Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-10-21

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 21
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 74▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 6 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 moderate; Market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average.

2 head baby calves; 90.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $195.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −129.02 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$195.00
1 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−14.49
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515195.001,0041thin
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 sale1 hd
195.00
—
NC average8 barns · 318 hd
209.49
−14.49
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
−129.02
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—Average1,471145.292,1374thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,640119.001,9521thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,080117.001,2641thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low79882.506582thin

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
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)950$1,5442thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,1752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$9252thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium 2315187.50/cwt187.50–187.505911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395197.50/cwt197.50–197.507801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009721
Steers400–450Medium 2410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008201
Steers450–500Medium 2453187.56/cwt177.50–197.508502
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0051
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620215.00/cwt212.50–217.501,3332
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005602
Heifers300–350Medium 2320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368196.47/cwt190.00–200.007233
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425195.00/cwt195.00–195.008291
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435182.50/cwt182.50–182.507941
Heifers450–500Small 1460132.50/cwt132.50–132.506101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575162.50/cwt162.50–162.509341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635191.07/cwt180.00–202.501,2132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2190202.50/cwt202.50–202.503851
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2233201.71/cwt200.00–202.504703
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Bulls250–300Medium 2275182.50/cwt182.50–182.505021
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280250.00/cwt250.00–250.007001
Bulls300–350Medium 2300182.50/cwt182.50–182.505481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335207.46/cwt205.00–210.006952
Bulls350–400Medium 2365182.50/cwt182.50–182.506661
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380226.00/cwt220.00–232.508592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418229.70/cwt220.00–240.009602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0041
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610142.50/cwt142.50–142.508691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
Bulls700–750Medium 2700142.50/cwt142.50–142.509981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2521
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium 2320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2485172.50/cwt172.50–172.508371
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Large 2685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,471145.29/cwt132.50–152.502,1374
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79882.50/cwt82.50–82.506582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,9521
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2600750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Stock Cows—Medium 1-28001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2805850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,544.13/head1,490.00–1,600.001,5442
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.