Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few to trend. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.96/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −64.90 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$308.96

8 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$44.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.28

vs NC average

−62.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	314.53	1,702	7thin
Medium and Large 2	520	270.00	1,404	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.53/cwt here — about $298 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale8 hd

308.96

—

NC average8 barns · 234 hd

332.24

−23.28

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−62.55

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−64.90

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	1,338	178.26	2,385	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	820	77.50	636	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,359	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$2,174	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$2,778	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Small 1-2	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	Small 1Fleshy	400–450	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	330	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	932	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,338	178.26/cwt	160.00–192.50	2,385	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	255	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	343.98/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	313.39/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	298.82/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	382.04/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	355.86/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	390.03/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,642	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,359.38/head	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,359	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,174.00/head	1,975.00–2,350.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	350.83/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	425	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	861	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,778.45/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,778	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	385.09/cwt	382.50–387.50	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	389.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,239	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	366.46/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	315.38/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	361.66/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	365.08/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	404.05/cwt	391.00–420.00	1,483	3

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 Sep 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 29Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	340.00–362.50	350.83
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	382.50–387.50	385.09
2	300–350	318	380.00–400.00	389.76
3	350–400	355	380.00–385.00	382.04
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	466	350.00–380.00	355.86
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
7	600–650	629	282.50–310.00	298.82
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	855	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	315	360.00–367.50	365.08
4	350–400	378	350.00–382.50	366.46
5	400–450	422	340.00–380.00	361.66
8	450–500	467	320.00–375.00	343.98
4	500–550	523	300.00–322.50	315.38
3	550–600	565	300.00–320.00	313.39
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	675	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	391.00–420.00	404.05
4	400–450	421	380.00–400.00	390.03
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	160.00–192.50	178.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	77.50	77.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,359.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,975.00–2,350.00	2,174.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,778.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle