Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold directionally higher on a light test, with Slaughter Cattle selling firm on a light test.

2 head baby calves; 450.00-475.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −131.36 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$242.50

1 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.10

vs NC average

−61.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	242.50	1,382	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

242.50

—

NC average8 barns · 147 hd

240.40

+2.10

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−61.53

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−131.36

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	1,720	143.51	2,468	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	116.37	1,388	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	808	108.23	874	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	116.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,388	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	108.23/cwt	102.50–114.00	874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	143.51/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,468	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	660	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	830	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	190.11/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	350.03/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	256.26/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	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 Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold directionally higher on a light test, with Slaughter Cattle selling firm on a light test.

2 head baby calves; 450.00-475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	110.00–120.00	116.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	102.50–114.00	108.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,720	139.00–150.00	143.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	292.50	292.50
4	400–450	433	250.00–262.50	256.26
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	660	217.50	217.50
2	700–750	713	180.00–200.00	190.11
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	830	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	570	240.00–241.00	240.50
1	900–950	940	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	347.50–352.50	350.03
1	400–450	405	352.50	352.50

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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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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