Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few cattle last week to create a trend.

8 head baby calves; 50.00-450.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.64/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −133.22 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$240.64

16 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$22.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs NC average

−44.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	242.02	1,334	15thin
Medium and Large 2	535	220.00	1,177	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about $157 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.

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 sale16 hd

240.64

—

NC average9 barns · 207 hd

236.64

+4.00

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−44.31

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−133.22

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	1,530	106.00	1,622	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	104.93	1,369	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	72.50	663	3thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	710	$575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 Steers	Small 3	500–550	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	300–350	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	249.51/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	269.91/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Small 3	350–400	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	242.86/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,428	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	550–600	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	243.79/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	245.99/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	245.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	220.14/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,348	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,604	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	226.45/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	245.90/cwt	237.50–255.00	939	5
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	317.54/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	289.04/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	246.18/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,041	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	710	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	104.93/cwt	102.50–107.50	1,369	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,622	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 27Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 0

Too few cattle last week to create a trend.

8 head baby calves; 50.00-450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	110.00	110.00
1	550–600	575	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	480	210.00–230.00	220.14
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	252.50	252.50
2	300–350	330	245.00–250.00	247.46
5	350–400	382	237.50–255.00	245.90
2	400–450	423	242.50–250.00	246.18
3	450–500	467	230.00–235.00	231.68
1	500–550	545	225.50	225.50
5	550–600	583	215.00–230.00	226.45
4	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	534	252.50	252.50
78	650–700	650	246.75	246.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	351.00	351.00
4	300–350	318	302.50–340.00	317.54
3	400–450	415	272.50–300.00	289.04
2	450–500	468	249.00–250.00	249.51
1	550–600	580	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	685	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	300	262.50	262.50
1	350–400	360	227.50	227.50
1	400–450	415	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	445	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	565	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	518	250.00–300.00	269.91
3	550–600	588	240.00–247.50	242.86
5	600–650	637	240.00–247.50	245.99
5	650–700	662	240.00–250.00	245.95
2	700–750	715	237.50–250.00	243.79
1	900–950	925	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	50.00	50.00
1	—	920	97.50	97.50
1	—	1,025	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	102.50–107.50	104.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	106.00	106.00

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