Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.49/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −111.37 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$262.49

6 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$524

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$78.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.16

vs NC average

−121.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	278.74	1,544	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	260.00	1,443	1thin
Small 1	510	200.00	1,020	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.74/cwt here — about $524 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.

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

262.49

—

NC average9 barns · 240 hd

300.65

−38.16

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−121.90

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−111.37

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	1,729	172.57	2,983	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	140.00	1,666	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,645	135.00	2,221	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	130.00	1,521	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	982	$1,600	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$1,088	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,200	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,221	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,666	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	166.42/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,638	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	4,126	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	430	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,521	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	296.68/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.84/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	288.70/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	310.14/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	282.59/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,718	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	545	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	400–450	440	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	715	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	900–950	917	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,483	3
Dairy Steers	Small 3	450–500	450	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 27Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 5

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,700.00	2,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	545	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,150.00	2,150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	250.00–260.00	254.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	300.00–320.00	310.14
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	625	300.00–302.50	300.84
3	650–700	662	290.00–300.00	296.68
2	700–750	723	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	583	275.00–280.00	277.47
2	600–650	608	275.00–290.00	282.59
2	650–700	658	275.00–302.50	288.70
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	900	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	280.00	280.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	162.50	162.50
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	162.50	162.50
3	900–950	917	160.00–165.00	161.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	161.00–170.00	166.42
1	—	2,160	191.00	191.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle