Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

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 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 $242.50/cwt on 4 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

4 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

vs NC average

−64.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	250.00	1,325	1thin
Medium and Large 1	520	250.00	1,300	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	220.00	1,188	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale4 hd

242.50

—

NC average5 barns · 83 hd

237.30

+5.20

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−64.51

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	—	High	1,938	163.14	3,162	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	995	147.50	1,468	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	103.25	1,040	4thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	565	$575	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	—	—	1,938	163.14/cwt	161.00–165.00	3,162	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,246	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	565	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	300–350	310	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	690	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	255	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	516	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	240.67/cwt	230.00–247.50	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	251.25/cwt	247.50–255.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,370	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	300.77/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	264.97/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	248.83/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	824	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	241.29/cwt	240.00–242.50	748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 112Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	161.00–165.00	163.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	120.00–122.50	121.00
1	—	940	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	147.50	147.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	565	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,525.00	1,525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	468	287.50–310.00	300.77
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	980	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	235.00	235.00
4	250–300	281	230.00–247.50	240.67
2	300–350	310	240.00–242.50	241.29
1	400–450	440	232.50	232.50
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	252.50	252.50
2	350–400	390	247.50–255.00	251.25
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	257.50	257.50
1	350–400	355	267.50	267.50
4	400–450	420	252.50–272.50	264.97
2	450–500	460	245.00–252.50	248.83
2	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	930	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	200.00	200.00

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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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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