Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-07-29

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 29
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 28▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 12▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 4 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 light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $235.57/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −88.45 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$235.57
5 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,247
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.70
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529235.571,2475thin
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 sale5 hd
235.57
—
NC average9 barns · 201 hd
229.87
+5.70
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
−88.45
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—Low1,448120.541,7454thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,070110.001,1771thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)915$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)790$1,0673thin

Every lot

32 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 · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Small 3290157.50/cwt157.50–157.504571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328217.37/cwt215.00–220.007132
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Heifers400–450Small 1410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
Heifers400–450Small 1Full430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572226.76/cwt220.00–229.001,2974
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1243280.72/cwt277.50–284.006822
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320240.16/cwt230.00–250.007692
Bulls300–350Small 3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345265.00/cwt265.00–265.009141
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363265.10/cwt260.00–270.009622
Bulls350–400Small 1380162.50/cwt162.50–162.506181
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0251
Bulls400–450Medium 2445197.60/cwt197.60–197.608791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519233.21/cwt231.00–240.001,2104
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3971
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 360590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Large 2560152.50/cwt152.50–152.508541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30060.00/cwt60.00–60.007801
Bulls——1,497140.72/cwt137.00–145.002,1073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27901,067.35/head900.00–1,375.001,0673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.