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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 38▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 8 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle moderate. Cattle quality was average.

1 head baby calves; 325.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $200.41/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −123.61 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$200.41

5 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.62

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	203.64	1,096	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	187.50	1,041	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.13/cwt here — about $55 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 sale5 hd

200.41

—

NC average9 barns · 248 hd

220.02

−19.62

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

−123.61

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,381	134.14	1,852	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	110.00	1,612	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$914	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	735	$875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$825	1thin

Every lot

33 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	208.71/cwt	207.50–210.00	778	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	400	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	690	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	210.23/cwt	202.50–225.00	889	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	965	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	854	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	981	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	192.57/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,103	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	625	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	922	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 3	360	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	513	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	224.16/cwt	210.00–232.50	847	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	960	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	741	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	216.27/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,099	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,041	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	191.00/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,085	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,064	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	715	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	733	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,381	134.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,852	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,612	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	735	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	913.75/head	850.00–970.00	914	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Southeastern Auction Co Inc – Chadbourn, NC

Mon Nov 18, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 7Year ago 0

1 head baby calves; 325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	130.00–140.00	134.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	850.00–970.00	913.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
2	500–550	508	212.50–220.00	216.27
2	550–600	568	180.00–202.50	191.00
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	715	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	305	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	378	210.00–232.50	224.16
1	550–600	555	187.50	187.50
1	650–700	655	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	207.50–210.00	208.71
4	400–450	423	202.50–225.00	210.23
1	450–500	465	207.50	207.50
2	500–550	523	187.50	187.50
2	550–600	573	187.50–197.50	192.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	400	172.50	172.50
1	450–500	470	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	625	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	167.50	167.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.