Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few slaughter cattle to trend. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality were plain.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.85/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$333.85

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$43.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.28

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	343.52	1,890	7thin
Medium and Large 2	520	300.00	1,560	1thin
Medium 1	500	300.00	1,500	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.52/cwt here — about $390 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

333.85

—

NC average9 barns · 303 hd

316.57

+17.28

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	1,230	161.25	1,983	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,965	142.50	2,800	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	127.50	1,281	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,003	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	887	$1,692	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$1,671	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,600	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
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	Small 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Small 3	450–500	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	340.15/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,102	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	428	298.68/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,278	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Bulls	—	—	1,165	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,718	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,281	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,965	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	435	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	390	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium 2	100–150	125	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	292.25/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	346.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	345.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	341.27/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,129.15/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,129	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,670.88/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 60Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	125	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	390	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	510	280.00–305.00	292.25
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	318	340.00–350.00	345.20
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	458	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	295.00–302.50	298.68
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	435	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	365.00	365.00
1	150–200	180	372.50	372.50
3	500–550	517	340.00–350.00	346.52
4	550–600	575	332.50–352.50	341.27
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	332.50–347.50	340.15
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,129.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,670.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,295	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	127.50	127.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	142.50	142.50

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle