Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

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 $249.20/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −124.66 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$249.20

3 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$1.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.20

vs NC average

−72.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	250.00	1,300	1thin
Medium and Large 1	525	248.80	1,306	2thin

One grade step is worth $1.20/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale3 hd

249.20

—

NC average9 barns · 326 hd

279.40

−30.20

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−72.18

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−124.66

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	1,388	153.75	2,133	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,850	140.00	2,590	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	107.50	935	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 (2-4 yrs)	695	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$1,250	2thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,590	1
Bulls	—	—	900	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,238	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	332.18/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	314.75/cwt	302.50–322.50	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	212.63/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	318.78/cwt	317.50–320.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	355.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	248.80/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	292.77/cwt	267.50–320.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	278	257.34/cwt	255.00–260.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,313	1
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	170.00	170.00
1	—	900	137.50	137.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	107.50	107.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	2,150.00	2,150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	695	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	500	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	255.00–260.00	257.34
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	317.50–320.00	318.78
3	250–300	265	302.50–322.50	314.75
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	417	320.00–350.00	332.18
2	450–500	468	267.50–320.00	292.77
2	500–550	525	247.50–250.00	248.80
1	900–950	900	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	490	200.00–225.00	212.63
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	485	350.00–360.00	355.10
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle