Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.86/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −28.91 against this barn's trailing median of $371.77.

Average price

$342.86

7 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.14

vs NC average

−29.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	342.86	1,959	7thin

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 sale7 hd

342.86

—

NC average7 barns · 177 hd

346.00

−3.14

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−29.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

371.77

−28.91

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	132.50	1,597	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	121.58	1,037	2thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	793	$775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Dairy Steers	Small 3	600–650	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	316.93/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	296.61/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	427	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,068	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	121.58/cwt	112.50–130.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	268	309.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	390	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	322.98/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	346.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	348.16/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	302.81/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	693	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,086	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	366.44/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	306.03/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	310.18/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	325.67/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,101	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 45Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	365	352.50–380.00	366.44
3	400–450	422	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	484	340.00–350.00	346.82
1	500–550	500	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	595	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	581	346.00	346.00
13	650–700	693	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	338	320.00–330.00	325.67
5	350–400	370	320.00–327.50	322.98
2	400–450	408	320.00–322.50	321.26
4	450–500	480	300.00–322.50	316.93
7	500–550	516	280.00–322.50	302.81
3	550–600	587	272.50–310.00	296.61
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	302.00	302.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	337.50	337.50
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	178.50	178.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	300.00–320.00	309.91
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	347.50–350.00	348.16
2	500–550	528	302.50–317.50	310.18
2	550–600	570	300.00–312.50	306.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	132.50	132.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	112.50–130.00	121.58

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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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle