Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. 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 $225.40/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −148.46 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$225.40

6 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.80

vs NC average

−16.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	227.98	1,251	5thin
Medium and Large 2	575	212.50	1,222	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about $29 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 sale6 hd

225.40

—

NC average9 barns · 344 hd

213.60

+11.80

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−16.48

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−148.46

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	1,235	144.61	1,786	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	136.74	1,534	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	120.45	1,184	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,421	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,332	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	740	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,131	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Lean 85-90%	—	983	120.45/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,184	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	136.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,534	6
Bulls	—	—	1,315	154.91/cwt	147.50–160.00	2,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,075	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,421.23/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,421	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,451.66/head	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,452	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,315.05/head	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,315	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	212.62/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,320	4
Steers	Large 2	750–800	795	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	110	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	227.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	263.43/cwt	242.50–300.00	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,275	1
Steers	Large 2	800–850	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	231.26/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.50	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1

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 Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	983	105.00–130.00	120.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,122	130.00–140.00	136.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	147.50–160.00	154.91
1	—	1,075	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,028	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,421.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,052	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,451.66
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,105	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,315.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,975.00	1,975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	110	350.00	350.00
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	473	230.00–232.50	231.26
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	561	220.00–230.00	227.48
4	600–650	621	190.00–230.00	212.62
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	212.50	212.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	167.50	167.50
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	505	252.50	252.50
3	600–650	630	242.50–300.00	263.43
1	650–700	675	227.50	227.50
1	800–850	810	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	200.00–202.50	201.23
1	500–550	510	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	595	172.50	172.50

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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Southeastern Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle