Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-10-14

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 14
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 54▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 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 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $200.96/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −162.81 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.
Average price
$200.96
7 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,067
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.40
vs NC average
−56.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531200.961,0677thin
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 sale7 hd
200.96
—
NC average8 barns · 350 hd
201.36
−0.40
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−56.85
This barn, trailing median3 sales
363.78
−162.81
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—Average2,025138.002,7951thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,345122.731,6513thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058102.801,0882thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,3751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)710$1,0501thin

Every lot

48 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
Steers300–350Medium 2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0361
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3341
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 2245177.50/cwt177.50–177.504351
Heifers250–300Small 1275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
Heifers350–400Small 1350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
Heifers350–400Medium 2395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413200.00/cwt200.00–200.008262
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415215.00/cwt215.00–215.008921
Heifers400–450Medium 2423180.22/cwt172.50–187.507622
Heifers400–450Small 1430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Heifers450–500Medium 2450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480210.00/cwt190.00–230.001,0082
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510177.50/cwt177.50–177.509051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528209.85/cwt180.00–230.001,1085
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605187.56/cwt180.00–195.001,1352
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full630165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0401
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium 2215175.00/cwt175.00–175.003761
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006331
Bulls300–350Small 1315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325232.50/cwt232.50–232.507561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370202.00/cwt202.00–202.007471
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423230.00/cwt230.00–230.009732
Bulls400–450Medium 2425172.50/cwt172.50–172.507331
Bulls450–500Large 3450167.50/cwt167.50–167.507541
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535174.95/cwt170.00–180.009362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575204.78/cwt180.00–230.001,1772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201
Bulls650–700Large 2650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,1014
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,025138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,7951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058102.80/cwt100.00–105.001,0882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345122.73/cwt120.00–125.001,6513
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-27101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.