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Powell Livestock Sheep and Goat Auction Market Report

Smithfield, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 17, 2025

119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 119 — —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150 150 1 290.00 $290.00 +10.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110–140 128 4 270.00–360.00 $307.50 +107.50

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 2 130.00–155.00 $142.50 +22.50
40–45 44 4 180.00–220.00 $207.50 +65.00
45 45 2 135.00 $135.00 -7.50
50 50 2 150.00 $150.00 +5.00
50 50 7 190.00–250.00 $225.71 +80.71
60–65 63 4 270.00–320.00 $297.50 +56.59

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130 130 1 330.00 $330.00 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 140.00 $140.00 +19.37
120–135 124 20 150.00–235.00 $183.50 +23.73

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 24 10 80.00–125.00 $105.00 +1.00
30–35 33 10 125.00–170.00 $140.00 +55.00
45 45 1 205.00 $205.00 +37.00
50–55 51 8 200.00–250.00 $224.38 +46.88
60 60 1 240.00 $240.00 +10.00
70 70 1 290.00 $290.00 +60.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 60.00 $60.00 -55.00
50 50 1 160.00 $160.00 +45.00
50 50 1 135.00 $135.00 +20.00
60 60 2 195.00–260.00 $227.50 +112.50
65 65 1 190.00 $190.00 +60.00
70 70 1 260.00 $260.00 +130.00
80–85 82 3 230.00–260.00 $243.33 +43.33
85 85 1 165.00 $165.00 -35.00
90 90 3 230.00–250.00 $243.33 +43.33
100–130 115 8 250.00–370.00 $292.50 —

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–75 73 3 350.00–380.00 $370.00 +90.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 5 230.00–235.00 $231.00 +81.00
50–55 52 5 240.00–270.00 $252.00 +57.00
60–65 63 2 320.00–340.00 $330.00 +135.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 280.00 $280.00 —

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 205.00 $205.00 +22.50
70 70 1 320.00 $320.00 +137.50

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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.