Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2025-05-05

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, May 5
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
17 vs last sale 48 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
1 vs last sale 2 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
4 vs last sale 3 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 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 $322.50/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$322.50
4 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,838
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
0.53
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570322.501,8384thin
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 sale4 hd
322.50
NC average9 barns · 227 hd
323.03
−0.53
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
BullsAverage1,030149.901,5442thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,385162.502,2511thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$1,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,7492thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)970$1,0751thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550536287.81/cwt260.00–300.001,5434
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250205307.50/cwt307.50–307.506301
Stock CowsMedium 1-29701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,385162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,2511
Bulls1,030149.90/cwt145.00–155.001,5442
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8384
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500482349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,6822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29101,749.18/head1,725.00–1,775.001,7492
BullsSmall 1300–350330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008581
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2031
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450445322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4351
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,1911
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
BullsSmall 1650–700670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2061

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.