Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. 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 $264.38/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −109.49 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$264.38

4 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$657

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$150.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.76

vs NC average

−113.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	320.00	1,600	2thin
Medium 1	530	247.50	1,312	1thin
Small 1	555	170.00	944	1thin

One grade step is worth $150.00/cwt here — about $657 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 sale4 hd

264.38

—

NC average9 barns · 235 hd

302.13

−37.76

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−113.58

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−109.49

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	1,083	141.25	1,529	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	152.50	2,105	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	838	142.84	1,197	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	75.20	784	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 Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	75.20/cwt	70.00–80.00	784	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,105	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,040	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	838	142.84/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium 2	850–900	890	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	608	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	530	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	347.66/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	321.28/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	338.37/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	347.58/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	357.32/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	331.23/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	344.94/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	327.60/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,600	2
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	343	262.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	901	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 87Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 6

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,225.00	1,225.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	290	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	342.50	342.50
2	300–350	320	342.50–352.50	347.66
5	350–400	373	322.50–347.50	338.37
2	400–450	420	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	490	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	500	317.50–322.50	320.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	890	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	327.50	327.50
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	608	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	410	342.50–347.50	344.94
2	450–500	480	322.50–332.50	327.60
2	550–600	570	317.50–325.00	321.28
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	250.00–275.00	262.59
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	345.00–372.50	357.32
4	400–450	423	342.50–352.50	347.58
2	500–550	530	330.00–332.50	331.23
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	70.00–80.00	75.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	152.50	152.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	137.50–147.50	142.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,040	135.00	135.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle