Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

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 heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.47/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −90.40 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$283.47

10 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$57.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.21

vs NC average

−73.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	294.96	1,639	8thin
Medium and Large 2	597	237.50	1,418	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.46/cwt here — about $221 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.

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

283.47

—

NC average10 barns · 364 hd

305.68

−22.21

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−73.42

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−90.40

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	1,235	152.50	1,883	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	143.95	2,185	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	142.50	1,689	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	895	126.33	1,131	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,490	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	600	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Small 2	350–400	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,128	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	122.77/cwt	110.00–132.50	1,128	7
Steers	Medium 2	200–250	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,883	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	143.95/cwt	140.00–147.50	2,185	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,689	1
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	150	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	476	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	181	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	617	10
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	600	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,490.00/head	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	243.28/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	252.44/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	287.33/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	309.93/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	317.63/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	296.48/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	292.42/cwt	265.00–312.50	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	334.13/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	359.76/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	326.83/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	299.87/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,292	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	300.78/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	289.74/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	291.23/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,558	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 77Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	460	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	597	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	321	300.00–330.00	317.63
2	350–400	353	300.00–320.00	309.93
6	400–450	431	280.00–317.50	299.87
2	450–500	478	280.00–300.00	289.74
3	500–550	522	265.00–312.50	292.42
5	550–600	576	292.50–297.50	296.48
2	600–650	635	250.00–300.00	275.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	150–200	181	341.00	341.00
3	250–300	280	342.50–370.00	359.76
1	400–450	400	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	535	290.00–292.50	291.23
2	550–600	563	275.00–300.00	287.33
3	600–650	620	230.00–250.00	243.28
3	650–700	672	250.00–257.50	252.44
1	800–850	830	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	471	315.00–347.50	334.13
4	500–550	509	317.50–345.00	326.83
1	550–600	575	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	663	280.00–315.00	300.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	137.50–140.00	138.77
7	—	919	110.00–132.50	122.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	140.00–147.50	143.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	142.50	142.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	152.50	152.50

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,490.00	1,490.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle