Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 12, 2026

418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $461.82/cwt +83.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,179/hd at 472 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $461.56/cwt +37.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,386/hd at 517 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $435.81/cwt ≈ $2,471/hd at 567 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	418	30	311
Feeder cattle	356	27	246
Slaughter cattle	55	3	50
Replacement cattle	7	—	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No price comparison is available for todays report due to limited comparable sales from a week ago. Good demand was seen on a moderate supply of cattle, with active buyer activity.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,938	—
402–432	422	4	460.00–520.00	$495.47	$2,091	—
460–494	469	4	495.00–515.00	$502.55	$2,357	+52.55
517 value added	517	2	515.00	$515.00	$2,663	—
524–536	530	2	465.00–467.50	$466.24	$2,471	—
554–566	560	2	465.00–470.00	$467.47	$2,618	+74.97
616–638	629	3	360.00–395.00	$373.38	$2,349	—
720 value added	720	12	360.50	$360.50	$2,596	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,323	+52.50
550–570	560	2	415.00–440.00	$427.28	$2,393	—
662–698	680	2	345.00–350.00	$347.43	$2,363	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,270	—
552	552	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,932	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–222	216	2	435.00–475.00	$454.44	$982	—
278–296	288	3	440.00–450.00	$445.07	$1,282	—
308–344	322	5	425.00–460.00	$446.07	$1,436	—
356–396	383	8	420.00–490.00	$448.30	$1,717	+63.30
385 value added	385	6	490.00	$490.00	$1,886	—
400–444	419	17	400.00–475.00	$441.38	$1,849	+61.38
470 value added	470	16	479.00	$479.00	$2,251	—
458–484	474	14	400.00–475.00	$442.18	$2,096	+63.62
510–546	531	13	345.00–420.00	$377.08	$2,002	-1.37
576–592	581	7	340.00–395.00	$369.20	$2,145	-17.80
606–628	616	5	335.00–355.00	$343.95	$2,119	+16.45
664–666	665	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,161	—
714	714	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,285	-7.50
722	722	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,805	-77.50
788	788	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,522	—
800	800	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,200	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202	202	1	400.00	$400.00	$808	—
322–338	330	2	390.00–400.00	$394.88	$1,303	—
354–382	369	5	370.00–420.00	$399.12	$1,473	—
420–442	434	5	370.00–400.00	$381.08	$1,654	—
450–460	456	4	360.00–380.00	$369.97	$1,687	—
534	534	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,762	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
158	158	1	375.00	$375.00	$592	—
336	336	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,210	—
410	410	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,230	—
496	496	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,538	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214	214	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,027	-7.56
254–290	266	5	455.00–505.00	$477.39	$1,270	-1.96
326–342	331	3	480.00–530.00	$509.52	$1,687	—
352–398	379	15	455.00–510.00	$488.09	$1,850	+48.09
382 value added	382	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,986	—
400–448	429	9	470.00–520.00	$500.77	$2,148	+40.77
442 value added	442	1	525.00	$525.00	$2,320	—
454–492	479	11	435.00–505.00	$487.33	$2,334	—
502–540	517	24	425.00–500.00	$461.56	$2,386	+37.84
554–592	567	18	365.00–474.00	$435.81	$2,471	—
602–640	625	13	340.00–390.00	$358.44	$2,240	—
650–672	657	6	330.00–365.00	$353.38	$2,322	—
704–746	724	5	301.00–340.00	$329.42	$2,385	+5.42
780–784	783	3	295.00–320.00	$304.18	$2,382	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,098	—
332	332	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,328	—
350–388	369	2	420.00–440.00	$429.49	$1,585	—
430–440	437	6	407.50–450.00	$426.72	$1,865	—
478	478	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,912	—
514–532	528	5	400.00–405.00	$404.03	$2,133	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	2	450.00–455.00	$452.38	$1,425	—
368–392	381	6	400.00–440.00	$417.55	$1,591	—
420	420	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,890	—
494	494	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,951	—
612	612	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,989	—
808	808	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,778	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,079	—
304–348	324	4	305.00–390.00	$355.13	$1,151	—
380	380	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,311	—
400–444	422	2	290.00–350.00	$321.56	$1,357	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
182	182	1	235.00	$235.00	$428	—
218–240	229	2	300.00–305.00	$302.38	$692	—
310–336	323	2	300.00	$300.00	$969	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,049	—
456–468	462	2	350.00–355.00	$352.47	$1,628	—
526	526	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,841	+40.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
812–1140	970	85-90%	8	147.50–167.50	$155.70	$1,510	-13.30
748–1314	973	85-90%	7	125.00–145.00	$134.04	$1,304	-34.96
798–1168	983	85-90%	2	95.00–100.00	$97.03	$954	-71.97
1096	1096	85-90%	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,962	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
902–1422	1170	80-85%	15	165.00–186.00	$175.58	$2,054	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1906	1906	75-80%	1	175.00	$175.00	$3,336	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570	1570	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,355	—
1142–1934	1603	4	200.00–216.00	$210.69	$3,377	—
1262–2084	1673	2	220.00–221.00	$220.62	$3,691	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
774	774	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
722–734	728	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,201
772	772	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,119
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,485

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
772	772	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	220.00	$220.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1052	1052	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,736

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,062	—
508–538	527	3	182.50–200.00	$190.55	$1,004	—
558	558	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,004	—
614	614	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,044	—

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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.