Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2025-02-03

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 3
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 18▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts last week to create a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $229.33/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −94.69 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.
Average price
$229.33
5 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−42.23
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2569229.331,3045thin
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 sale5 hd
229.33
—
NC average8 barns · 304 hd
271.55
−42.23
This barn, trailing median1 sales
324.02
−94.69
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—Average1,229135.491,6655thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,140127.341,4523thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average965113.451,0956thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$2,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,4132thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)810$1,3501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$1,9132thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)650$1,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,3664thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)918$1,2002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)915$1,1251thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)854$9555

Every lot

69 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526273.70/cwt260.00–300.001,4407
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680234.96/cwt230.00–240.001,5982
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Full880192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Small 2235205.00/cwt205.00–205.004821
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240360.00/cwt360.00–360.008641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255283.75/cwt280.00–287.507242
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285295.00/cwt295.00–295.008411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305245.00/cwt245.00–245.007471
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328272.50/cwt272.50–272.508942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422273.49/cwt270.00–275.001,1545
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470266.60/cwt265.00–270.001,2533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0682
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520256.65/cwt242.50–270.001,3352
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528217.49/cwt215.00–220.001,1482
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3821
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Heifers700–750Small 1Full705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270301.30/cwt300.00–302.508142
Bulls300–350Medium 2315282.50/cwt282.50–282.508902
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335330.15/cwt320.00–340.001,1062
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375314.88/cwt302.50–322.501,1813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410334.84/cwt325.00–350.001,3733
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428288.35/cwt270.00–320.001,2344
Bulls450–500Small 3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1491
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581231.66/cwt220.00–242.501,3464
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Bulls650–700Medium 2658176.26/cwt172.50–180.001,1602
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2Full865147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2761
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2911
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3801
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,010147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Small 3360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005941
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3Thin Fleshed950100.00/cwt100.00–100.009501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,113121.95/cwt115.00–125.001,3573
Bulls——1,403155.80/cwt150.00–165.002,1862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965113.45/cwt100.00–120.001,0956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140127.34/cwt121.00–130.001,4523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28101,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28401,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2715875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Stock Cows—Small 1-2803813.55/head775.00–850.008142
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-28551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-28881,049.44/head900.00–1,125.001,0493
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,529.56/head1,325.00–1,750.001,5303

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.