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Powell Livestock Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 25, 2026

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $458.72/cwt +58.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 450 lb · 47 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $409.63/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 450 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $393.85/cwt +13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,166/hd at 550 lb · 26 head
Smithfield, NC 4-weight heifers sold at $410/cwt, $6/cwt above the NC average ($404), though $2/cwt under Norwood, NC. NC 4-weight heifers are down $33 from their mid-May peak of $418/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 338 111
Feeder cattle 300 305 77
Slaughter cattle 44 30 28
Replacement cattle 2 3 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

no trend due to reporter absence. Have a great 4th no sale next thursday

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 490.00–515.00 $502.50 $1,256 —
350 350 2 520.00–525.00 $522.50 $1,829 +87.29
450 450 9 475.00–500.00 $488.89 $2,200 +57.90
550 550 10 417.50 $417.50 $2,296 +17.50
550 value added 550 13 420.00–455.00 $430.38 $2,367 —
650 value added 650 15 380.00–407.50 $401.67 $2,611 —
650 650 2 350.00–360.00 $355.00 $2,308 -15.00
750 value added 750 3 351.00–380.00 $367.00 $2,752 —
850 value added 850 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,848 —
950 value added 950 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,850 —
1050 value added 1050 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,572 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 420.00–435.00 $430.00 $1,935 —
750 750 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,325 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 440.00–510.00 $475.00 $950 +1.87
250 250 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,150 -15.07
350 350 5 400.00–425.00 $414.00 $1,449 -22.73
450 450 40 370.00–440.00 $409.63 $1,843 +7.49
550 550 6 380.00–410.00 $388.33 $2,136 +45.71
650 value added 650 8 375.00–405.00 $382.63 $2,487 —
650 650 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,405 +70.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,038 —
350 350 7 325.00–395.00 $356.43 $1,248 -46.67
450 450 3 300.00–360.00 $320.00 $1,440 -42.64
550 550 2 285.00–320.00 $302.50 $1,664 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 4 510.00–600.00 $545.00 $1,090 —
250 250 2 480.00–500.00 $490.00 $1,225 +1.89
350 350 12 445.00–520.00 $486.67 $1,703 +25.28
450 450 47 335.00–495.00 $458.72 $2,064 +58.33
550 550 26 360.00–440.00 $393.85 $2,166 —
650 650 15 305.00–350.00 $340.00 $2,210 +23.05
750 750 9 280.00–305.00 $292.22 $2,192 -7.78
850 850 3 250.00–310.00 $278.33 $2,366 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 375.00–400.00 $387.50 $969 —
350 350 3 380.00–405.00 $391.67 $1,371 -8.33
450 450 3 350.00–400.00 $383.33 $1,725 —
550 550 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,015 —
550 550 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,430 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
942 942 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $848 -32.86
828–1330 1056 85-90% 12 139.00–152.50 $147.20 $1,554 —
862–1362 1112 85-90% 4 110.00–136.00 $125.46 $1,395 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068 1068 80-85% 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,029 —
964–1298 1132 80-85% 10 150.00–177.50 $160.41 $1,816 +2.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1302–1622 1487 75-80% 8 150.00–160.00 $155.27 $2,309 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1062–1236 1149 2 240.00–257.50 $248.09 $2,851 —
1066–1548 1310 3 170.00–172.50 $170.68 $2,236 —
1302–1874 1566 3 180.00–200.00 $191.05 $2,992 -16.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1034 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
1052 1052 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.