Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison this week due to limited comparable sales last week. Todays sale saw good buyer attendance and strong demand for Slaughter Goats/Lambs.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $230.00/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$230.00

12 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$50.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−75.94

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	250.57	1,423	4thin
Small 1	500	227.50	1,138	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	226.04	1,254	5thin
Medium 2	505	200.00	1,010	1thin
Medium 1	560	200.00	1,120	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.57/cwt here — about $303 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

230.00

—

NC average8 barns · 243 hd

305.94

−75.94

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	1,857	176.83	3,284	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	155.08	2,108	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	144.64	1,523	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	125.00	1,194	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,651	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$1,642	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	771	$1,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,262	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	725	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	861	$1,135	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	675	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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%	—	955	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	3,666	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	360	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	801	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	560	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	966	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	340	273.36/cwt	247.50–300.00	929	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	819	1,040.53/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,041	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	635	1,960.43/head	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,108	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	144.64/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,523	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	171.49/cwt	163.00–180.00	3,101	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	403	237.70/cwt	205.00–270.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	975	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	335	296.14/cwt	292.50–300.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	775	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	222.52/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	440	317.20/cwt	317.20–317.20	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	362.60/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	350–400	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	600	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,650.79/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,642.02/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,642	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	218.81/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	2,643.86/head	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	331.62/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	333.69/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	250.57/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	335.70/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	313.98/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	260.65/cwt	240.00–280.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	231.33/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,238	2

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 May 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 37Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 8Year ago 22

No price comparison this week due to limited comparable sales last week. Todays sale saw good buyer attendance and strong demand for Slaughter Goats/Lambs.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,359	150.00–160.00	155.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	142.50–150.00	144.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	187.50	187.50
2	—	1,808	163.00–180.00	171.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	635	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,960.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	958	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,643.86
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	819	900.00–1,125.00	1,040.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,642.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	215.00	215.00
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	360	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	415	307.50–320.00	313.98
1	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	520	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	240.00–280.00	260.65
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	247.50–300.00	273.36
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	205.00–270.00	237.70
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	292.50–300.00	296.14
1	400–450	440	317.20	317.20
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.50	302.50
2	350–400	365	297.50	297.50
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	483	245.00–250.00	247.46
2	500–550	535	222.50–240.00	231.33
3	550–600	568	200.00–240.00	222.52
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	318	360.00–365.00	362.60
3	350–400	360	325.00–340.00	331.62
3	400–450	425	320.00–350.00	333.69
4	550–600	568	240.00–260.00	250.57
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	768	215.00–222.50	218.81
Beef/Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	560	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	529	322.50–340.00	335.70
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	167.50	167.50

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

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