Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2025-04-07

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 7
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
51 head
4 vs last sale 47 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 4 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
2 vs last sale 5 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were too few to trend. Feeder cattle were mixed, some trending lower and higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.81/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$267.81
3 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,532
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
37.66
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572267.811,5323thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
267.81
NC average8 barns · 188 hd
305.46
−37.66
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,180162.501,9181thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,350130.001,7551thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)898$1,8132thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)660$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,5251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,4002thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)685$6501thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,350130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7551
Bulls1,180162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,9181
Stock CowsMedium 1-29001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Stock CowsSmall 2-3600750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Stock CowsSmall 3685650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-26601,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-26151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2571
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600593261.71/cwt252.50–271.001,5522
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4081
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665249.25/cwt242.50–259.001,6583
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519258.26/cwt245.00–267.501,3404
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4832
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450440270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1881
BullsSmall 3250–300285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
BullsSmall 3200–250215172.50/cwt172.50–172.503711
SteersMedium 2400–450420270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600565215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2151
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850810222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,8021
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
BullsMedium 2350–400355275.00/cwt275.00–275.009761
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3021
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360265.00/cwt265.00–265.009541
HeifersSmall 2350–400350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007351
HeifersMedium 1450–500468271.22/cwt270.00–272.501,2692
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325280.00/cwt280.00–280.009101
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6371
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400355351.25/cwt350.00–352.501,2472
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622262.40/cwt240.00–276.001,6323
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500495255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2621
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4841
BullsSmall 2200–250215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301

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.