Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-08-05

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 5
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
37 head
4 vs last sale 41 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
1 vs last sale 5 4 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 moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.75/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits 151.12 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.
Average price
$222.75
6 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.70
vs NC average
22.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545222.751,2146thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales
419395372348median 373.8602/1603/2304/2707/2707/27
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 sale6 hd
222.75
NC average9 barns · 263 hd
219.05
+3.70
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
−22.32
This barn, trailing median4 sales
373.86
−151.12
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,336149.001,9911thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average900132.501,1931thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90597.508822thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)910$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)640$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)640$9251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)650$8001thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527224.63/cwt220.00–229.001,1843
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3921
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563220.86/cwt220.00–222.501,2433
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950915128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1711
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300255220.00/cwt220.00–220.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220202.50/cwt202.50–202.504461
BullsMedium 2900–950915115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0521
BullsMedium 2800–85084096.00/cwt96.00–96.008061
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250230265.00/cwt265.00–265.006101
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415225.06/cwt220.00–230.009342
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525254.27/cwt252.50–256.001,3352
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-26401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Stock CowsSmall 1-2650800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2640925.00/head925.00–925.009251
CowsBoner 80-85%900132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,336149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9911
CowsLean 85-90%89582.50/cwt82.50–82.507381
CowsLean 85-90%915112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0291

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.