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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 28

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 38▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 3 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $287.51/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −36.52 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$287.51

4 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$30.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.45

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	295.01	1,593	3thin
Medium 1	520	265.00	1,378	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.01/cwt here — about $215 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 sale4 hd

287.51

—

NC average8 barns · 292 hd

316.95

−29.45

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

−36.52

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	—	High	2,005	175.75	3,524	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
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,074	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	817	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,177	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	263.71/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,121	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	308.55/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,342	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	305.91/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,407	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	278.31/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,495	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,581	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,037	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	386.07/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,262	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	377.47/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,465	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	377.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,559	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,427	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	296.26/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,570	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,638	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,768	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	234.95/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,722	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,890	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,478	1
Bulls	—	—	2,120	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	3,551	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	700	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Apr 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	357.50	357.50
3	300–350	327	375.00–400.00	386.07
2	350–400	388	372.50–382.50	377.47
2	400–450	413	375.00–380.00	377.55
2	450–500	468	300.00–310.00	304.97
2	500–550	530	295.00–297.50	296.26
1	550–600	560	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	615	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	733	220.00–250.00	234.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	365	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	435	300.00–317.50	308.55
3	450–500	460	300.00–312.50	305.91
3	500–550	537	277.50–280.00	278.31
1	600–650	614	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	300.00–305.00	302.50
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	425	260.00–267.50	263.71
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	860	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	184.00	184.00
1	—	2,120	167.50	167.50

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.