Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. 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 $181.66/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −192.20 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$181.66

5 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$55.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.68

vs NC average

−65.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	198.43	1,072	3thin
Medium and Large 2	520	170.00	884	1thin
Medium 2	560	143.00	801	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.43/cwt here — about $271 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 sale5 hd

181.66

—

NC average8 barns · 301 hd

215.34

−33.68

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−65.12

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−192.20

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	125.00	1,831	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,071	120.58	1,292	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	90.50	862	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
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	782	$967	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	450–500	483	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	172.44/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	620	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	212.41/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	198.30/cwt	195.00–200.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	187.35/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	223.76/cwt	222.50–225.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	197.65/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	725	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	385	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	703	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	740	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,387	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,065	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	116.09/cwt	107.50–121.00	1,269	6

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 177Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	222.50–225.00	223.76
2	450–500	483	200.00–210.00	205.08
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	620	165.00–180.00	172.44
1	850–900	880	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	182.50	182.50
1	450–500	455	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	555	145.00	145.00
1	700–750	725	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	215.00	215.00
2	500–550	518	155.00–160.00	157.49
1	600–650	625	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	568	220.00–230.00	224.89
2	600–650	613	205.00–220.00	212.41
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	470	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	560	143.00	143.00
1	600–650	620	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	262.50	262.50
1	250–300	265	215.00	215.00
3	350–400	378	200.00–205.00	202.53
3	450–500	485	195.00–200.00	198.30
2	500–550	515	192.50–202.50	197.65
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	613	180.00–195.00	187.35
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	760	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	870	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	450	167.50	167.50
1	500–550	520	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,225.00	1,225.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	147.50	147.50
6	—	1,093	107.50–121.00	116.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,065	100.00	100.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle