Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to extreme heat there were not enough cattle, to trend this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −55.52 against this barn's trailing median of $371.77.

Average price

$316.25

4 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$21.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.96

vs NC average

−65.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	321.67	1,716	3thin
Medium 1	580	300.00	1,740	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale4 hd

316.25

—

NC average8 barns · 102 hd

327.21

−10.96

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−65.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

371.77

−55.52

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	1,310	152.35	1,996	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	136.18	1,389	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	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,563	2thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Bulls	—	—	1,310	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,996	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	136.18/cwt	120.00–147.50	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,635	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	810	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 136Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 4

Due to extreme heat there were not enough cattle, to trend this week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	150.00–155.00	152.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	120.00–147.50	136.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,675.00	1,675.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

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