Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-09-09

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 9
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 66▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 1▲ 12 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 moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

3 baby calves; 375.00-500.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $196.34/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −127.68 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$196.34
7 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,088
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$301
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.08
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560202.401,1336thin
Medium and Large 2520160.008321thin
One grade step is worth $42.40/cwt here — about $301 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 sale7 hd
196.34
—
NC average9 barns · 278 hd
213.43
−17.08
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
−127.68
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—Low1,104121.441,3414thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200116.001,3921thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average995104.251,0372thin

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)819$1,5006
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)653$1,2002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)775$1,1251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,1382thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium 2315162.50/cwt162.50–162.505121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368226.22/cwt225.00–227.508322
Heifers350–400Small 2390147.50/cwt147.50–147.505751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420222.50/cwt222.50–222.509351
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Heifers450–500Medium 2460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482221.57/cwt217.50–222.501,0685
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515204.85/cwt200.00–210.001,0552
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1838165.02/cwt162.50–167.501,3832
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small 1290167.50/cwt167.50–167.504861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423240.01/cwt237.50–242.501,0152
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480226.25/cwt220.00–240.001,0863
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520160.00/cwt160.00–160.008321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570198.88/cwt195.00–210.001,1345
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Full600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683182.36/cwt170.00–195.001,2462
Bulls700–750Large 3745135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0061
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2871
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,097126.59/cwt122.50–129.001,3893
Bulls——1,125106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995104.25/cwt100.00–109.001,0372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3921
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-25451,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26781,287.27/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27751,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28552,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,137.64/head1,125.00–1,150.001,1382
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.