Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-06-17

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 17
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 59▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $198.58/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −125.44 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$198.58
9 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$656
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$105.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−41.80
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1589210.281,2398thin
Large 3555105.005831thin
One grade step is worth $105.28/cwt here — about $656 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale9 hd
198.58
—
NC average9 barns · 202 hd
240.38
−41.80
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
−125.44
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,422154.152,1923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,090136.901,4934thin
CowsLean 85-90%High919114.311,0504thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)780$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)863$1,7002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)675$9751thin

Every lot

52 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium 2310182.50/cwt182.50–182.505661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362245.00/cwt245.00–245.008872
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,2006
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3572
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4831
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285227.50/cwt227.50–227.506481
Heifers300–350Medium 2345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Heifers400–450Small 2405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420207.59/cwt200.00–215.008722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0494
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523219.00/cwt218.00–220.001,1452
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Heifers550–600Small 3595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605155.04/cwt150.00–160.009382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610187.16/cwt180.00–200.001,1423
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0131
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728185.39/cwt180.00–189.001,3505
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795177.33/cwt170.00–181.001,4103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1217277.00/cwt277.00–277.006013
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009301
Bulls300–350Medium 2310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330242.50/cwt242.50–242.508001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1388274.39/cwt269.00–280.001,0652
Bulls400–450Small 1420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2001
Bulls450–500Medium 2495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008911
Bulls550–600Large 3Gaunt555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1589210.28/cwt209.00–220.001,2398
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1702181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2713
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5541
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1919160.74/cwt160.00–161.001,4774
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,6011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,422154.15/cwt139.00–165.002,1923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%725127.50/cwt127.50–127.509241
Cows—Lean 85-90%945119.87/cwt117.50–122.501,1332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,032132.53/cwt125.00–142.501,3683
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06090.00/cwt90.00–90.009541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8981
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2675975.00/head975.00–975.009751

This sale against other markets

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.