Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to no sale last week due to the Federal Holiday, no price trend is available for todays sale.

5 head baby calves; 125.00-350.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.65/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −169.21 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$204.65

7 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$67.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs NC average

−78.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	220.02	1,188	4thin
Medium and Large 2	585	202.50	1,185	1thin
Medium 1	500	197.50	988	1thin
Medium 2	500	152.50	763	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.52/cwt here — about $426 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale7 hd

204.65

—

NC average4 barns · 79 hd

215.07

−10.42

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−78.67

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−169.21

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	1,078	126.00	1,358	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	963	107.50	1,035	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	789	66.01	521	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,200	117.00	1,404	1thin

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
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	765	156.42/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	238.25/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	248.72/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	375	166.25/cwt	160.00–172.50	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	183.68/cwt	175.00–192.50	593	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	500	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	988	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	675	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	221.69/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,307	1
Bulls	—	—	1,075	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	525	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	328	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	911	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	60.27/cwt	52.50–67.50	454	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 0

Due to no sale last week due to the Federal Holiday, no price trend is available for todays sale.

5 head baby calves; 125.00-350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,075	131.00	131.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	62.50	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	81.00	81.00
2	—	753	52.50–67.50	60.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	765	147.50–165.00	156.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	355	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	460	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	510	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	202.50	202.50
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	272.50	272.50
8	500–550	527	240.00–257.50	248.72
2	550–600	573	237.50–239.00	238.25
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	237.50	237.50
1	400–450	440	227.50	227.50
2	450–500	480	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	550–600	585	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	655	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	160.00–172.50	166.25
1	500–550	500	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	463	235.00–237.50	236.24
3	500–550	530	220.00–222.50	221.69
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	175.00–192.50	183.68
1	350–400	385	187.50	187.50
1	400–450	420	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	480	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	197.50	197.50
1	650–700	675	152.50	152.50

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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