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

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 moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

3 baby calves; 375.00-500.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $196.34/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$196.34

7 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$42.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.08

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	202.40	1,133	6thin
Medium and Large 2	520	160.00	832	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.40/cwt here — about $301 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

196.34

—

NC average9 barns · 278 hd

213.43

−17.08

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	1,104	121.44	1,341	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	116.00	1,392	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	104.25	1,037	2thin

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)	819	$1,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	653	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	775	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,138	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	600–650	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Bulls	Large 3	700–750	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	204.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	226.22/cwt	225.00–227.50	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	165.02/cwt	162.50–167.50	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	315	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	512	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	390	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	221.57/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	240.01/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	182.36/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	198.88/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	226.25/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	545	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,137.64/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	104.25/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,037	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,193	1
Bulls	—	—	1,097	126.59/cwt	122.50–129.00	1,389	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	678	1,287.27/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287	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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 1Year ago 0

3 baby calves; 375.00-500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	237.50–242.50	240.01
3	450–500	480	220.00–240.00	226.25
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
5	550–600	570	195.00–210.00	198.88
1	600–650	640	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	683	170.00–195.00	182.36
1	750–800	780	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	520	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	600	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	225.00–227.50	226.22
1	400–450	420	222.50	222.50
5	450–500	482	217.50–222.50	221.57
2	500–550	515	200.00–210.00	204.85
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	838	162.50–167.50	165.02
1	850–900	850	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	162.50	162.50
1	450–500	460	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	545	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	678	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	100.00–109.00	104.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,097	122.50–129.00	126.59

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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