Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2025-10-06

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 6
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 27▲ 17 vs year ago 54 · +31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 3 vs year ago 12 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.49/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −101.29 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.
Average price
$262.49
6 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,435
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$524
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$78.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−38.16
vs NC average
−121.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554278.741,5444thin
Medium and Large 2555260.001,4431thin
Small 1510200.001,0201thin
One grade step is worth $78.74/cwt here — about $524 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
262.49
—
NC average9 barns · 240 hd
300.65
−38.16
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−121.90
This barn, trailing median3 sales
363.78
−101.29
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
398381365348median 363.7803/2303/2304/2707/2707/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,729172.572,9834thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,190140.001,6661thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,645135.002,2211thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,170130.001,5211thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)982$1,6003thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)700$1,0882thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$2,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)945$1,2001thin

Every lot

49 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium 1430345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4841
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium 2330295.00/cwt295.00–295.009741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
Heifers400–450Medium 2410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
Heifers400–450Medium 1430312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3441
Heifers500–550Small 1510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4702
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583277.47/cwt275.00–280.001,6182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608282.59/cwt275.00–290.001,7182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5881
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658288.70/cwt275.00–302.501,9002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6441
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Full805200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6101
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small 2260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Bulls350–400Small 1370310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1471
Bulls400–450Small 2410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Bulls400–450Small 1440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Bulls500–550Small 1505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528310.14/cwt300.00–320.001,6382
Bulls500–550Medium 2540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Bulls550–600Small 1580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625300.84/cwt300.00–302.501,8803
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662296.68/cwt290.00–300.001,9643
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675254.89/cwt250.00–260.001,7212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9522
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Small 3440162.50/cwt162.50–162.507151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Small 3450162.50/cwt162.50–162.507311
Dairy Steers900–950Small 3917161.68/cwt160.00–165.001,4833
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585166.42/cwt161.00–170.002,6383
Bulls——2,160191.00/cwt191.00–191.004,1261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29652,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3545875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Small 1-28101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0851,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.