Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $201.10/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −172.76 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$201.10

4 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$38.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.21

vs NC average

−63.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	230.00	1,242	1thin
Medium and Large 2	528	191.47	1,011	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.53/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale4 hd

201.10

—

NC average9 barns · 266 hd

224.31

−23.21

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−63.53

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−172.76

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	1,605	154.50	2,480	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	88.33	806	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	875	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Small 1Full	500–550	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	257.03/cwt	255.00–259.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,005	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Steers	Large 3	900–950	910	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	191.47/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	1,625.40/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	154.50/cwt	139.00–172.50	2,480	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	82.08/cwt	80.00–87.50	665	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	94.57/cwt	92.50–97.50	961	5

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 Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 133Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	255.00–259.00	257.03
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	565	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	680	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	385	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	465	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	700	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	528	185.00–200.00	191.47
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	169.00	169.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	788	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.40
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	139.00–172.50	154.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	810	80.00–87.50	82.08
5	—	1,016	92.50–97.50	94.57

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle