Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-09-30

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 30
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 177▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 5 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $181.66/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −182.12 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.
Average price
$181.66
5 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$55.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.68
vs NC average
−65.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540198.431,0723thin
Medium and Large 2520170.008841thin
Medium 2560143.008011thin
One grade step is worth $55.43/cwt here — about $271 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 sale5 hd
181.66
—
NC average8 barns · 301 hd
215.34
−33.68
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−65.12
This barn, trailing median3 sales
363.78
−182.12
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465125.001,8311thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,071120.581,2927thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95390.508622thin

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 Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,1251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)765$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)782$9673thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380242.50/cwt242.50–242.509221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568224.89/cwt220.00–230.001,2772
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613212.41/cwt205.00–220.001,3022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245262.50/cwt262.50–262.506431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265215.00/cwt215.00–215.005701
Heifers300–350Medium 2320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378202.53/cwt200.00–205.007663
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450167.50/cwt167.50–167.507541
Heifers450–500Medium 2470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485198.30/cwt195.00–200.009623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515197.65/cwt192.50–202.501,0182
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Heifers550–600Medium 2560143.00/cwt143.00–143.008011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613187.35/cwt180.00–195.001,1482
Heifers600–650Medium 2620142.50/cwt142.50–142.508841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3301
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365215.00/cwt215.00–215.007851
Bulls350–400Medium 2385182.50/cwt182.50–182.507031
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1443223.76/cwt222.50–225.009912
Bulls450–500Medium 2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483205.08/cwt200.00–210.009912
Bulls500–550Small 1510142.50/cwt142.50–142.507271
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518157.49/cwt155.00–160.008162
Bulls550–600Medium 2555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620172.44/cwt165.00–180.001,0692
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0001
Bulls700–750Medium 2725117.50/cwt117.50–117.508521
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84081.00/cwt81.00–81.006801
Cows—Boner 80-85%940147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093116.09/cwt107.50–121.001,2696
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8311
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2700800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2740875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28201,125.00/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.