Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-10-28

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 28
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
42 head
19 vs last sale 61 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
1 vs last sale 8 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
1 vs last sale 6 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle steers and bulls were 5.00 to10.00 higher, while feeder heifers were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

2 head baby calves; 225.00-375.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $184.95/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$184.95
3 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,033
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
28.13
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559184.951,0333thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
184.95
NC average8 barns · 262 hd
213.08
−28.13
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,125133.441,5013thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,400121.531,7013thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average960117.541,1282thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20592.501,1151thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$1,4001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)885$1,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$1,1251thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)830$7632thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2731
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310212.50/cwt212.50–212.506591
SteersMedium 2600–650615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415212.50/cwt212.50–212.508821
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1391
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310195.08/cwt190.00–200.006052
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300283279.67/cwt272.50–287.507912
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500495165.00/cwt165.00–165.008171
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678171.25/cwt170.00–172.501,1612
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568184.93/cwt180.00–190.001,0502
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450415245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,0172
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365245.40/cwt237.50–270.008964
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430192.50/cwt192.50–192.508281
HeifersMedium 2500–550500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525180.00/cwt180.00–180.009451
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473230.21/cwt220.00–240.001,0893
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321243.13/cwt235.00–257.507804
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420232.50/cwt232.50–232.509771
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550540185.00/cwt185.00–185.009991
Stock CowsMedium 1-29501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Stock CowsLarge 31,1651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Stock CowsSmall 3710500.00/head500.00–500.005001
CowsLean 85-90%1,20592.50/cwt92.50–92.501,1151
CowsBoner 80-85%960117.54/cwt110.00–125.001,1282
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,400121.53/cwt120.00–124.001,7013
Bulls1,125133.44/cwt132.50–135.001,5013

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.