Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.80/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −120.06 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$253.80

52 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$53.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.54

vs NC average

−13.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	256.89	1,421	49
Medium and Large 2	549	203.33	1,116	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.56/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.84, low $362.11, median $373.86 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

253.80

—

NC average8 barns · 253 hd

236.26

+17.54

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−13.82

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−120.06

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,215	130.55	1,586	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	147.50	1,954	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	132.93	1,506	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	828	102.53	849	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,679	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,830	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,247	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,246	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$838	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	662	$755	5

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,240	123.89/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	137.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	109.04/cwt	95.00–115.00	913	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	132.93/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	235.40/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	803	1
Bulls	Large 3	550–600	560	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	826	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	699	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,786	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	213.92/cwt	207.50–220.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	241.66/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,618	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	223.74/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	183.69/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,682	21
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	239.66/cwt	227.50–252.50	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	239.30/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	223.51/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	719	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	662	754.61/head	725.00–800.00	755	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,679.41/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,679	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,246.09/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,246	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,247.06/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,247	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,829.72/head	1,625.00–2,075.00	1,830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	236.25/cwt	230.00–242.50	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	575	1
Bulls	Large 3	600–650	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	275.78/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,042	3
Bulls	Small 3	400–450	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	164.96/cwt	162.50–167.50	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	246.32/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	259.54/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	241.78/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	215.28/cwt	200.00–220.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,457	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	253.83/cwt	250.00–257.50	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	221.27/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,069	2

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

Mon May 27, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 59Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	123.00–125.00	123.89
2	—	1,190	135.00–140.00	137.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	70.00	70.00
5	—	837	95.00–115.00	109.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	147.50	147.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	125.00–145.00	132.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	287.50	287.50
1	250–300	290	277.00	277.00
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	378	272.50–277.50	275.78
1	400–450	430	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	473	247.50–272.50	259.54
2	500–550	525	242.50–250.00	246.32
3	550–600	567	222.50–242.50	235.40
1	750–800	765	170.00	170.00
2	850–900	878	162.50–167.50	164.96
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	147.50	147.50
1	600–650	615	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	555	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	230.00–242.50	236.25
1	250–300	270	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	358	250.00–257.50	253.83
1	400–450	440	225.00	225.00
5	450–500	469	232.50–255.00	241.78
2	500–550	533	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	217.50	217.50
2	300–350	323	222.50	222.50
2	350–400	370	207.50–220.00	213.92
4	400–450	424	200.00–220.00	215.28
2	450–500	483	220.00–222.50	221.27
2	500–550	528	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	590	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	227.50–252.50	239.66
3	400–450	433	230.00–250.00	239.30
2	450–500	478	222.50–225.00	223.74
5	500–550	526	220.00–230.00	223.51
2	550–600	580	222.50	222.50
25	650–700	693	233.50	233.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	550–600	555	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	523	240.00–242.50	241.66
1	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
2	950–1000	965	180.00–187.50	183.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	262.50	262.50
1	800–850	800	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	573	293.50	293.50
44	650–700	699	255.50	255.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	152.50	152.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	662	725.00–800.00	754.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,246.09
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,679.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	850	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,247.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,027	1,625.00–2,075.00	1,829.72

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle