Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-09-16

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 16
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 57▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter we had none to report. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. 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 $180.31/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −143.71 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$180.31
7 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$31.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.41
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570200.001,1402thin
Medium and Large 2510180.009181thin
Medium 1565177.501,0031thin
Medium 2565168.229503thin
One grade step is worth $31.78/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
180.31
—
NC average9 barns · 280 hd
202.72
−22.41
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
−143.71
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)695$1,3001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)935$1,4001thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium 2290187.50/cwt187.50–187.505441
Heifers300–350Medium 2335182.57/cwt180.00–185.006122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410195.00/cwt195.00–195.008001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428225.03/cwt224.00–226.009632
Heifers400–450Medium 2445187.50/cwt187.50–187.508341
Heifers450–500Medium 2Full475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
Heifers500–550Medium 2505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535191.21/cwt187.50–195.001,0232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1161
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608185.06/cwt180.00–190.001,1252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full615175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2231
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1858168.67/cwt160.00–177.501,4472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270240.00/cwt240.00–240.006481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328248.58/cwt238.00–260.008152
Bulls350–400Medium 2378180.00/cwt180.00–180.006802
Bulls350–400Medium 1395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Full430215.00/cwt215.00–215.009251
Bulls400–450Medium 1440187.00/cwt187.00–187.008231
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Bulls450–500Medium 3455156.00/cwt156.00–156.007101
Bulls450–500Medium 2480177.42/cwt175.00–180.008522
Bulls450–500Medium 2Full483156.23/cwt152.50–160.007552
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
Bulls500–550Medium 2545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009541
Bulls550–600Medium 1565177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0031
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1402
Bulls550–600Medium 2575164.83/cwt160.00–170.009482
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632179.66/cwt179.00–180.001,1353
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0641
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2621
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780170.00/cwt162.50–177.501,3262
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4571
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,400.00/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.