Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not able to trend, due to no sale last week. Closed for Thanksgiving.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.34/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −120.52 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$253.34

9 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$76.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.69

vs NC average

−117.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	276.27	1,468	4thin
Medium 1	510	255.00	1,301	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	250.00	1,369	2thin
Medium 2	580	220.00	1,276	1thin
Small 1	585	200.00	1,170	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.27/cwt here — about $298 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale9 hd

253.34

—

NC average4 barns · 73 hd

278.03

−24.69

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−117.11

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−120.52

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	—	Low	1,375	147.50	2,028	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	960	135.00	1,296	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	125.00	1,650	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	808	56.90	460	6thin

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)	1,400	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	825	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	56.90/cwt	45.00–72.50	460	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	300–350	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Small 2	300–350	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium 2	750–800	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	580	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	665	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	382.48/cwt	350.00–400.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	304.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	321.22/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	364.54/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	282.61/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	278.36/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	335.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 89Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 0

Not able to trend, due to no sale last week. Closed for Thanksgiving.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	45.00–72.50	56.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	147.50	147.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	475	280.00–295.00	282.61
3	500–550	512	275.00–280.00	278.36
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	300.00–310.00	304.77
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	480	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	525	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	785	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	580	230.00–240.00	234.91
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	350.00–400.00	382.48
2	250–300	288	330.00–340.00	335.13
5	300–350	321	335.00–380.00	364.54
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	528	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	362.50	362.50
2	250–300	283	340.00–350.00	345.13
1	400–450	445	332.50	332.50
2	500–550	518	320.00–322.50	321.22
1	850–900	850	245.00	245.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	665	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle