Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.52/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −31.34 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$342.52

6 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+27.50

vs NC average

−8.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	342.52	1,793	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.84, low $362.11, median $373.86 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

342.52

—

NC average9 barns · 287 hd

315.02

+27.50

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−8.29

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−31.34

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	1,030	162.33	1,672	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	735	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$2,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,838	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$1,625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,600	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 and Medium 1-2	—	755	1,599.50/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	162.33/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,672	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	895	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium 2	250–300	280	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	987	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	329.25/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	407.66/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	431.64/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	434.14/cwt	432.50–437.50	1,368	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	417.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	366.37/cwt	360.00–372.50	989	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	461.87/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	440.86/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	354.91/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	353.48/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	417.53/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,838.16/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	285	459.82/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	434.09/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	361.64/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	352.52/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	369	463.89/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	345.63/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 55Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 3

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	2	—	755	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,599.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,838.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	735	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	157.50–167.50	162.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	450.00	450.00
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	283	432.50–450.00	440.86
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	378	415.00–420.00	417.48
4	400–450	425	400.00–430.00	417.53
2	450–500	460	400.00–415.00	407.66
3	500–550	520	320.00–347.50	329.25
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	315	432.50–437.50	434.14
2	350–400	370	427.50–440.00	434.09
5	400–450	424	430.00–440.00	434.98
3	450–500	478	430.00–435.00	431.64
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	450.00–470.00	459.82
4	300–350	340	450.00–475.00	461.87
4	350–400	369	450.00–500.00	463.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	660	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	360.00–372.50	366.37
3	300–350	317	352.50–360.00	354.91
5	350–400	377	350.00–380.00	361.64
2	400–450	418	330.00–360.00	345.63
3	450–500	478	340.00–367.50	353.48
5	500–550	512	320.00–370.00	352.52
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle