Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.27/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −149.59 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$224.27

9 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$91.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.38

vs NC average

−80.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	241.20	1,322	7thin
Medium and Large 2	535	180.00	963	1thin
Large 3	585	150.00	878	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.20/cwt here — about $444 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

224.27

—

NC average9 barns · 355 hd

247.65

−23.38

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−80.15

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−149.59

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	1,370	140.00	1,918	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,565	120.00	1,878	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	80.81	824	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	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$708	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	560	$638	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	249.47/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,277	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	560	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	575	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	560	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	333.26/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	281.41/cwt	260.00–302.50	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	226.79/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	465	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	293.82/cwt	272.50–317.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	248.26/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	707	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	900	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	80.81/cwt	75.00–90.00	824	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 27Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	302.50	302.50
1	350–400	390	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	500	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	460	320.00–350.00	333.26
1	500–550	500	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	555	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	260.00–302.50	281.41
1	450–500	485	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	512	240.00–256.00	249.47
3	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	400	212.50	212.50
1	450–500	470	227.50	227.50
1	500–550	535	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	418	272.50–317.00	293.82
2	450–500	483	230.00–267.50	248.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	321.00	321.00
2	600–650	605	222.50–231.00	226.79
2	650–700	685	217.50–220.00	218.76
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	247.50	247.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	560	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	475.00	475.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	560	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	75.00–90.00	80.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	140.00	140.00

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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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