169	—
724	724	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,231	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	1	200.00	$200.00	$692	—
430	430	1	200.00	$200.00	$860	—
728	728	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,092	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	255.00	$255.00	$867	—
394	394	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,103	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–860	830	85-90%	2	137.50–140.00	$138.80	$1,152	—
736–1200	871	85-90%	6	70.00–80.00	$74.91	$652	—
742–1346	956	85-90%	11	90.00–115.00	$104.46	$999	—
788–1358	965	85-90%	14	117.50–135.00	$127.45	$1,230	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1144	1012	80-85%	4	157.50–165.00	$159.75	$1,617	—
900–1302	1041	80-85%	16	130.00–146.00	$139.74	$1,455	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1264–1584	1433	75-80%	7	141.00–151.00	$145.81	$2,089	-4.23
1788	1788	75-80%	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,324	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1068–1392	1276	4	140.00–151.00	$145.95	$1,862	—
1210–2064	1696	6	170.00–185.00	$175.32	$2,973	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
842	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,368

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
982	982	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,498
1076–1140	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	160.00–165.00	$162.55	$1,808
1076–1204	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	175.00–192.00	$183.02	$2,086
1034–1310	1172	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	165.00–187.50	$174.93	$2,050
1286	1286	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,058

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
814	814	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,465

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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
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1054–1234	1144	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,638.20	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1224	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,264	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
142	142	2	270.00	$270.00	$383	—

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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.