Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $221.65/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −152.21 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$221.65

3 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$39.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.31

vs NC average

−75.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	234.98	1,182	2thin
Medium and Large 2	505	195.00	985	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.98/cwt here — about $197 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 sale3 hd

221.65

—

NC average9 barns · 287 hd

235.96

−14.31

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−75.35

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−152.21

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	—	Low	1,578	146.00	2,303	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	145.00	1,776	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	833	$963	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	585	$825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	480	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,742	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,776	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	480	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	585	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	267.28/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	236.25/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,169	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	520	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	283.42/cwt	262.50–302.50	921	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	220.09/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,936	1
Heifers	Medium 2	150–200	160	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	255	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	567	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	385	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	953	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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 86Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 25Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,835	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	480	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	585	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	520	525.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,000.00	2,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	227.50	227.50
1	750–800	795	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	352.50	352.50
1	350–400	365	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	400	342.50	342.50
1	450–500	480	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	585	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	800	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	262.50–302.50	283.42
2	350–400	390	250.00–285.00	267.28
1	400–450	445	252.50	252.50
2	450–500	495	232.50–240.00	236.25
2	500–550	503	230.00–240.00	234.98
2	750–800	752	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	217.50	217.50
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	255	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	610	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	740	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	575	210.00–230.00	220.09

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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Replacement Cattle

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