Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2024-11-11

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 11
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 68▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 7 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 light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $171.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −152.77 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$171.25
2 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$925
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−40.92
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 2540171.259252thin
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 sale2 hd
171.25
—
NC average9 barns · 229 hd
212.17
−40.92
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
−152.77
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—Average1,091120.141,3115thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low82590.007432thin

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)798$1,1353thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,2752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)815$9001thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)705$7251thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Small 1310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added340282.50/cwt282.50–282.509612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365272.50/cwt272.50–272.509951
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0761
Steers600–650Small 2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium 2235182.50/cwt182.50–182.504291
Heifers250–300Small 1255162.50/cwt162.50–162.504141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315182.50/cwt182.50–182.505751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
Heifers400–450Medium 2400177.50/cwt177.50–177.507101
Heifers450–500Medium 2450172.50/cwt172.50–172.507761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008911
Heifers550–600Medium 2590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Full635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium 1340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added345252.50/cwt252.50–252.508711
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added385261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395251.50/cwt251.50–251.509931
Bulls400–450Small 1400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0661
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0452
Bulls500–550Medium 2510177.50/cwt177.50–177.509051
Bulls550–600Medium 2570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,091120.14/cwt113.00–127.501,3115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79580.00/cwt80.00–80.006361
Cows—Lean 85-90%855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2700925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Stock Cows—Small 1-2705725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Stock Cows—Small 1-2815900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27951,039.78/head925.00–1,175.001,0402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.