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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 18

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 97▼ 3 vs year ago 63 · −4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 18 vs year ago 19 · −94.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there was not enough slaughter cattle to trend. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Cattle quality was plain to average. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

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 $282.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −41.52 against this barn's trailing median of $324.02.

Average price

$282.50

4 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$95.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.74

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	325.00	1,788	2thin
Medium 2	585	250.00	1,463	1thin
Medium and Large 3	595	230.00	1,369	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.00/cwt here — about $419 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

282.50

—

NC average9 barns · 214 hd

324.24

−41.74

This barn, trailing median1 sales

324.02

−41.52

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	157.50	1,945	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,042	$2,376	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	323	363.76/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,175	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 3	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	338.79/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,762	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	365	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,132	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 2	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 3	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	340.07/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,575	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 3	620	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,039	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,945	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,488.49/head	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,488	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	935	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 97Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	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	365	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	463	320.00–350.00	340.07
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	300.00–320.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	362.50–365.00	363.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	335.00–342.50	338.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	157.50	157.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	950	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,488.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	—	755	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.