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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 4

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 12▲ 18 vs year ago 37 · +48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 4 · +175.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 2▲ 10 vs year ago 4 · +250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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 $290.83/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −72.94 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$290.83

3 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.21

vs NC average

−59.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	317.50	1,667	1thin
Medium and Large 2	580	280.00	1,624	1thin
Medium 1	540	275.00	1,485	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $182 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 sale3 hd

290.83

—

NC average8 barns · 204 hd

316.04

−25.21

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−59.74

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−72.94

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	1,515	177.50	2,689	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	154.35	2,315	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	145.00	1,660	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	129.16	1,416	4thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,795	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	550	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	649	$1,026	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	595	$850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$850	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,829	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	354.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,303	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	327.63/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,396	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	330.02/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,561	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,667	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	284.82/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,817	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	276.34/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,003	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,093	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	401.08/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,299	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,165	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	409.87/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,529	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	403.66/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,736	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,635	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,047	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	304.97/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,860	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	701	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,689	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	129.16/cwt	117.50–135.00	1,416	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,660	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	154.35/cwt	152.50–157.50	2,315	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	550	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	840	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,795.09/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,795	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	595	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	620	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	663	1,114.15/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,114	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 3	960	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 12Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	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	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	412.50	412.50
5	300–350	324	377.50–415.00	401.08
2	350–400	373	390.00–430.00	409.87
2	400–450	430	400.00–407.50	403.66
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	503	320.00–330.00	324.98
3	600–650	610	280.00–322.50	304.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	350.00–360.00	354.17
6	400–450	426	320.00–350.00	327.63
6	450–500	473	320.00–340.00	330.02
1	500–550	525	317.50	317.50
2	600–650	638	270.00–300.00	284.82
2	700–750	725	270.00–282.50	276.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	222.50	222.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	550	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,795.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,575.00	1,575.00

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	2	—	663	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,114.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,096	117.50–135.00	129.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	152.50–157.50	154.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	177.50	177.50

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.