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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 2

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 43▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 5▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to no sale last week due to the Federal Holiday, no price trend is available for todays sale.

5 head baby calves; 125.00-350.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.65/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −159.12 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$204.65

7 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$67.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs NC average

−78.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	220.02	1,188	4thin
Medium and Large 2	585	202.50	1,185	1thin
Medium 1	500	197.50	988	1thin
Medium 2	500	152.50	763	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.52/cwt here — about $426 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale7 hd

204.65

—

NC average4 barns · 79 hd

215.07

−10.42

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−78.67

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−159.12

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,078	126.00	1,358	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	963	107.50	1,035	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	789	66.01	521	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,200	117.00	1,404	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,117	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	248.72/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,311	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	238.25/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,365	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,264	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,457	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	183.68/cwt	175.00–192.50	593	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	375	166.25/cwt	160.00–172.50	623	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	914	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	722	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,001	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,094	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,068	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	500	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	988	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	500	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	763	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	221.69/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,175	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,185	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	675	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,029	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	990	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,116	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	972	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,160	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	765	156.42/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,197	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,408	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,307	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	525	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	328	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	753	60.27/cwt	52.50–67.50	454	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	911	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,404	1

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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 0

Due to no sale last week due to the Federal Holiday, no price trend is available for todays sale.

5 head baby calves; 125.00-350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,075	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
1	—	975	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	81.00	81.00
2	—	753	52.50–67.50	60.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	765	147.50–165.00	156.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	355	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	460	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	510	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	202.50	202.50
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	272.50	272.50
8	500–550	527	240.00–257.50	248.72
2	550–600	573	237.50–239.00	238.25
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	237.50	237.50
1	400–450	440	227.50	227.50
2	450–500	480	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	550–600	585	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	655	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	160.00–172.50	166.25
1	500–550	500	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	463	235.00–237.50	236.24
3	500–550	530	220.00–222.50	221.69
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	175.00–192.50	183.68
1	350–400	385	187.50	187.50
1	400–450	420	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	480	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	197.50	197.50
1	650–700	675	152.50	152.50

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.