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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, May 12

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 31▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 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 heavy. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.79/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −23.69 against this barn's trailing median of $355.48.

Average price

$331.79

11 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$72.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.25

vs NC average

−52.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	345.00	1,901	9thin
Medium and Large 2	523	272.32	1,424	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.68/cwt here — about $477 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

331.79

—

NC average8 barns · 283 hd

355.03

−23.25

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−52.81

This barn, trailing median3 sales

355.48

−23.69

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $388.06, low $346.82, median $355.48 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	1,893	161.00	3,048	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	151.29	2,428	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$805	3thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	272.32/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,424	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,901	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	614	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	1,974	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,106	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	795	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,127	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	651	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	435	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,055	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,451	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,589	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	273.78/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,432	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,692	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	281.28/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,584	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,578	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	293.66/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,850	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	261.25/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,915	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,980	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	423	337.81/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,429	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,485	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,335	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	273.76/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,766	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,843	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,780	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,424	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	2,107	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	175.25/cwt	166.00–187.50	3,584	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	151.29/cwt	150.00–152.50	2,428	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	825	657.02/head	110.00–1,225.00	657	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,050	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 31Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,045	166.00–187.50	175.25
1	—	1,590	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	150.00–152.50	151.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	110.00–1,225.00	657.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,900.00	1,900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	331.00	331.00
5	500–550	527	321.00	321.00
12	600–650	630	290.00–301.00	293.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	523	272.50–275.00	273.78
2	550–600	563	280.00–282.50	281.28
1	600–650	625	252.50	252.50
2	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	733	260.00–262.50	261.25
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	825	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	265.00–280.00	272.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
19	650–700	658	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	551	345.00	345.00
16	600–650	614	321.50	321.50
7	750–800	795	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	322.50–347.50	337.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	535	277.50	277.50
4	600–650	645	270.00–275.00	273.76
1	650–700	680	271.00	271.00
1	800–850	800	222.50	222.50
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	222.50	222.50
1	850–900	850	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.