Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle steers and bulls were 4.00 to 8.00 higher, while feeder heifers were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $238.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$238.33

3 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$735

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$132.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−77.54

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	292.50	1,623	1thin
Medium 1	515	262.50	1,352	1thin
Medium 3	555	160.00	888	1thin

One grade step is worth $132.50/cwt here — about $735 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale3 hd

238.33

—

NC average9 barns · 206 hd

315.87

−77.54

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	1,348	168.12	2,266	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	142.00	1,981	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	133.41	1,553	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	102.21	1,010	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,007	$2,181	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,036	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,798	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$2,725	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$2,669	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	693	$2,650	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	867	$1,392	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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%	—	1,030	124.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,283	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	520	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	270	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	403	211.21/cwt	205.00–217.50	851	2
Heifers	Small 3	400–450	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,981	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	133.41/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	235	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	605	1
Bulls	Medium 3	550–600	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,407	174.82/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,460	3
Bulls	—	—	1,170	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,732	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	324.50/cwt	297.50–345.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	375.90/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,623	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,446.51/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	374.69/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,581	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,875.95/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,374	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	3,172.42/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,172	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	369.51/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,530	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,797.54/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,376.55/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,036.45/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,036	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,457.51/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,458	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 87Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	120.00–130.00	124.56
1	—	905	57.50	57.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,164	129.00–137.50	133.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	168.00–179.00	174.82
1	—	1,170	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	342.50	342.50
3	400–450	413	297.50–345.00	324.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	352.50–400.00	375.90
4	350–400	368	352.50–400.00	374.69
5	400–450	414	362.50–380.00	369.51
1	550–600	555	292.50	292.50
2	650–700	680	230.00–235.00	232.52
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	205.00–217.50	211.21
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	381	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	458	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00

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	—	635	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,333	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,172.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,376.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,183	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,457.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,446.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,797.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,036.45
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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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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