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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 16

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 27▲ 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few cattle last week to create a trend.

8 head baby calves; 50.00-450.00

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 $240.64/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −123.14 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$240.64

16 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$22.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs NC average

−44.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	242.02	1,334	15thin
Medium and Large 2	535	220.00	1,177	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about $157 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 sale16 hd

240.64

—

NC average9 barns · 207 hd

236.64

+4.00

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−44.31

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−123.14

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	106.00	1,622	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	104.93	1,369	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	72.50	663	3thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	710	$575	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	269.91/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,398	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,213	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	242.86/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,428	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	245.99/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,567	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	245.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,628	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	243.79/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,743	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	180	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	396	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	619	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	817	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	245.90/cwt	237.50–255.00	939	5
Heifers	350–400	Small 3	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	246.18/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,041	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,082	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	220.14/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,057	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	534	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,348	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,229	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	226.45/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,320	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,604	78
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	948	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	788	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	317.54/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,010	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	289.04/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,200	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	965	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	249.51/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,168	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,427	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,524	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Small 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Small 3	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Small 3	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	400	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	897	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	718	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	104.93/cwt	102.50–107.50	1,369	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,622	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	710	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 27Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 0

Too few cattle last week to create a trend.

8 head baby calves; 50.00-450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	110.00	110.00
1	550–600	575	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	480	210.00–230.00	220.14
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	252.50	252.50
2	300–350	330	245.00–250.00	247.46
5	350–400	382	237.50–255.00	245.90
2	400–450	423	242.50–250.00	246.18
3	450–500	467	230.00–235.00	231.68
1	500–550	545	225.50	225.50
5	550–600	583	215.00–230.00	226.45
4	600–650	610	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	534	252.50	252.50
78	650–700	650	246.75	246.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	351.00	351.00
4	300–350	318	302.50–340.00	317.54
3	400–450	415	272.50–300.00	289.04
2	450–500	468	249.00–250.00	249.51
1	550–600	580	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	685	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	300	262.50	262.50
1	350–400	360	227.50	227.50
1	400–450	415	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	445	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	565	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	518	250.00–300.00	269.91
3	550–600	588	240.00–247.50	242.86
5	600–650	637	240.00–247.50	245.99
5	650–700	662	240.00–250.00	245.95
2	700–750	715	237.50–250.00	243.79
1	900–950	925	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	50.00	50.00
1	—	920	97.50	97.50
1	—	1,025	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	102.50–107.50	104.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	106.00	106.00

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.