Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $180.91/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −192.95 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$180.91

5 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.83

vs NC average

−71.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	186.14	991	4thin
Medium and Large 2	575	160.00	920	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

180.91

—

NC average5 barns · 131 hd

204.74

−23.83

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−71.77

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−192.95

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	1,398	137.50	1,922	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	104.81	1,187	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	93.44	881	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	90.00	1,341	1thin

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)	717	$1,360	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	630	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	480	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	147.58/cwt	142.50–152.50	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	193.26/cwt	190.00–197.50	334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium 2	150–200	190	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	188.18/cwt	180.00–197.50	984	3
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	200.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	445	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	212.59/cwt	205.00–220.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	479	1
Heifers	Small 2	200–250	220	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	730	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	191.69/cwt	185.00–195.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	545	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	181.11/cwt	167.50–195.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	203.36/cwt	185.00–212.50	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	1,502.03/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	630	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	670	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	610	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	104.81/cwt	97.50–117.50	1,187	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	93.44/cwt	90.00–97.50	881	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,341	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 59Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	210.00	210.00
3	350–400	370	220.00–230.00	225.05
1	450–500	480	202.50	202.50
1	550–600	550	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	740	150.00	150.00
2	800–850	833	142.50–152.50	147.58
1	900–950	915	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	185.00–195.00	191.69
4	400–450	420	185.00–212.50	203.36
2	450–500	490	167.50–195.00	181.11
1	500–550	520	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	190.00–197.50	193.26
1	250–300	270	177.50	177.50
1	350–400	350	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	400	182.50	182.50
1	550–600	575	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	202.50	202.50
2	400–450	410	205.00–220.00	212.59
2	450–500	493	195.00–205.00	200.03
3	500–550	523	180.00–197.50	188.18
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	630	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	187.50	187.50
1	400–450	445	152.50	152.50
1	450–500	465	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	675	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	147.50	147.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	740	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,502.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	630	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	82.50	82.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	137.50	137.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	97.50–117.50	104.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	90.00–97.50	93.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	90.00	90.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle