Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.05/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −84.81 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$289.05

6 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$46.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.26

vs NC average

−76.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	296.86	1,594	5thin
Medium 1	515	250.00	1,288	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.86/cwt here — about $306 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

289.05

—

NC average9 barns · 221 hd

301.31

−12.26

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−76.56

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−84.81

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	142.50	1,663	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	115.00	1,147	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	680	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,937	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,673	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,028	2thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,663	3
Steers	Small 1	300–350	335	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,080	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,469	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	340	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,029	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	680	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	1,027.65/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,028	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	350	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,759.58/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,760	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,918.61/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	287.28/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	316.27/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	351.29/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	339.34/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	310.26/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	350.64/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	303.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	287.18/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,948.73/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	327.43/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,860	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	980	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	445	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	321.27/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,130	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	142.50	142.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	478	342.50–357.50	350.64
1	500–550	510	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	485	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	302.50	302.50
1	350–400	350	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	335.00–342.50	339.34
2	400–450	438	315.00–317.50	316.27
3	450–500	475	300.00–332.50	310.26
3	500–550	508	300.00–310.00	303.31
2	550–600	580	275.00–300.00	287.18
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	320.00–322.50	321.27
1	400–450	445	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	402.50	402.50
2	400–450	433	350.00–352.50	351.29
2	550–600	568	322.50–332.50	327.43
3	600–650	623	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	667	275.00–300.00	287.28
1	950–1000	950	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	680	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,759.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,918.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,180	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,948.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	950.00–1,100.00	1,027.65

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle