Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-07-08

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 8
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 54▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 13▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 10 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 heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.20/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −150.58 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.
Average price
$213.20
6 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−17.30
vs NC average
−55.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542213.201,1566thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
213.20
—
NC average4 barns · 140 hd
230.50
−17.30
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−55.66
This barn, trailing median3 sales
363.78
−150.58
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
398381365348median 363.7803/2303/2304/2707/2707/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $383.95, low $362.11, median $363.78 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,700160.142,7224thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440150.002,1602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,013130.751,3246thin
CowsLean 85-90%High861104.679019thin

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)977$1,9853thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)765$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)670$1,0752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)858$1,1962thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)825$1,0882thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355235.00/cwt235.00–235.008341
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423258.14/cwt250.00–263.001,0924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573244.93/cwt240.00–250.001,4032
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full645231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4901
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230202.43/cwt197.50–207.504663
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287200.93/cwt190.00–217.505773
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319232.99/cwt221.00–250.007434
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365211.00/cwt211.00–211.007701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373231.56/cwt223.00–240.008642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435229.16/cwt227.50–230.009973
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
Heifers450–500Medium 2465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522206.39/cwt200.00–220.001,0773
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2363
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Full615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623193.67/cwt186.00–200.001,2073
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635180.84/cwt180.00–182.501,1483
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small 1265190.00/cwt190.00–190.005041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285215.00/cwt215.00–215.006131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413186.18/cwt182.50–190.007692
Bulls400–450Small 1415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
Bulls450–500Medium 2475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Bulls450–500Small 3495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Bulls500–550Small 1530157.50/cwt157.50–157.508351
Bulls550–600Medium 2555168.76/cwt167.50–170.009372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605196.71/cwt192.50–201.001,1902
Bulls600–650Medium 2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1211
Bulls850–900Medium 2855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
Dairy Steers600–650Large 2630222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4021
Dairy Steers650–700Large 2650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,700160.14/cwt140.00–170.002,7224
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67070.00/cwt70.00–70.004691
Cows—Lean 85-90%844113.09/cwt102.50–120.009545
Cows—Lean 85-90%91088.31/cwt87.50–89.008042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,013130.75/cwt121.00–139.001,3246
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2650975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,226.91/head2,100.00–2,325.002,2272
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2750950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28581,195.70/head1,075.00–1,300.001,1962
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,225.00/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.