Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $198.58/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$198.58

9 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$656

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$105.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.80

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	210.28	1,239	8thin
Large 3	555	105.00	583	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.28/cwt here — about $656 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

198.58

—

NC average9 barns · 202 hd

240.38

−41.80

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	—	Average	1,422	154.15	2,192	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,090	136.90	1,493	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	919	114.31	1,050	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	863	$1,700	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	675	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	132.53/cwt	125.00–142.50	1,368	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	924	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	119.87/cwt	117.50–122.50	1,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,422	154.15/cwt	139.00–165.00	2,192	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	207.59/cwt	200.00–215.00	872	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,601	1
Bulls	Large 3Gaunt	550–600	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	887	2
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	310	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	566	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	185.39/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	648	1
Heifers	Small 3	550–600	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	177.33/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	187.16/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	210.28/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	274.39/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	160.74/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,477	4

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 Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 59Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,032	125.00–142.50	132.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,060	90.00	90.00
2	—	945	117.50–122.50	119.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	139.00–165.00	154.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	495	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	242.50	242.50
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	277.00	277.00
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	388	269.00–280.00	274.39
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	495	242.50	242.50
8	550–600	589	209.00–220.00	210.28
3	700–750	702	181.00	181.00
1	800–850	840	185.00	185.00
4	900–950	919	160.00–161.00	160.74
1	950–1000	985	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	227.50	227.50
2	400–450	420	200.00–215.00	207.59
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	540	180.00	180.00
2	600–650	605	150.00–160.00	155.04
1	650–700	675	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	523	218.00–220.00	219.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	610	180.00–200.00	187.16
5	700–750	728	180.00–189.00	185.39
3	750–800	795	170.00–181.00	177.33
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	281.00	281.00
2	500–550	522	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	745	199.00	199.00
1	850–900	865	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	182.50	182.50

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle