Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle and feeder cattle last week, were to few to trend. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.62/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$290.62

13 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$39.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.54

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	299.82	1,623	10thin
Medium 1	560	259.95	1,457	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.87/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd

290.62

—

NC average8 barns · 268 hd

311.16

−20.54

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	1,569	154.12	2,418	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	143.37	1,770	4thin

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)	1,455	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,448	$2,408	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$3,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,983	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,851	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,671	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	—	1,613	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,742	2
Bulls	Medium 2	150–200	180	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 2	850–900	880	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	235	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	711	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	788	210.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	543	264.93/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	482	283.56/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,367	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,850.94/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	138.24/cwt	134.00–142.50	2,108	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	136.83/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium 1	150–200	185	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium 1	100–150	130	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	299.24/cwt	275.00–322.50	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	3,469.43/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	320.83/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	300.07/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	226.21/cwt	222.50–230.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	380.38/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	374.73/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,671.34/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	267.62/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	394.92/cwt	382.50–405.00	1,295	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	3,200.03/head	2,950.00–3,475.00	3,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	253.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,933	3
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	200–250	225	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	231	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	2,407.77/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,408	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	770	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,290	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	415	291.04/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	600	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Small 2	300–350	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 28Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 6

Slaughter cattle and feeder cattle last week, were to few to trend. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,525	134.00–142.50	138.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,278	132.50–141.00	136.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	300.00	300.00
1	200–250	235	302.50	302.50
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	880	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	275.00–300.00	283.56
2	500–550	543	250.00–280.00	264.93
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	788	200.00–220.00	210.10
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	367.50	367.50
4	300–350	328	382.50–405.00	394.92
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	428	360.00–402.50	380.38
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	524	275.00–320.00	300.07
3	550–600	582	275.00–322.50	299.24
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	222.50	222.50
3	750–800	763	250.00–260.00	253.28
2	850–900	885	222.50–230.00	226.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	415	282.50–300.00	291.04
1	750–800	770	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	307.50	307.50
1	150–200	185	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	428	320.00–322.50	320.83
4	500–550	514	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	558	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	620	260.00–275.00	267.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	460	350.00–400.00	374.73
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	102.50	102.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,448	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,407.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.94
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	735	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,671.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,207	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,469.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,188	2,950.00–3,475.00	3,200.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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