Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −103.86 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$270.00

1 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.30

vs NC average

−127.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	585	270.00	1,580	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

270.00

—

NC average5 barns · 144 hd

297.30

−27.30

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−127.86

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−103.86

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	—	Average	1,390	172.88	2,403	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$3,133	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	826	$2,951	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	650	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,525	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	Medium 1-2	—	870	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	710	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	172.88/cwt	167.50–176.00	2,403	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	3,024.04/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,024	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	790	2,852.85/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,853	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	855	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	309.57/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,619	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	650	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	645	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	300–350	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	433	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	964	2
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	460	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,047	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 71Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 5

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	790	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,852.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,024.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	167.50–176.00	172.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	300.00–320.00	309.57
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	700	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	220.00–225.00	222.54
1	450–500	460	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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