Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price trend this week due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $245.83/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$245.83

3 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$51.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	280.00	1,400	1thin
Medium and Large 2	538	228.75	1,230	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.25/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

245.83

—

NC average5 barns · 75 hd

253.87

−8.04

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	1,512	129.49	1,958	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	117.00	1,386	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	115.53	1,837	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	92.50	904	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
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$777	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	918	$750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2	550–600	550	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium 3	650–700	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	247.77/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,686	1
Heifers	Small 1	150–200	178	208.84/cwt	202.50–215.00	372	2
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	330	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	284.28/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	990	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	370	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Small 1	150–200	178	210.14/cwt	200.00–220.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	194.67/cwt	180.00–209.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	272.43/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	199.99/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,550	3
Stock Cows	Medium 3	—	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	776.76/head	700.00–850.00	777	3
Bulls	—	—	1,512	129.49/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,958	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	115.53/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,386	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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 169Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

No price trend this week due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	550	237.50	237.50
1	850–900	865	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	445	272.50	272.50
3	450–500	475	260.00–280.00	272.43
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	625	222.50–237.50	230.00
3	700–750	725	180.00–209.00	194.67
3	750–800	775	197.50–202.50	199.99
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	178	200.00–220.00	210.14
1	200–250	225	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	320	242.50	242.50
2	450–500	483	240.00–242.50	241.26
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	750	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	178	202.50–215.00	208.84
1	200–250	210	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	330	202.50	202.50
1	350–400	370	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	272.50–297.50	284.28
1	550–600	570	252.50	252.50
4	600–650	618	242.50–251.00	247.77
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	232.50	232.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	700.00–850.00	776.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	127.50–133.00	129.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	115.00–116.00	115.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	102.50	102.50
1	—	945	82.50	82.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	117.00	117.00

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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