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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, May 5

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 48▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 7 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $322.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −1.52 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$322.50

4 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.53

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	322.50	1,838	4thin

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 sale4 hd

322.50

—

NC average9 barns · 227 hd

323.03

−0.53

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

−1.52

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	—	Average	1,030	149.90	1,544	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	162.50	2,251	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,749	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

19 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,435	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	287.81/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,543	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	630	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,682	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,838	4
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	149.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,544	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,251	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	970	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,749.18/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,749	2

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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 48Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
1	400–450	445	322.50	322.50
4	500–550	536	260.00–300.00	287.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	482	349.00	349.00
4	550–600	570	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	670	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,749.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	145.00–155.00	149.90

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.