Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week,slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly stready. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest was active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.19/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$336.19

8 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$103.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	353.26	1,945	6thin
Medium and Large 2	505	320.00	1,616	1thin
Small 1	595	250.00	1,488	1thin

One grade step is worth $103.26/cwt here — about $458 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 sale8 hd

336.19

—

NC average9 barns · 353 hd

329.75

+6.44

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	1,493	176.51	2,635	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	150.00	1,965	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)	1,050	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	968	$1,774	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,438	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$1,808	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,350	1thin

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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	555	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	760	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Small 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	300	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	920	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,557	184.01/cwt	174.00–195.00	2,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	915	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	735	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,923.71/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	325.71/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	342.90/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	353.25/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	323.27/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	342.03/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	375.72/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	355.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	352.36/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	309.72/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,914	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	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 Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 204Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 2

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,923.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	555	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,525.00	1,525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	297.50	297.50
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	735	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	382.50	382.50
3	350–400	377	372.50–380.00	375.72
2	400–450	423	350.00–360.00	355.03
4	450–500	476	350.00–362.50	353.25
2	500–550	520	350.00–360.00	355.05
4	550–600	566	340.00–360.00	352.36
2	600–650	618	300.00–320.00	309.72
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	335.00–350.00	342.03
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	480	320.00–330.00	325.71
2	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	402.50	402.50
1	350–400	365	402.50	402.50
3	550–600	568	325.00–355.00	342.90
3	600–650	612	320.00–325.00	323.27
5	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,557	174.00–195.00	184.01

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

Bulls · 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