Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts last week to create a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $229.33/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$229.33

5 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.23

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	569	229.33	1,304	5thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

229.33

—

NC average8 barns · 304 hd

271.55

−42.23

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	1,229	135.49	1,665	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	127.34	1,452	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	113.45	1,095	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$1,913	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	650	$1,025	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,366	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	918	$1,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	854	$955	5

Every lot, as filed

69 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 3	850–900	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	658	176.26/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	315	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	890	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	950–1000	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	113.45/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	127.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,452	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	650	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Small 1Full	700–750	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	330.15/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	314.88/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	231.66/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	880	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	334.84/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	266.60/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	283.75/cwt	280.00–287.50	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	256.65/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	273.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	273.70/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,440	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	864	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,529.56/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,530	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	850–900	865	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,276	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	301.30/cwt	300.00–302.50	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	288.35/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	813.55/head	775.00–850.00	814	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Small 2	200–250	235	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	482	1
Bulls	Small 3	450–500	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	350–400	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	888	1,049.44/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,049	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	155.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,186	2
Bulls	—	—	1,113	121.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,357	3

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 18Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

Not enough receipts last week to create a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	658	172.50–180.00	176.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	410	325.00–350.00	334.84
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	920	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	300.00–302.50	301.30
2	300–350	335	320.00–340.00	330.15
3	350–400	375	302.50–322.50	314.88
4	400–450	428	270.00–320.00	288.35
1	450–500	455	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	581	220.00–242.50	231.66
1	850–900	875	147.50	147.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	305	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	480	222.50	222.50
2	500–550	528	215.00–220.00	217.49
Heifers — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	255	280.00–287.50	283.75
2	300–350	328	272.50	272.50
5	400–450	422	270.00–275.00	273.49
3	450–500	470	265.00–270.00	266.60
2	500–550	520	242.50–270.00	256.65
1	550–600	570	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	475	302.50	302.50
7	500–550	526	260.00–300.00	273.70
1	550–600	580	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	680	230.00–240.00	234.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	965	100.00–120.00	113.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	121.00–130.00	127.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	150.00–165.00	155.80
3	—	1,113	115.00–125.00	121.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	900.00–1,125.00	1,049.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,162	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,529.56
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	775.00–850.00	813.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	875.00	875.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle