Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −117.69 against this barn's trailing median of $373.86.

Average price

$256.17

3 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$66.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−67.73

vs NC average

−133.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	505	296.00	1,495	1thin
Medium and Large 2	545	242.50	1,322	1thin
Medium 2	590	230.00	1,357	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.00/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale3 hd

256.17

—

NC average8 barns · 305 hd

323.89

−67.73

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−133.74

This barn, trailing median4 sales

373.86

−117.69

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	1,415	167.50	2,370	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	143.00	2,345	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	133.68	1,675	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	92.50	754	1thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,645	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$1,136	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	505	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	370	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,212	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	328.15/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	342.50/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	763	1,136.48/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	401.67/cwt	352.50–490.00	1,305	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	754	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,345	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,675	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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 70Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	317.50	317.50
2	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	445	332.50–352.50	342.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	535.00	535.00
3	300–350	325	352.50–490.00	401.67
1	350–400	375	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	423	317.50–340.00	328.15
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	337.50	337.50

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	—	955	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,645	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,136.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	167.50	167.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	92.50	92.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	130.00–137.50	133.68

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