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Southeastern Livestock Auction

Name: Southeastern Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 8

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 99▲ 147 vs year ago 57 · +257.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 2 vs year ago 12 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few to trend. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. 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 $358.09/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −5.68 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.

Average price

$358.09

28 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$648

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$122.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.94

vs NC average

−10.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	377.81	1,923	22
Medium and Large 2	548	293.27	1,608	3thin
Medium 1	545	290.00	1,581	2thin
Small 2	500	255.00	1,275	1thin

One grade step is worth $122.81/cwt here — about $648 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd

358.09

—

NC average9 barns · 305 hd

329.15

+28.94

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−10.25

This barn, trailing median3 sales

363.78

−5.68

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	1,755	175.66	3,083	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	150.00	1,538	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,160	140.00	1,624	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	137.50	1,595	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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	720	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	923	$1,838	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	640	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$2,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$1,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	700	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,269	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,350	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,703	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	389.05/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,821	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	480	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,668	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	353.35/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,855	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	391.90/cwt	388.00–396.00	2,461	60
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,172	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	425	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,349	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	340.51/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,464	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 2	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	333.81/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,596	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 2	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,963	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	334.17/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,688	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	289.91/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,623	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	331.15/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,904	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	276.58/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,723	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	629	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,334	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	630	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,181	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	865	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	384.77/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,281	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	391.90/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,462	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 2	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,823	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	585	242.44/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,418	2
Bulls	600–650	Small 2	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 2	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	295.06/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,001	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	274.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,966	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1	860	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,699	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	175.66/cwt	170.00–181.00	3,083	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,538	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,160	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,624	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,595	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	720	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	830	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	2,324.94/head	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2-3	700	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 99Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	170.00–181.00	175.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,324.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,275.00	2,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	640	1,350.00	1,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	357.50	357.50
1	400–450	400	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	695	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	430	396.00	396.00
2	450–500	468	377.50–400.00	389.05
3	500–550	525	347.50–362.50	353.35
1	550–600	585	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	600–650	628	388.00–396.00	391.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	585	235.00–250.00	242.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	860	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	402.50	402.50
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	333	375.00–395.00	384.77
2	350–400	373	382.50–402.50	391.90
1	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	337.50	337.50
2	650–700	678	290.00–300.00	295.06
3	700–750	717	270.00–280.00	274.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	560	280.00–300.00	289.91
3	600–650	623	270.00–280.00	276.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	630	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	430	320.00–362.50	340.51
2	450–500	478	330.00–337.50	333.81
3	500–550	505	320.00–350.00	334.17
2	550–600	575	320.00–342.50	331.15
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	502	391.00	391.00
51	600–650	629	371.00	371.00

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.