Sale reports / North Carolina / Southeastern Livestock Auction / 2025-11-03

Southeastern Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Chadbourn, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 3
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3775
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 54▼ 4 vs year ago 68 · −5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 13 vs year ago 6 · +216.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.05/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −74.73 against this barn's trailing median of $363.78.
Average price
$289.05
6 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$46.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.26
vs NC average
−76.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537296.861,5945thin
Medium 1515250.001,2881thin
One grade step is worth $46.86/cwt here — about $306 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
289.05
—
NC average9 barns · 221 hd
301.31
−12.26
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−76.56
This barn, trailing median3 sales
363.78
−74.73
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,167142.501,6633thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low998115.001,1472thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,9251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)680$8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$2,9375
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$2,6733thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)850$1,0282thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Small 1335322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478350.64/cwt342.50–357.501,6763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,7471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Small 1340302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0291
Heifers350–400Small 1350302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368339.34/cwt335.00–342.501,2494
Heifers350–400Medium 1375321.27/cwt320.00–322.501,2052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438316.27/cwt315.00–317.501,3852
Heifers400–450Medium 1445322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475310.26/cwt300.00–332.501,4743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508303.31/cwt300.00–310.001,5413
Heifers500–550Medium 1515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580287.18/cwt275.00–300.001,6662
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6881
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium 1280325.00/cwt325.00–325.009101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,3281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433351.29/cwt350.00–352.501,5212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568327.43/cwt322.50–332.501,8602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8693
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667287.28/cwt275.00–300.001,9163
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,8761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,6633
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2680800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small 1-27901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Small 1-28451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,918.61/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,759.58/head2,650.00–2,850.002,7602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,948.73/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9493
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-28501,027.65/head950.00–1,100.001,0282

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.