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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 25

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 60▼ 15 vs year ago 44 · −34.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▼ 22 vs year ago 27 · −81.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 14 vs year ago 17 · −82.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were too few slaughter and feeder cattle to trend. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. 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 $280.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −83.78 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$280.00

1 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.69

vs NC average

−89.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	595	280.00	1,666	1thin

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 sale1 hd

280.00

—

NC average9 barns · 326 hd

315.69

−35.69

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−89.81

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−83.78

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	—	Low	1,255	156.09	1,959	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	133.25	1,399	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$750	1thin

Every lot

28 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	350–400	Small 2	395	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,076	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	575	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,164	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	332.60/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,281	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,029	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Small 2	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,604	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium 3	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 3	645	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,274	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,287	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,631	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	164.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,134	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	133.25/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,399	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2-3	805	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 60Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 17

There were too few slaughter and feeder cattle to trend. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	645	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	385	325.00–340.00	332.60
2	400–450	413	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	735	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	189.00	189.00
1	750–800	760	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	930	170.00–175.00	172.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,300	160.00–170.00	164.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	125.00–140.00	133.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	750.00	750.00

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.