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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, May 19

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 119▼ 22 vs year ago 59 · −37.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 8 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 $292.32/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −71.46 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$292.32

6 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$62.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.58

vs NC average

−41.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	302.78	1,577	5thin
Medium and Large 2	505	240.00	1,212	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.78/cwt here — about $365 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 sale6 hd

292.32

—

NC average9 barns · 325 hd

303.89

−11.58

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−41.94

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−71.46

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	—	High	1,883	181.25	3,412	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	147.00	2,080	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,010	145.00	1,465	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)	738	$2,513	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$1,625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,763	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	818	$1,588	2thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	360.81/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,696	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	338.76/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,718	4
Steers	500–550	Medium 3	535	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,003	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	309.19/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,725	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,245	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	295.85/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,337	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	302.78/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,577	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,620	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,523	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	3,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,222	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,465	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	720	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	1,762.93/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,763	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	735	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	740	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	805	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 119Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	192.50	192.50
1	—	1,895	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,762.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	2,450.00	2,450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	470	347.50–375.00	360.81
4	500–550	507	335.00–340.00	338.76
3	550–600	558	302.50–322.50	309.19
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	745	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	307.50	307.50
3	450–500	452	280.00–307.50	295.85
5	500–550	521	280.00–320.00	302.78
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	262.50	262.50

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.