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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 31

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 66▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 5 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 mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

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 $249.20/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −114.58 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$249.20

3 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$1.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.20

vs NC average

−72.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	250.00	1,300	1thin
Medium and Large 1	525	248.80	1,306	2thin

One grade step is worth $1.20/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale3 hd

249.20

—

NC average9 barns · 326 hd

279.40

−30.20

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−72.18

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−114.58

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	1,388	153.75	2,133	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,850	140.00	2,590	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	107.50	935	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$1,250	2thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,060	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	355.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,722	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	318.78/cwt	317.50–320.00	733	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	314.75/cwt	302.50–322.50	834	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	821	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	332.18/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,385	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	292.77/cwt	267.50–320.00	1,370	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	212.63/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,042	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	248.80/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,306	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Bulls	250–300	Small 2	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	278	257.34/cwt	255.00–260.00	715	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,313	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	900	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,238	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,188	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	935	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,590	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	745	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	895	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	695	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Mar 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	170.00	170.00
1	—	900	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	695	2,150.00	2,150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	695	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	500	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	255.00–260.00	257.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	317.50–320.00	318.78
3	250–300	265	302.50–322.50	314.75
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	417	320.00–350.00	332.18
2	450–500	468	267.50–320.00	292.77
2	500–550	525	247.50–250.00	248.80
1	900–950	900	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	490	200.00–225.00	212.63
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	485	350.00–360.00	355.10
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00

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.