Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were to few last week to report. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $276.81/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$276.81

8 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$55.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.60

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	297.69	1,521	5thin
Medium and Large 2	567	242.00	1,371	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.69/cwt here — about $150 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

276.81

—

NC average9 barns · 276 hd

301.40

−24.60

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	1,350	147.38	1,990	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	970	130.00	1,261	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	115.00	949	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
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,063	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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%	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	147.38/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,990	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	382.66/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	326.25/cwt	322.50–330.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	281.34/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	550–600	575	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	336.55/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	310.44/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	297.69/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	316.30/cwt	295.00–325.00	898	4
Steers	Small 1	350–400	370	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	953	1
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	308.23/cwt	302.50–315.00	989	4
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	313.57/cwt	297.50–327.50	1,145	3
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	655	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	365.03/cwt	362.50–372.50	989	4
Bulls	Medium 3	350–400	375	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,581	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 Mar 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	140.00–152.50	147.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	362.50–372.50	365.03
3	350–400	380	350.00–400.00	382.66
2	450–500	475	315.00–360.00	336.55
5	500–550	511	296.00–300.00	297.69
2	600–650	633	252.50	252.50
2	650–700	683	241.00	241.00
1	900–950	900	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	322.50–330.00	326.25
2	300–350	338	337.50	337.50
3	350–400	365	297.50–327.50	313.57
1	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	590	240.00–241.00	240.50
1	650–700	680	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	735	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	880	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	277.50	277.50
2	400–450	410	277.50–285.00	281.34
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	295.00–325.00	316.30
4	300–350	321	302.50–315.00	308.23
4	350–400	359	300.00–314.00	310.44
5	450–500	473	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00

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

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