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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 9

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 64▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 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 sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

1 head baby calves; 225.00

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 $231.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −92.77 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$231.25

2 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.69

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	237.50	1,330	1thin
Medium 1	535	225.00	1,204	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale2 hd

231.25

—

NC average9 barns · 248 hd

248.94

−17.69

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

−92.77

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,105	122.87	1,358	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	780	123.25	961	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,725	1thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,516	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	241.28/cwt	240.00–242.50	579	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	258.56/cwt	252.50–265.00	835	3
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	655	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	342.03/cwt	335.00–350.00	951	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,145	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	233.75/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,005	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	274.99/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,246	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,330	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,286	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,158	105.56/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,222	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	123.25/cwt	121.50–125.00	961	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	880	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	840	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 64Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

1 head baby calves; 225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	335.00–350.00	342.03
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	453	272.50–277.50	274.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	242.50	242.50
2	400–450	430	220.00–247.50	233.75
1	550–600	560	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	605	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	252.50–265.00	258.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	240.00–242.50	241.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	351.00	351.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	102.50–110.00	105.56
1	—	1,000	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	121.50–125.00	123.25

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.