Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.18/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −107.68 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$266.18

10 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$538

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$82.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.07

vs NC average

−97.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	277.10	1,522	8thin
Medium 1	525	250.00	1,313	1thin
Small 1	505	195.00	985	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.10/cwt here — about $538 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 sale10 hd

266.18

—

NC average9 barns · 252 hd

288.25

−22.07

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−97.78

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−107.68

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	1,990	184.00	3,662	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	86.49	849	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,768	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$2,850	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	273.26/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	303.81/cwt	302.50–305.00	972	2
Bulls	Small 2	250–300	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Steers	Small 3	450–500	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	275.46/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,454	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Heifers	Small 1	150–200	180	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	513	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Bulls	Small 2	550–600	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,662	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	113.79/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,132	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	69.07/cwt	60.00–80.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	480	215.31/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	85.71/cwt	85.00–87.50	860	3
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	255	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	322.51/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	313.38/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	279.83/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	314.62/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	304.73/cwt	300.00–310.00	853	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,768.34/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 64Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	300.00–310.00	304.73
2	300–350	320	302.50–305.00	303.81
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	480	270.00–280.00	273.26
5	500–550	528	267.50–280.00	275.46
3	550–600	585	270.00–300.00	279.83
2	600–650	603	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	735	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	285.00	285.00
1	200–250	215	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	505	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	590	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	480	200.00–230.00	215.31
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	335	305.00–320.00	313.38
3	400–450	418	300.00–325.00	314.62
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	890	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	495	320.00–330.00	325.00
4	550–600	576	310.00–330.00	322.51
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,768.34
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	184.00	184.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	112.50–115.00	113.79
3	—	952	60.00–80.00	69.07
3	—	1,003	85.00–87.50	85.71

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle