Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $247.51/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −124.25 against this barn's trailing median of $371.77.

Average price

$247.51

3 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$7.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.34

vs NC average

−93.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	252.50	1,351	1thin
Medium and Large 2	528	245.02	1,294	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.48/cwt here — about $57 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

247.51

—

NC average6 barns · 78 hd

276.85

−29.34

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−93.70

This barn, trailing median2 sales

371.77

−124.25

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	1,327	135.65	1,800	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	150.00	1,973	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	95.87	1,028	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
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	858	$1,025	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	780	$900	1thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,072	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	64.13/cwt	57.50–70.00	737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	115.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,327	135.65/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,800	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	253.75/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	247.46/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	263.25/cwt	263.25–263.25	2,048	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	258.75/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	365	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	155	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,351	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	950–1000	975	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 42Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,150	57.50–70.00	64.13
2	—	1,013	110.00–120.00	115.23
1	—	900	127.50	127.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	134.00–137.50	135.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	435	252.50–255.00	253.75
2	450–500	450	255.00–262.50	258.75
3	500–550	517	242.50–250.00	247.46
1	550–600	590	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	365	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	360	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	602	275.00	275.00
66	750–800	778	263.25	263.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	245.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	375.00	375.00
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	340	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	535	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	610	252.50	252.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	152.50	152.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle