Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were sharply lower. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $181.26/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −192.61 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$181.26

10 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$439

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$71.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.35

vs NC average

−59.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	191.57	1,081	8thin
Medium and Large 2	585	160.00	936	1thin
Small 1	535	120.00	642	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.57/cwt here — about $439 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.

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 sale10 hd

181.26

—

NC average8 barns · 207 hd

204.61

−23.35

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−59.43

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−192.61

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	—	Low	1,507	125.95	1,898	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	111.00	1,931	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	101.66	1,256	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	81.88	762	9thin

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)	1,125	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Large 2	500–550	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	2,140	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	767	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	482	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	600	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	825	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	400–450	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	226.71/cwt	225.00–227.50	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	191.26/cwt	180.00–219.00	1,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	227.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	193.77/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	258.78/cwt	255.00–262.50	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	846	1
Heifers	Small 1Full	500–550	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Small 3	200–250	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	250–300	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	96.14/cwt	90.00–107.50	881	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	64.06/cwt	52.50–72.50	609	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	101.66/cwt	101.00–102.50	1,256	2

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 Sep 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 44Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	152.50	152.50
1	600–650	610	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	255.00–262.50	258.78
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	433	225.00–227.50	226.71
4	500–550	527	190.00–205.00	193.77
2	600–650	635	197.50	197.50
1	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
2	700–750	718	160.00–162.50	161.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	237.50	237.50
1	350–400	350	217.50	217.50
3	500–550	526	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	685	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	525	249.00	249.00
1	800–850	830	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	165.00	165.00
2	450–500	482	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	217.50	217.50
3	450–500	485	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	380	222.50	222.50
5	400–450	415	220.00–230.00	227.88
2	450–500	450	217.50	217.50
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
6	550–600	581	180.00–219.00	191.26
1	600–650	615	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	155.00	155.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,598	130.00–137.50	133.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	111.00	111.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	916	90.00–107.50	96.14
4	—	950	52.50–72.50	64.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	101.00–102.50	101.66

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle