Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-07-29

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 29
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
41 head
13 vs last sale 28 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
7 vs last sale 12 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
0 vs last sale 4 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $235.57/cwt on 5 head.
Average price
$235.57
5 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,247
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.70
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529235.571,2475thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
235.57
NC average9 barns · 201 hd
229.87
+5.70
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,448120.541,7454thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,070110.001,1771thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)915$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)790$1,0673thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,30060.00/cwt60.00–60.007801
HeifersSmall 1400–450410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
HeifersSmall 1Full400–450430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27901,067.35/head900.00–1,375.001,0673
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519233.21/cwt231.00–240.001,2104
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572226.76/cwt220.00–229.001,2974
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250243280.72/cwt277.50–284.006822
BullsSmall 3300–350330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
HeifersSmall 3250–300290157.50/cwt157.50–157.504571
BullsSmall 1350–400380162.50/cwt162.50–162.506181
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650640211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1232
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363265.10/cwt260.00–270.009622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29151,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007701
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350345265.00/cwt265.00–265.009141
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450400251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0041
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3971
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
BullsMedium 2400–450445197.60/cwt197.60–197.608791
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320240.16/cwt230.00–250.007692
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328217.37/cwt215.00–220.007132
CowsLean 85-90%1,070110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1771
Bulls1,497140.72/cwt137.00–145.002,1073
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–65060590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2550–600560152.50/cwt152.50–152.508541

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.