Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter we had none to report. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $180.31/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$180.31

7 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$31.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.41

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	200.00	1,140	2thin
Medium and Large 2	510	180.00	918	1thin
Medium 1	565	177.50	1,003	1thin
Medium 2	565	168.22	950	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.78/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

180.31

—

NC average9 barns · 280 hd

202.72

−22.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	695	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,400	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	225.03/cwt	224.00–226.00	963	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	179.66/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	445	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	834	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,457	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	191.21/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	168.67/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	248.58/cwt	238.00–260.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	185.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	170.00/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	480	177.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	335	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium 2Full	450–500	483	156.23/cwt	152.50–160.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium 2Full	450–500	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	440	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	575	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	290	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	544	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	565	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	224.00–226.00	225.03
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	535	187.50–195.00	191.21
1	550–600	555	201.00	201.00
2	600–650	608	180.00–190.00	185.06
1	700–750	730	167.50	167.50
2	850–900	858	160.00–177.50	168.67
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	187.50	187.50
2	300–350	335	180.00–185.00	182.57
1	400–450	445	187.50	187.50
1	500–550	505	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	490	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	238.00–260.00	248.58
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	632	179.00–180.00	179.66
1	700–750	717	176.00	176.00
2	750–800	780	162.50–177.50	170.00
1	850–900	870	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	180.00	180.00
2	450–500	480	175.00–180.00	177.42
1	500–550	545	175.00	175.00
2	550–600	575	160.00–170.00	164.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	510	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	645	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	152.50–160.00	156.23
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	187.00	187.00
1	550–600	565	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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