Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2025-06-09

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 9
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
45 head
20 vs last sale 65 14 vs year ago 59 · 23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
2 head
13 vs last sale 15 6 vs year ago 8 · 75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
24 vs last sale 29 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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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 plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $322.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 49.27 against this barn's trailing median of $371.77.
Average price
$322.50
1 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
20.30
vs NC average
58.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550322.501,7741thin
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 sale1 hd
322.50
NC average8 barns · 226 hd
342.80
−20.30
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
−58.51
This barn, trailing median2 sales
371.77
−49.27
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
BullsLow2,060145.002,9871thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,400137.501,9251thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,440$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,117$1,7103thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls2,060145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,9871
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,400137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,9251
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,3551
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
BullsMedium 1300–350300330.00/cwt330.00–330.009901
HeifersMedium 1450–500453255.03/cwt250.00–260.001,1552
HeifersMedium 1400–450430274.65/cwt265.00–285.001,1812
Stock CowsMedium 1-29951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473297.63/cwt292.50–302.501,4082
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523301.66/cwt297.50–305.001,5783
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4402,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,710.07/head1,475.00–1,975.001,7103
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7241
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600550322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7741
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485339.98/cwt332.50–345.001,6493
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750738259.92/cwt252.50–267.501,9182
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530278.75/cwt275.00–282.501,4772
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5431
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,5092
SteersSmall 1350–400375272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0221
SteersSmall 1600–650610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Dairy HeifersSmall 3450–500465132.50/cwt132.50–132.506161
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041

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.