Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-06-24

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 24
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 85▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 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 mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $205.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −119.02 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$205.00
2 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$523
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$90.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.01
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545250.001,3631thin
Medium 2525160.008401thin
One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $523 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 sale2 hd
205.00
—
NC average9 barns · 194 hd
234.01
−29.01
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
−119.02
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—High1,510162.692,4573thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,143136.921,5655thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average856120.521,0325thin

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
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)878$1,1472thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)690$1,2251thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Small 1Full290142.50/cwt142.50–142.504131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432245.14/cwt240.00–250.001,0593
Steers450–500Medium 2495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2242
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006881
Heifers300–350Medium 2300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1342223.34/cwt220.00–225.007643
Heifers350–400Medium 2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009301
Heifers450–500Medium 2495157.50/cwt157.50–157.507801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673186.58/cwt180.00–200.001,2563
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small 1263202.52/cwt200.00–205.005332
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295260.00/cwt260.00–260.007671
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315280.00/cwt280.00–280.008821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365282.05/cwt280.00–284.001,0292
Bulls350–400Medium 2365202.50/cwt202.50–202.507391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470252.42/cwt250.00–255.001,1862
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488207.31/cwt195.00–220.001,0122
Bulls500–550Medium 2525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620206.77/cwt200.00–215.001,2823
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Bulls800–850Medium 2815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4031
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,350172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,3291
Bulls——1,590157.78/cwt150.00–165.002,5092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%856120.52/cwt118.00–125.001,0325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,020157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,6071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174131.78/cwt125.00–140.001,5474
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28781,146.72/head1,090.00–1,200.001,1472
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.