Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were too few slaughter and feeder cattle to trend. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −93.86 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$280.00

1 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.69

vs NC average

−89.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	595	280.00	1,666	1thin

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 sale1 hd

280.00

—

NC average9 barns · 326 hd

315.69

−35.69

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−89.81

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−93.86

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	1,255	156.09	1,959	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	133.25	1,399	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 3	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 3	600–650	645	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,631	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	332.60/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	575	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,164	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Stock Cows	Small 2-3	—	805	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Steers	Small 2	350–400	395	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,076	1
Bulls	Small 2	550–600	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	133.25/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	164.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,134	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 Aug 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 60Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 17

There were too few slaughter and feeder cattle to trend. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	645	197.50	197.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	267.50	267.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	385	325.00–340.00	332.60
2	400–450	413	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	735	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	189.00	189.00
1	750–800	760	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	930	170.00–175.00	172.46
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,300	160.00–170.00	164.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	125.00–140.00	133.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	750.00	750.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle