Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there was not enough slaughter cattle to compare. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.49/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.27 against this barn's trailing median of $371.77.

Average price

$325.49

9 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.43

vs NC average

−50.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	325.49	1,703	9thin

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 sale9 hd

325.49

—

NC average9 barns · 127 hd

334.93

−9.43

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−50.25

This barn, trailing median2 sales

371.77

−46.27

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,208	156.25	1,887	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	125.03	1,737	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	112.50	1,013	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	535	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,388	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	848	$917	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Small 2	200–250	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Bulls	Small 1	250–300	273	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	683	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	118.89/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	400–450	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,168	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	131.17/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,974	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,013	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	375	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	355	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	321.21/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	313.72/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	734	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,606	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	341.11/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	326.18/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,690	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	286.50/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	705	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Stock Cows	Small 2-3	—	835	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	535	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Small 2-3	300–350	313	208.66/cwt	197.50–220.00	653	2
Bulls	Small 2-3	250–300	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,065	18
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Bulls	Small 1	150–200	185	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	463	1
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	268	236.00/cwt	232.50–240.00	632	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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 15Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 4

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,475.00	1,475.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	425.00	425.00
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	535	1,250.00	1,250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	268	232.50–240.00	236.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	250.00	250.00
1	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
3	250–300	273	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	375	274.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	320.00–322.50	321.21
2	450–500	480	312.50–315.00	313.72
3	500–550	523	280.00–300.00	286.50
1	550–600	550	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	197.50–220.00	208.66
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	332.50–350.00	341.11
8	500–550	518	317.50–337.50	326.18
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	624	331.00	331.00
72	700–750	734	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	115.00–122.50	118.89
2	—	1,505	130.00–132.50	131.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	112.50	112.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	142.50	142.50
1	—	1,275	170.00	170.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle